Inauguration Day

Kamala Harris’ goddaughter and Howard University alumna, Micah Ernst, had a front-row seat to witness her ‘Aunt Kamala’ make history.

The senator talked to Seth Meyers about the national delight over his Inauguration Day outfit.

Who would’ve thought a pair of multi-colored wool grandma mittens would steal the show at the presidential inaugural? But Bernie Sanders set the world ablaze Wednesday when he unleashed his winter mittens at the presidential inaugural… and social media JUST CAN’T GET ENOUGH!

As many as 15,000 National Guard members are preparing to leave Washington, D

Reports that hundreds of Guard troops were forced out of areas of the Capitol they had been using for rest breaks and were relocated to a nearby garage drew outrage from lawmakers. News4’s Molette Green reports.

President Biden told Americans to answer “the call of history” during his inaugural address. “Together, we shall write an American story of hope, not fear. Of unity, not division. Of light, not darkness… May this be the story that guides us. The story that inspires us.The story that tells ages yet to come that we answered the call of history....

Daily life in Washington, D.C., is starting to return to normal, but Mayor Muriel Bowser said she has directed officials to keep an enhanced security posture after the Capitol riot, then multiple bomb threats and arrests on Inauguration Day. Roads, Metro stations and bridges are in the process of reopening and by Friday morning most closures should be finished....

Washington Post staff writer Caroline Kitchener spoke with former teachers of the inauguration’s breakout star, poet Amanda Gorman.

Fencing is being removed and the plywood is coming down, but things won’t change overnight for local businesses. News4’s Cory Smith spoke with owners struggling to welcome back customers.

For the political industry that supports much of the local economy, two earthquakes happened Wednesday. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Joe Biden has sworn the oath of office to become the 46th president of the United States, declaring that “democracy has prevailed.” History was made at his side, as Kamala Harris became the first woman to be vice president.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum is releasing a bobblehead commemorating a viral photo of Sen. Bernie Sanders at President Biden’s inauguration

Those calls for unity didn’t last very long. Garth Brooks’ performance at the presidential inaugural is causing a firestorm among some of the more conservative members of his fanbase.

The president of a historically Black university in Maryland was so captivated by inaugural poet Amanda Gorman’s poem during President Joe Biden’s inauguration that he offered her a job on Twitter

In his inaugural address, President Joe Biden made a case for the country to move forward together after years of bitter partisan divides. Because our country’s polarization has left Americans on both sides of the aisle questioning the truthfulness of our elected leaders, we asked PolitiFact’s Jon Greenberg to help fact check Biden’s speech.

Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president’s agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges. In a first vote, the Senate confirmed Biden’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines. Senators worked into the...

Kamala Harris’ historic vice presidency will introduce a dynamic second family to the nation, one that represents not only who she is at her core, but is a profound celebration of blended, multigenerational family units.

A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in a very Gaga way — with flamboyance, fashion and passion.

World leaders welcomed into their ranks the new U.S. President Joe Biden, noting their most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach his predecessor Donald Trump ridiculed.