The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Now President Biden is mulling his own pre-emptive pardons. But these are of a whole different cloth. In a distressing sign of the political times, Mr. Biden is considering pre-emptive pardons for elected officials and government employees for any possible crimes over several years,

The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83) will be the fifth and sixth vessels respectively of the Gerald R. Ford class, and will each replace an aging Nimitz-class supercarrier as they enter service.

Former President George W. Bush attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday. The 43rd president of the United States was accompanied by his wife, former first lady Laura Bush.

Here are seven distinctive aspects about the swearing in of President-elect Donald Trump They include him being the first convicted felon sworn into office, J D Vance being the third-youngest vice

The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be sworn in.

Despite social media attention, the Constitution protects freedom of religion. So putting a hand on a Bible, or even using one at all, isn't required.

The day before his second inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally at an arena in Washington, where he repeated some of the most frequent false claims from the campaign trail while also sprinkling in some new falsehoods.

Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant

Presidents have pardon power -- that's in the Constitution, columnist Ron Faucheux notes. But there are some steps to take that would prevent the most dubious of them.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at his second inauguration. From Marian Anderson to Lady Gaga, discover the musical history of US presidential inaugurations.

Joe Biden has pardoned more than 3,000 people during his final days in office. Other presidents have used the power to exonerate friends, family and supporters.