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‘Life is opening up again’ in D.C. after inauguration
Downtown Washington was reopening Thursday, after weeks of heightened security for the inauguration and pandemic-related restrictions had slowed or halted business, travel and recreation in the heart of the city.
Two demonstrations permitted within U.S. Capitol security perimeter for inauguration
The National Park Service is allowing at least two demonstrations to take place within the security perimeter for the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, exactly two weeks after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Maryland, Virginia increase security at state capitols
Virginia and Maryland are increasing security measures at their state houses following FBI warnings of possible armed protests at state capitols this weekend in the wake of last week's deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Congressional lawmakers apprehensive about security at inauguration
Lawmakers are increasingly on edge about security for the scaled-down inauguration ceremony.
Inauguration organizers craft plans if Trump skips proceedings
Two weeks before the inauguration, it's an open question whether President Trump will follow historical precedent and attend President-elect Joseph R. Biden's swearing-in ceremony.
Donald Trump breaks with political traditions on triumphant ride to White House
Most presidential candidates pick a place close to the heart to announce their campaigns — a childhood hometown, the place they came of age politically or somewhere associated with a political hero.
How Reince Priebus led Donald Trump to victory
At noon on Friday, Reince Priebus, the longest-serving Republican National Committee chairman in history, will officially assume a far more powerful post: White House chief of staff, with 24/7 direct access to the 45th president.
Donald Trump poised to make history at presidential inauguration
Even before he takes to the podium and places his hand on the Bible, President-elect Donald Trump is poised to make U.S. inauguration history Friday on any number of fronts.
Senate Democrats’ vow delays on votes for Trump’s Cabinet
The fight escalated Thursday over President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, as Senate Democrats offered to clear the way for votes on just two nominees but vowed more delay tactics for most of the rest.
At D.C.’s inaugural balls, fashion trumps politics
What will FLOTUS be wearing alongside POTUS during the swearing-in ceremony and at the inaugural balls?
Trump inauguration souvenirs expected to be hot items
If Jim Warlick had ignored famed statistician Nate Silver, who predicted a Hillary Clinton victory in November, he would be $100,000 richer. That's how much Mr. Warlick spent on Clinton-themed trinkets and tchotchkes for his presidential souvenir store, White House Gifts, in the months leading up to the election.
Inauguration security teams ready to prevent terrorism, control protests
From protesters planning to block access to security checkpoints to the risk of a terrorist driving a truck through a large crowd, the list of potential Inauguration Day disasters is long, but law enforcement agencies are prepared.
Jeh Johnson: We see no ‘specific, credible threat’ directed against the inauguration
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday officials do not see a "specific, credible threat" directed against Friday's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but that law enforcement will certainly be braced for issues that could arise.
Donald Trump inauguration boycott grows to third of Democratic caucus
At this rate, there could be more Hollywood celebrities than House Democrats attending Friday's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Donald Trump’s Cabinet could look bare on Inauguration Day
The Senate teed up retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis Wednesday for quick confirmation to be the next defense secretary, but President-elect Donald Trump is likely to start his term with far fewer confirmed Cabinet secretaries than any of the last three presidents.
Inauguration Day protest space in court contention
If nationwide protests against President-elect Donald Trump are any indication, Washington will likely teem with demonstrations on Inauguration Day. But where protests will be allowed along the inauguration parade route is a point of contention among activists.
TWT chronicles Obama’s big day
Tradition, faith and revelry mark a city's celebration of the president's second inauguration, as chronicled by Washington Times reporters in real time throughout the day.
Obama uses the Constitution as basis for his aggressive plans
President Obama's appeal for unity in his inaugural address four years ago gave way Monday to a more pointedly aggressive vision of liberalism and social justice, coming from a chief executive who survived his first term's legislative battles and is determined to make his second term consequential.
Bipartisanship makes a brief Hill appearance
A rare and likely fleeting show of bipartisanship enveloped Capitol Hill on Monday as members of both parties congratulated President Obama on his second inauguration, though some Republicans tempered their praise with concerns about the tasks ahead.
Mapping a picture of Earth’s minute particles from the sky
In a little conference room in an airplane hangar in Northern Virginia, about a half a dozen government scientists spent much of this past weekend analyzing the air around and above the nation's capital as hundreds of thousands of people arrived to celebrate President Obama's inauguration.
