Alana Wise
Alana Wise is a politics reporter on the Washington desk at NPR.
Before joining NPR, Alana covered beats including American gun culture, the aviation business and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Through her reporting, Alana has covered such events as large protests, mass shootings, boardroom uprisings and international trade fights.
Alana is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and an Atlanta native.
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President Biden on Wednesday spoke to bringing the nation together in his first remarks as president of the United States. -
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president of the United States on Wednesday. Follow live special coverage throughout the day beginning at 11 a.m. ET.
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Democrats and some Republicans have called for President Trump's removal from office over his role in inciting a violent mob that breached the U.S. Capitol last week.
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In a new video, President Trump for the first time acknowledged that he lost the presidential election and condemned some of his supporters for storming the Capitol.
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The Capitol became engulfed in turmoil, as supporters of President Trump, responding to his call to head there, breached the complex, resulting in violence in the seat of America's federal government.
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The president took to the briefing room podium for the second time this week, without being joined by members of the White House coronavirus task force.
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The solo briefing came as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in hot spots across the country.
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Vice President Pence acknowledges that key parts of the country are seeing new infections but said the U.S. has made progress overall and that the task force is working closely with affected states.
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The hearing included two panels, one on policing in the black community, and another, the chairman said, with "folks who can tell us about the other side of the story and ways to go forward."
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The president attended a Monday coronavirus briefing, but the vice president did not. They were last seen together at the White House on Thursday.
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President Trump has signed the latest economic relief package, this one aimed at small businesses and hospitals.
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The president said he thought the move to re-open businesses like hair salons and tattoo parlors was premature in the face of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
