Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world crammed into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday to watch presidential power transfer peacefull

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2025-01-21 02:00:11

Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world crammed into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday to watch presidential power transfer peacefully from Democrat Joe Biden to his Republican successor, Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, setting out to reshape the country’s institutions.

He signed his first round of executive orders at his rally at the Capital One Arena, including withdrawing from the Paris climate treaty and requiring that federal workers return to work in person full time.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are tentatively heading to the White House on Tuesday to meet with Trump.

That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss them. The plans were first reported by Axios.

The president of a government employees labor union says there’s “no legitimate rationale” to cut the size of the federal workforce.