Pam Bondi fell silent, refusing to answer, when a senator pressed her on whether Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. The confirmation hearing for Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general was dominated by questions about Bondi’s independence from the president-elect.

President Donald Trump was sworn in today at the U.S. Capitol, returning to the White House after winning a second term in the 2024 election. The USA TODAY Fact Check Team is monitoring the inauguration ceremonies and reactions from around the country. Follow along as we sort fact from fiction and add context where it’s needed.

Vance stood by that idea in 2024, and now — in 2025 — Trump has fundamentally rebuked the American justice system by ordering the pardon and release of more than 1,500 people lawfully charged for their role in arguably the most dangerous insurrectionary act since the Civil War.

Outgoing President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump to the White House for tea before the inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20

U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Donald Trump engaged in an "unprecedented criminal effort" to hold on to power after losing the 2020 election, but was thwarted in bringing the case to trial by the president-elect's November election victory.

“I am disappointed but not surprised that President Trump has decided to terminate the protection previously provided by the United States ... 2020, from the Wilson Center for Scholars. Donald ...

Four years after trying to overturn Trump’s defeat, the prospective attorney general nominee still won’t answer core questions about the 2020 election.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises. Speaking from inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda because of the subfreezing temperatures, Trump said, "The golden age of America begins right now."

In July 2020, then-President Donald Trump told reporters he would ban TikTok. The next month, he signed an executive order seeking to ban the app.

The evidence wJack Smith’s 137-page report, released overnight less than one week before Trump will be sworn in for a second term as president, is a full-throated justification of his investigation and defense against his myriad critics.

How tall is Barron Trump? On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2025, Donald and Melania's son noticeably stood out with his 6-foot-9 (or 6-foot-7) stature.

Explore the life of Donald J. Trump, the 47th President of the United States. Learn about his early life, business empire, political career, controversies, and 2024 comeback.