It's fair to say that the new president was not the object of celebration.
From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions. Which ones have endured?
Later in the day, about 200 demonstrators — chanting, “We got the power, people power” — gathered at City Hall for a march to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices to protest what they called Trump’s racist, sexist, and xenophobic policies.
Republican lawmakers from the Philadelphia area celebrated Monday's inauguration, as Mr. Trump's return to Washington gives the GOP control over the White House and Congress. The president took quick action to sign a slew of executive orders.
Among the series of executive actions signed by President Donald Trump, the immigration order tops the list for leaders in Philadelphia, prompting council members to call a special hearing for Wednesday morning to evaluate the city’s immigration policies.
The presidential inauguration has been moved indoors because of the cold weather forecasted for Washington D.C. Monday. There have been a few other presidential inaugurations held inside because of weather.
Which president had the longest inaugural address? Which has been sworn in the most? Which ended the ceremony’s top-hat tradition? Here are some tidbits you might not know about Inauguration Day.
A majority of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation will be in attendance for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, although at least two members have decided not to go.
WASHINGTON — The DMV is bracing for a bitterly cold Inauguration Day. Donald Trump will be sworn in as president during an inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025 with wind chills in the single digits and lower teens, and temperatures in the 20s. Weather has played a pivotal role in several past inaugurations.
Since 2005, a group of students from Sam Houston State University have taken a trip to attend the presidential inauguration of the term. Mike Yawn, a professor of political science at the university,
Trump has enlisted the help of celebrity acts for the ceremony—and there will also be some famous faces in the audience.
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