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When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History
Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...
Inside Trump’s second inauguration: Scenes from an unusual, historic, very MAGA day
USA TODAY reporters covered the historic events. They were inside the Capitol, walking the streets, at the White House and ...
Chuck Grassley Thinks Democrats Will Rebound More Quickly Than You Think
Grassley hasn’t yet formally endorsed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI, but he’s clearly a fan. In an interview with the Playbook Deep Dive podcast, Grassley ...
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations
A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a ...
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4 more years of Trump onslaught—what liberals and cultural Marxists have to survive now
Donald Trump may have been addressing his voter base. But the guest list at his Capitol Hill inauguration told a different ...
Trump takes office determined to bend government to his singular will
If he came in the first time unexpectedly, he returned as a conqueror. And so Donald Trump stood in the Capitol’s marble rotunda, surrounded by the titans of power and industry, taking the reins of a ...
Seven highlights of the majestic (and infamous) US Capitol Building
As the 47th president celebrates his inauguration, here’s what to see at the epicentre of American democracy (and yes, the ...
Trump sets out to erase Biden’s legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began erasing Joe Biden ’s legacy immediately after taking office as the nation’s 47th ...
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Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkward
A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol, hundreds of thousands of people line the National Mall and the images ...
Capitol Security Is Tight as Inaugural Guests Begin to Arrive
The Capitol building is locked down as Inauguration guests start to slowly trickle into the rotunda. To enter, one must show ...
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
a nominee for Secretary of State, attends the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington ...
Scenes from a packed Rotunda: Moguls, former presidents — and some notable absences
Hundreds of the world's most powerful people — among them every living president as well as billionaire tech executives — ...