"I think this was a better speech than the one I made upstairs" ...

George Washington delivered his first inaugural address before a joint session of Congress in New York City’s Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. Washington, stepping into the newly created role of ...

On Jan. 17, 2026, Abigail Spanberger became the 75th governor of Virginia. Read her full inauguration speech, as written, ...

"Yes We Can," said President Barack Obama. "Make America Great Again," said President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden has so many go-to phrases ("here’s the deal, folks"), they’ve been nicknamed ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to bring forth a “new era of politics” in his inaugural address, which did not name President Donald Trump and was interrupted by boos aimed at outgoing ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will govern “expansively and audaciously,” he said — vowing to stick to his sweeping socialist agenda and bring back “the era of big government” in a fiery speech at his public ...