Updated 2:40 AM GMT+9, January 21, 2025
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and setting out to reshape the country’s institutions.
What to know:
- Trump’s inaugural speech: Trump began his first speech as the 47th president by declaring that, “the golden age of America begins right now.”
- Biden’s pardons: Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and his own family, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.
- Trump’s Day 1 actions: Trump plans to sign an executive order declaring that the federal government would recognize only two genders as well as a series of orders aimed at remaking America’s immigration policies, including ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending birthright citizenship, a incoming White House official said. Follow the AP’s campaign promises tracker. ... more