U.S. Marine Band on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division In the program for President William McKinley’s 1901 inauguration, a writer ...

Imagine Donald Trump wearing a top hat. He would have had to if his inauguration had been a few decades earlier, when the hat was required attire at the ceremony for the incoming president. Stream ...

The inauguration has been a key event at the start of each presidency since George Washington took the first oath of office in 1789. Certain features have remained fairly constant over the years, ...

The nation turns its collective attention to Washington, a locale with which the general populace has become accustomed in the passing years to direct its growing anxiety, disappointment and anger.

Five thousand people braved the cold and some rain around the Capitol building to watch Gov. Abigail Spanberger be sworn in as the Commonwealth's first female governor. For people in attendance, ...

WASHINGTON - Authorities monitored a rush of intelligence leads Tuesday at the largest security operation in presidential inauguration history, including a possible threat from an East Africa radical ...