One Day Until An Unprecedented Inauguration: Live Updates

January 19, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal ahead of the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden will be sworn-i... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Preparations are made prior to a dress rehearsal ahead of the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies on the West Front at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. Biden will be sworn-in as the 46th president on January 20th. (Photo by Jeenah Moon - Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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January 19, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office one day from now, amid a backdrop of tension and unrest, not just in the nation’s capital, but across the country.

From heightened security measures put in place to protect the ceremonious affair following the insurrection of the Capitol just two weeks ago to accommodations put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to the first Black and Asian American woman being sworn in as vice president — inauguration will be unprecedented in many ways.

We’ll be following all the ins and outs of the affair over the course of the next 24 hours-plus in our liveblog. Follow along below:

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President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office one day from now, amid a backdrop of tension and unrest, not just in the nation’s capital, but across the country.

From heightened security measures put in place to protect the ceremonious affair following the insurrection of the Capitol just two weeks ago to accommodations put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, to the first Black and Asian American woman being sworn in as vice president — inauguration will be unprecedented in many ways.

We’ll be following all the ins and outs of the affair over the course of the next 24 hours-plus in our liveblog. Follow along below:

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  1. 25 hours and 25 minutes to go. I’m already giddy with excitement!

  2. Wouldn’t be giddy until we find out how much damage he’s got planned for his last day.

  3. Giddy up!

  4. Can’t wait for the Trump/GOP KKKult’s crowd size infatuation to kick in. Sigh…

  5. Avatar for tao tao says:

    After the Damn Fool’s grand final (we hope) display of treason ranking on the same level as the Kennedy assassination and 9/11 the Inauguration of the return of sanity to the WH is most welcome and reassuring. The contrast between a lack of any virtue whatsoever and the Biden Administration is what makes tomorrow unprecedented.

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