Virginia is getting back from the federal government about half the $5.7 million it spent buttressing security at the inauguration of President Barack...

A young man stands on a barrier above the massive crowd on Washington’s National Mall, his hand raised triumphantly. Amateur photographer Paul Loveland...

Because Barack Obama’s inauguration came so near Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, and because during his rise the newly inaugurated president...

Army National Guard Capt. Jarrod C. Blevins and Army National Guard Pfc. Joshua D. Merrick participated in the 56th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20....

Barack Obama made history Jan. 20, but let’s look at the history of some of that day’s words . . . Such as blunder. Hey, in fairness to Chief...

Virginia spent roughly $7 million on the inauguration of President Barack Obama. But the state’s hotels and motels took in an extra $28 million during...

Virginia spent half a million dollars to carry more than 72,000 transit passengers free to President Barack Obama’s inaugural. The $500,578 cost...

Washington’s mass-transit system destroyed its records for ridership with traffic on inauguration day. More than 1,120,000 passenger trips were recorded...

FROM THE NEWSROOM Shortly after noon Tuesday, Barack Obama raised his right hand and made history as the first African-American president of the United...

WASHINGTON—The classical music played for millions of people watching President Barack Obama’s inauguration was not the live performance it...