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The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday because frigid temperatures are expected in the nation’s capital.

It’s set to be the coldest inauguration day in four decades.

“I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday.

Washington, D.C. is playing host not just to celebrations to mark Trump’s return to the White House but also to a large protest in the heart of the city. Thousands marched on Saturday echoing the demonstrations of eight years ago when Trump first assumed office.

While the numbers are smaller, protesters are keen to show they have not gone away. Trump departed Palm Beach and arrived in D.C. shortly after 7 p.m. He traveled to the Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Va., where he and Melania and Barron Trump are scheduled to watch a fireworks display.

17 hours ago

Report: Trump’s first major deportation operation will hit Chicago

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to begin its promised campaign of unprecedented mass deportations with a series of raids in Chicago.

The raids will begin the day after the Republican is inaugurated, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Josh Marcus reports.

Trump’s first major deportation operation will hit Chicago, says report

Trump immigration czar Tom Homan has already threatened to prosecute Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson

Oliver O'Connell18 January 2025 19:15
18 hours ago

Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok a 90-day reprieve on ban

In a phone interview with NBC News’s Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the U.S. after he takes office on Monday.

Trump said he hadn’t made a final decision but was considering a 90-day extension of the Sunday deadline for TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell to a non-Chinese-buyer or face a U.S. ban.

“I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It’s a very big situation,” Trump said.

“If I decide to do that, I’ll probably announce it on Monday,” he said.

Oliver O'Connell18 January 2025 18:56

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