Social media users responded with a stark reminder after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) positively talked up Tuesday about the speed and relative ease with which Congress had a day earlier certified President-elect Donald Trump ’s 2024 election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.

Donald Trump has arrived at Washington DC’s Capital One arena where he will soon begin signing pardons for Jan 6 rioters. “We’ll be signing pardons for a lot of people, a lot of people,” he told supporters.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president

Former presidents, tech moguls and foreign dignitaries were among those who attended Trump’s second presidential inauguration.

This is continuing coverage of Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on Monday in Washington.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Vice President-elect JD Vance met and shook hands at the White House ahead of his and President-elect Trump’s inauguration.

Donald Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president Monday—with every living former president, billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, Carrie Underwood, the Village People and several foreign leaders getting invitations.

House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner who had been a strong defender of NATO and aid for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.

That’s thanks to House Speaker MIKE JOHNSON. He alone has the discretion to pick the membership of the panel, and over the past few days, he gave it a MAGA makeover.

White House photographer Lawrence Jackson has been covering Kamala Harris for the past four years. His images have helped shape how the world sees her.