In 2013, Barack Obama made history by including gay rights in his presidential inauguration speech, a moment lauded by the ...

Melania Trump has made the first lady role her own by straying from presidential protocol and long-held White House ...

Barack Obama, who will be sworn in as the nation's 44th -- and first African-American -- president Tuesday. And the obsession is certainly not lost on the president-elect. On January 10, he and his ...

During her inauguration speech, Sherrill compared Trump’s behavior in the White House to the tyranny of King George III.

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Democrat Mikie Sherrill used her inauguration speech to rebuke President Donald Trump as she was inaugurated Tuesday as New ...

To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation. With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for presidency of the United ...

Republicans are hoping Trump and the White House have learned the lessons that can be gleaned from the president’s return to ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday as Virginia’s first female governor, amid a cold drizzle outside the state Capitol after centuries of men holding the commonwealth’s top ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was officially sworn into her second term Monday, and while she used her inauguration speech to sharply criticize the Trump administration and outline her office’s priorities, ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivers her inaugural speech after taking the oath of office for the second time. Mike Johnson gives update on Jan. 6 plaque California's largest reservoir surges 30 feet ...

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