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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office during an inauguration ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol where rioters tried to overturn their election victory.
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden wave before entering the the White House after "presidential escort" to the White House following the inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office during an inauguration ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol where rioters tried to overturn their election.
Biden’s supporters celebrated his inauguration in an eerie, locked-down Washington.
Former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump skipped the inauguration, opting instead to leave Washington Wednesday morning to travel to West Palm Springs, Fla.
Trump pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a flurry of clemency action in the final hours of his White House term. He also pardoned a Philly radio host and a close friend of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez.
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump for “incitement of insurrection” following the deadly riot at the Capitol. The Senate will conduct a trial and determine whether to convict and prevent him from running for office again.