The inauguration marks the official transfer of presidential power, with the executive branch changing hands from the Biden administration to the Trump administration. The 20th Amendment states that a president's four-year term ends at noon on Jan. 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly after.

A view of the U.S. Capitol from the top of the Washington Monument at dawn on the Inauguration Day of Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington, D.C. Brendan

Because MLK Day is on Monday, most employees will get a day off. Does this mean Inauguration Day is a federal holiday, too?