A portrait of retired Gen. Mark Milley, a target of President Donald Trump's wrath, disappeared from a Pentagon hallway hours after the inauguration.

It was just moments before Joe Biden's presidential term ended when he announced pardons for his siblings and their spouses.

President Biden used his executive clemency power to protect people targeted by Donald J. Trump, including five members of his family as well as Liz Cheney, Anthony S. Fauci and Mark A. Milley.

In one of his final official acts, President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and members of the Jan. 6 committee.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as president once again. He announced a slew of executive orders in his inaugural speech. He's expected to sign many of them later on Monday. A political comeback is complete: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were both sworn into office in a ceremony beneath the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

In his last hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to his family members, Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and others.

US President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons for General Mark Milley, Dr Anthony Fauci and members of Congress who served on the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as a shield against possible retaliatory action against them by his incoming successor,

U.S. President Joe Biden issued pre-emptive pardons on Monday for people Republican successor Donald Trump has targeted for retaliation, including former Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and former White House chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci.

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Donald and Melania Trump are about to arrive at St John's Church ahead of him being sworn in as the 47th president.

President Joe Biden granted pardons to leading government officials that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to punish, fending off potential retribution by his successor against those he has labeled as political enemies.