Inauguration Day
noun
: January 20 following a presidential election on which the president of the U.S. is inaugurated
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Their combination of technical expertise and direct access to Trump are significant assets that should be deployed quickly after Inauguration Day.
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Stuart N. Brotman, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
Democrats remain in a funk more than a month after gut-punch losses to President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies, a leaderless party heading toward Inauguration Day and soon without control of the White House and both chambers on Capitol Hill.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Regardless of the turmoil on Capitol Hill, the Trump transition team is barreling ahead with Inauguration Day less than a month away.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson had just about finalized a short-term agreement on government spending with the Democrats, who, until Inauguration Day, still run the White House.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Stuart N. Brotman, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
Democrats remain in a funk more than a month after gut-punch losses to President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies, a leaderless party heading toward Inauguration Day and soon without control of the White House and both chambers on Capitol Hill.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Regardless of the turmoil on Capitol Hill, the Trump transition team is barreling ahead with Inauguration Day less than a month away.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson had just about finalized a short-term agreement on government spending with the Democrats, who, until Inauguration Day, still run the White House.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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