U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had asked the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.

Inauguration Day is both tradition and ceremony; Donald Trump will officially take over Executive control of the country amid highly choreographed ceremonies on Jan. 20. It starts in the morning when the current president — President Joe Biden, in this case — welcomes the incoming president at the White House.

President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment,

Trump said relatives of victims are angry that Biden spared the lives of some of the “worst killers in our country,” including inmates who killed police and military officers.

Despite historic climate wins, environmental groups weren't energized by the Biden-Harris ticket. Expect that to shift under Trump.

All of Biden's picks will serve lifetime appointments, meaning they will serve to protect his legacy when Trump takes office.

In the US, Donald Trump achieved the truly incredible feat of becoming the second person in history to win non-consecutive terms as US president. Closer to home, Chandrababu Naidu returned as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time.

Donald Trump made a dig at former president Barack Obama as he went on a Christmas Day Truth Social posting spree. The president-elect initially seemed to adopt a toned-down festive message, simply posting, “MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!” on Truth Social on Wednesday morning.

Nippon President Tadashi Imai told reporters on Wednesday that there is “considerable amount of support for this acquisition” in the Rust Belt.

Lawrence O'Donnell pushed for an infrastructure project providing another link between New York and New Jersey be called the "Biden tunnel."