Trump becomes 47th president, capping remarkable political comeback

Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president at a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, declaring that the "the golden age of America begins right now." Late today, he appeared at a parade in the 20,000-seat Capitol One Arena after the inauguration was moved indoors because of the cold weather. And he was signing a series of executive orders on immigration, the economy and energy. NBC News' Lester Holt reports.

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President Trump is back

Newscast, Americast, Ukrainecast and The Global Story join forces to dissect Trump’s speech.
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WATCH: Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president

Chief Justice John Roberts administered the presidential oath of office to Donald J. Trump.
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Full: Watch Donald Trump’s inaugural address as 47th U.S. president

Watch Donald Trump’s full speech after being sworn in as president of the United States. He promised immediate action on issues from immigration to culture wars, and declared that “America’s ...
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Watch: Trump's full remarks at indoor Inauguration Day parade

President Trump spoke at Capitol One Arena on Monday hours after taking the oath of office. Trump previewed his priorities for his second term and bashed his predecessor's policies.
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Trump delivers remarks during inauguration parade

President Trump delivered remarks after the inauguration parade that took place in the Capitol One arena in Washington, D.C. He discussed what is expected to be his first executive orders and what ...
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Trump completes historic comeback, vowing to turn around nation in decline

President Trump completed a monumental political comeback on Monday, taking the oath of office for a second time and vowing to turn around a nation he insisted was in decline. Trump became the ...
The Hill - 11h
Trump Is Sworn In as President

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The New York Times - 11h
Trump returns to Capitol as vanquisher, capping unlikeliest comeback

It was either a homecoming or a heresy, depending on perspectives. The inauguration of President Trump on Monday capped an unlikely return to power for a figure who stunned the nation with his ...
The Hill - 11h
A tale of two Trump speeches: From the Politics Desk

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Evening Report — Comeback complete, Trump hits the gas

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The Hill - 12h
Luncheon toasts for President Trump

Luncheon attendees at the U.S. Capitol heard from congressional leaders as they toasted President Trump and his new administration.
CBS News - 12h
What's next for Trump's presidency?

President Trump has begun his second term in the White House and up next in his presidency are measures on immigration, border security and potentially averting the TikTok ban. The CBS News team ...
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Trump delivers inauguration address as 47th U.S. president

President Trump delivered his inauguration address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mr. Trump called for the end of the "unfair weaponization" of the Justice Department and called himself a ...
CBS News - 15h
Trump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and division

Trump promises a blitz of executive orders, radical shake-up of the global order and ‘revolution of common sense’. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates The United States was launched on a ...
The Guardian - 16h
Watch: Donald Trump becomes president again

Watch the historic moment when the 45th president is returned to power as he takes the oath of office.
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Former presidents and vice presidents introduced at Trump’s inauguration

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and former Vice Presidents Dan Quayle and Mike Pence were introduced at the second inauguration of Donald Trump.
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Eye Opener: President-elect Trump to be sworn in as 47th president

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States inside the U.S Capito. Also, bitter cold sweeps the country, forcing the inauguration ceremony indoors for ...
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President-elect Trump set to be sworn in as 47th president

With temperatures in the low 20s, an alternative inaugural stage was set up inside the Capitol for President-elect Donald Trump to take the oath of office. Trump, once sworn in, is expected to ...
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Political strategists on Trump's day 1 promises

Republican strategist Justin Sayfie and Democratic strategist Hyma Moore join CBS News to discuss some of the actions President-elect Donald Trump plans to take moments after being sworn in.
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Biden was a remarkably consequential one-term president | Katrina vanden Heuvel

His greatest successes came in domestic policy. Inheriting a post-pandemic economy, Biden orchestrated the best recovery in the industrial world. With his characteristic dyspeptic vitriol, Donald ...
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In an improbable comeback, Trump set to be inaugurated as the 47th president

Donald Trump will complete his improbable comeback Monday, becoming the first former president to lose and return to power four years later since Grover Cleveland in 1893.
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Vice President Harris faces tough decisions on political future

Advisers and allies are privately deliberating Vice President Harris’s next steps as she prepares to leave office Monday facing an uncertain future after an unprecedented year. Harris, who became ...
The Hill - 1d
Overtures to Trump Put Mayor Adams on a Political Tightrope

Mayor Eric Adams said that a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump was about New York City’s future. Each man has his own reasons to forge close ties.
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The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th U.S. president

Watch live coverage as Donald Trump is inaugurated president of the United States for the second time, becoming the nation’s 47th commander in chief. The ceremony will take place at the U.S. ...
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Small-cap crypto rallies ahead of Trump inauguration, bitcoin trades at $100,000

Cryptocurrencies jumped as investor appetite shifted to smaller, higher risk coins ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Atlanta voters on Trump presidency

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is days away and some Atlanta voters are ready to turn the page on the political cycle. CBS News' Skyler Henry spoke to some voters as they prepare for ...
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These five Republicans are ready to derail Trump's tax cuts over the SALT cap

President-elect Donald Trump's signature tax cut bill could hinge on a House Republican fight over state and local tax deductions.
CNBC - 4d
One-month cap on advance rent payments closer to becoming law

MPs vote for a cap on advanced rent payments in England as the Renters' Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law.
BBC News - 6d
Trump becomes first president to be a sentenced felon but avoids jail time or fines in hush-money trial – live

President-elect claims historic case was ‘despicable charade’; judge says ‘unconditional discharge’ does not ‘reduce the seriousness of the crime’. Full report: Trump avoids punishment ...
The Guardian - Jan. 10
Trump 2.0 and the Return of ‘Court Politics’

The political scientist Erica Frantz describes the regime change the second Trump administration represents.
The New York Times - Jan. 10
Canadian official on Trump 51st state remarks: 'The joke is over'

Canadian official Dominic LeBlanc criticized President-elect Trump’s “51st state” remarks Wednesday, saying they were no longer funny. “The joke is over,” said LeBlanc, Canada’s finance and ...
The Hill - Jan. 9
Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration; downplays Greenland remarks

Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal
ABC News - Jan. 9
New Caledonia Congress elects pro-France president after political crisis

New leader Alcide Ponga says people want a ‘signal of hope’ after turmoil in the French Pacific territory . Weeks after its first ever pro-independence government collapsed, New Caledonia has named ...
The Guardian - Jan. 9
President Biden Becomes a Great-Grandfather

Mr. Biden said his eldest granddaughter, Naomi, gave birth to a baby boy in California.
The New York Times - Jan. 8
President Biden says he will become a great-grandfather today

President Biden said he is set to become a great-grandfather on Wednesday with the birth of his eldest granddaughter's first child.
CBS News - Jan. 8
Trump’s America First becomes America expands

President-elect Trump’s imperialist tendencies ahead of his second term are begging a question that dominated his first term: Should he be taken seriously, or literally? Trump during a Tuesday ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
Watch live: Trump delivers first remarks as certified election winner

President-elect Trump is set to give remarks Tuesday morning focused on his economic agenda from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The speech marks his first public comments since Congress ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
Trump’s Jan. 6 certification marks political comeback

President-elect Trump’s political comeback is set to be sealed on Monday as Congress certifies his election victory, a full 180 degree turn from four years ago, when he sat stewing in the White ...
The Hill - Jan. 6
Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics

Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’. Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1