Inauguration Day

Watch presidents of the United States take the oath of office on their Inauguration Days through the years.

Saturday’s election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president.

While much of Washington is twisted in knots over the upcoming election, there’s another contingent already busy trying to figure out how to stage an inauguration for the next president during a pandemic.

Friday marks Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States and the birthday of the U.S. Army.

A longtime Utah judge has been suspended without pay for six months after making critical comments online and in court about President Donald Trump, including a post bashing his “inability to govern and political incompetence.” Judge Michael Kwan’s posts on Facebook and LinkedIn in 2016-2017 violated the judicial code of conduct and diminished “the reputation of our entire judiciary,” wrote...

As a staff sergeant with the Marines in Iraq, Paul Whelan enjoyed fine cigars and showed an affinity for Russia — even spending two weeks of military leave in Moscow and St. Petersburg instead of at home in the U.S. with family and friends. The 48-year-old Detroit-area man had an account on a Russian social media site, where he posted...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is beginning 2019 and his third term with an inaugural address on Ellis Island.

A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control.

Reports of rodents in the West Wing, frigid temperatures at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a bathroom mishap by a Cabinet secretary have prompted repair requests in Washington, D.C. federal buildings in the past two years.

The government dismissed charges against the remaining 39 defendants in the Inauguration Day riot case after 21 defendants pleaded guilty, including one person who pleaded guilty to felony offenses.

Thursday marks Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States and the birthday of the U.S. Army.

During his campaign for president, Donald Trump promised to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now that he’s president-elect, people on social media are urging women to get to the doctor before inauguration day.

When police arrested more than 200 anti-Trump protesters on Inauguration Day 2017, it touched off a long-term battle of wits and wills. On one side: a Justice Department that has sought to incarcerate scores of people over a violent protest that smashed downtown storefront windows and set a limousine ablaze. On the other side: an intensely coordinated grassroots political opposition...

The number of job openings has been rising since mid-2009, contrary to President Donald Trump’s boast that under his stewardship “all of a sudden, we have jobs.”

Michelle Obama also explained what happened with the infamously awkward gift exchange on the White House steps.

The government will dismiss charges against 129 defendants in the Inauguration Day riots case to focus on a group of 59 believed most responsible for the violence and damage.

Six people accused of rioting on Inauguration Day have been found not guilty in the first of several trials against protesters.

White House work orders obtained by News4 include reports of mice and roaches in the West Wing and requests for a new toilet seat for the Oval Office bathroom and a decorator for H.R. McMaster.

Sean Spicer said his surprise Emmy Awards appearance was a chance to have some fun and suggested Monday that people who were upset by it were taking things too seriously.

The Inauguration Day worries about President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to “immediately terminate” the program that protects some young immigrants from deportation would soon turn into a quiet lobbying push from powerful Trump advisers, public pressure from business groups, a deadline from Republican state officials and a tug-of-war within the West Wing. After months of wrestling with a decision, Trump...