Trump just took the oath for a second time. Melania Trump and their children surrounded him as he did so.

Trump and Biden shook hands after he took the oath. Kamala Harris, who was standing next to Biden, clapped quietly.

JD Vance just took the oath of office with his wife, Usha, and their three children by his side.

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, who sit on the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, are speaking on the importance of democracy.

"Our theme this year is our enduring democracy, the presence of so many presidents and vice presidents here today is truly a testament to that endurance," Klobuchar said in her opening remarks.

Fischer noted the past several years have been a "trying" time for the nation but today's events marks its 60th inauguration ceremony.

"Endurance through the years is the ultimate test," she said. "To persevere through time is the truest measure of an idea."

President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to his siblings and their spouses in the final minutes of his presidency.

"My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me -- the worst kind of partisan politics. Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end," Biden said in a statement.

He pardoned his siblings, Valerie Biden Owens, Francis Biden and James Biden, as well as Owens’ husband, John Owens, and James Biden’s wife, Sara Jones Biden.

"The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that they engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense," Biden said.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were seen arriving at the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball on Monday evening.