Opinion
Republicans hold all the keys as second Trump term begins
Republicans control the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court as Donald Trump starts his second term, so the onus is on them.
Reagan’s 1985 inauguration, among the coldest, was also held indoors
The Polar Express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural in 1985 forced the whole inaugural ceremony indoors, and the parade was canceled.
On Today's Date: The Coldest Inauguration Day
Jan. 21, 1985, 40 years ago today, was the coldest inauguration on record. Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term on a day in which the morning low was 4 degrees below zero and the midday ...
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Ronald Reagan paved the way for Trump 2.0
Immediately after the January 6, 2021 riot by Donald Trump’s supporters at the Capitol, the idea that Trump might be inaugurated as president for a second term was practically unthinkable.
Trump’s 2nd Inaugural Averages 24.6 Million Viewers, Below 2017 & 2021
The second Presential inauguration of Donald Trump averaged 24.3 million viewers, a audience lower than Biden in 2021 (33.8 ...
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1985 was the last time an inauguration was indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan felt they had no choice
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Ronald and Nancy Reagan were disappointed. That’s what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the Republican president and first ...
Susie Wiles Is Trump’s Best Hope
Understated but imposing and not easily intimidated, Ms. Wiles may well be Mr. Trump’s best hope of having an effective ...
Timeline of air traffic controllers issuing warnings before American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collision in DC
The plane, which took off from Wichita, Kan., with 64 people on board, was landing at Reagan National – traveling north ...