The inauguration was the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.

And a lot of people pointed out how former Vice President Kamala Harris didn't seem to react at all. "Kamala was sitting ...

Former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton were part of a small crowd of Democrats who ...