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Nearly 200,000 Flags On National Mall Represent Those Who Cannot Attend Inauguration
The flags represent people from all 50 states, the five U.S. territories and Washington, D.C., who cannot attend because of the coronavirus pandemic and tight security in the nation's capital.
Trump Departs White House, With Capitol Riot Defining His Tumultuous Term
President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.
Trump Leaves White House, Biden Prepares For Swearing In
When President Trump left Washington aboard Air Force One, he only had a few hours left in office. At noon, he will again be a private citizen when President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office.
Trump Leaves White House For The Last Time As 45th President
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to members of the NPR politics team — Tamara Keith, Ron Elving, Scott Detrow and Franco Ordoñez — about Trump's departure, which caps a tumultuous four years in office.
Trump Revokes Administration Ethics Rules On His Way Out The Door
Members of the Trump administration won't have to wait five years before lobbying the agencies where they worked. Trump had been highly critical of former President Clinton for a similar reversal.
Biden Takes The Oath On Same Stage Where Rioters Swarmed U.S. Capitol
Precisely at noon, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the nation's 46th president. Chief Justice Roberts will lead Biden through the oath of office. Security concerns and the pandemic have altered events.
Mich. Gov. Whitmer: Biden, Harris Are The Right People At The Right Time
NPR's Steve Inskeep and Scott Detrow talk to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, co-chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, about Joe Biden's inaugural message of unity, and the divisions his team faces.
Flurry Of Activity Comes Amid Trump's Final Hours In The Presidency
Trump took advantage of powers of his office for a final time. He issued clemency to scores of people, including ex-adviser Steve Bannon, and ordered documents around the Russia probe declassified.
Biden Says He Wants To Unite America. He Might Find Unity Hard To Come By
As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.