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

Mike Pence watched his replacement, J.D. Vance, take the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, eight years after standing in the same position. Karen Pence skipped the service

Former Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be sworn in as the vice president on Monday as the second Trump administration officially begins. Vance was picked by Trump to be his 2024 running mate last summer.

At age 40, a relative newcomer who made his name on the campaign trail for his fierce attacks on Democrats is first in the line of succession for president.

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

President Trump took the oath of office for the second time and was sworn in as the 47th president. He laid out a sweeping agenda and declared that the country’s golden age “begins now.”

Get the latest updates on the weekend inaugural events for President-elect Donald Trump. Events include a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington, a Make America Great Again Victory Rally, and more.

B, Bossier Press-Tribune On Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, marking his return to the White House for a second, non-consecutive term. The ceremony took place inside the U.

You may have recognized Trump’s family and Vance’s wife, but who was sitting with them? Vance’s mother, who underwent a major surgery earlier this month.

Before J.D. Vance was elected Vice President, he authored a memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, that offered insight into his family and upbringing. "Violence and chaos were an ever present part of the world that I grew up in,

Get the latest updates on the weekend inaugural events for President-elect Donald Trump. Events include a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington, a Make America Great Again Victory Rally, and more.