Vindman, Sondland Removed As Trump Purges Impeachment Witnesses

Two key impeachment witnesses — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland — were recalled by President Trump Friday afternoon.
Two key impeachment witnesses — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and Ambassador Gordon Sondland — were recalled by President Trump Friday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the country's first female, Black, Asian American vice president. NPR follows her on Inauguration Day.
Drawing on his campaign promise to take action from Day 1 in office, President Biden is set to sign a slew of executive orders Wednesday — including several to reverse Trump administration policies.
With 1,800 pieces submitted by the public, volunteers are putting together a kolam, a traditional South Indian art form used as a sign of welcome.
Some 25,000 National Guard members are in the city where insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol just two weeks ago.
When President Trump left the White House, he stopped by and spoke to reporters. He did not take any questions but he did thank the press. Trump later addressed supporters at Joint Base Andrews.
President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.
The Museum of London has acquired the famous Trump Baby Balloon, portraying the 45th president as a diaper wearing baby. Matthew Bonner made it ahead of Trump's first visit to London as president.
Trump took advantage of powers of his office for a final time. He issued clemency to scores of people, including ex-adviser Steve Bannon, and ordered documents around the Russia probe declassified.