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The first petition on the White House's page for citizens to petition has its first entry mere hours after President Donald Trump was sworn in. And it's a request for him "immediately" release his full tax returns.

ISIS fighters have destroyed part of a Roman amphitheater in the ancient city of Palmyra, according to Syrian state news.

The Super Bowl is so close you can almost SMELL it (but luckily you can't, because it would smell like man sweat and fryer grease).

Former President Barack Obama bid farewell to members of his staff Friday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before departing with his family for a vacation in California:

Hundreds of thousands of people will be in Washington for Trump's Inauguration on January 20, 2017. Security around the events is expected to cost over $100 million.

Trump has promised to sign executive orders on Obamacare

Will President Donald Trump continue the federal government's hands off policy on marijuana? Legal analysts Paul Callan and Danny Cevallos debate the issue.

Gun violence in PG-13 movies is still on the rise, exceeding its counterpart in R-rated movies, according to a recent study published in the journal Pediatrics.

Pope Francis congratulated President Trump on his inauguration in a letter.

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The presidential inauguration of Donald J. Trump started on a spiritual note, with Timothy Michael Dolan, Catholic cardinal and archbishop of New York, reciting King Solomon's prayer from the Book of Wisdom:

Incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, delivered remarks during the inauguration ceremony, just moments before Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Schumer spoke in his capacity as ranking member of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Here is the full transcript of his comments:

Now that their dad is the President, CNN takes a look at Trump's children and their background.

Donald Trump, the new US President, is a keen golfer and has dabbled in the world of sport on numerous occasions, with mixed results.

President Donald Trump says this Inauguration Day marks the transfer of power back to the citizens.

The Missouri State University Chorale performed an original work, "Now We Belong," written by Minnesota poet Michael Dennis Browne and composed by John Wykoff.

Chief Justice John Roberts issues the oath of office to Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States.

The Rev. Dr. Samuel Rodriguez, of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, read from the Sermon on the Mount, in chapter 5 of the Gospel of Matthew, New Living Translation, at the inauguration Friday.

After about two years' worth of campaigning, a wild election and a tumultuous transition period, this Friday Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States.