Inauguration in a Ghost Town
Two weeks to the day after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent Congress and the Electoral College from doing their duty, the Trump era came to a close when Joseph R. Biden Jr. took the oath of office as the 46th U.S. president. "We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal," the new president said. "We can do this if we open our souls instead of hardening our hearts."