State Dept. condemns arrests, repression in Russia

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Last Updated: January 25, 2021, 10:37 AM EST

This is the fifth day of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Here is how events are unfolding. All times Eastern.
Jan 20, 2021, 9:56 AM EST

Harris promotes Black designers, Bidens wearing American designers

#Harris promotes Black designers for inauguration look

Harris -- making history as the first woman, first Black woman and first South Asian American to be sworn in as vice president -- will be wearing a look designed by Black designers when she takes the oath of office.

Harris is wearing Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson. Christopher is a young Black designer, from Baton Rouge, and lives in New York City. Sergio is Black designer from South Carolina, according to a Harris aide. The second gentleman is wearing a Ralph Lauren suit.

PHOTO: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attend services at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with Congressional leaders prior the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attend services at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with Congressional leaders prior the 59th Presidential Inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States.
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The future first couple is also wearing American designers for Inauguration Day.

Biden is wearing a navy suit and overcoat, both by Ralph Lauren. Jill Biden is wearing a custom-made ocean blue wool tweed coat and dress by emerging designer Alexandra O’Neil of Markarian, according to the Biden transition.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle and Averi Harper

Jan 20, 2021, 9:22 AM EST

Why Joe Biden's inauguration will be like no other -- and how to watch

In the wake of the violent and deadly breach of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be unlike any other in American history.

Here's what to know and how to watch.

-ABC News' Kennedey Bell

Jan 20, 2021, 9:13 AM EST

Trump left Biden a note in the Oval Office

Trump has left a note in the Oval Office for Biden, ABC News has learned.

The content of the note is not clear at this time.

The development comes after Biden's communications director told ABC's "Good Morning America" that Trump still hadn't made direct contact with the president-elect.

PHOTO: Workers are in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump departs on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
Workers are in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump departs on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort.
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-ABC News' Johnathan Karl and John Santucci

Jan 20, 2021, 9:15 AM EST

Biden attends Mass with congressional leaders in show of unity

Biden, a devout Catholic and the second to take the presidency, is starting Inauguration Day with Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, joined by the top congressional leaders.

President-elect Joe Biden is joined by his wife Jill Biden as they celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- another devout Catholic -- outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy joined Biden for the service, along with his wife, Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff -- the nation's first second gentlemen -- Biden extended invitations to top congressional leaders. In a show of unity, all accepted those invites.

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies Chairs Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., were also in attendance.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao, former U.S. secretary of transportation, attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.
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Faith has played a significant role in Biden's life -- when he lost his wife Neilia and young daughter Naomi in a horrific 1972 car accident in which his young sons Beau and Hunter were severely injured. Beau died of a brain tumor in 2015 at age 46.

An Irish violinist will play and soprano Renee Fleming will sing "On Eagle's Wings" - the Catholic hymn Biden said his son loved and which he quoted from in his November victory speech.

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