It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Officer Daniel Hodges said he had come to grips with the idea that his professional duty now required him to protect a man whose supporters beat him, kicked him and tried to gouge his eyes out in 2021.
The country singers Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood and the tenor Christopher Macchio are all scheduled to sing at the swearing-in ceremony.
At least eight rioters who have faced criminal charges have been granted permission to attend. Most were accused of relatively minor offenses.
The large domed expanse, a breathtaking and solemn space in the Capitol, was the scene of mayhem wrought by Trump supporters four years ago. A very different crowd of his backers will be on hand Monday.
Many of the European politicians expected to be in Washington on Monday share President-elect Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant stance.
The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black leadership and progress toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.
The incoming deputy chief of staff told lawmakers that early action would include directives to give President-elect Donald J. Trump more control over federal workers, as well as on energy and immigration.
The campaign-style rally was a break with tradition for presidents, who have sought to reserve their comments for the official inauguration speech.
Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be hyperbole.
The incoming president has told allies he wants to seize momentum and avoid the missteps of his first administration.