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For thousands of spectators who came to Washington from across the country, Friday was the culmination of a hard-fought battle against the political establishment.

The election is over. Hillary Clinton’s email investigation apparently is not.

The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a Houston case that top conservatives hope will provide an opening to challenge the landmark 2015 ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.

While the protests on Inauguration Day turned violent – police in riot gear were called out to disperse angry crowds that were smashing the window of downtown businesses – the number of people on the streets protesting the Trump administration on Friday is far smaller than what is expected on Saturday.

While new President Donald Trump was laying out a short version of his agenda in an inaugural speech, his communications team was busy rewriting the White House website with a slew of new objectives including scrapping environmental regulations it claims kill jobs.

President Trump, in his first significant official act as president, signed legislation Friday allowing retired Gen. James Mattis to run the Pentagon as defense secretary.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was in attendance at the inauguration of Donald Trump, but not without some controversy. Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues showed up sporting navy blue buttons to protest Republican efforts to repeal ObamaCare.

Despite President Obama’s record of clemency and some of his more controversial choices – Chelsea Manning, for example – there are still a number of people behind bars that activists hoped he would pardon to or commute their sentences.

President Obama bid farewell to supporters and staff members Friday at Andrews Air Force Base, as the former commander-in-chief returns to civilian life.

The smart thing about President Trump’s serious and sober speech is that he didn’t make it about him.

With Donald Trump as president, the gun industry is facing a threat of a different kind.

The following is President Trump’s inaugural address, as prepared for delivery.

In his final term as president, gun-control proponent Barrack Obama inadvertently became the No. 1 moneymaker for the firearms industry.

A rural Illinois FedEx courier attending Donald Trump’s inauguration in a donated suit broke down in tears Thursday night when offered a $10,000 check from the soon-to-be commander-in-chief.

Donald Trump assumed the nation’s highest office Friday as the 45th president of the United States, vowing in a tough inaugural address to restore prosperity and “fight” for the country “with every breath.”

A major Inauguration Day dispute is erupting between Senate Republicans and Democrats over how many of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees could be confirmed late Friday – and whether the battle could extend into the weekend.

A group of anti-Trump protesters chained themselves together in front of an entrance checkpoint to the inauguration Friday morning, one of several demonstrations popping up across the nation's capital.

Inauguration Day protests turned violent late Friday morning, as spectators reported being attacked and a police official said demonstrators were vandalizing property and even torched a car.

Scroll down for the Inauguration Day schedule, and other fast facts on the transfer of power.

The moment Donald Trump swears the oath of office and lifts his hand from the Bible as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, the clock begins on his first 100 days.