A peak of 34.4 million people tuned in live to watch the president’s lunchtime swearing-in on the major TV networks, according to Nielsen.

Hours before taking office for his second term as president, Donald Trump seemingly helped pave the way for TikTok to return in the United States. But before the 45th and 47th president receives too much credit for helping reverse what had ultimately been an hours-long absence of the popular social media platform,

Monday's ceremony follows the usual pattern for presidents beginning a second term. Donald Trump ‘s second inauguration as president wasn’t as widely viewed as his first, keeping with a historical pattern for second-term presidents.

Donald Trump and JD Vance‘s January 20, 2025 inauguration viewership was down by more than 10 million from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ 2021 audience. Viewership was also lower than Trump’s first inauguration in 2017,

Donald Trump is casting his administration straight from Fox News. The president-elect has named 18 current or former Fox employees to leading roles – and his second term hasn’t even begun. No other president has done this before in US history.

President Donald Trump covered a lot of ground in the new-look Oval Office Monday night, while signing more executive orders and responding to reporters’ questions. Among the several executive orders Trump signed was one designed to prevent a TikTok ban from going into effect for 75 days.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office today amid heightened security measures in Washington, D.C.

President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.

Why is Donald Trump's inauguration indoors? What is the temperature in Washington, D.C., for Trump's inauguration today?

President-elect Donald Trump will once again become President Trump, the 47th president of the United States today. See the Inauguration Day schedule.

Donald Trump’s second inauguration takes place Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at noon EST at the U.S. Capitol. The event features performances by Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood and will be broadcast on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, Fox News, CSPAN, and USA TODAY’s livestream.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has leaned heavily on familiar faces from the cable network as he fills out his second-term cast.