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Trump vows a 'new chapter' for America, promises the 'best days are yet to come' in pre-Inauguration video

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FIRST ON FOX: President-elect Trump says his second term represents a "new chapter" for America and promises the American people that the country’s "best days are yet to come."

Trump makes that pledge in a video released by his team Monday morning, just hours before he will take the presidential oath of office and be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

The video, titled "It all comes down to this: Inauguration Day 2025," features the president’s journey from leaving office in 2021, to the FBI’s unprecedented raid on his...
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Steve Bannon warns of world conflict that could be 'Trump's Vietnam'

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President-elect Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, reportedly is warning of an impending world conflict that could equate to "Trump's Vietnam."

The "War Room" host has been using his daily radio show and podcast to advocate that Trump make an announcement on "Day One" that he will end the war in Ukraine quickly.

In an interview with Politico, Bannon said he is aggressively urging that Trump do so in his Inauguration Day speech, warning that the soon-to-be 47th president could be entrapped by the U.S. defense industry, the...
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Biden pardons Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci, J6 committee members

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President Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley, and others who some speculated may have faced investigations under the incoming Trump administration on Monday.

Biden's pardons come just hours before he is set to depart the White House and President-elect Trump takes the oath of office once again. The pardon also applies to a litany of people involved in the January 6 select committee investigation.

In addition to the named individuals, the pardon applies to, "Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the...
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Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for Fauci and Jan 6 riot committee

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Outgoing president says action will prevent "unjustified... politically motivated prosecutions".
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Missing US journalist's mother visits Syria to renew search

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Debra Tice says she has "no idea" where her son is following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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The maker of Bernie Sanders' famous mittens shares lessons learned since 2021

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The image of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sitting at President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021 is iconic and a favorite among the internet memesters. The maker of the mittens, Jen Ellis, sat down for an interview with NBC Local to recall the surreal experience and share the lessons she learned.

"There were probably lots of really interesting images from that day, but that was the one people really globbed on to," Ellis said of her mittens going viral.

Ellis said she had no way of knowing her creation would cause a social media storm. The career...
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Fauci, Jan. 6 committee members receive preemptive pardons from Biden

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With just a few hours remaining in office, President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons Monday morning to preemptively protect people President-elect Donald Trump had threatened.

Biden pardoned former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley, Dr. Anthony Fauci, members and staff on the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before that committee.

The panel’s members included Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who was then a House member; former Reps. Liz...
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What time does the inauguration start today? TV timing

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President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to take the oath of office in a few hours inside the Capitol Rotunda, becoming the 47th president of the United States as he begins his second term.

The inauguration's swearing-in ceremony was originally scheduled for the west front of the U.S. Capitol but was moved inside because of the below-freezing wind chills set for Washington.

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office shortly before noon.

According to the Architect of the Capitol, "The 20th amendment to the Constitution specifies...
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Cold, rain, snow and maybe a death: Here's how weather has impacted past inaugurations

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A president's inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president be sworn in and give their first speech as Commander-in-chief.

However, the weather conditions on Inauguration Day are not necessarily ideal. Washington, D.C. in January is often cold, and sometimes brings along precipitation.

Temperatures have been as low as the single digits. And some even think a windy and rainy day in 1841 led to President William Henry Harrison catching a cold that ended up killing him one month later...
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Biden preemptively pardons Trump foes including Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee

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President Biden announced early Monday before leaving office that he would be preemptively pardoning several people who could be targeted with President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee and their staff.

"These public servants have served our nation with honor and distinction and do not deserve to be the targets of unjustified and politically motivated prosecutions," Mr. Biden said in a statement.

The president noted that the pardons...
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Trump inauguration live updates: Will call for 'revolution of common sense' in speech

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Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

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With just hours left of his presidency, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House Jan. 6 committee.
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Trump set to return to power with inauguration set for today

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Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States at noon today. Follow live coverage and watch a live stream of the inauguration here.
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Inside the frantic White House switch on Inauguration Day

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The residence staff has just hours to move the Bidens out and the Trumps in.
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Trump's inauguration most frigid since 1985

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At least 40 states, from Oregon to Florida and up to Maine, are on cold alerts on Monday morning.
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