Saturday Night Live returned this week with a cold open featuring a coronavirus vaccination — and who will now play Joe Biden after Jim Carrey’s exit from the role.The scene starts with U.S.

Vice President Mike Pence, played by Beck Bennett, about to get the vaccine. ‘SNL’ spoofs Trump legal team’s election challenge with ‘My Pillow guy’ as witness “I’m sure all Americans are excited to see me, the guy who let COVID spread everywhere, get one of the first vaccines,” he said, revealing that U.S.

President Donald Trump has sent him in as a “human shield” to try the vaccine first.Pence then pulls down his pants for the shot but is disappointed to hear that it is administered in the arm.“I didn’t feel a thing,” he said after the shot.

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President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on Dec. 22, 2020.

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US says it will open a consulate in disputed Western Sahara

WASHINGTON – The State Department said Thursday the United States will open a consulate in Western Sahara following President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement that the process of opening the facility has begun.

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President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Dr. Anthony Fauci

FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears oh stage with his wife Dr. Jill Biden after delivering his acceptance speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on Aug.

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Trump issues new wave of pardons, including Paul Manafort and Roger Stone

FILE - Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at US District Court on June 15, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Biden to introduce Connecticut schools chief Miguel Cardona as education secretary pick

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce Miguel Cardona as his pick for education secretary on Wednesday, choosing Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools to lead the department.The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos.Unlike DeVos, a school choice advocate whom Biden says is an opponent of public schools, Cardona is a product of them, starting when he entered kindergarten unable to speak English.Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will hold an event with Cardona in Wilmington, Delaware, where he's

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Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, Connecticut's education chief and a lifelong champion of public schools, to serve as education secretary.The selection delivers on Biden’s promise to nominate someone with experience working in public education and would fulfill his goal of installing an education chief who stands in sharp contrast to Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Biden blames Trump for cyberattack, says it can't go unanswered

Joe Biden lashed out at Donald Trump over a major hack of U.S. government agencies and companies, saying the president isn’t taking it seriously enough and said such a huge cyberattack on the US government cannot go unanswered.Biden said in pre-holiday remarks, "We can't let this go unanswered.

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Joe Biden says reversing Donald Trump's immigration policies will take months

Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump's actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on the campaign trail and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue.His Tuesday comments echo those made by two of his top foreign policy advisers in an interview with Spanish wire service EFE on Monday hitting the brakes on rolling back Trump's restrictive asylum policies.Also Read | How hunger came back to haunt IndiaSusan Rice, Biden's incoming domestic policy adviser, and Jake Sullivan, his pick for national security adviser, as well as Biden himself, warned that moving too quickly could create a new crisis at the border.Speaking to reporters in Wilmington,

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Biden hopes virus deal is glimpse of deal-making to come

WASHINGTON – For President-elect Joe Biden, Washington’s year-end burst of deal-making brought renewed hope for a productive, successful first 100 days in office. The city’s fever broke, at least momentarily, as longtime combatants finally forged a COVID-19 relief deal that carried with it dozens of smaller bills, offering proof that Capitol Hill's damaged systems and norms can still produce meaningful legislation — at least when backed up against the wall.Most of Biden's 36 years in the Senate came in an era when Washington functioned far better.

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Joe Biden Speaks on COVID-19, Economic Relief Package & Presidential Transition in Christmas Week Message

Joe Biden has delivered new remarks about the COVID-19 vaccine, stimulus package and more in his Christmas week speech, which streamed Tuesday (December 22).

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Biden: Reversing Trump immigration policies will take months

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden says it will take months to roll back some of President Donald Trump’s actions on immigration, offering a slower timeline than he promised on the campaign trail and one that may rile advocates pushing for speedy action on the issue.His Tuesday comments echo those made by two of his top foreign policy advisers in an interview with Spanish wire service EFE on Monday hitting the brakes on rolling back Trump’s restrictive asylum policies.

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‘Keep the faith’: Biden addresses coronavirus relief bill, holiday pandemic precautions

Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for a passing the coronavirus relief as the nation deals with a COVID-19 surge that’s casting a shadow over the Christmas holiday.He called out to frontline workers, scientists, researchers, clinical trial participants and those with deployed family members during the holiday season.“Our hearts are always with you — keep the faith,” he said.

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The Latest: Biden urges Americans to avoid big holiday dos

WILMINGTON, Del. – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):3:25 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says that the nation has a long way to go in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and is encouraging Americans to avoid large gatherings over the Christmas holidays.Biden says that “we all have to care enough for each other that we have to stay apart for just a little bit longer. I know it’s hard.”Biden spoke Tuesday in a live year-end address from his home state of Delaware.

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Omar blasts Biden team 'bait and switch' after officials say undoing Trump immigration policy will 'take time'

Rep. Ilhan Omar accused the Biden team of already breaking a "core campaign promise" after officials picked to serve in the president-elect’s administration admitted that they would not roll back Trump’s immigration policies all at once. Susan Rice and Jake Sullivan, President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming domestic policy and national security advisers, respectively, told Spanish wire service EFE that changes to the U.S.

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Biden officials urge caution on 'Day One' immigration changes, say some will 'take time'

Top officials for the incoming Biden administration are warning that some changes to President Trump’s immigration policies will "take time" – and migrants should not expect the border to be "fully open" right away. Susan Rice and Jake Sullivan, President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming domestic policy and national security advisers, respectively, told Spanish wire service EFE that changes to the U.S.

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Biden Receives COVID-19 Vaccine on Live TV: "There's Nothing to Worry About"

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital not far from his Delaware home, hours after his wife, Jill Biden, did the same.

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Biden to address COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautions

Joe Biden will speak Tuesday as the nation deals with a COVID-19 surge that’s casting a shadow over the Christmas holiday this week.Biden will deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, where he’s expected to speak on the $900 billion coronavirus aid bill passed by Congress on Monday. It’s a package he supports but one he’s said is just a “down payment" for a broader relief bill he plans to introduce when he takes office in January.And as he did prior to Thanksgiving, Biden will express sympathy for the struggles American families are facing as they head into Christmas dealing with the emotional and economic impacts of the pandemic.

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Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, to serve as education secretary.Cardona was appointed to the top education post in Connecticut just months before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March. When schools moved to remote learning, he hurried to deliver more than 100,000 laptops to students across the state.

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Trump, GOP lawmakers plan effort to block Congress from affirming Biden’s victory

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Trump, House lawmakers plot futile effort to block Biden win

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Joe Biden receives Covid-19 vaccine live on TV

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Joe Biden Receives First Dose of COVID Vaccine, Stressing Its Safety

Joe Biden received the first dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine Monday, an event that was broadcast live as part of efforts to reassure the American public about its safety.Mr. Biden was administered the vaccine at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Delaware, saying «I'm ready» as he rolled up the sleeve on his left arm before getting his shot. «We owe you big,» Mr.

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Coronavirus: President-elect Joe Biden receives COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden received his first of the two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday at ChristianaCare Hospital in Newark, Del.

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Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe.The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital not far from his Delaware home, hours after his wife, Jill Biden, did the same. The injections came the same day that a second vaccine, produced by Moderna, will start arriving in states.

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President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. Monday’s event will come the same day that a second vaccine, produced by Moderna, will start arriving in states, joining Pfizer’s in the nation’s arsenal against the COVID-19 pandemic, which has now killed more than 317,000 people in the United States and upended life around the globe.

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President Elect Joe Biden Gets Coronavirus Vaccine Live on TV

President elect Joe Biden has officially been given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Biden receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

US President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital in Newark, Delaware.

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Biden's profoundly private Pentagon pick joins Twitter

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden's pick for defense secretary made his first foray into the world of Twitter on Monday, an uncharacteristic move for a retired general who studiously avoided the public spotlight for much of his four decades in the Army.Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin's social media debut reflected a recognition within the Biden transition team that the nomination faces hurdles on Capitol Hill from lawmakers who balk at putting a career military officer in what is typically a civilian post.

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AG Barr: 'No reason' for special counsel on 2020 election, Hunter Biden

WASHINGTON - Breaking with President Donald Trump, outgoing Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw "no reason" to appoint a special counsel to look into the president’s claims of election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden.In his final press conference, Barr also broke with Trump in reinforcing that federal officials believe Russia was behind the cyberespionage operation targeting the U.S. government.

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AG: 'No reason' for special counsel on election, Biden's son

WASHINGTON – Breaking with President Donald Trump, outgoing Attorney General William Barr said Monday he saw “no reason” to appoint a special counsel to look into the president’s claims of election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden. In his final press conference, Barr also broke with Trump in reinforcing that federal officials believe Russia was behind the cyberespionage operation targeting the U.S.

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Biden to get first coronavirus vaccine injection on Monday

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his plane at New Castle Airport on Dec.

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Joe Biden to receive Covid-19 vaccine on live television

Joe Biden and his wife Jill will be vaccinated against Covid-19 today in public view.

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Coronavirus: Biden pick for surgeon general says ‘no reason to believe’ vaccines won’t be effective on new strain

Vivek Murthy, U.S. president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for surgeon general, said on Sunday’s Meet the Press that while the new strain reported in the U.K.

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Biden to receive COVID vaccine as Trump remains on sidelines

WASHINGTON – The leader of the Trump administration's vaccination program says people who have been infected with the coronavirus — a group that includes President Donald Trump — should be vaccinated.Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser of Operation Warp Speed, told CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday that the vaccine is safe for those who have recovered and offers stronger and potentially longer protection than does the virus itself.“We know that infection doesn’t induce a very strong immune response and it wanes over time. So I think, as a clear precaution, it is appropriate to be vaccinated because it’s safe," he said.

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‘SNL’’s Alex Moffat takes over Joe Biden role from Jim Carrey on US sketch show

Saturday Night Live’s Alex Moffat has taken over from Jim Carrey in impersonating Joe Biden on the US sketch show.Carrey had played the role of the President-elect since the start of the programme’s current season and last appeared as Biden on November 7, when the Democratic candidate was officially announced as America’s next President.Moffat made his first appearance as Biden on last night’s (December 19) episode of SNL, joining Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris and Beck Bennett’s Mike Pence in a cold open riffing on Pence getting the coronavirus vaccine live on TV.“Joe, you look different somehow,” Pence told Biden when he entered the sketch. Biden replied: “I’m like Colonel Sanders – every time you see me I’m a different guy.

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Jim Carrey will stop impersonating President-elect Biden on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Jim Carrey attends the ""SNL 40th Anniversary Special" at Rockfeller Plaza in New York City. �� LAN (Photo by Lars Niki/Corbis via Getty Images) Actor Jim Carry announced he will step back from playing one of his most memorable roles in recent years.Carrey, 58, said he will stop impersonating President-elect Joe Biden on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live." He posted the news on Twitter Saturday. RELATED: Jim Carrey slams President Trump supporters for being 'loyal zombies'"Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks, I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL President...comedy’s highest call of duty," Carrey wrote.

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Alex Moffat Takes Over From Jim Carrey As SNL's Joe Biden

Saturday Night Livehas had a revolving door of Joe Bidens — from Jason Sudeikis to Woody Harrelson to Jim Carrey — and the show has officially introduced the latest actor to don the white wig. Carrey, who played Biden for the first handful of episodes of Season 46, announced via Twitter that he would be stepping away from the role, writing that he was "just one in a long line of proud, fighting SNL Bidens." On Saturday's episode, Alex Moffat was officially inducted into the hall of Bidens, assuming the role in light of Carrey's departure.

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‘SNL’: Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris Introduces New Joe Biden After Jim Carrey Announces Departure

Biden’s got a brand new look. Hours after Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he’d no longer be guest starring as Joe Biden on “Saturday Night Live”, the show revealed who would be taking on the role.

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James Carafano: If Biden pursues open-border policy it will pose grave public health risk during pandemic

On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to be President Trump’s antithesis on border and immigration issues. Basically, Biden — whose victory was declared Monday by the Electoral College — pledged to do the opposite of everything Trump did regarding illegal immigration.

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Joe Biden praises President Trump for ‘getting the vaccine moving’

Joe Biden praised President Trump for "getting the vaccine moving" as the treatment for fighting the coronavirus began to make its way across the U.S."I think what he’s done, getting the vaccine moving, has been positive," Biden told host Stephen Colbert during an appearance on "The Late Show."Biden’s remarks came less than a week after the U.S.

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Mike Pence gets COVID-19 vaccine on SNL

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday Night Live before being joined by president-elect Joe Biden, with Alex Moffat taking over the role after Jim Carrey left the show, and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris.

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'SNL': Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris Introduces New Joe Biden After Jim Carrey Announces Departure

Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he'd no longer be guest starring as Joe Biden on, the show revealed who would be taking on the role.The sketch was loosely based on Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) getting his COVID-19 vaccine shot on live TV, and soon became a political impression parade with a visit from Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph).Rudolph's Harris made a strong impression when she slapped Bennett's Pence in the face at his suggestion of voter fraud allegations, which elicited the largest cheer of the sketch.

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Why Jim Carrey Resigned From ‘SNL’ After Just 6 Episodes Who’s The ‘Frontrunner’ To Replace Him

Jim Carrey, 58, shocked fans when he shared the bittersweet news that he’ll no longer be playing the role of President-elect Joe Biden, 78, in upcoming skits on Saturday Night Live, but also promised there is “a long list” of contenders ready to take his place. The comedic actor impressed viewers with his portrayal of Joe, who will soon be the 46th President of the United States, during the show’s first six episodes of the 46th season, but his role was always supposed to be limited and SNL creator Lorne Michaels is already considering other talented actors to step in next.

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Jim Carrey is done playing Joe Biden on ‘SNL’

tweeted on Saturday. “I would love to go forward knowing that Biden was the victor because I nailed that s–t.

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Trump promises 'wild' protest in DC on Jan. 6, the day Congress to count electoral votes

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving on November 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump had earlier made the traditional call to members of the military stationed abroad thro President Trump on Saturday promised a "wild" protest in Washington, D.C., on Jan.

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Biden environmental team heavy on experience, diversity

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden hopes the environmental team he is set to introduce on Saturday will steer America toward greater action to curb climate change and protect the nation’s air and water.Donald Trump’s presidency has been marked by efforts to boost oil and gas production while rolling back government efforts intended to safeguard the environment. The incoming Biden team will try to undo or block many of the current administration’s initiatives.

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‘SNL’ cold open reveals who will play Joe Biden post-Jim Carrey

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