The U.S. Constitution enshrines the peaceful transfer of power every four years for an incoming administration to lead the executive branch of the federal government. At noon on Monday, January 20, ...

All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who left to the blare of a brass band.

His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others ...

Back then dangerous gangs such as Tren de Aragua weren’t making headlines in the U.S. for terrorizing communities, yet ...

With his grievance-filled speeches and promise of some legally questionable executive orders, Trump began his second term in ...

A pastor, his eyes closed, preaches his heart out for history. A former president spots an acquaintance, then grins and winks ...

Watch live coverage of the 2025 Donald Trump presidential inauguration. The schedule of events include a visit to Capitol ...

Breaking tradition, the Republican president delivered his remarks from inside the Capitol Rotunda due to the bitter cold ...

There is room for about only 800 seats inside the Capitol Rotunda, so when Donald J. Trump’s inauguration was hastily moved ...

Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as ...

Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham snapped back at CBS host Margaret Brennan on Sunday over his defense of FBI ...

The inauguration is the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.