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

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.

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 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.

Trump won the popular vote by the smallest margin of any president since Richard Nixon — for the second time, winning the presidency without winning a majority of votes.

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

JD Vance and his family have officially moved into the vice presidential residence at the Naval Observatory — and they are promising to "take good care of it" over the next four years.

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.

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.

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.

Self-described dirty trickster Roger J. Stone Jr emerged on the American political scene during the 1972 re-election campaign of President Richard Nixon – whose face is famously tattooed on his back.

Over the years, the First Ladies of the United States have used the opportunity of the inauguration to show off their fashion sense.