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Biden announces Day One erasure of Trump legacy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Border wall construction will be halted, the travel ban will be erased, and the 1776 Commission celebrating America’s founding will be disbanded all within hours after President-elect Joseph R. Biden is sworn in Wednesday.

President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual swearing in ceremony of political appointees from the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.&#160;(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs sweeping climate orders rejoining Paris accord, canceling Keystone XL

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump leaves White House for last time, promises to return ‘in some form’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

‘Take a measure of me and my heart’: Biden calls for end to ‘uncivil war’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters as his motorcade drives through West Palm Beach, Fla., on his way to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach after arriving from Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Damon Higgins/The Palm Beach Post via AP)

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Biden likened to America’s ‘priest explaining something from the Bible’ in glowing CBS coverage

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This photo provided by Tara Reade, shows Tara Reade out with friends in Washington, in 1992 or 1993, during the time she worked for then-Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del. (Tara Reade via AP). ** FILE **

Tara Reade: Biden’s inauguration makes ‘difficult day for survivors of sexual violence’

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In this April 20, 2018, file photo, Joy Reid attends the Tribeca TV screening of &quot;Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story&quot; during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Joy Reid compares Biden to Lincoln, says his supporters represent ‘new America’

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In this Nov. 14, 2018, photo, CNN's Jim Acosta walks into federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

CNN’s Jim Acosta: Trump left D.C. ‘like an autocrat, ousted from power, heading off into exile’

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Biden announces Day One erasure of Trump legacy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual swearing in ceremony of political appointees from the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.&#160;(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs sweeping climate orders rejoining Paris accord, canceling Keystone XL

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump leaves White House for last time, promises to return ‘in some form’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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This April 13, 2020 photo provided by TC Energy shows workers for TC Energy installing a section of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline at the U.S.-Canada border north of Glasgow, Mont. Two people working on the Keystone XL oil pipeline have tested positive for the coronavirus in northern Montana, but the company said Thursday, Aug. 8, 2020, that construction work on the disputed project will continue after a temporary shut down of a pipe storage yard. (TC Energy via AP)

Canadian tribes flip pipeline script by urging Biden not to cancel Keystone XL

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Marine One carrying President Donald Trump lands on the South Lawn at the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. Trump toured a border wall in Alamo, Texas, a city in the Rio Grande Valley near the U.S.-Mexican border. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump stress test leaves all institutions of American democracy battered, some broken

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Monday, April 21, 2008 file photo, a U.S soldier looks through the scope of his weapon during a night patrol in Mandozai, in Khost province, Afghanistan, seen through night vision equipment. About 400,000 veterans had a PTSD diagnosis in 2013, according to the Veterans Affairs health system. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Lawsuit could win discharge upgrade for vets with brain injuries, PTSD

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Guatemalans deported from the U.S., wearing a mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus enter at the site where they are being held in quarantine, in Guatemala City, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The United States resumed deportation flights to Guatemala, nearly a month after the Central American country refused to accept them. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

DHS announces 100-day pause on deportations

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Protesters tag and smash windows at the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters during the J20 March, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Southeast Portland. A group of protesters carrying anti-President Joe Biden and anti-police signs marched in the streets and damaged the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP)

Anti-Biden protesters damage Democratic headquarters in Portland

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying speaks during the daily press briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. China's Foreign Ministry described outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday as a &quot;doomsday clown&quot; and said his designation of China as a perpetrator of genocide and crimes against humanity was merely &quot;a piece of wastepaper.&quot; (AP Photo/Liu Zheng)

‘Good riddance’: China slaps 28 Trump officials with bans on entry, business

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Helen Sertz, shown in 2019 after her 99th birthday, died June 4, 2020, after falling in her home, but the Washington Department of Health attributed her death to COVID-19. (Courtesy of Christine Frye)

Washington accused of inflating coronavirus deaths after counting woman who died of fall

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Washington Wizards guard Raul Neto (19) shoots against Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

NBA postpones Wizards’ game against Bucks

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) dribbles the ball against Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) **FILE**

Wizards return to practice: Beal ‘fighting’ against playing Friday’s game in Milwaukee

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FILE - In this March 11, 2015 file photo, Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew speaks in Allen Park, Mich. The Detroit Lions fired president Tom Lewand and Mayhew, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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FILE - Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott walks off the field before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn., in this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, file photo. The Bills and Baltimore Ravens meet in an AFC divisional round playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 16. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen, File)

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