Here's a closer look at the ways in which this transition of power has been unlike the rest. 

Ryan chairs the House's Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch which oversees the Capitol Police.

“President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government,” reads the four-page impeachment bill.

``We must take action,'' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared Friday on a private conference call with Democrats.

A violent siege of the U.S. Capitol interrupted the proceedings and appeared to force some Republicans to back down from plans to object to multiple states' electors.

Video emerged showing protesters inside the building being escorted by security.

Pence is set to preside over the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as it receives the results of the state-by-state Electoral College that determines the winner of presidential elections.

Vice-President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday's congressional tally of Electoral College votes.

“The American people can be confident: we have one and perhaps within hours two safe vaccines,” Pence said, referring to expected FDA approval for Moderna’s vaccine.

Trump will get the vaccine himself as soon as his medical team determines it is best, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Tuesday.