State Dept. condemns arrests, repression in Russia
It called for the release of protesters and opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
This is the fifth day of the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Top headlines:
Obama tells Biden: 'This is your time'
Former President Barack Obama has tweeted to his former vice president, "Congratulations to my friend, President @JoeBiden! This is your time."
After the inaugural ceremonies on Capitol Hill, Obama and Michelle Obama are expected to join Biden and Harris at Arlington National Cemetery in the afternoon, where the new leaders of the free world will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In a show of unity, President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, and President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton are also expected to attend.
Biden plans 'dozens' of executive actions in first days
Not long after he takes the presidential oath Wednesday, Joe Biden will use the power of his pen to begin a sweeping transformation of U.S. policy through dozens of executive orders, presidential memoranda and other official directives.
The wave of executive action will unfold over Biden’s first 10 days, according to incoming administration officials. If the plan plays out as expected, the number, scope and impact of the new president’s early moves would exceed those undertaken by his three most recent predecessors.
-ABC News' Devin Dwyer
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.
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
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