The peaceful certification Monday of November’s presidential election in the United States stands in stark contrast with the violence of 2021 when then-President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington.

President-elect Donald J. Trump had complained that flags were scheduled to fly at half-staff — a symbol of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter — on the day of his inauguration.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Biden ordered the United States ... Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) listens as the House votes for Speaker of the House on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO/AP) — The peaceful certification Monday of November’s presidential election in the United States stands ... John Thune, Sen. Mike Rounds and Rep.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO/AP) — The peaceful certification Monday of November’s presidential election in the United States stands in stark contrast ... John Thune, Sen. Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson, all Republicans, still hold the same offices ...

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office on Monday, several groups are working to ensure that Monday's inauguration is safe.

Friday in a sense was business as usual for a federal courthouse that has handled nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 cases. Still the day was charged with the extraordinary.

The president-elect announced that Monday’s ceremony will be held inside the Capitol, leaving thousands of people rushing to make new plans.

Bad weather forecasts mean President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda and people visiting Washington from around the country won’t be able to see it in person.

The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the U.S.

It is unclear what Donald J. Trump intends to do with the Jan. 6 investigation, the largest single criminal inquiry the Justice Department has undertaken in its 155-year history.