The biggest moments from the inauguration, Biden signs a slew of executive orders, and more from Apple News

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Good Morning From Apple News

It’s January 21, 2021.

Here’s what you need to know.

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“Democracy has prevailed”

It’s official: Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States. He urged Americans to put aside their differences, saying, “We must end this uncivil war.” Meanwhile, Kamala Harris made history as the first woman, Black American, and person of Indian descent to become vice president. Catch up on the biggest moments from the inauguration here. Apple News Spotlight

Biden signed a slew of executive orders in his first hours as president: He mandated face masks on federal property, halted Trump’s plans to leave the World Health Organization, and rejoined the Paris climate accord. The Washington Post

Trump became the first outgoing president in more than 150 years to skip his successor’s inauguration, but left a letter for Biden in the Oval Office. Fox News

The Senate confirmed Avril Haines as director of national intelligence, making her the first of Biden’s Cabinet picks to be approved. The Hill

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How a 50-50 split in the Senate might actually work, inside Biden’s proposal to overhaul immigration laws, and more on today’s podcast. Apple News Today

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Kamala Harris and the New America

An interview with the first female vice president. Vogue

Five Stories We’re Talking About

Take a look inside Biden’s Oval Office. The Washington Post

Amanda Gorman — who, at 22, is the youngest-ever inaugural poet — stole the show yesterday. O, The Oprah Magazine

There’s a troubling pattern emerging among the new coronavirus variants. The Atlantic

Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTok. Here are 10 of the most common myths. Vox

The identity of a 4,200-year-old queen has been discovered in Egypt. CBS News

Stories to Listen to

The Week’s Best Narrated Articles

How Jimmy Butler became the star of the NBA bubble. GQ

Tesla’s unprecedented success in China has made its CEO the richest person in the world. Can the good times last? Bloomberg Businessweek

A therapist on the history, philosophy, and psychology of “gaslighting.” Aeon

The Last Word

“	It’s been four years of psychotic drama, at the most personal, petty level you could imagine.”

Twenty-three of the country’s best female political reporters on what it was really like to cover Trump’s America. ELLE

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