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From left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Barack Obama, arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Pool Photo via AP)

Beneath a veneer of calm, Donald Trump’s inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy

January 21, 2025 at 7:54 a.m.

All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who left to the blare...

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, following his inauguration. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

President Donald Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises

January 20, 2025 at 8:13 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address sounded a lot like his first, with a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.

FILE – Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)

Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

January 7, 2025 at 4:38 p.m.

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by...

FILE – Vice President Mike Pence returns to the House chamber after midnight, Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College after a mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington and disrupted the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump’s win boosts Republicans’ faith in elections — for now

January 5, 2025 at 9:07 a.m.

This year, the only turbulence preceding the quadrennial ratification of the presidential election resulted from House Republicans fighting among themselves over who should be speaker.

FILE – People vote, Nov. 5, 2024, in Oak Creek, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Republicans’ trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Donald Trump’s win, AP-NORC poll finds

January 3, 2025 at 8:07 a.m.

A majority of Republicans say they are confident in the 2024 vote count after Donald Trump’s win, according to a new poll that finds a sharp turnaround from GOP voters’...

Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

November 17, 2024 at 1:01 p.m.

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, participates in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of iHeartMedia’s morning show The Breakfast Club, in Detroit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump and Harris offer new details about policies and strategy in dueling interviews

October 16, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

As the presidential race moves into its final weeks, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump embarked on an interview blitz that offered new details about their policy priorities and...

Viewers in the spin room watch the CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Vance and Walz focus their attacks on the top of the ticket — not each other: VP debate takeaways

October 1, 2024 at 9:32 p.m.

Vice Presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance squared off Tuesday night in what may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Key takeaways from a Harris-Trump debate that featured tense clashes and closed with a Taylor Swift endorsement

September 11, 2024 at 8:27 a.m.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage for the first — and possibly the last — time. Here are some takeaways from a historic debate.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Candidates spar on economy and abortion as Harris takes on Trump in a way Biden could not

September 10, 2024 at 10:06 p.m.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first and possibly the last time.

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