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Ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (L) speaks with committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a break in the testimony of Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 22, 2021. Garland previously served at the Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Pool Photo by Drew Angerer/UPI - Permalink
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Meet President Joe Biden's top adviser picks
Updated February 24, 2021 with 34 photos
President Joe Biden is choosing the people to serve in his Cabinet and other top advisory posts. Some require Senate confirmation. Here's a look at some of his picks.
Dispatches from Mars: Perseverance rover sends images
Updated February 22, 2021 with 12 photos
NASA's Perseverance rover landed safely on the Martian surface on February 18, 2021. Here's a look at some of the images it has sent back to Earth.
Exploration of Mars through history
Updated February 19, 2021 with 53 photos
The United States began the journey to Mars exploration in 1976 when the Viking Lander I successfully landed on the Martian surface. Since then, NASA has made continual efforts to explore and research Mars to eventually have a human mission sent to Mars and on July 30, 2020 launched the Perseverance rover, which landed on February 18, 2021.
Scenes from Perseverance landing on Mars
Updated February 19, 2021 with 11 photos
NASA's Perseverance rover landed safely on Mars on February 18, 2021, making it the fifth NASA rover to reach the Red Planet. The rover transmitted a series of brief signals and the first photo back to Earth telling the NASA control room it made a safe landing. Here's a look at some key moments.
Meet the women of the 117th U.S. Congress
Updated February 11, 2021 with 145 photos
A new record of 141 women -- and a record number of Black women -- have been sworn in to serve in the 117th session of the U.S. Congress. Many newcomers join congressional veterans in the Senate and House of Representatives from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Here's a look at who they are.
Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick honored at Rotunda
Updated February 03, 2021 with 28 photos
The cremated remains of the late U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick, who died from injuries sustained while protecting the Capitol from rioters on January 6, 2021, were delivered to the Capitol Rotunda on February 2 to lie in honor. After a congressional memorial, Sicknick's remains will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Scenes from Northeast snow storm
Updated February 02, 2021 with 16 photos
Heavy snowfall has canceled flights, cut electricity and closed schools around the Northeast this week. Here's a look at the wintry scenes from New York City and Washington, D.C.
Inauguration Day for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Updated January 21, 2021 with 78 photos
Joe Biden is sworn in as president of the United States, with Kamala Harris as vice president on January 20, 2021. Harris makes history as the first Black and Southeast Asian woman to hold the office in the United States. They took their oaths of office on the Capitol steps amid tight security before a limited in-person audience. Here's a look at the historic day.
President Joe Biden's 48-year career in government
Updated January 20, 2021 with 52 photos
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 2021, culminating a 48-year career in government service. Biden was a former U.S. senator who served as vice president under President Barack Obama.
Presidential inaugurations through the years
Updated January 27, 2021 with 16 photos
While U.S. presidential inaugurations date back to George Washington's in New York City, the nation's first capital, there are few constitutional outlines to guide the ceremony besides the date and words of the oath. The rest falls to tradition. Thomas Jefferson was the first president sworn in in Washington, D.C. After his second inauguration, he rode on horseback from the Capitol to the White House with music, paving the way for the inaugural parade. Here's a look at a few of the modern inaugurations, focusing on one of the constitutional traditions, the oath of office.
Preparing for inauguration of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Updated January 19, 2021 with 42 photos
The nation's capital prepares for Inauguration Day on January 20, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as security threats after an attack on the Capitol two weeks before. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in on the Capitol steps.
Historic moment: President Donald Trump impeached for second time
Updated January 14, 2021 with 14 photos
The U.S. House of Representatives voted January 13, 2021 to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in his four-year term on a charge that he incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. He will stand trial in the U.S. Senate.
Congress certifies Electoral College vote
Updated January 11, 2021 with 38 photos
Members of the U.S. House and Senate met in a joint session on January 6, 2021 to certify the Electoral College's votes to elect Democrat Joe Biden as president. The certification is usually a pro-forma affair, but it was disrupted by a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Lawmakers certified the results early on January 7 after working through the night.
Siege aftermath: damage to historic U.S. Capitol
Updated January 11, 2021 with 26 photos
The historic U.S. Capitol sustained graffiti, broken windows, bullet holes and other damage when supporters of President Donald Trump breached security and stormed the building on January 6, 2021. The rioters were protesting the certification of the Electoral College vote in favor of President-elect Joe Biden and prompted additional security ahead of inauguration. Here's a look at the damage.
Donald Trump supporters breach Capitol, riot over election results
Updated January 11, 2021 with 61 photos
Supporters of President Donald Trump gather in Washington, D.C., on January 5 and 6, 2021, to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election as Congress meets to certify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Trump addressed one of the rallies on Wednesday. The crowds later stormed the U.S. Capitol, prompting a lockdown.
Pictures of the Year: top U.S. news images for 2020
Updated December 28, 2020 with 49 photos
It was a historic news year for the United States, with a pandemic causing global upheaval, a social justice movement gaining momentum after more killings of Black people at the hands of police, a deadly slate of wildfires and hurricanes and a presidential election that sowed divisions like no other. Here's how UPI's photographers captured it all in pictures.
Storm blankets NYC, Washington, D.C., in snow
Updated December 17, 2020 with 15 photos
A Nor'easter dumped heavy snow in the Northeast and Mid-Atlanic regions on December 16-17, 2020. UPI photographers John Angelillo and Kevin Dietsch capture images from New York City and Washington, D.C., which haven't gotten this much snowfall in years.
Thousands 'March for Trump' in Washington, D.C.
Updated December 15, 2020 with 10 photos
Supporters of President Donald Trump gathered at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on December 12, 2020, and marched to the Supreme Court in opposition to President-elect Joe Biden's election win.
NASA's women astronauts -- at least one likely to walk on moon
Updated December 10, 2020 with 16 photos
Of the 16 women in NASA's astronaut ranks, nine of them have been chosen to train to walk on the moon as early as 2024. The selection probably won't be made for some time, but one or more of these women would make history more than half a century after the first men walked on the moon.
U.S. commemorates Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in D.C.
Updated December 07, 2020 with 9 photos
UPI photographer Kevin Dietsch captured the ceremony honoring the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2020. In Hawaii, the event was marked with a virtual ceremony.
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