On Jan. 7, with only days remaining in his presidency, President Joe Biden announced the designation of two new national monuments in California, protecting a combined 848,000 acres in Sáttítla Highlands National Monument near Mount Shasta and Chuckwalla National Monument near Joshua Tree National Park.

The National Park Service stays out of the debates about crowd sizes — including for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Two Pennsylvania brothers arrested for their role in the riots were released in Washington, D.C. on Monday night.

In this first episode of a new series, David Wallace-Wells joins Patrick Healy to examine what President Trump’s position on climate change tells us about how he plans to wield power more broadly.

When completed, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument will be the first on the Mall honoring women and their history.

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley.

As of January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) had signed 26 executive orders, four proclamations, and 11 memoranda in his second presidential term, which began on January 20, 2025. Each type of presidential document is different in authority and ...

Donald Trump was sworn in shortly after noon as the 47th president of the United States. Trump shook hands with members of his family shortly after Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath. JD Vance was sworn in as vice president just moments earlier,

Trump’s second inauguration was also different because it was held indoors, a last-minute change because of the frigid, windy weather. The platform on the West Front of the Capitol, built over many months, will stand unused and barren as he takes the oath inside.

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.”