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Joe Biden's inauguration four years ago took place just two weeks after rioters stormed the Capitol to disrupt the certification of his victory. When Biden's presidency began with his exhortation that "democracy has prevailed," few imagined it would end like this: being succeeded by a man who, Biden warned, "will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation."

"When Joe Biden came into office, he said that he was going to defend democracy against autocracy," said Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer. "That was Job #1 for him. And...

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump struggled to land big-name musical talent during his first inauguration in 2017.

But this time, he'll have one of the biggest names in country music — Carrie Underwood — performing at his 2025 swearing-in ceremony, which begins at noon on Monday. Other artists are scheduled to perform at various celebrations in Washington over the course of the weekend, and at inaugural balls later on Monday.

Underwood, whose career took off after she won "American Idol" in 2005, will sing "America the Beautiful" before...

A majority of Americans are optimistic about the next four years with Donald Trump, even more so than they were in 2017 before his first term. And most are hopeful about the coming year.

That's bolstered by Americans' expectations for a good economy in 2025 — higher than they currently rate it — along with wide belief among his voters that Trump will bring down grocery prices, make them financially better off and bring more peace and stability to the world.

It all echoes many of the reasons Trump won in the first place.

In this hyper-partisan...

President Joe Biden will leave office with ratings far more negative than when he started, and a retrospective approval rating lower than any he received during the term.

When Americans look back now on Biden's presidency, 37% approve of the job he has done over the last four years. That is just below any approval mark he received while in office.

Four years ago, most Americans were optimistic about a Biden presidency and evaluations of him started off on a positive note. His overall approval rating was in the 60s, lifted, in part, by optimism...

President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration won't look like his first one, as there will likely be a smaller audience this time around inside the Capitol Rotunda.

But Trump's Friday decision to move the program indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures does nothing to change the order of the ceremony.

Here are the people scheduled to speak on Monday:

As is custom for new presidents, Trump will deliver an inaugural address. His first inaugural address lasted a mere 16 minutes, and spanned 1,433 words. It was the shortest since the late...

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn-in for a second term Monday in front of a crowd of former presidents, elected officials and family members gathered at the U.S. Capitol.

The inauguration ceremony will take place indoors in the Capitol Rotunda and marks the official transfer of presidential power. The proceedings were initially going to be held on the West Front of the building, but the president-elect decided to move them inside due to dangerously freezing temperatures expected in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Trump will...

President Biden issued five more pardons on Sunday on his last full day in office, including for political activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey.

"America is a country built on the promise of second chances," Biden said in a statement. "As President, I have used my clemency power to make that promise a reality by issuing more individual pardons and commutations than any other President in U.S. history. Today, I am exercising my clemency power to pardon 5 individuals and commute the sentences of 2 individuals who have demonstrated remorse...

Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari are set to be freed 471 days after being taken hostage.

Washington — Approximately 270,000 migrants are estimated to be waiting on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to get an appointment to enter the U.S. through a system that President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end, according to government figures obtained by CBS News.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection estimates that around 270,000 migrants in Mexico are trying to get an appointment distributed by a government app known as CBP One, which the Biden administration has converted into the main gateway to the American asylum system...

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Monday, taking the oath of office to formally kick off his second term in the White House.

The inauguration marks the official transfer of presidential power, with the executive branch changing hands from the Biden administration to the Trump administration. The 20th Amendment states that a president's four-year term ends at noon on Jan. 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly after.

The inaugural ceremonies of the president-elect and vice president-elect are planned by the Joint...

President-elect Donald Trump will have his hand on two Bibles during his swearing-in ceremony on Monday, the culmination of the 60th Presidential Inauguration.

Trump will use his Bible, given to him by his mother in 1955, to "mark his Sunday Church Primary School graduation at First Presbyterian Church, in Jamaica, New York," a press release from his inaugural committee states.

The religious text is a 1953 revised standard version that was published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in New York. Trump's name is embossed on the lower portion of the front...

BBC Middle East Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf says people in Gaza are wary about what the future holds.

People in Jerusalem have mixed feelings as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas begins.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to reverse the ban.

During a busy week in the nation's capital, far from the action, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had no trouble keeping his name in the political spotlight.

"This is a time for action. And a time for Washington, D.C., to deliver results to the American people. There are no more excuses for Republicans," the conservative two-term governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate said Thursday as he named Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed Sen. Marco Rubio in the Senate.

Two days earlier, President-elect Trump gave his onetime bitter GOP...