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The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It’s a practice that Vice President Kamala Harris will resume on Jan. 20 after an eight-year hiatus.

After the inauguration of Donald Trump, his 2024 Democratic opponent and the first woman VP headed back to California on a Boeing C-32 flown by an all-female crew—marking a military first.

A Planned Parenthood in Florida violated its tax-exempt status by providing a workspace for Vice President Kamala Harris presidential election campaign in addition to other activities, according to

When the sun falls from the darkening Washington, DC, sky, the electric crowd at Howard University appears certain it will rise brighter.

“ That Trump used his speech to once again express his own personal grievances in a dark and underhanded way. That he never once mentioned trying to ‘heal the divide’ in this country. That he’s only concerned for himself and his own wealth and self-preservation. ”

Two months after Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump, the joint fundraising committee her campaign set up with the Democratic National Committee is still charging monthly ...

Readers tuned in wearily or with trepidation, tuned out entirely and, in some cases, saw signs of promise. My main takeaways from President Donald Trump’s inaugural address: 1. The billionaires in attendance. They will be the primary benefactors of this administration, as Elon Musk strives to become the world’s first trillionaire.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Senator Marco Rubio if he is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.

President-elect Donald Trump rallied a packed arena Sunday in the nation’s capital ahead of his inauguration Monday, heralding an era of “the Trump effect” and vowing to “act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country.

Bill Cotterell is a retired Capitol reporter for United Press International and the Tallahassee Democrat. He can be reached at [email protected].