Politics

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump made only a smattering of false claims in his inaugural address on Monday, mostly sticking to vague rhetoric, subjective assertions and uncheckable promises of action. But then he embarked on a lying spree. In an unscripted second speech on Monday, to supporters who had gathered

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States, and

By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump will be sworn in as president Monday, returning to power to enact his sweeping vision of America after leaving his office in shame four years ago. Trump will become the nation’s 47th president at noon on Monday, completing a remarkable four-year arc after he left Washington

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States, a couple of months after one of the most polarized presidential elections in US history. His inauguration coincides with MLK Day, when our country pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Before he leaves office for the final time, President Joe Biden plans to pen President-elect Donald Trump a letter, CNN is told. Four years ago, when Trump famously skipped Biden’s inauguration after refusing to acknowledge his victory, Biden revealed that Trump had followed one presidential tradition by leaving him

By Eric Bradner, Kate Sullivan, Jack Forrest and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump took a victory lap on Sunday night, telling his supporters at a campaign-style rally that his first day in office will come with a flurry of executive actions to fulfill his 2024 campaign promises. Trump also vowed quick action

By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump will quickly implement executive actions on immigration, energy policy and federal government operations to check off dozens of campaign policy priorities. Trump on Sunday pledged to issue “close to 100” executive orders on his first day in office. Many of these orders will be designed to

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — At the dawn of a new Trump era, the same old Trump lies. The day before his second inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally at an arena in Washington, where he repeated some of the most frequent false claims from the campaign trail while also sprinkling in

By Alayna Treene, Alison Main and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump and his team have drafted a slate of pardons for people convicted for their role in the January 6 Capitol attack to be issued on Day 1, shortly after Trump is sworn in as president, two sources familiar with the plans

CNN By John King, CNN Provincetown, Massachusetts (CNN) — Daybreak on the Atlantic is a slow, hypnotic explosion of color. Black skies turn ash gray; next, a sideways sliver of orange divides the vast horizon. A pause, then a breathtaking ocean dawn: Churning deep blue waters collide with the palest of blue skies. Wisps of

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez, Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene, Kayla Tausche and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — At noon Monday, a new Donald Trump era begins. A stack of actions designed to reshape government policy will be awaiting the new president’s signature as soon as he is sworn in — a dramatic show of

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of the 2024 election, most supporters of the Democratic Party say it needs to make significant changes and that they feel “burned out” by politics, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. The party faces its lowest ratings in more than 30 years. Donald

By John King, CNN Provincetown, Massachusetts (CNN) — Daybreak on the Atlantic is a slow, hypnotic explosion of color. Black skies turn ash gray; next, a sideways sliver of orange divides the vast horizon. A pause, then a breathtaking ocean dawn: Churning deep blue waters collide with the palest of blue skies. Wisps of clouds

By Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez, Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene, Kayla Tausche and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — At noon Monday, a new Donald Trump era begins. A stack of actions designed to reshape government policy will be awaiting the new president’s signature as soon as he is sworn in — a dramatic show of force

By Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has privately told his advisers he wants to visit China after being sworn in to office, three sources familiar with the talks told CNN, as the president-elect seeks to facilitate an open dialogue with Beijing while also pursuing hardline stance on the country. Trump

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump said mass deportations will begin “very quickly” after taking office, one of a number of plans he discussed in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday. As Trump prepares to be sworn in Monday, the president-elect also told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that