President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both welcomed their successors to the White House Monday morning, hours before the presidential inauguration.

Mike Pence watched his replacement, J.D. Vance, take the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, eight years after standing in the same position. Karen Pence skipped the service

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance release official headshots a few days before inauguration festivities kick off.

Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated.

The official portraits of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance were released Thursday by the Trump transition team. "And they go hard," a press release from the transition said about the portraits.

It all comes after the tumultuous relationship between Biden and Trump was on full display in the presidential race.

In pardoning more than 1,500 supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack, Trump went further than he had suggested just a month earlier.

Han Zheng, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s envoy at Trump’s Inauguration, discussed fentanyl, trade, and technology with Vance and Musk.

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts in an inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump to the White House on Monday for a preinaugural tea, restoring traditions around peaceful transfer of power.

Days before the official presidential transition ... DC before inauguration JD Vance steps into role as vice president with clear mission: Do what Trump wants Joe Biden pardons five people ...

Vice President J.D. Vance took the oath of office at the Capitol Rotunda, putting him in line to carry the torch of the MAGA movement.