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President Donald Trump, left, and first lady Melania Trump dance at the Commander in Chief Ball, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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President Donald Trump signs an executive order as he attends an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event at Capital One Arena, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

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Jason Aldean performs at the Liberty Ball during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Guests mingle during the Liberty Ball during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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President Donald Trump signs executive orders on stage at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Members of the marching band from Mississippi Valley State University perform at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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Members of the marching band from Mississippi Valley State University perform at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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President-elect Donald Trump arrives at the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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Members of the Trump family listen as Christopher Maccio sings during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

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President Donald Trump speaks after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, takes oath as his wife Usha Vance watches during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, setting out to reshape the country’s institutions.

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Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world crammed into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday to watch presidential power transfer peacefully from Democrat Joe Biden to his Republican successor, Donald Trump.

Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises

Migrants stranded when thousands of appointments to enter the US are canceled as Trump takes office

The Trump administration has ended use of the border app called CBP One that allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States.

Trump signs orders to remake border security, but his efforts will face challenges

This photo taken by Pacific Palisades resident Darrin Hurwitz shows the Palisades Fire as it approaches homes in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Darrin Hurwitz via AP)

Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weather

Windy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.

After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza

Bitter cold spreads across much of the US as Texas and the South brace for rare winter storm

Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont south of border

Coco Gauff loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals

Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan. Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as the national economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades.

A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests

Elon Musk’s prominence during inauguration ceremonies stamps tech titan’s place in Trump’s orbit

Keke Palmer comedy ‘One of Them Days’ and ‘Mufasa’ in close race for No. 1

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