The opening salvo would herald a 10-day blitz of executive actions as Biden seeks to redirect the country in the wake of Trump’s presidency without waiting for Congress.

Fencing, boarded-up windows and lines of police and National Guard troops have transformed statehouse grounds ahead of expected demonstrations.

Michigan, Virginia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Washington are among the states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security.

Biden had campaigned as a rebuke to President Donald Trump, a singular figure whose political power was fuelled by discord and grievance.

From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, Trump’s brand of transactional diplomacy has alienated allies and foes, leaving Biden with a contentious set of national security issues.

Donald Trump may face criminal and civil charges at both the federal and state levels for actions before and during his tenure as president, Thomas Klassen of York University says.

Some public health experts have said it’s important that the White House take extra precautions to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus during the busy move.

The timing for the trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set.

Trump’s deplatforming reveals the extent to which these platforms — even in Canada — are uniquely shaped by and respond to American needs and values, Blayne Haggart says.

The top U.S. prosecutor overseeing the probe said his team had no "direct evidence" that rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol had formed "kill capture teams."