With the date of presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both set by law, the two have - and will - keep overlapping.

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday.

Monday, January 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.

John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation ... the holiday coincides with President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.

There will also be an extra emphasis on King’s ideas and words about leadership and equality, versus the ideas and words of the incoming President Donald Trump, whose inauguration falls on Marti ...

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The President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.

Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world crammed into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday to watch power transfer peacefully from Democratic former President Joe Biden to his Republican successor,

President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed normal, but there were concerns about U.S. democracy lingering just beneath the surface.

Despite the lack of context, it’s still very funny. MORE INAUGURATION: John Fetterman wore shorts! So here’s a look at some of the jokes we’ve since seen pop up since earlier in the week ...

The 2025 inauguration of Donald Trump brought in a 27% smaller audience than Joe Biden’s in 2021. Trump’s second swearing-in brought in an average total viewership of 24.59 million viewers ...

Undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Irish megastar Conor McGregor recreated their iconic ‘Rolex’ video while attending Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this week. A slew of combat sports’ top stars were on hand to see Trump sworn into office for the second time,