Trump supporters celebrate as first January 6 prisoners are released

About 50 people waited in freezing temperatures outside Washington DC jail for those pardoned over Capitol attack Extremist supporters of Donald Trump who attacked the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 began leaving prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued sweeping pardons shortly after being sworn in on Monday. The Republican president’s pardon … Read more

Marco Rubio sworn in as secretary of state

Watch as Vice President Vance administered the oath of office and swore in Marco Rubio to serve as the next secretary of state. Rubio spoke about his goals for the State Department and what he views as the mandate President Trump has set for them.

Vivek Ramaswamy quits ‘Doge’ cost-cutting program leaving Musk in charge

Tech entrepreneur, who may run for governor of Ohio, reportedly clashed with billionaire SpaceX CEO US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s much-vaunted but ill-defined new “department of government efficiency” (Doge) program lost one of its leaders hours after the new president took office on Monday, as Vivek Ramaswamy bowed out of the government … Read more

Global markets sway as Trump signals Mexico and Canada tariffs

US dollar hits five-year highs against Canadian currency as Japan’s Nikkei index swings between losses and gains Business live – latest updates Financial markets swayed after Donald Trump took office and did not immediately impose new trade tariffs in his executive orders, but later signalled punitive tariffs on Mexico and Canada. The new US president … Read more

Trump ‘articulated a playbook,’ experts say of his policy-oriented inaugural address

President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address was a policy-oriented message “of hope and unity,” experts said.   Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, called Trump’s address “substantive” when it came to outlining the president’s agenda for the next four years.  “Trump was policy-specific from beginning to end,” Roberts said. “And I … Read more