Since the very first inaugural address delivered by George Washington, our nation’s chief executives have used their speeches to outline a vision for America’s future and rouse the American people to rally behind their ideals.

The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech.

The National Constitution Center is the source of lots of great information, including facts about American presidents.

As Wilmington has grown, we've had more presidential activity over the past quarter-century than in all the decades before combined.

President Donald Trump redecorated the Oval Office with many of the same artifacts from his first White House term.

A breakdown of 10 notable moments from the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump; from executive orders to a fun fact about new VP JD Vance.

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.

Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump will then go to the White House and join President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for a tea before they travel to the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration ceremony. Vance will go first, and then at noon Trump will take his oath of office, The New York Times reported.

It is my obligation to protect the People of our Country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the Inauguration itself,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday. “The weather forecast for Washington,

A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president get sworn in and give their first speech as commander in chief.

From historic Bibles to the leading role of the country's chief justice, Inauguration Day has been filled with traditions. Which ones have endured?

What is the polar vortex? How it’s responsible for dangerous cold Ronald Reagan had both the warmest and the coldest January inaugurations on record. Reagan began his first term in office in 1981 with a temperature of 12.