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This year's Inauguration Day parade will look much different than years past because of security and health concerns. The new president and vice president will take a much shorter walk to the White House, while most of this year's parade will play out virtually. Jericka Duncan reports.

President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, January 20. Nancy Cordes reports on how coronavirus is impacting Inauguration Day and the push to confirm Mr. Biden's Cabinet nominees.

The 46th president is undoing some of his predecessor's executive actions.

In the final hours of his term, President Trump granted pardons to 73 people, including his former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, and commuted sentences for 70 others. The clemency spree came after the president delivered a video message about his record over the past four years. Paula Reid reports.

Vice President Kamala Harris administers oath of office to Jon Ossoff, Alex Padilla and Raphael Warnock Wednesday afternoon.

Senate committees began to hold hearings on Tuesday for Mr. Biden's Cabinet nominees.

"We are not sitting on our hands waiting for action to be taken," one activist said. "We're not afraid to put public pressure on the administration."

President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris will be sworn in Wednesday in an inauguration unlike any before it. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the unusual ceremony, and President Trump's decision to skip it.

President Joe Biden takes office with a trifecta for his party, with Democrats earning a majority in both the Senate and the House. He comes to the role after 36 years in the Senate and eight years as vice president. Don Ritchie, the historian emeritus of the Senate, joined CBSN to put in historical context the role Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris now fill.

Several social media sites suspended President Trump and key allies following the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, and a research firm found online misinformation about election fraud dropped more than 70% after those suspensions. Meanwhile, the Washington Post reports the incoming Biden administration is facing bipartisan calls to expand antitrust enforcement on tech companies. Roger McNamee, author of the New York Times bestseller "Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe," joined CBSN to discuss.

As the death toll mounts, more states are turning to the National Guard to speed up vaccinations around the country.

Amanda Gorman made history Wednesday as the youngest known inaugural poet.

Thomas will work as a down judge at Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay next month.

Amanda Gorman was named the nation's First Youth Poet Laureate at 19. Now at 22, she is delivering her original composition, "The Hill We Climb" at the 59th presidential inauguration as the youngest known inaugural poet. Gorman, who has performed five commissioned poems for "CBS This Morning" in the past, tells Anthony Mason about writing a poem for this moment, her preparation for big performances and how poetry helped her overcome a speech impediment.

President Trump delivered a farewell speech on the morning of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, which Mr. Trump chose not to attend. CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and Antjuan Seawright, a CBS News political contributor and a Democratic strategist, joined CBSN to discuss the outgoing president's remarks.

Mr. Trump's presidency ended Wednesday after four contentious, and at times, tumultuous years. CBS News correspondent Paula Reid and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to reflect on his term, including how Mr. Trump interacted with the media and handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ahead of Joe Biden's swearing in as the nation's 46th president, CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and Antjuan Seawright, a CBS News political contributor and a Democratic strategist, join CBSN to discuss the historic event.

CBS News senior foreign correspondent Mark Phillips joins CBSN to help unpack the foreign challenges newly inaugurated President Joe Biden will face in the White House.

New CBS News polls show Americans have concerns about the increase of political division and violence in the country. CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about what the data shows as we head into the first year of Joe Biden's presidency.

Nation prepares for new president; 25,000+ National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.

In a 21-minute inaugural address, President Joe Biden declared "democracy has prevailed" as he pleaded for unity. "This is America's day. This is democracy's day," Mr. Biden said. Watch his full speech.

Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delivered her original composition, "The Hill We Climb," at the U.S. Capitol during the inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Watch her performance in full.

More than 25,000 National Guard troops are in Washington as part of an unprecedented level of security ahead of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. Bill Bratton, former New York City and Boston police commissioner, joins CBSN AM to discuss the security measures.

The order signed in President Trump's last day in office mandates a study of any health consequences related to toxic exposure at Karshi-Khanabad, known as K2.

Michelle Obama also wowed in a monochrome outfit by a Black designer.