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Donald John Trump completed a remarkable return to power on Monday as he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in a midday ceremony. He plans an immediate blitz of orders and actions ...

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The 46th president's successes and failures — and the predecessors who invite the closest comparisons to Joe Biden as he ...

Presidential inaugurations are by definition historic acts, but when we think of past Inauguration Days there is clearly a ...