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President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)

Watch: President Joe Biden's inauguration speech

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump exit Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport on the way to Mar-a-Lago club.

Photos: How Donald Trump and Mike Pence spent Joe Biden's Inauguration Day

Ivanka Trump (2nd R), husband Jared Kushner (R), their children, Eric (C-R) and Donald Jr. (C-R) and Trump family members stand on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland as they arrive for US President Donald Trump's departure on January 20, 2021. - President Trump travels to his Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump extended Secret Service protection for 14 members of his family as he left office

Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and his wife Susan Blumenthal in the Old Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

Ed Markey calls for additional coronavirus measures as Biden signs executive orders January 20, 2021 | 6:09 PM

Dean Kapsalis, 54, of Hudson, with his public defender Paul Mahoney.

Suspect allegedly shouted racial slur at victim before driving at him in Belmont fatal road rage incident January 20, 2021 | 5:39 PM

President-elect Joe Biden, left, fist bumps Vice President Kamala Harris after she was sworn in during the inauguration, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

No time to waste

Poll: What's your message for the Biden-Harris administration? January 20, 2021 | 5:08 PM

A coronavirus testing site in Sacrament, Calif., Jan. 19, 2021. New variants of the coronavirus continue to emerge but one in particular has caused concern in the U.S. because itÕs so contagious and spreading fast. To avoid it, youÕll need to double down on the same pandemic precautions that have kept you safe so far. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)

Mass. reports 3,987 new COVID-19 cases, 78 new deaths January 20, 2021 | 5:00 PM

Flags line the National Mall towards the Capitol Building as events get underway for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington.

The Latest: Pompeo ethos sign removed from State Dept. lobby January 20, 2021 | 4:58 PM

Members of the Proud Boys, who have engaged in political violence, at a rally in Portland, Ore., in September.Credit...Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi for The New York Times

‘A total failure’: The Proud Boys now mock Trump January 20, 2021 | 4:48 PM

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, traders watch as the presidential inaugural plays on a screen, in a booth on the trading floor, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. U.S. stocks are rallying to records Wednesday on encouraging earnings reports and continued optimism that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the struggling economy.

Wall Street hits record highs as hopes build for more stimulus January 20, 2021 | 4:45 PM

A night-time photograph of Boston shot from the International Space Station earlier this month.

HUB OF THE UNIVERSE

Here are some of the coolest details of that stunning NASA photo of Boston at night January 20, 2021 | 4:44 PM

Trump pardons father charged in college admissions scandal January 20, 2021 | 4:28 PM

Connecticut man charged with pinning officer during U.S. Capitol attack January 20, 2021 | 4:22 PM

Surveillance video showing a vehicle striking a skateboarder in Salem.

Salem police to file charges against driver who struck teenage skateboarder, left scene January 20, 2021 | 3:03 PM

Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.

Bernie Sanders’s extremely Vermont outfit stole the show at Joe Biden’s inauguration January 20, 2021 | 2:52 PM

Student who was jailed for breaking quarantine in Caymans apologizes January 20, 2021 | 2:39 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman arrives at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Capitol Police officer who faced down pro-Trump mob escorts Kamala Harris at inauguration January 20, 2021 | 2:27 PM

Workers loading boxes into a truck outside the White House last week.

They prepare the White House for a new president. They have 5 hours. January 20, 2021 | 2:14 PM

Gia Brown, a LPN, sanitizes a plexiglass compartment after testing a patient at a North End COVID-19 coronavirus test site.

Massachusetts confirms 2nd case of virus' UK variant January 20, 2021 | 2:09 PM

A buffet table at an event at Number One Observatory Circle hosted by Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Mike Pence, in 2018.Credit...Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press

Where Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff will live in Washington, D.C. January 20, 2021 | 2:02 PM

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

What to know about the rather large Bible that Joe Biden took his presidential oath on January 20, 2021 | 1:40 PM

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump head towards Air Force One for the last time at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021, hours before the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)

Fact checking Trump on his final morning as president January 20, 2021 | 1:30 PM

A pedestrian passes live coverage of President Donald Trump making farewell remarks on a news report displayed at 100 Federal Street near Post Office Square in Boston.

As Trump exits without promised salvation, some QAnon followers wonder if they've been duped January 20, 2021 | 1:05 PM

Alex Goldfarb

Dr. Alex Goldfarb

Family remembers Boston doctor who died climbing mountain in Pakistan January 20, 2021 | 12:43 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman speaks at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

What to know about Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history January 20, 2021 | 12:41 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Kamala Harris is sworn is as U.S. Vice President as her husband Doug Emhoff looks on at the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Watch: Kamala Harris takes historic oath of office to become vice president January 20, 2021 | 12:13 PM

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.(Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Watch: Joe Biden takes oath of office to become 46th president January 20, 2021 | 12:07 PM

How the Boston Common inspired the National Mall's 'Field of Flags' January 20, 2021 | 11:26 AM

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Doug Emhoff, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave as they arrive on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Livestream: Joe Biden's inauguration January 20, 2021 | 11:01 AM

Scene of fatal road rage incident in Belmont.

Fatal Road Rage

Boston man killed in alleged road rage incident in Belmont January 20, 2021 | 10:51 AM

ILLEGAL NIGHT CLUB

Lawrence police received a report of loud music. Officers found an 'illegal night club,' they said. January 20, 2021 | 9:56 AM

Dr. Rachel Walensky, 51, an infectious-diseases specialist at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is expected to become CDC director.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky

MGH's Dr. Rochelle Walensky prepares to take over beleaguered CDC amid crisis January 20, 2021 | 9:50 AM

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Executives orders

What actions is Biden taking on Day 1? Here's a list. January 20, 2021 | 9:45 AM