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Braced for clashes, Washington is mostly empty and quiet for Biden inauguration [Los Angeles Times] Determined not to repeat the disastrous security failures that permitted a pro-Trump mob to storm and occupy the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, federal authorities transformed Washington on the day of President Biden’s inauguration into a militarized territory patrolled by more than 25,000 troops and police officers. This time, they were prepared for the worst. But the worst stayed home. The inauguration’s celebratory events at the White House and the Capitol failed to attract more than ...

WASHINGTON — Determined not to repeat the disastrous security failures that permitted a pro-Trump mob to storm and occupy the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, federal authorities transformed Washington on the day of President Biden’s inauguration into a militarized territory patrolled by more than 2

Joe Biden is inaugurated hours after his predecessor leaves the White House, clearing the way for a beleaguered nation to turn the page on one of the most divisive chapters in its political history. The inauguration’s celebratory events at the White House and the Capitol failed to attract more than a handful of protesters, most of whom were trying to draw attention to garden-variety domestic issues. Unable to access the National Mall, which was closed, or pass through the many security checkpoints, they gathered at the edges of the city’s downtown, where they barely attracted notice. Adve...

Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam VP, Mr. Emhoff, Americans and the world: When day comes we ask ourselves Where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, We braved the belly of the beast; We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace. And the norms and notions of what just is Isn’t always justice. And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it. Somehow we do it; A nation that isn’t broken but simply unfinished. We, the successors of a country and a time Where a skinny black girl descended from slaves