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    Some Of 2017's Biggest National Stories, In Pictures

    by Tanya Ballard Brown Dec 28, 2017 4 minutes
    Hundreds of thousands march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017.

    As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let's pause and revisit some of the most important news events from 2017.

    The Inauguration

    On Jan. 20, 2017, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. The real estate and reality TV mogul's contained many of the same themes he had espoused as a candidate: taking power away from the political establishment and giving it back to the people; taking a tougher stance on crime, gangs and drugs; bringing jobs back to America; and, protecting U.S. borders. "This American carnage stops right here and stops right now," he said. One of the first things the newly-minted president did was sign papers for his.

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