Inauguration Day: Security tightens in DC one week before Trump takes office

A robust security plan is in place across the nation’s capital ahead of the presidential inauguration, which will take place amid extra tight security.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders flags to be raised to full-staff for Trump's inauguration

President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of former president Jimmy Carter. The 30-day period includes the day of president-elect Trump's inauguration.

'The People's March': Thousands expected to attend anti-Trump rally in DC ahead of Inauguration Day

Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Washington, D.C. Saturday for “The People’s March⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠," a demonstration to oppose President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. 

Officials fight against misinformation about SoCal wildfires

In addition to battling the Palisades and Eaton blazes, the California government is facing another firefight: one on misinformation. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis marks school choice milestones
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state's school choice model should be a template for the rest of the nation.

Jack Smith resigns from DOJ ahead of Trump presidency

Trump has long criticized the two outstanding federal legal proceedings against him, of which Smith was at the helm. Here’s what to know about Smith and the investigations.

What is unconditional discharge? Trump's sentence, explained

On Friday, Judge Juan M. Merchan sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge in connection with his hush money conviction. 

Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton join Biden for Jimmy Carter’s funeral

All of the living former U.S. presidents were in Washington for the funeral of Jimmy Carter, a rare scene that included moments of both levity and gravitas.

Jimmy Carter's national funeral: America honors 39th president

The life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter is being remembered Thursday with a national funeral service and a National Day of Mourning. 

PHOTOS: Funeral services for former President Jimmy Carter | 1924-2024

Former President Jimmy Carter from Plains, Georgia, died on Dec. 29, 2024, at the age of 100. He will be laid to rest beside his beloved wife, Rosalynn Carter, on Jan. 9 in Plains.

Biden remembers ‘dear friend’ Jimmy Carter at former president's funeral

President Joe Biden, who will soon inherit the title of oldest living former president, delivered a eulogy for his predecessor Jimmy Carter on Thursday, talking about the importance of "finding the good life."

Where will Jimmy Carter be buried? A look at the small town where he will be interred

Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried in the small town where he lived, married, and died: Plains, Georgia. Carter spent more than 80 of his 100 years in and around the town, which still has fewer than 700 people, not much more than when he was born on Oct. 1, 1924.

Jimmy Carter Funeral: Where was Michelle Obama?

Former President Jimmy Carter is being honored with a state funeral Thursday in Washington, D.C.