Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence took the stage at the Capitol minutes after President Barack Obama and members of his family and administration. Hundreds of people who worked for President Barack Obama are arriving at Andrews Air Force Base to hear some final parting words from the soon-to-be ex-president.
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Anti-Trump protesters set to demonstrate & a guide to the historic day
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a pre-inaugural event at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Picture: AP/David J Phillip This morning, the ‘Bridges, Not Walls’ group is due to protest in Abingdon and later, at 5pm, another group in Oxford will hold a demonstration outside Carfax Tower.
La. supporters pour in for inauguration
La. supporters pour in for inauguration Many visitors from Louisiana said they traveled to Washington to witness history. Check out this story on dailyworld.com: Military personnel walk along the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday alongside vendors selling President-elect Donald Trump merchandise ahead of Friday’s presidential inauguration.
Reporter’s Notebook: Trump Fans Get Kickoff Night They Want
At the big concert a day before the mogul’s swearing-in: Lots of country artist background music, little visible protest activity and many people very happy Trump is “Making America Great Again.” “Why are we not going now? We’re going to see this thing finished out and then go back to whatever we’re going to do next week,” a Trump supporter named Frank tells me.
Inauguration Eve: Trump juggles work, play, preps to party
Ready for his big moment, Donald Trump traded in his beloved private plane for a military jet Thursday and swooped into Washington for three days of inaugural festivities. As the president-elect left New York behind, the capital braced for an onslaught of inaugural crowds and demonstrators numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
Here are all of Ivanka and Melania Trump’s Inaugural Weekend outfits
REUTERS/Saul Loeb/Pool Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner attend the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral, on January 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner arrive at the Freedom Ball at the Washington Convention Center January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Prophecy: The Lord Is Raising Up Daniels in DC
When I step into cities or nations, the Lord often almost immediately speaks to my heart about what He thinks and feels. Last week, I traveled to our nation’s capital to speak at the convocation for POTUS Shield , a council of prophets and other spiritual leaders – including Cindy Jacobs, Rick Joyner, Lou Engle and Lance Wallnau – assembling to raise up a spiritual shield in Washington, D.C. As I sat in the cab passing by the Washington Monument, the Lord began speaking to my heart about this epic city: Washington, oh Washington, I am doing a work in you.
Nearly 40 Democratic lawmakers now skipping Trump’s inauguration
Workers prepare the National Mall for the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Workers prepare the National Mall for the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump January 16, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Isakson, Carter again ask Congress to let Ft. Frederica grow
Two Georgia lawmakers are again asking Congress to approve a planned expansion of the Fort Frederica National Monument on the Georgia coast. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter and Sen. Johnny Isakson have reintroduced a proposal that stalled in the Senate last year after passing in the House.
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Law allows huge expansion of historic Civil War battlefield
In this Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, Petersburg National Battlefield Superintendent Lewis Rogers poses at the park’s headquarters in Petersburg, Va. The national park in Virginia could expand by more than 7,000 acres under legislation Congress recently passed.
Japan’s prime minister offers condolences for Pearl Harbor :0
Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies came together Tuesday to acknowledge the tremendous loss caused by the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama made a historic pilgrimage to the site where the devastating surprise attack sent America marching into World War II.
The Latest: US, Japan leaders meet before Pearl Harbor visit
CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – The Latest on President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii : Ahead of a visit to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama are holding a formal meeting at Camp H.M. Smith, a Marine Corps installation and headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Command. Obama and Abe sat next to each other in front of Japanese and American flags, with white flowers in between them and translators at their sides.