Updated 2:05 p.m.: Police in the nation’s capital have again clashed with demonstrators – this time with a larger group than earlier in the day. Well over 1,000 protesters are in the streets of downtown Washington for a confrontation with police. Authorities are again using pepper spray, and some demonstrators appear to have difficulty breathing. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States, putting Republicans in control of the White House for the first time in eight years. (all times EST): See: Schedule of events | Social media coverage Updated 12:36 p.m.: Donald Trump has closed his first speech as president with his campaign slogan: “Make America great […]

The prelude to an inauguration is almost as weird as the word is to pronounce. My office at Georgetown University’s Law Center isn’t far from the National Mall; I can look down the road and see the Capitol Building. It also gives me a second-row seat to preparations for a party so big, there’s only one […]

Updated 12:48 p.m.: WASHINGTON — 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 […]

WASHINGTON — The inauguration is fast approaching, and D.C. is transforming to accommodate the estimated 1 million attendees and protesters expected to descend on the city this week. The new president will be sworn in at noon on Friday and there are countless events and protests scheduled in D.C. around that main attraction. Here’s everything […]