Nigeria, Jan. 21 -- Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. At the inauguration ceremony Wednesday in Washington, D.C., it was a celebration of the return of the Obama administration and the Democratic Party. With the absence of outgoing President Donald Trump, the image of the Republican Party at the end of Mr Trump's turbulent tenure was one of a contemptible lack of graciousness in loss.

In his inaugural address, President Biden called for an end to the "uncivil war," addressing the toxic politics of the past four years, even as the Senate prepares to try his predecessor in the coming weeks following a second successful impeachment trial by the House of Representatives. Mr Biden asked for a "lower[ing] ...