For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

Seven United States presidents — Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford Birchard Hayes, James Abram Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft and Warren G. Harding — hail from the ...

In addition, we’ll be reinforced by thousands of officers from across the United States who were generous ... Director in Charge David Sundberg. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said prep has ...

President Chester Arthur took the oath privately following the death of President James Garfield and again ... vice president-elect of the United States at the Capitol, according to its website.

The image captured crowds of onlookers standing outside the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol—which was still under ...

The most recent national day of mourning in the United States occurred after the death ... mourning was observed — Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield and William McKinley — were all ...

On Friday, organizers announced that the Inauguration would be moved indoors to the United States Capitol Rotunda because ... including James B. Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens ...

as a funeral procession will begin at the United States Naval Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue and travel to the US Capitol. Carter will lie in state from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning with ...

Former President Jimmy Carter 's casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon for a military tribute and to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, with lawmakers and members of public ...

A coalition of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Mr. Trump's bid to upend birthright citizenship just hours after it was issued, kicking off what is expected to ...

Washingtonians will have their first opportunity to pay respects to Carter on Tuesday afternoon, as a funeral procession will begin at the United States Naval Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue and ...