Tag: Inauguration

Trump was far more confrontational than was Bill Clinton in 1993 or George W. Bush in 2001. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Beltway Confidential

Donald Trump’s unusual inaugural address

Michael Barone · January 20, 2017 7:26 pm

Congress as divided on Trump's speech as it likely will be on his agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump’s inaugural speech draws partisan cheers, jeers

Nicole Duran, Susan Crabtree · January 20, 2017 7:16 pm

Trump’s Speech: A Surprising Call for Government Action

Fred Barnes · January 20, 2017 7:15 pm

Sullivan Ballou's letter to his wife is a beautiful tribute to the duty, fidelity, and sacrifice of a Union soldier before the first clash in the American Civil War. (Wikimedia Commons)

Beltway Confidential

Sullivan Ballou’s beautiful letter, and how Chuck Schumer used it

Philip Wegmann · January 20, 2017 7:13 pm

Police clash with anarchist protesters in downtown DC

Kyle Feldscher · January 20, 2017 7:04 pm

"We are ready to work with the Trump admin consistent with our values and we will never back down from our values. #Inauguration," tweeted AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Labor awkwardly promises to work with Trump

Sean Higgins · January 20, 2017 7:04 pm

New president used his old Twitter account to reiterate the populist message in his inaugural address. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Trump issues inauguration tweetstorm

Joseph Lawler · January 20, 2017 7:00 pm

Trump greeted Clinton before lunch at the Capitol. (Screengrab/CNN)

Trump shakes Hillary Clinton’s hand after inauguration

Caitlin Yilek · January 20, 2017 6:42 pm

As he has done in campaign speeches, President Trump spoke in hyperbole of what he would accomplish as president. In this regard, it was a campaign speech, not an inaugural address, and there is a significant difference. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s speech felt more like a campaign speech than an inaugural address

Ken Colombini · January 20, 2017 6:40 pm

The new site promises 25 million new jobs, driven by tax and regulatory reform and renegotiating trade deals. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

New Trump White House site sets goal of 4 percent growth, tax reform

Joseph Lawler · January 20, 2017 6:32 pm

Conservative radio host Mark Levin advanced the controversy over President Trump's claim his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped his phones, by saying Obama must have known about the alleged surveillance. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Obama: Serving has been the ‘privilege of my life’

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 20, 2017 6:30 pm

The contract for the F-35 is not for $1.5 trillion as Trump claimed. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

National Security

Here are the 20 military aircraft that will fly over Trump’s parade

Jacqueline Klimas · January 20, 2017 6:30 pm