Donald Trump took oath today as the 47th US President at the US Capitol Rotunda, marking his second term as head of the state.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

Donald Trump will make history when he is sworn into office today as the oldest President to take the oath of office.

President-elect Donald Trump is being sworn in on Monday as his inauguration ceremony is set to take rare form inside the U.S. Capitol.

His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US history.

Flanked by tech billionaires, Trump previewed a presidency marked by culture wars, testing the limits of his constitutional power and a zero-sum approach to foreign policy.

Most Americans are hopeful about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, according to new polling. In the latest CBS News/YouGov poll, 60% of respondents said they were generally optimistic about the next four years with Trump as president, while 40% said they were largely pessimistic.

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts in an inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

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In an address that sounded more like a State of the Union, the president excoriated his predecessors while promising concrete steps to secure his populist agenda.

Watch live coverage of the 2025 Donald Trump presidential inauguration. The schedule of events include a visit to Capitol Hill, the swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address, the signing ceremony in the Oval Office,