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Inauguration Day is also moving day at the White House

The riot at the Capitol forced many people to cancel plans to travel to Washington, D.C., for Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration — though not everyone’s.

It’s going to be a virtual celebration full of top Hollywood stars and superstar musicians for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Hosted by Tom Hanks, the “Celebrating America” event will be headlined by Justin Timberlake, Demi Lovato, Jon Bon Jovi and R&B singer Ant Clemons, the Presidential Inaugural Committee said Wednesday.

Gov. Charlie Baker activated up to 500 National Guard personnel for deployment to Washington D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20.

The governors of five of New England’s six states have said that they have received requests to send National Guard members to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont have said they’ll be sending Guard members. Rhode Island said it is not sending any of its soldiers....

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could begin at 1 p.m. on Inauguration Day

Maine is sending National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for inauguration security, focused on protecting the Capitol rather than managing a large crowd.

The Massachusetts National Guard is preparing to deploy to Washington, D.C., to help provide security following the Capitol riot.

Two major railroad workers unions have asked the Department of Homeland Security to beef up security on Amtrak and other passenger lines, including by creating a no-ride list akin to the no-fly list that prevents people identified as risks from boarding planes

Airbnb will cancel and block reservations in the Washington, D.C., area during inauguration week to ensure “hate group members are not part of the Airbnb community.” The announcement comes after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan asked visitors to stay away from the D.C. area for the inauguration as a response to...

Massachusetts is expected to send “a few hundred” of its National Guard members to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to Gov. Charlie Baker. “We’ve had — and I would imagine this is true for many states — we have had an ask from Washington to support a fairly significant request for guard personnel in our…

Video Wednesday showed members of the U.S. National Guard sleeping on the floors of the U.S. Capitol. The National Guard was called in during the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 and remain on the grounds to protect against possible attacks leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Jefferey Rosen discusses the coordination of efforts on Jan. 6 when rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol and discusses the future threats for which the country is preparing.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser urged Americans on Monday not to travel to the capital for the inauguration next week due to the recent acts of domestic terrorism against the U.S. Capitol building as well as surging coronavirus numbers. The mayor also highlighted that she has asked President Donald Trump to preemptively declare a state of emergency in the...

The mayor of Washington, D.C., asked federal officials to cancel permits for demonstrations and plan to protect federal property around Inauguration Day “given the new threats from insurgent acts of domestic terrorists.”  Mayor Muriel Bowser asked Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf to cancel public gathering permits for the next two weeks, from Jan. 11 to Jan. 24. The…

Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, according a person familiar with his decision. A loyal lieutenant to President Donald Trump, Pence was criticized by the president over his role counting Electoral College votes in Congress and was one of the people trapped inside the U.S. Capitol when Trump...

The coronavirus pandemic that has shaken New Hampshire to its core also offers a path to both individual and collective transformation, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday as he officially began his third term.

President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will include a “virtual parade across America” consistent with crowd limits during the coronavirus era

Citing protesters outside his New Hampshire home over his order requiring masks, Gov. Chris Sununu has decided to cancel next week’s outdoor inauguration.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn, who chairs the inaugural committee for President-elect Joe Biden, said Tuesday that most of the events Jan. 20 will take place virtually because of the pandemic.