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National

The border between the U.S. and Mexico near El Paso
Politics & Policy

Trump plans 10 sweeping actions on border security on Day 1. Here’s what we know

Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.

2 years ago

President Donald Trump wraps up his speech during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, as former President Joe Biden looks on.
Politics & Policy

Inauguration Day updates: Donald Trump becomes 47th U.S. president, signs slew of executive orders

Trump repealed dozens of former President Biden's actions, began his immigration crackdown and pardoned hundreds of people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

2 years ago

Donald Trump giving his inauguration speech
Politics & Policy

Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president.

2 years ago

A message reading Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now is displayed from the TikTok app on a cell phone screen
Courts & Law

TikTok restores service for U.S. users based on Trump’s promised executive order

TikTok thanked Donald Trump, who on Sunday posted on social media that he planned to sign an executive order Monday to keep a U.S. ban on the app from becoming permanent.

2 years ago

This image from video from the Justice Department in the statement of facts supporting an arrest warrant, and annotated by the source, shows Rebecca Lavrenz, circled in yellow, entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (Justice Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration

In most cases, Justice Department prosecutors argued that Capitol riot defendants shouldn’t be allowed to return to the scene of their crimes.

2 years ago

Presidential reviewing stand on Pennsylvania outside the White House
Politics & Policy

Trump’s swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold weather

The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term.

2 years ago

Rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol
Politics & Policy

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

President-elect Donald Trump said during his presidential campaign he’ll issue first-day pardons for some of the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

2 years ago

Donald Trump speaks
Politics & Policy

How Trump’s political and business interests will intersect in the White House

Here's a look at the various connections and potential conflicts in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.

2 years ago

TikTok logo
Politics & Policy

Trump is exploring ways to ‘preserve’ TikTok as company’s CEO gets inaugural invite, his team says

Incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz says that the federal law that could ban TikTok by Sunday also “allows for an extension as long as a viable deal is on the table.

2 years ago

A closeup of an offshore wind turbine
Politics & Policy

South Jersey congressman working with Trump to halt offshore wind

Congressman Jeff Van Drew said he’s drafted an executive order to halt offshore wind, which will be rolled out within the next couple of months.

2 years ago

Listen 1:37
Donald Trump speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Trump will begin his presidency in delicate position, poll finds

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows that Americans' support for President-elect Donald Trump's top priorities is split, despite his claims of a mandate for his agenda.

2 years ago

Joe Biden holds up a finger
Politics & Policy

Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in U.S. threatens future of democracy

The speech Wednesday night capped not just Biden’s presidency but his five decades in politics.

2 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama
Politics & Policy

Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there

Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands for the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol, representatives said.

2 years ago

Security fencing surrounds Capitol Hill
Politics & Policy

Trump’s inauguration coincides with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in D.C.

The Republican's Jan. 20 swearing-in caps a two-week stretch of national special security events.

2 years ago

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

2 years ago

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