University of California, Berkeley law student Adel Asad was at home with his family in Pakistan during winter break when he received an email from the university encouraging students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump inauguration on Monday.

In 2017, during Trump’s first presidential term, he signed an executive order ...Read more

Minutes before his successor was inaugurated into the presidency, former president Joe Biden pardoned Jerry Lundergan, one of the most influential Kentucky Democrats of the modern era.

Biden, the outgoing Democratic president, announced Lundergan’s pardon in a news release that also announced preemptive pardons for various members of his ...Read more

At first glance, it was easy to wonder whether Melania Trump had dressed for a funeral instead of her husband’s presidential inauguration Monday, but her very dark-looking coat, pencil skirt and wide-brimmed hat were actually navy, not black.

Still, there were lots of dark-looking colors donned by the women in Donald Trump’s family at his ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Donald Trump on Monday vowed to change the name of North America’s highest mountain from Denali back to Mount McKinley.

“We will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs,” Trump said during his second inaugural address from the U.S. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is ordering the U.S. to withdraw from the landmark Paris Agreement, launching another retreat in the fight against climate change by the world’s wealthiest nation.

The move was widely expected since Trump pulled the U.S. from the emissions-cutting pact during his first term and had promised do to it ...Read more

Mayor Eric Adams attended Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday after getting a last-minute invite from the president-elect that led him to cancel appearances at multiple Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in New York.

Adams — whose simpatico relationship with Trump has prompted speculation he’s looking for legal help with his federal ...Read more

A woman out on bond for drug trafficking was rearrested days later after deputies found her carrying meth in a tote bag labeled: “Definitely Not a Bag Full of Drugs,” according to Florida investigators.

The discovery was made during a traffic stop in Brevard County, about 10 days after the woman was released from jail, the Brevard County ...Read more

As one of his last official acts, President Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, 80, allowing the American Indian Movement member to serve the rest of his sentence in home confinement.

Peltier was convicted of murdering two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He has maintained his ...Read more

Eagle-eyed watchers of President Trump’s inauguration noticed that he kept his left hand at his side and did not place it on the Bible held by First Lady Melania Trump as he took the oath of office.

Did it matter?

Constitutionally speaking, no. Though swearing upon a Bible is a tradition, the Constitution does not require it. In fact, some ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Amy Klobuchar took the stage Monday to call to order the inauguration of incoming President Donald Trump and incoming Vice President JD Vance.

The Minnesota Democrat chairs the bipartisan Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which is tasked with planning Inauguration Day. She had planned to speak at the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on his final morning in office issued preemptive pardons to lawmakers who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol and police officers who testified in the inquiry, as well as two high-profile former government officials who have previously clashed with President-elect Donald Trump.

“Even when ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, ex-Rep. Liz Cheney, members of the Jan. 6 committee and even many of his own relatives in the waning hours of his term to protect them against retribution by incoming President Trump.

With Trump taking power at noon Eastern time, Biden took dramatic ...Read more

CHICAGO — Chicago civil rights leaders and Illinois politicians reaffirmed their dedication to protecting education and immigrants rights Monday morning amid reports that President Donald Trump could begin his crackdown on illegal immigration this week with raids in Chicago.

Close to a thousand people gathered Monday at the 35th Annual Dr. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Finance ranking member Ron Wyden and other committee Democrats are pressing Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s intended nominee for Treasury secretary, to submit to an IRS audit and release his tax filings ahead of the panel’s vote on his nomination Tuesday.

The Oregon Democrat, along with Senate Banking ranking ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second time as president Monday, declaring that America will be the “envy of the world.”

“The golden age of America begins right now,” he said.

And without mentioning his predecessor by name, he accused former President Joe Biden’s administration of “a horrible betrayal.”

“My ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump said during his inaugural address Monday that he will soon sign executive orders that will beef up border security and crack down on illegal immigration.

“First I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” Trump said. “All illegal entry will be immediately halted and we will begin the process...Read more

During his inaugural address on Monday, President Trump blasted what he called a government unable to protect its own citizens in times of crisis — including the people of Southern California impacted by the still-burning Palisades and Eaton fires, which have destroyed thousands of structures and killed at least 27 people.

Trump used the ...Read more