Kamala Harris unprecedented inauguration day
Debra Thompson: In many ways, Harris is the embodiment of white conservatives’ fear that the country is on the precipice of irreversible demographic and political changes By Debra Thompson
January 20, 2021 Sen. Kamala Harris addresses members of the media at Asheville Regional Airport on Oct. 21, 2020 in Asheville, North Carolina.(Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
Debra Thompson is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University.
This is an inauguration unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many of the usually well-attended events, galas, and ceremonies into the virtual arena. President Trump has announced he will not be in attendance, eschewing a key tradition that has long represented the peaceful transition of power from one president to the next. And, of course, Inauguration Day bears witness to a number of historic firsts
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Several Bridges Between DC and Virginia Closing
Several bridges between Washington, D.C., and Virginia will be closed for the inauguration next week.
The National Parks Service and U.S. Park Police said Arlington Memorial Bridge was shut down in both directions at 6 p.m. Friday and will remain closed through at least 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Reps. Don Beyer, Gerry Connolly, and Jennifer Wexton, all Democrats, announced that in an agreement between Virginia and the U.S. Secret Service, Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Interstate 395 Bridge and 14th Street Bridge will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians in both directions from 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, through 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21.