Biden's civic challenge

1 big thing

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🗓️ 20 January 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Today, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office and begin their terms as President and Vice President of the United States. It's a historic inauguration without crowds or celebrations but one that Axios' managing editor Margaret Talev says fits the tenor of the moment. Plus, Trump's final move on China. Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev and Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian. Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Dan Bobkoff, Carol Wu, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. Go deeper: Trump gives farewell address: "We did what we came here to do" U.S. declares China's actions against Uighurs "genocide" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Her cure Poirot, I've found something.
0:03.0	You're invited to solve a mystery.
0:06.0	Come with me to a seance.
0:08.0	From beyond the grave.
0:10.0	There must be a rational answer for all of this.
0:14.5	From the brilliant mind of Agatha Christie,
0:16.8	You are up against something bigger than you.
0:18.6	Critics are calling it Kenneth Branagh's best Poirot yet.
0:21.7	Somebody is dead.
0:23.4	No one shall leave this place until I know who didn't.
0:26.1	A haunting in Venice, available exclusively to buy and keep.
0:30.3	Good morning. Welcome to Axios today. It's inauguration day. It's Wednesday, January 20th. I'm
0:40.0	Naila Boodoo. It's a big day here in Washington DC, so here's what we're watching.
0:44.4	President Trump's last move on China, but first Joe Biden's swearing in as our
0:50.6	46 president is today's one big thing.
0:54.0	I'm Sam Baker, I'm the health care editor at Axios.
1:04.0	Streets are closed. I would guess maybe half a mile away from the Capitol. You hear a lot more police helicopters.
1:11.0	Take a little walk and you'll see, I assume their National Guard
1:14.1	troops walking around in their camo with their big guns. It feels sort of like a
1:19.5	symbol of the national failure. This is Elena Trine, Axios Congressional reporter.
1:25.0	Even though I have a pass that allows me to access the White House and access Capitol Hill,
1:30.0	it's tough to get through.
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