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History As It Happens: Episode 3

History As It Happens: The first 1,000 days

By Martin Di Caro

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Biden can’t undo Trump’s mark

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the country's top opposition figure. A Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's most prominent foe, was arrested on Jan. 17 when he returned to Moscow from Germany, where he had spent five months recovering from a severe nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Joe Biden administration faces early tests from China, Russia

By David R. Sands and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A technician watches as a poll worker tries to use a voting machine after experiencing issues in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Democrats question election results, voting machines

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Trump admin. kept him off MSNBC’s ‘Maddow’: ‘They didn’t want me on’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Former GSA administrator Emily Murphy is shown in this file photo. Her hesitancy to declare that Joseph R. Biden won the presidential election and hence authorize the beginning of the presidential transition process was widely criticized at the time. Ms. Murphy signed off of beginning the transition process on Nov. 23. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Chris Liddell, Trump transition expert: ‘90%-plus’ went about the job really well

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken from a video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, a rocket launches from a missile system as part of the drills, a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia welcomes Biden missile treaty offer — with reservations

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP)

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

By ROBERT BURNS and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Joe Biden to act on federal collective bargaining, $15-per-hour minimum wage for contractors

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden’s choice on econ aid: Deal with GOP or go for it all

By JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the top Republican in Senate, leaves the chamber after Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three new Democratic senators, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. The victory by the two candidates in the pivotal Georgia runoff election this month was decisive in handing Democrats the majority in the Senate and forcing McConnell to become the minority leader. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell: Biden off to a bad start on climate, pipeline, immigration policies

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. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden’s challenge: Unifying the hopes and dreams of all Americans

By Harold Ford Jr.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks with reporters before an event with President Joe Biden on the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden coronavirus team tempers vaccine expectations as governors start canceling appointments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Industry, unions warn of job losses as Biden freezes drilling permits on federal lands

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) ** FILE **

Anthony Fauci: U.S. is ‘ready to work’ with WHO; Biden rolls out COVID-19 plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This Jan. 13, 2009 file photo shows conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh talks with former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rush Limbaugh denies legitimacy of presidential election as Joe Biden administration begins

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

EDITORIAL: Joe Biden’s road more traveled

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Joe Biden predicts 500K coronavirus deaths, but ‘help is on the way’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. he Biden administration is taking quick steps to keep the United States in the World Health Organization, part of his ambition to launch a full-throttle effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Just hours before Wednesday’s inauguration, the Biden-Harris transition team announced its plans to “take action” to halt a U.S. withdrawal begun under Trump and work with partners to reform WHO and support its response to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

EXPLAINER: What’s next for WHO after US takes steps to stay

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Amazon offer to aid Biden administration with coronavirus vaccine distribution irks Republicans

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times