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WASHINGTON (AP) – China imposed sanctions on nearly 30 former Trump administration officials moments after they left office on Wednesday. In a statement released just minutes after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Beijing slapped travel bans and business restrictions on Trump’s secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, national security adviser Robert O’Brien and U.N. ambassador, Kelly …

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The Trump administration did not reveal the “designated survivor” for Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony, and it remains unclear whether the White House named one. During major events, such as the State of the Union address or inauguration, the nation’s top leaders in the presidential line of succession are gathered in one place, putting them — and …

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U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman escorted incoming Vice President Kamala Harris to Wednesday’s presidential inauguration, receiving his own ovation when he descended the stairs of the Capitol. CBS News was first to report that Goodman, who served as an infantryman in Iraq, is the new acting deputy House sergeant at arms. He is credited …

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President Donald Trump took time to highlight his efforts in support of the military and veterans as he departed Washington for the last time as commander in chief. “This has been an incredible four years. We accomplished so much together,” he said in a brief review of his administration’s policies, making no mention of the …

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WASHINGTON (AP) – In his final remarks as president, Donald Trump tried to take credit for accomplishments of his predecessor and even those to come under President Joe Biden. Falsehoods suffused his farewell remarks Wednesday morning and the night before, though he was spot on with this: “We were not a regular administration.” As well, …

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