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President Biden warns his incoming presidential appointees: "If you’re ever working with me and I hear you treating another colleague with disrespect, talking down to someone, I will fire you on the spot... Everybody is entitled to be treated with decency"

Pres. Joe Biden delivers stern directive to his incoming staff: "I'm not joking when I say this: if you're ever working with me and I hear you treat another with disrespect... I promise you I will fire you on the spot." #InaugurationDay 

Democrats gain control of US Senate as VP Harris swears in Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla as the chamber's newest members.

Sen. @TedCruz  Sends Strong Message With Mask at Biden’s Inauguration

A quick redesign of the Oval Office for President Biden: - Busts of MLK and RFK flank a fireplace in the office. - Large portrait of FDR - Paintings of Jefferson and Hamilton - Clinton’s draps and blue rug @AnnieLinskey  with the details:

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters in first briefing: "There will be times when we see things differently in this room...That's okay. That's part of our democracy, and rebuilding trust with the American people will be central to our focus in the press office"

NEWS: There was a press conference just now at the White House where someone answered questions and didn’t call reporters enemy of the people

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki: "Let's do this again tomorrow."

VP Kamala Harris formally swore in three new, barrier-breaking Democratic senators on Wednesday afternoon following her own inauguration, officially giving Democrats control of the Senate for the first time since they lost the chamber in the 2014 elections

BREAKING: Pres. Biden signs executive action requiring face masks and social distancing practices on federal property. #InaugurationDay