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Martha Bowes MacCallum is an American news host for Fox News. She is the host of The Story with Martha MacCallum, broadcast from Manhattan. MacCallum joined the network in 2004. Her interviews with President Barack Obama, General David Petraeus, Arizona Senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, New Jersey governor Chris Christie, First Lady Laura Bush, and others have been featured on her programs.
Jessica Louise Nelson is an English singer and former member of British girl group Little Mix. The group was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 and became the first group to win the competition. Since their debut the girl group has sold over 50 million records worldwide, placing them in the top 5 of the best selling girl groups of all time. In 2019, Nelson presented a BBC Three documentary based on her experiences with body image and online bullying titled Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out, which won the Factual Entertainment Award at the 25th National Television Awards. On 14 December 2020, she decided to leave the group for reasons related to her mental health.
Jade Amelia Thirlwall is an English singer, songwriter, and a member of the British girl group Little Mix. The group was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 and became the first group to win the competition and have since sold over 50 million albums and singles worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups.
Stephanie Ann Grisham is an American former White House official who served as the 32nd White House press secretary and as White House communications director from July 2019 to April 2020. During her time as the White House press secretary she did not hold a single briefing. She served as Chief of Staff and Press Secretary for the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump from 2020 to 2021, and previously as Press Secretary from 2017 to 2019.
The first impeachment of Donald Trump occurred when Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, was impeached by the House of Representatives of the 116th United States Congress on December 18, 2019. The House adopted two articles of impeachment against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Senate acquitted Trump of these charges on February 5, 2020.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is an American politician, businesswoman and conspiracy theorist serving as a U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district. Greene was elected to Congress in the November 2020 elections, and took office on January 3, 2021. She was one of the 139 representatives who challenged the results of the 2020 US presidential election in Congress on January 7, 2021, the day after the storming of the U.S. Capitol. She has voiced support for conspiracy theories including Pizzagate, QAnon, false flag shootings as a means for Congress to legislate for gun control, and the "Clinton Kill List". She said of President Donald Trump in a 2017 video, "There's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out, and I think we have the president to do it."
The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States took place on January 20, 2021, before noon (EST), marking the commencement of the four-year term of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice president. The inaugural ceremony took place on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. and was the 59th presidential inauguration. Biden took the presidential oath of office, before which Harris took the vice presidential oath of office.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the fourth quarter of 2020 and into January 20, 2021, when Trump left. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
There will be at least four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2021 during the 117th United States Congress.
The presidency of Joe Biden began at noon EST on January 20, 2021, when he was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, and Kamala Harris concurrently was inaugurated as the 49th vice president of the United States.
Joe Biden became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for president in April 2020, and formally accepted the nomination the following August. Biden's transition team, led by Ted Kaufman, had already been announced on June 20. Further co-chairs joined the team alongside Kaufman in September. The results were certified by a joint session of Congress on January 7, 2021, and the transition ended when Biden was inaugurated at noon EST on January 20, 2021.
The storming of the United States Capitol was a riot and violent attack against the 117th United States Congress at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, carried out by a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump in an attempt to overturn his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. The riot led to the evacuation and lockdown of the Capitol, and five deaths.
The second impeachment of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, occurred on January 13, 2021, one week before his term was due to expire. Trump's impeachment by the House of Representatives of the 117th US Congress came after his attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election; the adopted article of "incitement of insurrection" cited his January 2 phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and alleged that Trump incited the storming of the United States Capitol on January 6. He is the only U.S. president and the only holder of any federal office to have been impeached twice, having been previously impeached in December 2019 for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
John Earle Sullivan, also known as Jayden X or Activist John, is a and political activist and photojournalist from Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City.
Various news media and media personalities, former and current federal and state officials, and corporations in the United States gave their reactions to the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol on January 6.
In the aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol storming, criminal investigations, public health concerns, and various political repercussions have occurred, most notably the second impeachment of Donald Trump. The riot triggered a nationwide manhunt for the perpetrators by federal law enforcement, with arrests and indictments following within days. The incident led to the resignation of leading figures within the United States Capitol Police (USCP) and the Trump administration. Cabinet officials were pressured by the media and various public figures to invoke the 25th Amendment for removing Trump from office.
Eugene Goodman is an American law enforcement officer and U.S. Army veteran serving as the acting deputy Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate as of January 20, 2021. He is known for his actions as an officer for the United States Capitol Police during the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, in which he diverted the insurrectionists from the United States Senate chamber. There is legislation pending to award Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Riley June Williams is a woman who went inside the US Capitol during the storming of the Capitol building by supporters of the outgoing President of the United States, Donald Trump, on January 6, 2021.