For the first time in 40 years, the swearing-in of an American president won’t take place on the Capitol steps.

He is not the only president to move his inauguration indoors because of frigid conditions. It is expected to be the coldest Inauguration Day since 1985, when Ronald Reagan was sworn in for a second term in 7 degree weather.

A forecast of record cold temperatures on Monday upended the planned ceremony, which now will take place indoors. More than 220,000 ticketed guests will be unable to view the swearing-in.

Activists highlighted a range of issues, descending on the capital two days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

Donald Trump landed in Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration, with the billionaire Republican set to attend a series of events and celebrations before reclaiming the presidency.

President-elect Donald J. Trump and his family are selling a cryptocurrency token featuring an image of Mr. Trump drawn from the July assassination attempt, a potentially lucrative new business that ethics experts assailed as a blatant effort to cash in on the office he is about to occupy again. Read more ›