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Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office for the second time Monday during an inauguration ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The swearing-in marked the culmination of a four-year journey for Trump, whom many Republicans distanced themselves from following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, but nonetheless supported …

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that his inauguration ceremony will move indoors to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously cold weather conditions forecasted for Washington, D.C., on Monday. The decision, revealed via Trump’s Truth Social account, prioritizes safety for attendees and law enforcement personnel amid an Arctic blast sweeping …

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that U.S. flags at the Capitol would be raised to full staff on Inauguration Day, interrupting the 30-day flag-lowering order issued by President Joe Biden following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. The move ensures that President-elect Donald Trump’s second-term oath of office …

Law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital were closely monitoring security Thursday following a terrorist attack in New Orleans and a vehicle explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. The violent incidents took place just ahead of several high-profile events in Washington, D.C., including the swearing-in of the …

A Kansas City, Missouri, man who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and expects a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump will be allowed to attend Trump’s inauguration, a federal judge ordered Thursday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who presided over Trump’s election subversion case in …

Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been sworn in and is now officially the 46th President of the United States. In a solemn and respectful ceremony, Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office as former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton looked on. Biden …

Two U.S. Army National Guard members are being removed from the security mission to secure Joe Biden‘s presidential inauguration. A U.S. Army Official and a senior U.S. intelligence official said the two National Guard members had been found to have ties to fringe right-wing militias. No plot against Biden was …