Pres. Donald Trump moves swiftly to implement his new agenda after inauguration

Donald Trump took the presidential oath for a second time at the Capitol.

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Last updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 5:03AM GMT
Trump returns to power in historic inauguration
Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world gathered into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda to watch power transfer peacefully from Democratic former President Joe Biden to his Republican successor, Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump returned from a campaign-style rally at a Washington, D.C., arena to the White House to sign more executive orders, including a sweeping one that pardoned those convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Earlier after taking the oath of office and events at the Capitol, Trump spoke to a roaring crowd at Capital One Arena, where he also signed several executive orders.

Now that he's finished signing the orders, Trump is attending several inaugural balls.

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Jan 20, 2025, 10:40 AM

Photos show inauguration events, preps, protests

From events for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump to excitement from eager attendees and outrage from protesters, here's a look at the most recent photos.

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the Commander-In-Chief inaugural ball in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.
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1:55 AM GMT

Trump informally takes questions between signing orders

While signing the executive orders in the Oval Office, Trump casually took questions from reporters on topics ranging from the war between Russia and Ukraine -- saying he plans to talk with President Vladimir Putin "soon" -- to TikTok to Biden's last-minute pardons for the former president's family members.

"I guess now I have precedent to do it," Trump said. "I wouldn't want to do that. No, I think it makes you look very guilty."

At one point he asked if Biden ever did news conferences like this.

"None, zero," Trump said.

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1:54 AM GMT

Trump addresses the future of Israel-Hamas ceasefire and Gaza

The day after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, President Trump addressed the future of Gaza after over 15 months of war.

Trump said that he's "not confident" that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would stay in effect. "I'm not confident. That's not our war. It's their war," Trump said.

Additionally, the president said Gaza "has to be rebuilt in a different way."

"Gaza is interesting, it's a phenomenal location. On the sea -- The best weather. Some beautiful things could be done with it," Trump said.

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1:39 AM GMT

Trump says he will enact tariffs on Canada, Mexico on Feb. 1

In the weeks after winning the election in November, Trump said in a post on Truth Social that imposing tariffs would be one of his first acts as president.

"On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States," he wrote.

However, he opted not to include tariffs as one of his top priorities. Instead, during his inauguration speech, he announced the creation of an External Revenue Service that would be in charge of collecting tariffs and other revenue from foreign nations.

Then, later in the evening, he expressed that his administration was "thinking in terms" of imposing 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1.

While he has also previously mentioned imposing tariffs on China, he did not mention it during his remarks in the Oval Office on Monday.

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Former Proud Boys leader serving 22 years being processed for release: Lawyer

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., Aug. 17, 2019.
Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., Aug. 17, 2019.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison after his conviction of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, is currently being processed for release from his cell in Louisiana following Trump's executive action Monday evening, his lawyer told ABC News.

Tarrio was notably sentenced to the longest term of imprisonment among all of the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the attack.

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