FOX News Washington correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on Capitol Hill security on Special Report
Neither Homeland Security nor the FBI, both agencies in charge of spearheading the special security event in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day, immediately made announcements Wednesday after Biden was sworn in outside the U.S. Capitol regarding how long a heightened militarized presence would remain in the downtown area now that the ceremony has ended.
An official with the Department of Defense declined to comment on the matter, referring Fox News to Homeland Security or the FBI to disclose information about lowering the security presence.
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Ceremony on Wednesday afternoon with a trio of Mr. Biden’s predecessors.
The president and vice president made the trip “to honor our men and women in uniform who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our common values,” according to the White House.
Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris were joined by former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush, and former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton.
Biden joined by former presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton at wreath laying ceremony
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura and former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton look on. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
By: Scripps National
and last updated 2021-01-20 15:27:13-05
WASHINGTON â In a show of solidarity and bipartisanship, former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and their wives joined President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at Arlington National Ceremony Wednesday afternoon.
In the Run-up to the Inaugural, Does Fashion Really Matter?
The Biden-Harris team has been trying to keep their designer options under wraps.
Instead of flag-waving crowds, out-of-towners eager to splurge and political junkies tuned in from afar, next week’s inauguration is being redefined by multiple security checks, clashing political parties, threats of violent protesters and a semi-locked-down city.
Traditionally, fashion has had a leading role in such an historic moment, but some question whether it should be discussed at all.
Even before supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, voters across the country were reeling from the financial and personal fallout brought on by the coronavirus crisis. As the domestic rollout of vaccinations has sputtered and millions are facing another winter of working from home, the swearing-in of President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. as the 46th President of the United States on Jan. 20 will carry with it a large amou