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From immigration to DEI, here are Trump’s Day 1 executive ordersPresident Donald Trump signed a historic number of executive orders on Day 1. Here’s what he did, and how it reflects his goals for the economy and more.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a reflection on sons, fathers, and daughtersA moment with his boys reminds our columnist of how Dr. King was passed down to him. “I can remember a particularly cold Atlanta morning as a preteen, when some of my friends from church and I hopped on a bus from Augusta and took the two-hour drive,” Ken Makin writes.
Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inauguralIn his return to the White House, Mr. Trump’s political grievances have taken on a personal note, with him seeing himself as a persecuted figure.
Do Biden’s preemptive pardons offer a safety valve or set bad precedent?Joe Biden’s eleventh-hour preemptive pardons for his family and Trump critics are raising further questions about the use of presidential pardons.
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‘We’re the majority now’: MAGA returns to Washington, with a whole new vibeDonald Trump and his MAGA movement are in power again, and this time they look more like insiders, at the vanguard of a cultural and political shift.
First LookChicago prepares for deportation arrests of hundreds after Trump takes officeImmigration officers may target more than 300 people with criminal histories after President-elect Donald Trump takes office Monday, an official said.
First LookBiden says Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratifiedPresident Joe Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered a ratified addition to the Constitution. The national archivist disagrees.
Driving through Altadena, I found a community gutted but determined to rebuildOur reporter surveys fire damage in her neighborhood around Altadena and Pasadena and ponders the future of this microcosm of Greater Los Angeles.
On Day 1, how will Trump fulfill his promises?At the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the Monitor surveys the president’s promises for Day 1.
Cover StoryWhat Trump’s return says about this moment in AmericaWith the inauguration of the nation’s 47th president, Americans prepare for the promises and perils of Trump 2.0.
As Trump cases end, what next for presidents and the law?Two years ago, a former American president faced four criminal trials. Three of them didn’t happen. The fourth gave no penalty. Was justice served?
Trump cut the refugee program before. Refugee groups prepare for Round 2.Refugee groups are preparing for funding cuts and a lowered refugee admissions cap during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
Joe Biden served just one term. What will his legacy be?President Biden is leaving office after a single term that many Americans regard as unsuccessful. But it could be viewed more favorably over time.
America’s loneliest generation? It may not be the one you expect.One in 6 Americans now feels lonely all or most of the time, a new Pew survey finds. And young people report feeling the most isolated and pessimistic.
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America’s loneliest generation? It may not be the one you expect.
Darien, Georgia, loves its history. How this small town sees inauguration.
America’s changing pews: Who shows up at church on Sunday?
Cover StoryWhat Trump’s return says about this moment in America
Driving through Altadena, I found a community gutted but determined to rebuild
