First lady Melania Trump donned a white, strapless gown with black detailing during the Commander-in-Chief Inaugural Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., following a full day of inauguration festivities. She coupled the dress with a black choker.

Melania and President Donald Trump danced to the Battle Hymn of the Republic at the ball, alongside Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance.

During an inauguration party from the nation’s capital on Monday night, celebrity streamer turned boxer Jake Paul hoisted legendary boxer Mike Tyson onto his shoulders.

The scene, filmed by Paul’s brother Logan, generated a furry online. It took place at the Starlight Ball, one of the three inaugural balls that Trump will be attending tonight.

Paul and Tyson previously made waves when the nearly 60-year-old Tyson decided to return to the boxing ring to take on Paul in an exhibition fight in November.

President Donald Trump sliced a military-themed sheet cake with a sabre at the Commander-in-Chief ball at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. late Monday.

Trump
cut the cake after offering brief remarks and sharing a first dance with Melania Trump to a contemporary rendition of Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic” from 1861.

President-elect Donald Trump will take part in his second Inaugural Ball after he is sworn in for his second term after taking part in the event for the first time in January 2017.

Trump went directly to the Oval Office
before his first Inaugural Ball in 2017 to sign the first executive order of his presidency which was related to the repeal of Obamacare.

Afterwards, Trump and Melania stopped by 3 official inaugural balls that night including the Armed Services Ball where the new president spoke with members of the military.

“I will tell you, I’m with you all the way,” Trump said to the troops in Afghanistan. “You have somebody that is going to be right alongside of you.”

Melania Trump also spoke for the only time on Friday evening at the Armed Services Ball, thanking the troops for their service and saying she was “honored” to be First Lady.

“This is a movement and now the work begins,” Trump told supporters at the first inaugural ball of the night, before dancing with his wife to “My Way.”

“We love you. We’re going to be working for you and we’re going to produce results.”

President Donald Trump is speaking at the first of three inaugural balls that he will attend in the nation’s capital on Monday night.

First up is the Commander-in-Chief ball located at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, which is geared toward service members. During his speech, Trump addressed soldiers stationed in South Korea, asking them, “Hey, how’s Kim Jong-Un doing?” earning Trump laughter from the audience.

“That’s a good looking group of people, isn’t it?” Trump followed.

The event is being headlined by Trump’s address first, but will be followed by some musical performances as well, including from country music band Rascal Flatts and country singer Parker McCollum.

Trump will also speak at two other balls later in the night, another located at the Washington Convention Center and the final one located at Union Station.

The balls follow a jam-packed day of events that included President Trump’s formal swearing-in ceremony, an inaugural parade at Capital One Arena, an Oval Office signing ceremony, and much more.

During the day’s events Trump signed a slew of executive orders
related to border security, diversity, equity and inclusion, Jan. 6, energy and the climate, and the federal workforce. The number of orders he signed outnumbered how many Trump signed during his first day in office in 2017, as well as the number that President Biden signed during his first day as president.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night revoking security clearances for dozens of former intelligence officials.

The order, called the “Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Governmental Information,” highlights the actions of 51 former intelligence officials who, in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, signed a letter suggesting that the news surrounding Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop was part of a Russian disinformation campaign.

“It is the policy of the United States that individuals who hold government-issued security clearances should not use their clearance status to influence U.S. elections,” the order reads.

The 2020 Hunter Biden letter, sent for review to the CIA Prepublication Classification Review Board, was reportedly coordinated with the Biden campaign. Several signatories held active security clearances and ongoing contracts with the CIA, the executive order states.

Former National Security Advisor John R. Bolton is specifically named for publishing a memoir after his termination in 2019. The book is accused of including sensitive government information.

The order directs the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the CIA to revoke security clearances for the 51 intelligence officials involved in the Hunter Biden letter, including former CIA directors Michael Hayden, John Brennan and Leon Panetta. James Clapper Jr., former director of National Intelligence, is also named.

“Federal policymakers must be able to rely on analysis conducted by the Intelligence Community and be confident that it is accurate, crafted with professionalism, and free from politically motivated engineering to affect political outcomes in the United States,” the order reads. “The signatories willfully weaponized the gravitas of the Intelligence Community to manipulate the political process and undermine our democratic institutions. This fabrication of the imprimatur of the Intelligence Community to suppress information essential to the American people during a Presidential election is an egregious breach of trust reminiscent of a third world country.”

President Donald Trump appeared during the halftime portion of Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship between Notre Dame and Ohio State, relaying a message that he plans to make America safer, richer and prouder than ever before.

“This has been an historic and exciting day for our country,” he said in the pre-recorded statement. “In recent years, our people have suffered greatly, but starting now, we’re going to bring America and make it safer, richer and prouder than ever before.”

Earlier in the day, Trump took the oath of office to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

During the halftime address, he told viewers the U.S. will stop wars and lead the world to peace.

“We will be admired again, admired like we haven’t been in many, many years,” Trump said.

In closing, he told viewers “the golden age of America” had just begun, acknowledging it has been a long and difficult journey.

“Let the better team win, and I’m going to enjoy watching it,” Trump said.

President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee raised more than $170 million from private donors, a record-high amount that will be funneled both towards inaugural weekend events as well as other projects, such as a possible Trump presidential library, as first reported by the New York Times.

The private donations surpass the previous record-high $107 million raised by Trump’s inaugural committee ahead of his first term in 2017. 

The donations are expected to continue pouring in in the days ahead, with one inaugural committee member confirming to Fox News Digital that they are expecting to raise around $200 million in donations. This person also confirmed reports that some high-dollar donors were either told they were not able to attend certain VIP events or put on wait lists because the events were already at capacity, underscoring the groundswell of support and individuals looking to curry influence with the president-elect ahead of his second term. 

The funds raised by the inaugural committee are used to pay for events surrounding the Inauguration Day
ceremony, including the inaugural parade the afternoon of the inauguration, as well as a ball and other invite-only events for VIPs and major donors. 

The $170 million total is more than double the amount raised by President Joe Biden’s inauguration committee after his 2020 election, according to FEC filings— though his inauguration notably took place during a global pandemic and at a time when many were reluctant to attend events in person. 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tweeted his support for President Trump on Monday, after he and other tech moguls attended the 60th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C.

“The peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of America, and it’s been an honor to witness it up close.”

“Congratulations to President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Excited to collaborate on accelerating innovation and supercharging the American economy,” Bezos wrote.

President Donald Trump
signed an executive order Monday night in the Oval Office withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO).

“That’s a big one,” Trump said just before signing the order. “So we paid $500 million to World Health when I was here, and I terminated it.”

“It seemed a little unfair to me,” Trump added.

But former President Biden reversed Trump’s initial attempt to withdraw from WHO on his first day in office in 2021.

The executive order reportedly states that the U.S. notified WHO
of its withdrawal in 2020 “due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic … and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states.”

George Washington is credited with adding the words “So help me God” to the presidential oath of office.

These four words that have been echoed by presidents ever since, but they are not required by the Constitution.

It is debated, however, whether Washington actually said those words during the presidential oath, or if the words were intended to be a personal affirmation.

Washington also set forward a tradition of the president swearing the oath of office while placing his hand on a Bible. That tradition has generally, but not always been followed, with both Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams among presidents who didn’t follow the tradition.

President Donald Trump said Monday that former President Bill Clinton was a “very good politician” who was “disrespected” and not used properly by the Democratic Party.

As Trump signed a slew of executive orders from the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office of the White House
, Fox News’s Peter Doocy asked him if he were to call any of the living presidents for advice, which one he would call.

Trump told the White House correspondent he thought Clinton was a very good politician, adding he did not think he was used properly, but instead, was disrespected.

“When Hillary [Clinton] was running, he came back and he said, ‘you know, you better get up to Michigan and Wisconsin,’” Trump said, explaining that at the time, many houses had Trump signs. “They all laughed at him because the Republicans hadn’t won Michigan or Wisconsin for decades.

“And he turned out to be right because I won both of them. And we won both in this election, too,” the 47th president continued. “We won Wisconsin and Michigan and every other swing state. We won all seven. They talked about seven swing states. We won them all. But Bill Clinton, he had a great political sense, I think.”

As President Donald Trump
wrapped up signing a stack of executive orders in the Oval Office Monday night, he said he was “surprised” by former President Biden’s 11th hour pardons.

“I was surprised that President Biden would go and pardon his whole family, because that makes him look very guilty,” Trump said to a small group of reporters. “You know, I could have pardoned my family. I could have pardoned myself, my family. I said, if I do that, it’s going to make me look very guilty. I don’t think I’d be sitting here, frankly, if I did that.”

Trump added that Biden’s pardons create an “unbelievable precedent” for future presidents. Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy asked Trump if he has to do the same thing at the end of his term.

“Well, I guess now I have precedent to do it. I wouldn’t want to do that. No, I think it makes you look very guilty,” Trump responded.

“I think it makes Biden look very bad, very weak and very guilty,” he said.

Biden ultimately granted passes to Dr. Anthony Fauci
, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of his family in the last moments of his administration. And just 22 minutes before leaving office, Biden also pardoned his family, including his brother James B. Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, brother-in-law John T. Owens, and brother Francis W. Biden. The former president had previously issued a blanket pardon to his adult son, Hunter Biden, after he was convicted in two separate federal cases last year.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.

Renowned wrestler and prominent Trump supporter Hulk Hogan suggested Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman could join World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) if he chooses to move on from his current career.

The 6-foot-8 former mayor of an industrial Pittsburgh suburb is known around Capitol Hill for eschewing typical business attire for a hoodie.

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, said on “Jesse Watters Primetime” that Fetterman needs to keep the hoodie if he joins WWE.

“There are a lot of good Democrats out there, brother,” he told host Jesse Watters.

“Democrats are stepping up too: the good ones,” he said, contrasting them with “radical” liberals “whining and crying” about President Donald Trump’s resurgence.

“[They’re] trying to put a roadblock in America’s future,” Hogan said.

Watters said he has heard banter about Fetterman one day becoming a Republican, ostensibly because of his willingness to listen to Trump’s cabinet nominees and acknowledge public sentiment after the election.

“If Fetterman doesn’t switch parties, I know some place called the WWE that he could be great at, brother, as long as he keeps his hoodie on,” Hogan said.

President Donald Trump was asked about salvaging TikTok, during an Oval Office press availability.

“If China didn’t approve it we could put tariffs on China, if we wanted to make a deal with TikTok and it was a good deal and China wouldn’t approve it, I think ultimately China would approve it,” he said.

He also spoke of a no-deal situation being one of a “certain hostility” and threatened tariffs of 30 to 100% on China if they did not negotiate a TikTok deal.

“TikTok is worthless if I don’t approve it — it has to close. If I don’t do a deal, it’s worthless — worth nothing,” he went on.

If I do the deal, it’s worth maybe $1T dollars — I’m talking about doing the deal for the United States: The US should be entitled to get half of TikTok — and congratulations, TikTok has a good partner.”

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew was present at Trump’s inauguration.

President Trump was asked about meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during impromptu press questions during an Oval Office executive order signing ceremony.

“I’ll be meeting with President Putin,” he responded to one reporter’s shouted question.

“It’s being set up,” he added when pressed for specifics.

Earlier Monday, Putin congratulated Trump on his inauguration and said he is “ready to dialogue about the Ukrainian conflict.”

“He’s grinding it out, but most people thought that war would be over in one week,” Trump later said of Putin’s war.

While signing a flurry of executive orders at his first seating behind the Resolute Desk as the 47th president of the United States, a Fox News reporter reminded President Donald Trump
of the presidential tradition of leaving a note to one’s successor.

As he was applying his John Hancock to one of his orders, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked whether Biden left Trump a letter.

Trump paused, opened the main drawer and exclaimed, “oh,” as he pulled out an envelope with the number 47 on it.

Trump remarked he may not have found that note for months if he hadn’t been reminded.

The president teased the idea of reading it aloud for reporters but eventually set it aside.

In one of the first actions of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,000 Jan. 6 rioters on Monday night after the inaugural parade.

Sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, Trump signed off on releasing 1,500 Jan. 6 prisoners. The order requires the Bureau of Prisons to act immediately on receipt of the pardons.

“We hope they come out tonight,” Trump said.

Trump said repeatedly leading up to his swearing in that he would quickly pardon people imprisoned for the 2021 Capitol riots.

“Tonight I’m going to be signing on the J6 hostages, pardons to get them out,” Trump said at his inaugural parade Monday evening. “I’m going to the Oval Office and we’ll be signing pardons for a lot of people.”

More than 1,200 people were convicted of crimes related to the riots and only a couple hundred remain behind bars. The Department of Justice (DOJ) pursued prosecutions of Jan. 6 rioters in the immediate aftermath of the ordeal.

President Donald Trump has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW for the first time as the 47th President of the United States.

Trump gave a fist-pump around 7:10 PM ET as he, first lady Melania Trump and first son Barron Trump exited their motorcade and entered the People’s House.

Because there are no official crowd size counts of demonstrations at the National Mall, exact numbers on crowd sizes are difficult to say.

To date, the prize for the largest crowd attending a presidential inauguration is generally accepted as belonging to former President Barack Obama, whose first inauguration in 2009 was attended by an estimated 1 to 1.8 million people.

Before Obama’s inauguration, the biggest crowd on record was the approximately 1.2 million attending President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 swearing-in, which occurred just two years after the assassination of President John Kennedy.

The crowd size at President-elect Donald Trump’s
first inauguration in 2017 is widely contested with Trump claiming there were 1 to 1.5 million attending and other estimates ranging from 300,000 to 600,000.

Trump said in 2017 that media estimates numbering in the hundreds of thousands were “not bad. But it’s a lie.” He claimed there were 250,000 right by the stage and the “rest of the, you know, 20-block area, all the way back to the Washington Monument was packed.”

Presidential inaugurations across the decades have showcased poignant moments in U.S. history outside the peaceful transfer of power to the next commander-in-chief or continued leadership of that president. 

“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you–ask what you can do for your country,” President John F. Kennedy declared as he concluded his 1961 inaugural address, a line forever associated with his presidency more than 60 years later.

Nearly a century earlier President Lincoln used his second inaugural to set a tone of reconciliation and reunion as he looked to an end to civil war
and rebuilding the nation.  “With malice toward none with charity for all with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan ~ to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.”

President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first swearing-in was a somber event held on Air Force One after President Kennedy’s shocking assassination on Nov. 22, 1963. Johnson was joined by Kennedy’s widow, Jacqueline Kennedy, whose clothes were still blood-stained from the shooting. Instead of a Bible, Johnson placed his hand on a Catholic prayer book of the late president’s.

But other inaugurations have been lighthearted, including when a cowboy successfully lassoed President Dwight D. Eisenhower during his inaugural parade, and President Andrew Jackson holding an “open house” party at the White House for a lively party after his inauguration in 1829 infamous for descending into a rowdy affair.

President Donald Trump signed eight executive orders at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. for his inaugural parade on Monday, before heading to the Oval Office at the White House to sign more. 

Among those directives include an order to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Treaty that the U.S. initially entered under former President Barack Obama’s administration in 2015. Trump previously withdrew the U.S. from the agreement during his first term in 2020. 

Other executive orders Trump signed include rescinding nearly 80 executive orders and memoranda issued under former President Joe Biden, issuing a regulatory and hiring freeze upon the federal government, preventing “government censorship” of free speech, and directing every department and agency to address the cost of living crisis. 

“Could you imagine Biden doing this?” Trump said while signing the executive orders at the arena. “I don’t think so.”

In total, Trump is expected to sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day tackling border security, energy, and ending DEI programs.

Fox News’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was confirmed unanimously by the Senate to be the next secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump’s Cabinet picks to receive congressional approval.

Rubio, a senator since 2011, was confirmed during a floor vote by the full Senate Monday night, several hours after Trump took his oath of office earlier in the day. The full Senate floor vote occurred following a separate vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which also voted unanimously in favor of Rubio’s nomination Monday.  

Rubio enters his role as secretary of state with a strong foreign policy background as a longtime member of the Senate’s Foreign Relations and Intelligence Committees. He is also a first-generation Cuban American.

Excerpted story by Alec Schemmel.

Events surrounding the inauguration are a key time for lobbyists and high-dollar donors hoping to get their foot in the door of the new administration. 

Contributors to President-elect Donald Trump’s
inaugural ball, which takes place the night of the inauguration, received tickets to the event and a reception attended by Trump’s cabinet members and close allies. 

High-dollar donors also receive time with high-profile speakers as well as an invitation to a candlelight dinner with the Trump family. 

Trump’s inaugural committee has raised a record amount approaching $200 million, which is well over double the $62 million raised by President Joe Biden’s committee in 2021. Many high-profile corporations and business leaders have clamored to contribute to Trump’s inaugural committee. Google, Meta, Amazon, Ford and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have each donated $1 million to the fund. 

These donors will get to hobnob with the president and his staff in the very first hours of the administration.

New Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that Republicans in Congress plan “to work tirelessly” to support Donald Trump’s policy priorities during his second term as president, he wrote in a Monday op-ed published by Fox News Digital.

Thune wrote
that Congress has already done so in its efforts to pass the Laken Riley Act, which requires immigration officials to arrest and deport illegal immigrants who commit theft, burglary or shoplifting. Thune wrote that he hoped the bill would be passed Monday following Trump’s inauguration ceremony, but, as of Monday night, senators were still debating provisions in the bill.

Thune also highlighted efforts by Congress to extend Trump’s tax cuts passed during his first term and efforts to help get Trump’s cabinet nominees approved as efficiently and rapidly as possible, noting how last week the Senate held the most Cabinet confirmation hearings in nearly 25 years.

“I am confident that with President Trump’s leadership and Republicans working together, we can spend the next four years building a stronger and more prosperous America, and a bright new future for the American people,” Thune concluded.

During his inaugural parade, President Donald Trump introduced family members of the hostages freed from Hamas over the weekend.

“We won, but now the work begins,” Trump told the crowd as family members filed in wearing yellow scarves.

Trump also thanked his special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who helped bring the hostages home.

“To the former hostages with us; welcome home… Not a good situation. The three young ladies [came] home yesterday.”

President Donald Trump is about to deliver remarks at his now-indoor Inaugural Parade at the Capital One Arena in the District of Columbia.

Trump is set to take the stage following the last performance of the night — Mississippi Valley State’s University’s marching band.

President Donald Trump wasted no time putting his stamp on the Oval Office, unveiling a redesigned space that blends historical nods with his personal flair.

Just hours after his inauguration, Trump’s team offered an exclusive look inside the iconic office to The Wall Street Journal. Among the changes were a prominent portrait of Benjamin Franklin and a new painting of Andrew Jackson.

The Resolute Desk was ready for action, with a tray of pens set for signing executive orders. Notably, Trump’s signature valet button, once used to summon Diet Cokes, was already in place.

The updated portrait of Andrew Jackson comes from the White House art collection, replacing the version Trump displayed during his first term, which had been on loan from the U.S. Naval Academy, a White House aide told the Journal. The Benjamin Franklin portrait, originally introduced by President Biden as a commitment to science, has been retained under Trump’s redesign.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk faced criticism for a salute he made at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. during President Donald Trump’s inaugural parade. 

Musk, who spoke to the audience ahead of Trump’s arrival, is leading the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and has previously spoken at official events with Trump. 

“I just want to say thank you for making it happen,” Musk, who donated millions to Trump’s campaign, told audience members at the parade. 

He then hit his chest before quickly raising his right hand diagonally above him, with his palm facing downward. 

“My heart goes out to you,” Musk said before making the gesture again. “It is thanks to you that the future of civilization is assured. Thanks to you. We’re gonna have safe cities, finally safe cities. Secure borders, sensible spending. Basic stuff. And we’re gonna take DOGE to Mars.”

As a result, Musk faced accusations on social media that the gesture resembled a so-called “Nazi-salute.” Others like CNN’s Erin Burnett and Kasie Hunt refrained from labeling the gesture a Nazi-salute, but commented on Musk’s body language. Specifically, Hunt said the “salute was evocative of things that we have seen throughout history.” 

The Anti-Defamation League, an organization that aims to halt the “defamation of the Jewish people,” describes the Nazi-salute as one with an outstretched right hand that is often accompanied with the words “Heil Hitler” or “Sieg Heil.”

The tradition of inaugural balls, while evolving over time, dates back to the beginning of our country’s history.

The first inaugural ball was held in May 1789 in New York City – which was then the capital city of the new nation – one week after the first inauguration of President George Washington.

Due to their growing popularity, the number of inaugural balls started growing during the 1950’s and 1960’s.

The number of inaugural balls reached a peak of 14 during the second inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1997.

Four years ago, during the inauguration of President Biden, no inaugural balls were held.

It wasn’t because of any pushback, but rather, due to health restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadliest pandemic to sweep the globe in a century.

Donald Trump will celebrate the start of his second presidency at the inaugural ball on Monday.

President Donald Trump took took a shot at liberal California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his handling of the Los Angeles inferno during his inaugural address on Monday, saying the country ” can no longer deliver basic services in times of emergency.”

Trump then pointed to “Los Angeles, where we are watching fires still tragically burned from weeks ago without even a token of defense.”

The governor’s press office quickly pushed back, posting on social media several photos of firefighters tackling the blazes.

Trump will head to California on Friday to get a firsthand view of the firefighting and recovery efforts.”I’m going to go out there on Friday to see it and to get it moving back,” Trump said at an inaugural eve rally in the nation’s capital. “We’re going to get some of the best builders in the world. We’ll get it moving back.”

Excerpted from Paul Steinhauser’s story.

The CBP One app was a mobile application developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2020 under the Biden administration that provided border-related services to users and allowed migrants to make appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border to apply for asylum status.

With the app’s discontinuation on President Donald Trump’s first day in office, all existing appointments have been canceled. Trump is expected to sign more executive orders Monday cracking down on illegal immigration.

Last year, the independent watchdog organization within the Department of Homeland Security noted issues with vetting migrants prior to their arrival at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“Although CBP uses biographic and biometric information submitted to CBP One to determine whether arriving noncitizens have derogatory records, it does not leverage the information to identify suspicious trends as part of its pre-arrival vetting procedures,” the report said.

Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this report.

At the start of President Donald Trump’s inaugural parade, being held inside the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., a memorial procession commenced for a Pennsylvania man murdered by attempted Trump assassin Thomas Crooks last July.

Butler County first responders marched into the arena, holding Corey Comperatore’s firefighter uniform and helmet.

Trump often referenced the Sarver, Pa., man on the campaign trail as a proud father and husband, and ardent supporter of his.

Crooks had fired several shots, one barely missing Trump’s skull, but another fatally wounded Comperatore.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.

The first presidential inauguration was held on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, which was then the nation’s capital.

The inaugural ceremony was held in April and was a major event attended by hundreds of well-wishers. 

Elements of the inauguration
still bear similarities to present day: for example, Washington received a military escort to Federal Hall and a ceremonial procession consisting of hundreds of men, a troop of horses, and the company of Scottish Highlanders, according to the Mount Vernon historical website. 

Washington delivered his inaugural remarks in the Senate chamber after taking the oath of office, after which he and members of Congress left to attend a worship service at St. Paul’s Church, according to the National Archives website.

Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has separated from President Donald Trump’s “DOGE” government efficiency commission.

That leaves X CEO Elon Musk at the top of the DOGE hierarchy, which was formed to crack down on government inefficiencies, streamline operations and save American taxpayers money.

A DOGE spokesperson told the AP that Ramaswamy played a “critical role” in its formation, and cited his reported interest in running for governor of Ohio in 2026 – as Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is term-limited.

DeWine recently named Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to Vice President JD Vance’s vacant seat.

Husted had reportedly been interested in the governorship, but his appointment appeared to open the door for Ramaswamy as the first prominent Republican hopeful.

“[Ramaswamy] intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to remain outside of DOGE, based on the structure that we announced today. We thank him immensely for his contributions over the last 2 months and expect him to play a vital role in making America great again,” said Anna Kelly, the DOGE spokesperson.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson implored “every American” to root for Donald Trump to be successful, in an op-ed he wrote Monday that was published by Fox News Digital.

In the op-ed, Johnson said there was a “new opportunity” afoot for American’s to unify around the president,
highlighting Trump’s America-first, “peace through strength” approach that Johnson insisted will benefit all Americans.

“If President Donald Trump succeeds, all of us will succeed together,” Johnson wrote. “A strong America is good for everyone, everywhere, and time is of the essence.”

Johnson described Trump’s approach to policy as “common sense,” something he said all Americans can get behind. He highlighted Trump’s plans to secure the border, crack down on crime, deregulate industry, rebuild the military and more.

“We can make this the most consequential period of our history if we all stand together and show the world that we understand and embrace anew our unique role as the beacon of freedom and the most powerful nation on the planet. 

President Donald Trump won praise from his supporters on Monday as he vowed in his inaugural address that his government will not recognize genders aside from male and female.

Trump marked his return to the Oval Office with a pledge to restore America to a “golden age.”

One particular quote from his Inauguration Day address inside the Capitol lit social media on fire.

“As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States Government, that there are only two genders, male and female,” Trump declared to thunderous applause.

Conservative influencers and politicians across social media were quick to praise this statement as a sign of changing times. 

“The radical woke gender ideology is DEAD,” talk show host Graham Allen proclaimed. “Trump has declared that there are only TWO GENDERS: MALE AND FEMALE!”

Excerpted from a story by Alexander Hall.

President Donald Trump has arrived for the 60th presidential inauguration’s celebratory parade.

The parade is being held indoors at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC’s Chinatown neighborhood.

Trump will preside over the parade, which will feature the U.S. Army Field Band from Fort George G. Meade in Howard County, Md., as well as Butler County, Pa., first responders, and several entities from Trump’s two home states.

Representatives from the New York Military Academy will take part.

Trump graduated from the West Point institution in 1964.

Palm Beach, Florida’s police and fire honor guard – from where Trump now resides – will participate as well.

The NYPD Emerald Society fife and drum corps will also be part of the parade.

The high school marching band and cheerleaders from JD Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio will be another group participating in the events.

The abortion website rolled out by former President Biden is now offline following President Donald Trump being sworn in.

Biden’s administration established the website in 2022

An error message now comes up when the website’s address is put in.

“This site can’t be reached,” it says.

The website was established in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade.

“Get accurate and up-to-date information on your right to access reproductive health care at http://ReproductiveRights.gov,” Biden wrote on X at the time.

President Donald Trump participated in the formal review of the troops, following his inauguration inside the U.S. Capitol.

Trump was joined by a military officer as he walked and surveyed rows of uniformed military personnel assembled in the Capitol Visitors Center on Monday.

The events preceded a scheduled indoor parade at the Capital One Arena later Monday evening.

He was sworn in at Noon ET, as is constitutionally prescribed. Chronologically, it was the 60th Inaugural Ceremony for a U.S. president.

Stephen Miller, a top Trump adviser, issued a warning to those planning to enter the country illegally after the inauguration on Monday.

Trump announced last year that Miller would be in the White House as his deputy chief of policy during his second term.

President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Brian Driscoll to be the acting FBI director, elevating a longtime bureau employee with nearly 20 years of experience— as well as the backing of former FBI director Christopher Wray.

Until recently, Driscoll headed up the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and as tactical section chief for the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group.

He also worked in the Long Island Resident Agency as a supervisory special agent leading two joint task forces focused on violent crime, child exploitation, and human trafficking— issues Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi has pledged to focus on in heading up the Justice Department.

Driscoll was named just six days ago as the special agent in charge of the bureau’s Newark Field Office, making his acting FBI director status something of a surprise.

The news comes after Wray announced in December his plans to resign from the bureau; heading off heated confrontations with Trump, who had vowed to fire him “within two seconds” of Inauguration Day.

Wray had been replaced by the FBI’s No. 2 official, Paul Abbate, who served in an acting capacity through Monday, when he also stepped down from the bureau.

Written by Fox News Digital’s Breanne Deppisch.

Inauguration Day festivities are primarily privately funded. 

The only parts of the day paid for by public tax dollars are the municipal services associated with the presidential swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol and the congressional luncheon honoring the president and vice president. 

While all other events surrounding Inauguration Day – such as the opening ceremonies, parade and ball – are funded through donations to the presidential inaugural committee, which is appointed by the president-elect. Foreign nationals are not allowed to donate to the presidential inaugural committee and there is no cap on how much a private citizen, corporation or labor organization can make. 

Such entities will often donate to the inaugural fund with the hopes of gaining favor or goodwill from the incoming president and his administration.

Inaugural committees must give a full report of all donations to the U.S. Federal Election Commission within 90 days of the president being sworn in.

President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, made her first post on X Monday after his inauguration.

Donald Trump on Monday appointed James McHenry III to be the acting U.S. attorney general, installing an immigration-focused lawyer and longtime Justice Department official to serve, at least temporarily as the nation’s top prosecutor.

McHenry is a longtime DOJ official, and was tapped by then-attorney general Jeff Sessions in 2017 to head up the Justice Department’s Executive Office of Immigration Review, or EOIR, sub-agency created to focus on immigration courts and asylum claims.

The sub-agency was dissolved in 2021, shortly after Biden took office.

Trump on Monday announced his appointment of his former lawyer, Emil Bove, to serve as acting deputy attorney general.

Experience aside, neither McHenry nor Bove is expected to remain in their roles for long.

Their installments come as Trump attorney general nominee Pam Bondi appears to be on a glide path for Senate confirmation this month.

Bondi is considered one of the less-controversial nominees in Trump’s Cabinet, and spent much of her confirmation hearing last Wednesday seeking to assuage concerns that she would “weaponize” the Justice Department or move to go after Trump’s political nominees.

Meanwhile, Trump in November announced plans to install Todd Blanche, another former federal prosecutor and personal attorney who represented him in the New York hush money case, to serve as the Justice Department’s No. 2 prosecutor.

Blanche has not yet gone through the Senate confirmation process, however, which is a requirement for the role.

The recently-unveiled portrait of former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley was removed from a Pentagon hallway at some point Monday, Fox News has learned.

A blank space marked only with framing hooks remained where Milley’s picture had been.

It remains unclear why the Middlesex, Mass. native’s likeness is gone less than two weeks after now-former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III presided over its unveiling.

To the left of where Milley’s portrait once hung, the likenesses of former Joint Chiefs Chairmen Gens. Joe Dunford and Martin Dempsey remained untouched in the Pentagon’s outer “E”-ring.

In October, Biden appointed Gen. Charles Brown – whom President Trump
successfully nominated U.S. Air Force chief of staff during his first term – to succeed Milley.

Additionally, in one of his last acts in office, former President Biden issued preemptive pardons to Milley – along with former Reps. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and ex-NIAID Director Anthony Fauci.

In remarks during his inauguration, Trump criticized Biden’s last-minute pardons of Milley and the others, using the phrase “pardons of people that were very guilty of very bad crimes [including] the Unselect Committee [investigating January 6, 2021] of political thugs.”

Trump, as well as Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, had reportedly characterized Milley’s 2020 calls with a top Chinese military official “treasonous.”

Milley had — unbeknownst to Trump — called People’s Liberation Army Gen. Li Zuocheng a few days before the 2020 election to assure him the president would not launch a nuclear strike on China.

Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to sign a slew of executive orders at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

Trump said previously he plans to sign more than 100 executive orders on his first day, which could happen at the desk setup on the stage in the indoor arena, which has a 20,000-person capacity.

Among the Inauguration Day executive orders will include a state of emergency declaration at the southern border and reinstating Trump’s first-term “Remain in Mexico” policy, as well as temporarily lifting the TikTok ban and eliminating DEI mandates in the federal government.

The orchestration of Inauguration Day involves tedious planning by several organizations.

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), comprising members from both the House and Senate, is primarily responsible for the swearing-in ceremony itself, which is conducted at the U.S. Capitol.

Established in 1901, the JCCIC oversees the logistics of the event, including seating arrangements, construction of the inaugural platform, and adherence to historical protocols.

Concurrently, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC), formed by the incoming administration, manages ancillary events such as the inaugural parade and other Inaugural celebrations. The PIC coordinates with the National Park Service and local authorities to organize the parade route and manage crowd control.

The Laken Riley Act
 is expected to be headed back to the House after the Senate likely passes an amended version on Monday night.

The legislation is set to be one of the first pieces of legislation sent to President Donald Trump’s desk after it overcame the legislative filibuster’s 60-vote threshold twice this month. 

The bill, introduced in the new Congress by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the Senate and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in the House, was named for a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student who was found dead on the
University of Georgia’s campus in February. 

Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant, was found guilty of 10 total counts, including felony murder. He initially pleaded not guilty but was ultimately sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in November. 

The measure would require ICE to arrest and detain illegal immigrants that have committed theft, burglary or shoplifting until they are deported. States would also be granted standing under the legislation to take civil action against members of the federal government that do not enforce immigration laws. 

This is excerpted from an article by Julia Johnson.

High-profile Democrats and former President Joe Biden, himself, warned about blanket, preemptive pardons before Biden ultimately granted passes to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of his family in the 11th hour of his administration.

“The precedent of giving blanket pardons, preemptive blanket pardons on the way out of an administration, I think, is a precedent we don’t want to set,” now-Sen. Adam Schiff warned on ABC’s “This Week” in December.

Biden ended his term in the Oval Office on Monday, when President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. But hours before the inauguration, the White House announced pardons for both Fauci and Milley and those involved in the January 6 select committee investigation – though those individuals were not identified by name. 

And just 22 minutes before leaving office, Biden also pardoned his family, including his brother James B. Biden, sister Valerie Biden Owens, brother-in-law John T. Owens, and brother Francis W. Biden. The former president had previously issued a blanket pardon to his adult son, Hunter Biden, after he was convicted in two separate federal cases last year.

This is an excerpt of an article written by Emma Colton.

President Donald Trump attended his first signing ceremony Monday afternoon shortly after being sworn in.

Trump was surrounded by various lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., as well as Vice President J.D. Vance and Melania Trump.

Trump cracked a joke about the chilly weather before sitting down to sign the orders, which included cabinet and sub-cabinet appointments as well as acting designation appointments.

The remainder of the documents included commission chairman appointments and a proclamation order declaring that flags should be flown at full staff on all future inauguration days. Flags were at half staff earlier today due to the recent death for former President Jimmy Carter.

Trump wrapped up signing the orders by making some more jokes, specifically about the temperature at the ceremony itself and “the sound.”

“Now we go to lunch,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., joked at the end.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will have lunch with lawmakers before heading to the White House to sign executive orders.

Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday afternoon. The ceremony took place inside the Rotunda of the U.S Capitol building after being relocated due to weather.

It is a long-held Inauguration Day tradition for the newly elected president and his second-in-command to attend a congressional luncheon with lawmakers at the U.S Capitol building after being sworn in.

The luncheon has been held in the National Statuary Hall since former President Ronald Reagan was president.

Those attending the lunch included members of the Trump family, lawmakers, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Several of Trump’s cabinet nominees were also in attendance, such as Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem and Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy.

David Pekoske, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, has been asked to step down by administration officials, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

Pekoske, who has appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017 and had his term renewed by former President Biden in 2022, was asked to step down on Monday.

According to Reuters, Pekoske told staff he was advised that his time “as your administrator will end at noon ET today.”

The TSA was embroiled in a number of controversies in recent years, including reports that the agency had briefly placed former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on a watch list. Gabbard has been nominated to serve as Director of National Intelligence.

The TSA was also under scrutiny over the deployment of air marshals to the southern border, and also concerns by Republicans about allowing migrants to board planes using warrants or deportation notices as identification.

There are nearly 100 staffers who continue working at the White House regardless of what party takes power every four years.

Despite their close proximity to the president in some of his most intimate moments at home, their jobs are far from political: they are butlers, maids, cooks, groundskeepers, plumbers, engineers and florists. 

The White House is managed by the chief usher, who oversees renovations, food service, administrative and personnel services for the residence. 

Worthington White, the White House usher from 1980 to 2012, once told Vanity Fair: “I was an independent Republicrat. I would say I voted for the president, no matter who it was.”

Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, who died in 2020, served as a doorman under 11 presidents from Dwight Eisenhower to Barack Obama. 

The White House’s residence staff has about five to six hours in between presidents on Inauguration Day to clean and unpack the first family’s things to have the residence set up like a home.

President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are in the process of being vetted by lawmakers and undergoing their confirmation hearings.

Here are Trump’s nominees to serve in his Cabinet:

Pete Hegseth — Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary

Tulsi Gabbard — Trump’s nominee for the Director of National Intelligence

Kash Patel — Trump’s nominee for FBI Director

John Ratcliffe — Trump’s nominee for CIA Director

Elise Stefanik — Trump’s nominee for ambassador to the United Nations

Scott Bessent — Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary

Howard Lutnick — Trump’s nominee for Labor secretary

Marco Rubio — Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State

Kristi Noem — Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security

Pam Bondi — Trump’s nominee for Attorney General

Sean Duffy — Trump’s nominee for Transportation secretary

Chris Wright — Trump’s nominee for Energy secretary

Russell Vought — Trump’s nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget

Doug Burgum — Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Interior

Lee Zeldin — Trump’s nominee for Environmental Protection Agency administrator

Scott Turner — Trump’s nominee for Housing and Urban Development secretary

Doug Collins — Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — Trump’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services

Linda McMahon — Trump’s nominee for secretary of Education

Video and images are emerging of migrants weeping after discovering that their CBP One appointments have been canceled.

Migrants have been seen crying at the Paso Del Norte bridge, purportedly after the functionality that allows migrant to make an appointment to be paroled into the U.S. was terminated after an executive order by President Donald Trump.

Fox News reported on Monday that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order shutting down parole programs, including the CBP One app and the parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans. Nearly 1.5 million have been paroled into the U.S. under those two programs.

The app was initially used to schedule port inspections, but was expanded to allow migrant to make appointments.

As of Monday afternoon, a notice on CBP’s website stated: “Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One™ that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled.”

President Donald Trump promised to take “action” on behalf of those who were imprisoned for their role in the January 6, 2021 riot. 

“You’re going to see a lot of action on the J6 hostages,” he said. 

“And I was going to talk about the things Joe did today with the pardon’s of people that were very very guilty of very bad crimes, like the UnSelect Committee of political thugs,” he went on.

In an 11th hour move, President Joe Biden preemptively pardoned the members of the January 6th House committee that investigated the role of Trump and his acolytes in the 2021 Capitol riot, along with Anthony Fauci and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley.

And just moments before leaving the White House, Biden preemptively shielded his siblings and their wives from any prosecution.

Former President Joe Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden departed the U.S. Capitol by chopper Monday to fly to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before heading west to California, where the two plan to spend some personal time.

The chopper the Bidens departed on will now be officially known as”Nighthawk 46,” as “Marine One” is the designation used for current presidents.

It is unclear if the former president and first lady plan to relocate to the state full-time following the election of President Donald Trump to a second White House term.

The Bidens were seen hugging President Donald Trump
and Melania Trump goodbye and saying their farewells as they boarded the helicopter in Washington, D.C.

The Bidens will receive one last customary flyover of Washington, D.C., before heading to Andrews Air Force Base.

For Joe Biden, the departure marks the end of a nearly half-century spent deeply embedded in politics, where he served as a U.S. senator, vice president, and the 46th president of the United States.

House Speaker Mike Johnson declared President Donald Trump “the greatest president of our lifetime” following his inauguration on Monday.

Johnson made the statement as he introduced Trump at an event shortly after Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. Johnson was born in 1972, so his assessment puts Trump above every president going back to Richard Nixon, including Ronald Reagan.

Trump in turn praised Johnson as he began speaking, saying he was “loved” by all 220 Republican members of the House of Representatives.

Congressional Democrats are balancing efforts to stand tough against President Donald Trump while also pledging to work with him where possible after the Republican commander-in-chief took office.

It comes as moderate Democrats and Democrats in vulnerable seats have made overtures toward Republicans in areas like border security
and transgender youth after the GOP’s commanding victories in the 2024 elections – which the right has widely interpreted as a mandate for a more conservative America.

“My job is to fight to make life better for Texas families, and I will work with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who is interested in lowering costs, securing our border, and keeping our communities safe,” freshman Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Texas, who attended the inauguration, said in a statement.

“But make no mistake, I will always stand up to President Trump, his administration, division, and far-right extremism when any of those individuals or entities threaten our way of life.”

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind.

Not only did Carrie Underwood display her musical chops to the world at the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday, but she also flaunted her professional prowess.

Tapped to
perform “America The Beautiful” at the inauguration, held inside the Rotunda at the U.S. Capitol, Underwood was escorted inside and awaited her musical cue to begin singing in front of Trump, his family, distinguished politicians and other celebrities.

But no cue would come.

Underwood quickly ascertained that the accompanying instrumental track was not working, leaving her to improvise. “If you know the words, help me out here,” she prefaced before singing a cappella.

The “American Idol” winner and now judge was showered with praise on social media, with several applauding how she handled the situation. “This pretty much sums up the spirit of America. When you’re faced with a problem, you don’t stop. You keep moving ahead — proudly. Kudos to @carrieunderwood. Well done!” one person wrote to X.

This is an excerpt from an article by Caroline Thayer.

The controversial CBP One app, which was expanded by the Biden administration to allow for migrants to be parole in to the U.S., has stopped allowing migrants to schedule those appointments.

Fox News reported on Monday that President Donald Trump would sign an executive order shutting down parole programs, including the CBP One app and the parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans.

Nearly 1.5 million have been paroled into the U.S. under those two programs. The app was initially used to schedule port inspections, but was expanded to allow migrant to make appointments.

As of Monday afternoon, a notice on CBP’s website stated: “Effective January 20, 2025, the functionalities of CBP One™ that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry is no longer available, and existing appointments have been cancelled.”

President Biden delivered a two-word message to President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

“Welcome home,” Biden shouted to Trump, as the soon-to-be 47th president arrived outside the White House with his wife, Melania Trump. Trump walked up the steps and greeted Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

The couples posed for photos, but did not answer questions shouted by the press. The Bidens and the Trumps turned around and entered the White House together to have tea.

After the private tea concluded, Biden and Trump got into their motorcade and traveled together to the Capitol for the inauguration ceremony. Trump was sworn in as president around noon ET.

The two-word message mirrored the “welcome back” Biden told Trump when the two met in the Oval Office on Nov. 13 following the Republican’s decisive victory over Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. 

This is an excerpt from Fox News’ Danielle Wallace.

Former President Joe Biden issued a preemptive pardon to Gen. Mark Milley on Monday, capping off a presidency marred by the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021 ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Milley accepted the pardon just ahead of Inauguration Day ceremonies saying in a statement he does not want to spend the remainder of his life fighting “retribution.” 

But critics of the withdrawal in Congress say they aren’t done with him. 

“Mark Milley might be pardoned but we will continue to explore ways to hold him accountable,” said Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., an Afghanistan veteran. Post-withdrawal assessments largely question why the military pulled out of the region before civilian evacuations were complete. 

Pastor Lorenzo Sewell invoked Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech during President Donald Trump’s inaugural ceremony Monday.

Lorenzo repeatedly used the phrase “Let freedom ring” during his benediction, which MLK notably said during his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in the summer of 1963.

“From every mountainside let freedom ring and because America is called to be a great nation. We believe that you will make this come true,” Sewell said.

“So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania,” Sewell quoted MLK. “Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous hilltops of California.

“But God, we’re asking you not only that. Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill. And Mississippi from every state, every city, every village and every hamlet.”

Inauguration Day notably falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year.

President Harry Truman’s inauguration ceremony in 1949 was the first in U.S. history to be televised. 

Truman was elected vice president for Franklin Roosevel’s historic fourth term in 1944, becoming president upon Roosevelt’s death in April 1945.  Elected in his own right after a come-from-behind campaign in 1948, Truman was the president to have his Inauguration Day address televised.

Televisions were invented in the late 1920s, but did not gain widespread popularity in America until after World War II. Televisions were still not fixtures in most Americans’ homes at the time of Truman’s second administration, but networks such as CBS and NBC were already launching TV programs as part of their shift from radio. 

Truman was also the first president in U.S. history to deliver a televised presidential address in 1947. 

President
Donald Trump was sworn in at noon Monday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

President Donald Trump
announced Monday that he will sign orders to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali— making good on some of his early promises just moments after his swearing-in ceremony.

“A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” Trump said Monday during his first official remarks as the 47th U.S. president.

“And we will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.”

Former President Barack Obama in 2015 renamed Mount McKinley to Mount Denali, fulfilling a request from the Alaska state legislature.

Trump went on to praise McKinley as a “natural businessman” who, in his words, made the U.S. “very rich” through “tariffs and talent.”

He also praised McKinley as being the force or the funds behind many of President Teddy Roosevelt’s accomplishments, including funding the purchase of the Panama Canal, which Trump has vowed repeatedly to bring back under U.S. control in his second White House term.

As president, Trump has the power to direct the Interior Secretary to make the name changes for both the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali, which will apply to both U.S. documents and maps.

It is unclear whether schools will be required to use the new terminology, which may or may not be included in certain textbooks.

Incoming Trump administration officials told Fox News Digital that the overarching theme of his Day One actions is “promises made, promises kept.”

Written by Breanne Deppisch. Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.

In its first official press release, the new Trump administration is detailing a series of executive orders that President Donald Trump is carrying out on his first day back in the Oval Office.

Titled “President Trump’s America First Priorities,” the release includes new Trump actions on the border, energy, culture war measures, and a section labeled “drain the swamp.”

The release includes much of the same information Trump’s team has been signaling through the media and to Republican lawmakers in preparation for what Trump wants to be a very active first 100 days in office.

It was sent to press shortly after Trump took the oath of office, with his aides wasting no time in taking over White House operations.

Fox News Digital obtained a memo Trump’s team sent to House Republican offices detailing his Day One actions – which included a White House logo in the letterhead, despite Trump being minutes away from taking office when it was sent.

President Donald Trump is planning to target federal diversity and pro-transgender initiatives among his early slate of executive orders, officials said on Monday.

The latter Inauguration Day
order will be aimed at “defending women from gender, ideology, extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government,” officials told reporters in a phone call. The order would clarify that it was U.S. government policy to recognize just two sexes, male and female.

Those would be classified based on reproductive function rather than chromosomes, officials said.

Trump officials also signaled that the Biden administration’s decision to offer an “X” gender passport option would be rescinded, telling reporters, “the Secretary of State, Homeland Security and all other agencies are going to ensure that official government documents, including passports and visas, reflect sex accurately.” 

President Donald Trump promised to end “weaponization” of law enforcement, less than an hour after President Joe Biden issued a preemptive pardon of his siblings.

“The vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end,” Trump said in a speech moments after his swearing in as president.

The pardon, issued Inauguration Day morning in Biden’s very last moments as president,  applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden, the White House announced. The president argues that his family could be subject to “politically motivated investigations” after he leaves office.

House Republicans in June sent criminal referrals for James Biden and Hunter Biden to the Justice Department recommending they be charged with making false statements to Congress about “key aspects” of the impeachment inquiry of President Biden over his family business dealings.

Hunter received a pardon from his father earlier this month.

Biden said he issued the preemptive pardons to prevent his family from being subject to political weaponization of the Department of Justice.

The White House’s official website now lists Donald Trump as President and JD Vance as Vice President.

Pages detailing the work of “The Biden-Harris Administration” were removed just moments after both Trump and Vance took the oath of office Monday.

Those who visit Whitehouse.gov are greeted with an image of Trump pointing and the message “America is Back.” 

The updated administration section says “After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist policies of the radical left while providing tangible quality of life improvements for the American people.” 

President Donald Trump slammed the Biden-Harris administration during his inaugural speech Monday shortly after being sworn in as both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris looked on.

“As we gather today, our government confronts a crisis of trust. For many years, a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens,” Trump said. “While the pillars of our society lay broken and seemingly in complete disrepair, we now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home.”

Trump called out the previous administration’s actions during various natural disasters in recent months, including the hurricane devastation in North Carolina and the wildfires ravaging California.

“We have a government that has given unlimited funding to the defense of foreign borders, but refuses to defend American borders or more importantly, its own people,” Trump said. “Our country can no longer deliver basic services in times of emergency, as recently shown by the wonderful people of North Carolina, been treated so badly.”

Trump also attacked the education system under Biden, saying it “teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves.”

In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump
recalled when an assassin attempted to take his life over the summer.

“Those who wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, take my life,” he said.

“An assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear, but I felt then, and now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.”

Republicans in the room jumped to their feet in applause at the line.

On July 13, 2024, while Trump was giving a rally in Butler, Pa., a gunman fired shots in his direction, just narrowly grazing his ear. Trump immediately took cover behind the lectern as Secret Service jumped in front of him.

It was the first of two major assassination attempts on the campaign trail, the second one being in September at his golf club in West Palm Beach.

Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Inauguration Day 2025.

The White House’s website was revamped Monday afternoon for the Trump administration, declaring “America is Back.”

WhiteHouse.gov, the official government website for the U.S. president, was scrubbed of the Biden administration on Monday, now showing an image of President Donald Trump pointing, with a message vowing a “golden age” for America is on its way.

“Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America,” the website now reads.

Trump was sworn in as the 47th president at the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, after inauguration festivities was moved indoors due to frigid weather.

President-elect Donald Trump attempted to kiss the wife of soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump as he entered the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Monday for his inaugural ceremony— only to be rejected by the brim of her dark, wide-brimmed hat.

The awkward attempt occurred as Trump entered the room, surrounded by an audience of former presidents, Cabinet nominees, foreign dignitaries, and other high-profile guests.

Trump went in to kiss Melania’s cheek, which she delicately extended to him, before his forehead hit the brim of her dark, wide navy hat. The two settled for an air kiss instead.

Melania’s Inauguration Day
outfit was the subject of frenzied media speculation Monday. It consisted of a dark navy statement coat and dark navy wide-brimmed hat, designed by Adam Lippes and Eric Javits, respectively.

Though the look was classy, many on social media noted that the hat broke with former first lady fashion— and completely obfuscated her eyes.

Melania also never removed the hat during the ceremony, a somewhat unusual sartorial choice, and sparked early comparisons to Carmen Sandiago, Mary Poppins, among others.

Written by Breanne Deppisch

Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the nation’s 47th president.

Trump took the oath of office for the second time on Monday and was officially president at about noon.

President Trump will head to the Capital One Arena later Monday afternoon for his inaugural parade. Inauguration festivities were moved indoors last week as weather forecasts predicted frigid weather and snow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated President Donald Trump Monday, saying Russia was “open to dialogue” on Ukraine.

Putin acknowledged Trump’s campaign to the White House in his statements on Monday, including the two assassination attempts on his life in 2024.

“And we see statements by the newly elected U.S. President and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia, interrupted through no fault of ours by the outgoing Administration,” Putin said. “We also hear his statements about the need to do everything to prevent a third world war. Of course, we welcome this attitude and congratulate the elected President of the United States of America on taking office.”

Putin stated that “we have never refused dialogue” and “have always been ready to maintain smooth relations of cooperation with any American administration.”

“We are also open to dialogue with the new U.S. Administration on the Ukrainian conflict,” Putin continued.

Trump said earlier this month that his team was in the process of setting up meetings with both Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“He wants to meet. And we’re setting it up,” Trump told reporters during a press conference from his Mar-a-Lago club regarding Putin. “President Xi – we’ve had a lot of communication. We have a lot of meetings set up with a lot of people. 

“I’d rather wait until after the 20th,” he added.

“President Putin wants to meet,” Trump said. “We have to get that war over.”

Fox News Digital’s Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.

President Biden pardoned his siblings just minutes before leaving office on Monday.

The pardon applies to James Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens, and Francis Biden, the White House announced.

“I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances,” Biden said in a statement.

President Donald Trump was sworn into office on Monday as the 47th President of the United States.

Trump met with Biden at the White House earlier in the day for tea. Upon arrival, Biden greeted Trump and Melania Trump with a “Welcome home.”

Fox News’ Gabriele Regalbuto contributed reporting.

Donald Trump officially takes office at noon on Jan. 20, as required by the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment states that the terms of the outgoing President and Vice President end at noon that day, with their successors immediately beginning their terms. 

Ratified on January 23, 1933, the Twentieth Amendment moved Inauguration Day from March 4 to Jan. 20, shortening the “lame duck” period between the election and the start of a new president’s term.

In 1985, President Reagan’s second term began at noon on Jan. 20, but because the date fell on a Sunday, according to the Reagan presidential library, public festivities were held the following day.

The same was true in 2013 with President Barack Obama’s second term. He took the oath of office in the Blue Room of the White House on Sunday, Jan. 20, and repeated the oath the next day at a public Capitol ceremony.

Big tech’s most powerful leaders attended the star-studded inaugural swearing-in ceremony President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday afternoon. The event was attended by former presidents, members of congress, and the supreme court, as well as UFC fighter Conor McGregor.

Seated near the Trump family was Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and Elon Musk, Tesla founder and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter. Ahead of the inauguration, several big tech CEOs met with Trump and announced they would be donating $1 million to the inaugural celebrations.

Zuckerberg and Bezos also joined Trump as St. John’s Church for a church service on Monday morning ahead of the inauguration ceremony.

Inauguration Day has long been the day U.S. presidents are officially sworn into office.

According to the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the new president takes office on Jan. 20. But if the 20th falls on a Sunday, the inauguration would take place on Jan. 21.

That is not the case this year, so President-elect Donald Trump will officially start his second administration in the White House at Noon eastern time on Jan. 20th, which is when President Biden’s term in office comes to an end.

Prior to the adoption of the 20th Amendment in 1933, presidential inaugurations were held on March 4.

Trump has said that he’s anxious to enact policy as soon as possible upon taking office, which may include up to two dozen executive orders he’ll sign on his first day back in the White House.

Those will likely include actions on immigration and border security, regulatory reform, and federal works.

Tom Homan, President-elect Trump’s incoming border czar previewed the administration’s mass deportation and border security push on Monday.

He was asked by Fox News’ Laura Ingraham is “we’re going to get the job done?”

“0600 tomorrow, wait and see,” Homan said.

Trump is due to sign a slew of executive orders related to immigration and border security on Monday, including moves to secure the border, end parole and limit birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.

President-elect Donald Trump will sign executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Denali on his first day in office, incoming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

The Inauguration Day executive orders, first reported by the New York Post, are among a slew of executive actions Trump plans to take after taking the oath of office.

The actions would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, to Mount McKinley.

“President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American Civilization,” reads a preview of the order.

The orders direct the Secretary of the Interior to make the name changes. The changes will apply to official federal documents and maps, though it is unclear whether the order also requires schools to use the new terminology.

The news comes as Trump said he plans to sign roughly 200 orders on his first day in office, primarily focused on immigration enforcement and cutting back on DEI initiatives.

Story excerpted from Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom.

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Jan. 20, when he will take the oath of office. 

Article II, Section I of the Constitution states that ahead of taking office the president-elect must say the following oath:

“I [name] do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So help me God.”

Only one president, Franklin Pierce, opted to use the alternate wording to “affirm” the oath of office.

The oath is typically taken around noon on Inauguration Day. 

Following the oath, presidents traditionally deliver an inaugural address showcasing their vision for the administration and America’s future. 

Traditionally, the Supreme Court Chief Justice administers the presidential oath of office. For the 2025 inauguration, Chief Justice John Roberts is expected to swear in President-elect Donald Trump.

The tradition of the chief justice having the honor of swearing in the president began with John Adams. There was no sitting chief justice when George Washington became the first president and an associate justice administered the oath at his second inaugural.

While the Constitution does not mandate the time and date the oath is administered, it traditionally is done at noon on Inauguration Day.

The oath, outlined in Article II, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Constitution, binds the president to faithfully execute the office and to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” 

This year’s Inauguration Day, which coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, will be Trump’s second non-consecutive swearing-in ceremony.

While the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court traditionally swears in the president-elect, the incoming vice president has greater options for who oversees their oath of office, according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. 

Historically, the president pro tempore of the Senate, Supreme Court Justices, outgoing vice presidents, and personal friends have all sworn in vice presidents, per the committee. 

During President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is slated to swear in Vice President-elect JD Vance, The Daily Beast reports.

While there are no hard and fast rules, Supreme Court Justices have consecutively sworn in vice presidents dating back to 2009, when Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens administered the oath of office to then-Vice President Joe Biden. 

Likewise, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath office to Trump’s former vice president Mike Pence in 2017, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swore in Biden’s vice president Kamala Harris in 2021. Sotomayor also administered the oath of office to Biden in 2013 during then-President Barack Obama’s second term. 

While then-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Rehnquist swore in Vice President Dick Cheney in 2001, then-Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert administered the oath of office to Cheney during then-President George W. Bush’s second term in 2005.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., called out the hypocrisy of politicians attending inauguration day festivities for President-elect Donald Trump after having previously decried the Republican figure as a “threat to democracy.”

“People are more upset at performers/artists attending Trump’s inaugural events but not upset at all the politicians who told them he was a ‘threat to democracy’ going to these events are not serious,” the progressive congresswoman declared in a post on X. 

“Performers at least know they are there to perform and get paid, but these politicians who ran their mouth for 4 yrs and are now willing to be there and clap for him, that’s who they should be mad at. They lied to you and your criticism/anger should be rightfully directed at them,” she continued.

Omar has previously described Trump as “an existential threat to our democracy.” 

President Biden plans to leave a letter to President-elect Donald Trump before he departs the White House, according to a report.

It’s an Inauguration Day
presidential tradition that first began with President Ronald Reagan.

Fox News Digital could not immediately reach the White House, but Biden is expected to leave a note for his successor on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, CNN first reported.

Despite a history of bucking tradition during his first term as president, like attending Biden’s inauguration, Trump curiously continued this rite of presidential passage by writing a letter to Biden.

Biden said it was a “very generous letter,” but has so far declined to share the content of what Trump wrote, deeming it private and saying he wouldn’t discuss it until he had a chance to speak with Trump. 

President Barack Obama walked into the Capitol rotunda alone for the inauguration after the Clintons and the Bushes, after the Obama office revealed his wife Michelle would not be joining him for the swearing-in of President Donald Trump.

Sources reportedly close to Michelle told People that the former first lady intended to skip Trump’s inauguration because she cannot contain her disdain for the Republican president-elect.

“There’s no overstating her feelings about [Trump]. She’s not one to plaster on a pleasant face and pretend for protocol’s sake,” one source said. “Michelle doesn’t do anything because it’s expected or it’s protocol or it’s tradition.”

In one speech on the 2024 campaign trail, she accused Trump of spreading “racist lies” and opposing her husband’s political career because of his race.

Supporters of Donald Trump
massed in the nation’s capital this weekend to welcome back the president-elect— enduring lengthy drives, hours-long lines, and punishing winter weather for a chance to share in Trump’s second win. 

Fox News Digital spoke to dozens of Trump backers who gathered in and around the Capital One arena in Washington, D.C. to attend the “Make America Great Again” rally hosted by the president-elect Sunday night— and again Monday for a modified inaugural viewing.

One Indiana man who drove from the Hoosier State to D.C. for the rally said he camped out at 10 p.m. Saturday night before the rally Sunday afternoon.

In an interview with Fox News, he said he had no regrets about his decision— gesturing to the plum post he had secured, right next to the stage. 

He also wasn’t alone. Some 100 others had also opted to camp out, he estimated in the interview— a sense of camaraderie and commitment that was starkly on display in the rally.

The free event was a victory lap, both for the president and for his longtime fans. Rally-goers descended into Washington in droves, but saw their endurance tested by the sheets of rain, sleet and snow that came in waves as temperatures plummeted, prompting D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to activate a city-wide hypothermia alert.

Not one of the supporters interviewed expressed any regrets about the cold they endured – even the people who had waited upward of nine hours to get in the door. 

“I’d do it again,” one Florida woman told Fox News Digital of the lines, crowds, and stamina required for the duration of the hours-long rally. “I have no regrets.”

“We won. We won,” Trump said Sunday night, to roaring cheers. “Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength, prosperity, dignity, and pride.”

“We put America first and it all starts tomorrow.”

Reported by Breanne Deppisch.

Soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump was donning a dark navy coat, dark navy hat with a white stripe, dark navy heels and black gloves as she and her husband, President-elect Donald Trump
, left St. John’s Episcopal Church after a prayer service ahead of the inauguration.

Melania’s outfit is fitting for the cold weather currently in Washington, D.C., which has moved the inauguration indoors to the Capitol Rotunda for the first time in 40 years.

The couple has been welcomed by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, where they will share tea and coffee at the White House.

“Welcome home,” Biden said to Trump after the president-elect stepped out of the car.

While tea is a presidential transition tradition, it is a stark departure from four years ago, when Trump refused to acknowledge Biden’s victory or attend his Inauguration Day.

This is an excerpt from an article by Pilar Arias.

Republican lawmakers are reacting furiously to President Biden’s 11th-hour decision to pardon several allies who President-elect Donald Trump and his circle have threatened retribution against, made hours before ceding power to the new commander in chief.

“Implication is that they needed the pardons,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “So, let’s call them all before Congress and demand the truth. If they refuse or lie – let’s test the constitutional ‘reach’ of these pardons with regard to their future actions.”

Biden announced early on Monday that he was issuing preemptive pardons for Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members and staff of the now-defunct House select committee on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., now the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee after Republicans swept the Senate and White House in November, pledged to investigate Fauci in particular with his new leadership power. Fauci has already been the subject of multiple inquiries and public attacks by Paul, who accused him of mismanaging the COVID-19 pandemic, along with other government officials. Fauci has consistently defended his actions, stating that they were solely guided by science.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Liz Elkind.

Former President Barack Obama was seen arriving at the U.S. Capitol Monday morning ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.

Obama had previously confirmed his attendance in a statement to the Associated Press, which also noted former First Lady Michelle Obama would not be attending: “Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration.”

Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush and their spouses will also be in attendance.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this post.

President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have left the White House to head to the U.S. Capitol for the 60th Inaugural Ceremony.

The Bidens welcomed the Trumps at the White House for a traditional tea before the four headed to the Capitol separately to welcome Trump in to the top job at the 47th President of the United States.

First lady Jill Biden and Melania Trump were first seen being loading into a limo to head over to the Capitol ahead of their husbands.

Lawmakers, guests and foreign dignitaries alike have piled into the Capitol’s Rotunda after the Inauguration Day ceremony was moved indoors due to the below freezing temperatures on Monday.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump traveled with their spouses to the White House and met briefly before making their way to the Capitol for swearing-in ceremonies.

After Trump has been sworn in and delivered his address, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will leave Washington, D.C. by plane before Trump, his family, and guests will take part in a luncheon which has been tradition since 1953.

At that point, another inaugural tradition will take place when Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance review the military troops who will lead a parade to the White House down Pennsylvania Avenue. 

On Monday night, Trump will attend several inaugural balls including remarks at the Commander in Chief Ball which dates back to 1953.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slammed President Biden for pardoning “chief henchman” of pandemic vaccines, Dr. Anthony Fauci.

“One of Biden’s greatest abuses of power was the forcing of mRNA shots by executive fiat (which Florida successfully blocked). Now, on his way out the door, Biden pardons the chief henchman of that and so many other abuses. The swamp protects its own,” DeSantis said on Monday, Inauguration Day.

Biden pardoned Fauci on Monday just hours before he will exit the Oval Office and President-elect Donald Trump is sworn-in as the nation’s 47th president.

DeSantis championed bucking coronavirus lockdowns
and vaccines amid the pandemic, which Fauci promoted while serving as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., resigned from his position in the House of Representatives Monday.

Waltz told Fox News he would be resigning on Inauguration Day
prior to the announcement read on the House floor, bringing the majority down to 218 to 215 Democrats.

“As I prepare to assume my duties as National Security Advisor to the president-elect, Donald J. Trump, I hereby make my resignation official from the U.S. House of Representatives, effective January 20th, 2025,” the letter read. “I intend to serve out my term in the 118th Congress, and to be sworn into the 118th Congress. I have also submitted by notice to Governor Ron DeSantis to advise him on my resignation.”

Trump formally announced in November that he had selected Waltz to join his administration as National Security Adviser.

“Mike is the first Green Beret to have been elected to Congress, and previously served in the White House and Pentagon,” Trump said in a statement. “Mike served in the Army Special Forces for 27 years where he was deployed multiple times in combat for which he was awarded four Bronze Stars, including two with Valor.”

Fox News’ Aishah Hasnie contributed to this report.

During inauguration, first ladies traditionally accompany the president-elect to his swearing in. The role serves as a symbolic one as she prepares to take on the role of White House hostess, often planning and overseeing social events. 

Throughout history, first ladies have made their own traditions during Inauguration Day ceremonies, from debuting fashion statements from holding the Bible for the president-elect to be sworn in on to giving a tour of the White House to an incoming first lady. 

Nancy Reagan managed to coin a shade of red as her own after donning a coat and hat in the color to President Ronald Reagan’s first inauguration. 

She wasn’t the only first lady to make such a statement with her fashion. 

In fact, the dress of the first ladies is of so much interest that their ensembles are frequently preserved and displayed by historical societies and museums. 

Melania Trump opened up in September 2024 in an interview with “FOX & Friends” where she revealed what prepared her for the role as first lady.

“I think nothing prepared me more to be first lady in front of the world than the fashion industry… It’s glamorous, but it’s at the same time very tough,” she said in an exclusive sit-down interview.

“Everybody judges you, [looks] at you a certain way. So it can be a mean world as well. So nothing prepared me more for this world than fashion. It gives you a thick skin.”

One former first lady who is reportedly bucking an inauguration tradition is Michelle Obama, who is not planning to attend Trump’s second swearing in. 

The role of first ladies surrounding the inaugural ceremonies are not spelled out anywhere but have developed over the years. 

Fox News’ Madeline Coggins and Gabriele Regalbuto contributed reporting.

President Biden shared his last selfie as commander in chief before his term officially ends, and President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.

The Bidens are spending their final morning in the White House on Monday, Inauguration Day, posting a goodbye message to social media before Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States on Monday afternoon. 

“One more selfie for the road. We love you, America,” Biden said in a post on X alongside a selfie with wife, Jill Biden.

Biden will soon have tea with Trump at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol building. Once the Biden’s leave the residence to attend Trump’s swearing-in, a moving team will have just a few hours to move them out, and the Trump’s back in.

Trump and incoming First Lady Melania Trump will officially move into the White House on Monday after attending the congressional luncheon.

President-elect Donald Trump will sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.

Incoming White House officials told reporters in a press call that Trump will sign an order clarifying language in the 14th Amendment and stating that the federal government “will not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens born in the United States.”

It’s one of a slew of executive orders Trump will sign related to border security and illegal immigration on his first day in office.

Fox News Digital previously reported that Trump will order the deployment of U.S. troops to the southern border, stamp out Biden-era parole policies and designate international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

Incoming officials also said that Trump will sign orders suspending refugee resettlement for 4 months and ending the ability for migrants to claim asylum by creating a removal process without the possibility of asylum.

He will also order the attorney general to seek capital punishment for murder of law enforcement and capital crimes committed by illegal immigrants, officials said.

Trump is expected to sign 10 executive orders related to border security and immigration today, on Inauguration Day.

President-elect Donald Trump will officially move into the White House on Inauguration Day.

Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, his second Inauguration Day. A ceremony will be held at the Capitol in Washington D.C., where both Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take the oath of office. 

But by the start of the ceremonies, the moving process will have already begun. Staff members have just hours to move the outgoing president, President Joe Biden,
out – and Trump – in, with an entirely new set of furniture hand picked by the new president and first lady. Immediately after the congressional luncheon, Trump and first lady Melania Trump will move into the White House. 

“I already packed. I already selected the furniture that needs to go in. So it’s, it’s very different, a transition, this time, second time around,” Melania Trump told Fox News.

While the President of the United States resides in the White House during their term, vice presidents and their families live in a different residence just a few miles away on the grounds of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) in northwestern Washington, D.C. 

Pope Francis shared his prayers and extended “cordial greetings” to President-elect Donald Trump ahead of his inaugural ceremony Monday morning.

“I ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and reconciliation among peoples,” Pope Francis said in a message addressed to the president-elect.

“On the occasion of your inauguration as the forty-seventh President of the United States of America, I offer cordial greetings and the assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you wisdom, strength, and protection in the exercise of your high duties,” his message read.

“Inspired by your nation’s ideals of being a land of opportunity and welcome for all, it is my hope that under your leadership the American people will prosper and always strive to build a more just society, where there is no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion.”

Pope Francis continued on to “ask God to guide your efforts in promoting peace and reconciliation among peoples” amid “numerous challenges” and “the scourge of war.”

“With these sentiments,” Pope Francis continued, “I invoke upon you, your family, and the beloved American people an abundance of divine blessings.”

Pope Francis criticized Trump’s deportation policy just one day prior, saying Sunday on an evening television program, “If true, this will be a disgrace.”

“This won’t do! This is not the way to solve things. That’s not how things are resolved,” the pope said of Trump’s planned deportations.

Tech giants Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos were spotted inside St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., as President-elect Donald Trump attended service ahead of his inauguration.

The tech giants previously each met with Trump after his win over Vice President Kamala Harris last year, and are in town for Trump’s swearing-in as the 47th president.

Trump was joined by members of his family, as well as Vice President-elect JD Vance. Beginning Inauguration Day at St. John’s is a long-standing tradition for presidents. The church is located at Lafayette Square, which is just a short walk from the White House and has earned its nickname as the Church of the Presidents.

Trump will be sworn in as president at noon on Monday, before heading to the Capital One Arena for his inaugural parade. Trump’s second inauguration was moved indoors due to frigid weather.

President-elect Donald Trump visited St. John’s church in Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of being sworn-in as the nation’s 47th president.

Trump was seen entering the church with former and upcoming first lady Melania Trump, and was joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance and members of his family.

Trump will be sworn in as president at the Capitol Rotunda on Monday afternoon before joining an inaugural parade at the Capital One Arena shortly after.

President-elect Donald Trump‘s second swearing-in marks the third time in U.S. history that an inauguration day falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday established in 1986 that is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January. This year, both the inauguration and holiday celebrating the legacy of the civil rights leader will be held on the same day. 

President Bill Clinton’s second inauguration in 1997 also fell on MLK Jr. Day, as did President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. 

“Thirty-four years ago, the man whose life we celebrate today spoke to us down there, at the other end of this Mall, in words that moved the conscience of a nation. Like a prophet of old, he told of his dream that one day America would rise up and treat all its citizens as equals before the law and in the heart. Martin Luther King’s dream was the American Dream. His quest is our quest: the ceaseless striving to live out our true creed. Our history has been built on such dreams and labors. And by our dreams and labors we will redeem the promise of America in the 21st century,” Clinton said of King during his 1997 address. 

Obama took the oath office in 2013 year using two Bibles, one belonging to
Martin Luther King Jr. and another that belonged to President Abraham Lincoln.  

CNN commentator Van Jones said Monday that he feels “hopeless” about President-elect Donald Trump’s
second term in office, citing action on immigration and the environment he said he expects will to be taken during Trump’s second term.

“He’s going to unleash this blitzkrieg of attacks on everything we care about,” Van Jones said of Trump.

“Immigrants, clean energy— there’s nothing we can do about it but watch this stuff,” he added.

His remarks come just hours before Trump’s Inauguration Day ceremony.

“I’m miserable, I’m sad, I’m frustrated, I’m mad at everybody,” Jones told other attendees on the panel.

Educational institutions and college-affiliated groups are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration by offering mental health advice, delivering travel notices to international students, and organizing anti-Israel rallies.

Most schools will be closed on Inauguration Day,
Jan. 20, due to it falling on a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Similar to Trump’s first inauguration and the weeks following his victory in the 2024 election, universities and education groups are offering different outlets for students on Monday.

Several anti-Israel college groups in Chicago are planning demonstrations. The University of Illinois Chicago’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJPUIC) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapters intend to hold an anti-Israel protest, according to social media posts. The groups will reportedly meet to “fight back against Trump’s racist and reactionary program,” wrote SJPUIC in a post on Instagram.

Other schools are offering mental health advice ahead of the Republican’s swearing-in. 

President-elect Donald Trump traveled from Blair House to St. John’s Episcopal Church ahead of his inauguration as the nation’s 47th president.

Trump was joined by members of his family, as well as Vice President-elect JD Vance. Beginning Inauguration Day at St. John’s is a long-standing tradition for presidents. The church is located at Lafayette Square, which is just a short walk from the White House and has earned its nickname as the Church of the Presidents.

Trump will be sworn in as president at noon on Monday, before heading to the Capital One Arena for his inaugural parade. Trump’s second inauguration was moved indoors due to frigid weather.

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday will order the deployment of U.S. troops to the southern border, stamp out Biden-era parole policies and designate international cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations— a slew of nearly a dozen executive orders designed to drastically overhaul U.S. border and immigration policy.

Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw obtained exclusive details of three of the expected 11 executive orders Trump will sign related to border security and immigration after he is inaugurated.

In one order, Trump will immediately direct the federal government to resume construction of the border wall.

That order will also end Biden-era parole policies, including the use of the CBP One app to parole migrants into the U.S., and the parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV)— under which 30,000 nationals a month were allowed to fly in and be admitted under parole.

Nearly 1.5 million migrants have been allowed in the U.S. under those programs.

A second order will order U.S. troops to be deployed to the border under U.S. Northern Command and will “instruct the military” to prioritize U.S. borders and “territorial integrity” in strategic planning for its operations.

A third order will designate international cartels and organizations, including MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

“This Executive Order sends a clear message that the United States intends to exercise its sovereignty over its land and borders and that the Armed Forces have a role to play in protecting our borders,” Fox News is told.

A visibly agitated Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., had a busy day on social media on Sunday, taking to Instagram to make a series of rants related to President-elect Donald Trump.

She started out early scolding TikTok for sending a notification thanking “President Trump” for restoring the app.

“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now. We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office. Please stay tuned,” the notification stated.

In her Instagram stories, she says that Trump is not yet the president and is still currently a private citizen, suggesting that referring to him as such raises concerns about TikTok’s word. “First of all, Donald Trump is not president right now. He is a private citizen. He does not have access to presidential powers, he does not have the ability to do any of that,” AOC said.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Christina Shaw.

President-elect Donald Trump said in a new video that his second term represents a “new chapter” for America and promises the American people that the country’s “best days are yet to come.” 

Trump made the pledge in a video his team released Monday morning, hours before his swearing-in ceremony as the 47th president of the United States. 

The video, titled “It all comes down to this: Inauguration Day 2025,” features the president’s journey from leaving office in 2021, to the FBI’s unprecedented raid on his Mar-a-Lago home, to days in court, to the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he was nearly assassinated, to highlights from the campaign trail. 

“If I give you one message to hold in your hearts today, it’s this: never ever give up,” Trump says in the video. Then, reporter voices reflecting on the “FBI raid at
Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence… Deadly force being authorized.” 

“Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy,” Trump says, followed by clips of the news of his indictment from Special Counsel Jack Smith and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

President Donald Trump
‘s first inauguration took place on Jan. 20, 2017.

Protestors created chaos across Washington D.C. ahead of Inauguration Day in 2017, shattering glass storefronts and torching cars, with police arresting more than 200 people in demonstrations that spanned several days.

Trump’s actual swearing-in on Capitol Hill and the parade to the White House happened, however, without any incident.

The day after Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States, several hundred thousand people from across the country descended on the nation’s capital to protest Trump’s presidency in the “Women’s March on Washington.”

Many of the protesters were indeed women, and were largely peaceful by comparison to the rioters who wreaked havoc in D.C. ahead of the inauguration. The march moved from the National Mall to the streets and took place as the newly inaugurated president attended a National Prayer Service after waking up in the White House for the first time.

Celebrities like America Ferrera, Madonna, Ashley Judd, Cher, Katy Perry, Amy Schumer, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Michael Moore, Debra Messing, Patricia Arquette, and more attended the protest.

Madonna, during that protest, said she had “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.”

But Trump, in his inaugural day address called for a “new national pride” to heal divisions and asked for unity.

President Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley (Ret.), and others who some speculated may have faced investigations under the incoming Trump administration on Monday.

Biden’s pardons come just hours before he is set to depart the White House and President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office once again.

The line to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration at Capital One Arena stretched four city blocks on Monday morning as excited supporters braved the cold for the historic event.

Susan from Michigan said she arrived at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night and had been waiting outside for hours, dressed in six layers with a plastic bag around her head to fend off the chill. But she doesn’t mind the cold “because we need to support our president and our first lady.

Some in line have been drinking whiskey as the January air feels like 12 degrees. Others have been singing the national anthem to keep their spirits up.

Jackie Brown from Alabama said she arrived at 8:30 on Sunday night with her brother in law and nephew, but they ditched her because it was “too cold.” 

The Capital One Arena can hold 20,000 people, but law enforcement officials have said more than 200,000 individuals had Inauguration Day
tickets to the inauguration, a show of overwhelming support for the newly-elected president. 

Tickets to attend presidential inaugurations are made publicly available through Congress. They are available at no cost, but there is a limited number to be dispersed. 

A ticket to the inauguration allows attendees to see the president and vice president be sworn in on January 20, 2025, in person. 

In order to request a ticket, people must go through their members of Congress or senators. Tickets are available in the weeks before the inauguration, and depending on the member, they could be open for requests even earlier.

Tickets are in very high demand, and not everyone who requests them can get one. However, people can still watch Inauguration Day. The ceremony can be viewed at the National Mall where large video screens will broadcast it to crowds gathered there. 

Additionally, people can gather along the inaugural parade route. After being sworn in, President Donald Trump will ceremonially travel from the Capitol to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue. 

Inauguration Day is always held on Jan. 20, as per the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment states, “The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January.” 

The amendment was ratified on January 23, 1933.

The Constitution originally dictated that presidents were to be inaugurated on March 4. And most of them have been. 

However, the lengthy “lame duck” period began to present an issue for Congress as there were often pressing matters that needed to be addressed. 

Further, some of the original justifications for the March date had been remedied, such as travel time and news regarding the election results being spread across the country. 

The date of January 20th was decided on, as it would significantly move up the event but also still allows time for certification to take place and any disputes to be settled. 

The first president to be inaugurated on Jan. 20 was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. 

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump will call on all Americans to act with courage and restore the vitality of the nation in his inaugural address on Monday.

“I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success. A tide of change is sweeping the country,” Trump will say, according to excerpts of his prepared remarks that were shared with Fox News Digital.

That change will come swiftly, with Trump expected to sign more than 200 executive actions on Inauguration Day, covering his policy priorities on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for families, ending diversity, equity and inclusion policies across the federal government and more. 

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense,” Trump will say.

“My message to Americans today is that it is time for us to once again act with courage, vigor, and the vitality of history’s greatest civilization.”

Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this update.

Inauguration Day
now takes place on Jan. 20, or the 21st if the former date falls on a Sunday, but that was not always the case.

The first inauguration of a U.S. president came on April 30, 1789, when George Washington was sworn in as commander-in-chief.

The date was moved to March until 1937, when the January tradition began.

Most Americans who have been to or watched a presidential inauguration are also familiar with it taking place facing the national mall and Washington Monument, a tradition first started by former President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Much of the pomp and circumstance of the day is governed by tradition, not the Constitution.

The first inaugural parade, for example, was held by Washington in 1789 when he journed from Mount Vernon to New York. According to a website on inaugural history, it was Thomas Jefferson who made the parade a formal affair.

Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1937 inauguration was the first televised parade, the website said.

“After four years of inflation, chaos at our borders, and weakness on the world stage, the United States is turning the page. President Trump’s inauguration will usher in a new era focused on American strength – including a strong economy, a strong border and a strong military,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., writes in an op-ed for Fox News Digital.

“I expect we will see the president take action immediately to secure the border and undo Biden administration policies that threaten America’s energy security. And Republicans in Congress will work tirelessly to amplify his efforts.   

“We are already hard at work on legislation to accomplish two of our biggest priorities – providing the resources necessary to secure the border and extending the tax relief Republicans passed during the first Trump administration. 

“The Senate took an initial step on border security this past week with consideration of the Laken Riley Act, which will ensure that illegal aliens who steal, assault a law enforcement officer, or kill or seriously injure another person are detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement instead of being allowed out on the streets. 

“We’re looking to pass the bill in the Senate Monday and get it to the president’s desk shortly thereafter. Congressional Republicans will also deploy the Congressional Review Act to undo burdensome Biden administration regulations.

“The Senate is also hard at work making sure President Trump has the team he needs in place. Senate committees have held hearings on 12 of President Trump’s nominees so far, with more on the way.” 

“…in this moment of President Trump’s second inauguration, our country has a bright, new opportunity to come together and come roaring back once again. If President Trump succeeds, all of us will succeed together,” House Speaker Mike Johnson writes in an op-ed for Fox News Digital.

“It’s no secret that the last four years have been needlessly difficult for the American people. Joe Biden’s open-border policies have left our cities ransacked and our state budgets bankrupted. Fentanyl has poured into our schools and neighborhoods and poisoned our children. 40-year high inflation has left Americans poorer and produced interest rates that put homeownership out of reach for young people. Over-regulation has strangled our industries. Virtually every policy decision of the Biden White House has put America last.

“But with Donald Trump
, a new Golden Age can be realized. He has promised to make America safe, strong, and prosperous again. He has proven before he can fulfill those promises. Life will be better for every family in his second term. We have a plan to get there.” 

That plan includes deregulation, border security, promoting fossil fuel industries and rooting out “woke” ideologies from the federal government. 

“Common sense will be a central theme of Trump’s presidency,” Johnson wrote. 

Top members of the three branches of government will come together in a rare display of national unity and tradition when the presidential and vice-presidential oaths of office are delivered at Monday’s inauguration. A swear-in rookie, and perhaps funny hats, will be indispensable parts of the ceremonies.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh will continue a nearly 240-year-old tradition of administering the oaths to President-elect Donald Trump and his No. 2, JD Vance. The other seven members of the high court are expected to attend the event in the Capitol Rotunda, all in their judicial robes. 

Whatever political differences exist, they surely will not be on display at this most cordial and dignified of ceremonies. After all, the first person the president thanks will likely be the chief justice. But an undercurrent of tension remains.

During his first run for high office in 2016, candidate Trump took the unusual step of attacking a member of the federal judiciary, labeling Roberts “an absolute disaster” among other personal insults. This will be the “Chief’s” fifth presidential swearing-in, his second with Trump.

The choice of Kavanaugh is no surprise: incoming second lady Usha Vance clerked for Kavanaugh when he was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington.

She then went on to a prestigious law clerkship at the Supreme Court with Roberts. Sources say Kavanaugh gave an especially strong job recommendation for Usha Vance to his now bench colleague.

In an August interview with “Fox and Friends,” Usha Vance said Kavanaugh was “such a good boss” and “decent person” who “hired people from all over the political spectrum.”

“My experience working for him was overwhelmingly positive,” she added.

Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas are among recent justices who have performed similar vice-presidential swear-in honors.

This is an excerpt from an article by Shannon Bream and Bill Mears.

Several traditions on Inauguration Day are dedicated to reaffirm the importance of the peaceful transition of power, from White House staff to the commanders-in-chief.

The cooks and cleaners who aid the president and their family every day traditionally take time to say goodbye to the White House’s outgoing residents before public events begin, hours before meeting with the new first family, according to White House History.

It’s also common for the outgoing first lady to give her successor a tour of the East Wing. Notably, Melania Trump bucked this particular tradition with Jill Biden, and it’s not clear if the latter will do the same.

The departing president also is normally known to leave a letter for their successor to open after being sworn in, the contents of which historically are largely undisclosed.

The outgoing president attending the new president’s inauguration is also generally seen as a cornerstone of the peaceful transition of power on Inauguration Day, though this does not always occur. 

Just before noon on Monday inside the U.S. Capitol, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States.

Two and a half months after his convincing election victory over Vice President Harris, the president-elect returns to office in what will symbolize his reinvention and redemption four years after being ushered out of the White House by the American electorate.

“We put America first, and it all starts tomorrow,” Trump told thousands of supporters jam-packed into Washington, D.C.’s, Capitol One Arena at his inauguration eve rally. “We begin a brand-new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride.”

President Biden, Harris, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Republican and Democrat members of Congress, foreign dignitaries, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos – three of the wealthiest men in the world – other tech and business executives and some high-profile celebrities will crowd into the U.S. Capitol’s Rotunda for Trump’s inauguration, which will be held indoors for the first time in four decades due to an arctic blast that’s sweeping much of the nation.

After Trump’s inaugural address, there will be a rapid-fire series of events, including a formal farewell for Biden
and Harris as they leave the Capitol. Minutes later, members of Congress will watch as Trump and JD Vance, the nation’s new vice president, take part in a signing ceremony followed by an inaugural lunch and then a review of the troops.

Trump then returns to Washington, D.C.’s, downtown arena for an abbreviated parade, which was moved indoors because of the frigid weather, in front of thousands of supporters. After that, the new president heads to the White House for an Oval Office ceremony before making his way to the traditional inaugural balls in the evening.

Trump is also expected to get to work immediately, signing more than 200 executive actions on his first day in office, as Fox News Digital first reported Sunday.

“I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country,” Trump vowed at his inauguration eve rally. “You’re going to see executive orders that are going to make you extremely happy, lots of them, lots. We have to set our country on the proper course.”