Most people who traveled to Washington to watch the event in person have been relegated to the Capital One Arena, a sports venue nearby, for a livestream of the official ceremony. LA Times

VOA VIEW: It is cold outside.

President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, was tough to miss in the Capitol Rotunda for his father's inauguration ceremony. New York Post

Donald Trump and Melania Trump shared an awkward moment that went viral at his presidential inauguration on Monday. Before he went up to the podium to take the oath of office inside the US Capitol, the 47th president leaned towards his wife and tried to kiss her cheek. But Trump, 78, couldn’t reach Melania due... New York Post

VOA VIEW: A truism.

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"The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons," the 47th president declared. New York Post

In his second Inaugural Address, the president reprised dark themes from his first and laid out an expansive policy agenda. New York Times

Doctors at Sheba Medical Center said the three women are in stable condition, but little is known about what the former captives went through in Gaza. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Good!

Snow and ice may bring major travel disruptions and power outages in the South starting Monday evening, forecasters warned. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Ready!

Former President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden have departed Washington, D.C., as the anticipated new Trump era commences. OANN

VOA VIEW: Bye-bye!

The White House's official website has now listed Donald Trump as the United States' new 47th president, removing all content related to former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris.  OANN

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Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Following his swearing in, Trump delivered his inaugural address -- proclaiming that the "golden age" of America begins now. OANN

VOA VIEW: So, it does.

President-elect Donald Trump will rewrite America's immigration system with a series of 10 executive actions Monday deploying the military to the border, directing completion of his wall, ending birthright citizenship and declaring cartels to be terrorist organizations. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Good!

For the first time in U.S. history, a president-elect will welcome foreign leaders for one of the most American political traditions - the peaceful transfer of power. Washington Times

When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol's rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King's legacy. Washington Times

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With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is serving life in prison. CBS

VOA VIEW: Biden is a low life.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20. Here's what's open and closed on the federal holiday. CBS

Many experts say luck does play a part — but they also say there are many ways that homes can be made less vulnerable to fire. CBS

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Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. CBS

VOA VIEW: Equality means differently to many.

President Trump was sworn into office for a second term just after noon on Jan. 20. CBS

VOA VIEW: Great!

It comes days after President-elect Donald Trump launched his own meme coin, "Official Trump." CNBC

President Joe Biden previously had pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who had been convicted in a criminal gun case and pleaded guilty in a tax case. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Expected!

The union said 85% of its members approved a work stoppage. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Stupidity!

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President-elect Trump vowed Sunday that he would release long-classified government records on the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Good and interesting.

A couple from Oregon was busted for impersonating firefighters near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. FOX News

Donald Trump took his his oath as 47th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday. UPI

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Palestinian Americans across the United States, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib, celebrated a ceasefire between Hamas and Israeli fighters in Gaza that went into effect Sunday. UPI

VOA VIEW: Tlaib is an idiot.

A deep and powerful trough of cold air will drop south from Canada this week, sending temperatures plummeting from the western United States to the eastern seaboard and as far south as the Florida panhandle. UPI

Outgoing President Joe Biden issued a slate of pardons Monday for people who may have been targets of President-elect Donald Trump's Justice Department. UPI

VOA VIEW: All fools and expected.

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