Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” and summoning American resilience and unity to confront the deeply divided nation's historic confluence of crises.

Three new senators will be sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tackle the new president's agenda at a time of unprecedented national challenges.

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Thursday on optimism over the new U.S. administration that earlier set off a rally on Wall Street.

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- On Wednesday, Kamala Harris became the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian vice president of the United States of America. During her acceptance speech in November, VP Harris said “I may be the first woman to hold this office, but I won’t be the last.”

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KCTV) - - Concerns had been raised about large protests at state capitol buildings across the United States on the day Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, but no such thing came to pass in Jefferson City.