The chief justice of the Supreme Court traditionally reads the oath of office to the incoming president, but the vice president has more flexibility.

On March 4, 1801, John Adams rose before dawn. It was his last day as president, and he was leaving Washington in defeat. Adams had no intention of staying for the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson ...

Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Monday, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. See the schedule of events.

Adams skipped Martin Luther King Day celebrations in Brooklyn and Manhattan to hit the road to Washington before dawn.

“How do you like our new Constitution?” Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to vent. The two-month-old document left him reeling, especially in its provisions for a new chief executive. The American president, grumbled Jefferson, “seems a bad edition of a Polish king.”

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

Donald Trump and JD Vance are scheduled to be inaugurated as the 47th president and the 50th vice president on Monday. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States on Monday, taking the oath of office at his second inauguration and vowing that a "golden age" for the country begins now.

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

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Mayor Eric Adams will attend Donald J. Trump’s inauguration after a last-minute invite. Mr. Trump has said he is considering offering Mr. Adams a pardon in his federal corruption case.

Donald Trump takes the oath as the 47th US president in a grand ceremony at Capitol Hill. Attended by global leaders, Trump vows major changes, including the largest deportation program, completing the border wall,