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FILE PHOTO: Razor wire is seen on a fence around the U.S. Capitol ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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Empty streets, thousands of troops in Washington as Biden becomes US president

The unprecedented precautions, which fenced off much of downtown Washington, ensured that Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took their oaths of office at 11:48 a.m. EST (1648 GMT) free of...

US Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson. Picture: Collected
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US Presidents who didn’t attend their successors' inauguration

Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
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Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans

Members of the US National Guard arrive, as the US Capitol goes into lockdown during the dress rehearsal ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in Washington, US, January 18, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Pool via REUTERS
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US Capitol lockdown lifted, fire nearby contained

National Guard members stand guard outside the Michigan State Capitol ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Lansing, Michigan, US, January 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
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Heavily fortified statehouses around US see small protests

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, US, December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Cheriss May/File Photo
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Trump plans to depart Washington the morning of Inauguration Day: Sources

Vice President Mike Pence listens during a briefing about the upcoming presidential inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, at FEMA headquarters, January 14, 2021, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS
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Pence calls Harris to offer assistance ahead of US power transfer next week

US President Donald Trump walks down the West Wing colonnade from the Oval Office to the Rose Garden to deliver an update on the so-called "Operation Warp Speed" program, the joint Defense Department and HHS initiative that has struck deals with several drugmakers in an effort to help speed up the search for effective treatments for the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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State Dept prematurely announces Trump departure

In this March 10, 2011, file photo, Vice President of the United States Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AP
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Russia receives US invitation to attend Biden inauguration

Chad Wolf, acting Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on August 6, 2020 in Washington DC. Photo: Reuters
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Acting US homeland security secretary stepping down as inauguration approaches