Social media users responded with a stark reminder after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) positively talked up Tuesday about the speed and relative ease with which Congress had a day earlier certified President-elect Donald Trump ’s 2024 election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

With her hands clasped before her, the departing vice president had noted that “the peaceful transfer of power” is one of the most fundamental principles of democracy.

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president. He is taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

This is continuing coverage of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on Monday in Washington.

President Trump took the oath of office for the second time and was sworn in as the 47th president. He laid out a sweeping agenda and declared that the country’s golden age “begins now.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner who had been a strong defender of NATO and aid for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.

With clarity and dignity in the Capitol chamber, Kamala Harris read off the electoral votes for Donald Trump and then for herself. To her left, Mike Johnson rose and applauded for Trump’s number, but

Analysis: Carter navigated the barbed wire of the politics of religion, Eric Garcia reports. In doing so, he ran his race and he kept his faith

Trump's brood have stayed close to their father over the course of his political career, with some of his children serving as advisers during his first presidency.

Former presidents, tech moguls and foreign dignitaries were among those who attended Trump’s second presidential inauguration.