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Trump sworn in as 45th president; turnout for Women’s March exceeds expectations

Northern Virginia’s daily dose of local and national news for Monday, Jan. 23.

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Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States. After photos emerged comparing the crowds at Trump’s inauguration to President Obama’s 2008 inauguration, Press Secretary Sean Spicer inaccurately claimed Friday’s swearing-in was “the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration.”
(CNN)

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The turnout for the Women’s March on Washington exceeded expectations at an estimated 500,000 people, causing the march to be rerouted. There were more than 1 million trips taken on the Metro on Saturday. The White House criticized the media’s coverage of the march, calling it disproportionate.
(WTOP, WTOP, WTOP)

The D.C. area is under a wind advisory Monday morning and afternoon.
(ARLnow)

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Singer-songwriter Cal Everett will play the Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards on Jan. 28 as part of the ongoing Songs Stories & Gas Money concert series.
(Loudoun Now)

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Comparisons are being drawn between the 2016 presidential election and the 2017 Virginia gubernatorial race.
(Fairfax County Times)

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