When Kevin Loftus became one of the Capitol rioters granted a sweeping pardon by new US President Donald Trump, he walked out of the Philadelphia prison where he was being held and drove overnight to Washington without even stopping to change his clothes.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
Republican lawmakers from the Philadelphia area celebrated Monday's inauguration, as Mr. Trump's return to Washington gives the GOP control over the White House and Congress. The president took quick action to sign a slew of executive orders.
A hiring freeze could have detrimental impacts on the federal workforce in Philadelphia, local union leaders say.
Some Republicans on Capitol Hill were particularly critical of the pardons for those convicted of assaulting police officers, while others declined to defend Trump's move.
President Trump is preparing to issue sweeping pardons for many charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including hundreds convicted of violent attacks, sources say.
President Donald Trump signed an order pardoning approximately 1,500 Jan. 6 rioters and commuting the sentences of 14 people, including former Philadelphia Proud Boys leader Zach Rehl.
President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the Oath of Office in minutes. For this year’s inauguration, officials have announced it will be moved inside the United States Capitol Rotunda due to the cold.
Jan. 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. The ceremony was moved indoors to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda due to winter weather conditions. It was the
President Donald Trump followed through on several actions that he pledged to take on his first day in office, but he still has some major items left on the to-do list he made for himself during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Thousands of MAGA supporters poured into the Capital One Arena as the new Administration took shape in ballrooms across the city.
President Trump, starting his second term, began a slew of executive actions by rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders, executive actions, and presidential memoranda.