January 19, 2021 7:00 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
President-elect Joe Biden is set to arrive in Washington today, the eve of his inauguration, with the usual backdrop of celebrations and political comity replaced by a military lockdown.
Biden will spend the night at Blair House, the guest residence across the street from the White House one of just a few traditions being honored during the most extraordinary transfer of power in most Americansâ lifetimes.
Outgoing President Donald Trump doesnât plan to invite the Bidens to the White House before the inauguration denying them the customary gesture of goodwill the Obama family afforded him four years ago. Trump will also become the first president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successorâs swearing in heâll instead leave Washington tomorrow morning for Florida, where he plans to reside.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in on Inauguration Day by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. A Virginia man was arrested Friday at a security checkpoint near the U.S. Capitol carrying an unregistered handgun and ammunition, according to police. House committees probing the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol asked federal authorities for documents and other materials.