Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.

Donald Trump will flex one of the most intense and sweeping demonstrations of presidential power on the first day of any administration, seeking to fundamentally change America’s course by sundown on Monday.

Just days before the inauguration, the joke around Washington, DC’s corridors of power is that the Republican leader is now known as Musk’s ‘Vice President Trump’

Minutes after taking office, Donald Trump was sued by the AFGE and Public Citizen over his plan for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk. Allegations include DOGE's non-compliance with federal transparency laws and potential adverse effects on federal employees and public services.

The world’s richest man is about to have a stunning amount of access—physically and digitally—to the White House.

WASHINGTON — Moments after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump declared that his presidency would mark a new “golden age” for the country.

Donald Trump signs a slew of executive orders on the first day in office after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

Donald Trump signs a slew of executive orders on the first day in office after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. View on euronews

Wealthy hedge fund executive Scott Bessent – whose confirmation hearing for treasury secretary is slated for Thursday – has hundreds of millions of dollars in assets and owns property from North Dakota to the Bahamas.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is one of just a handful of world leaders to have been invited to Mar-a-Lago since his election victory last November — but whether she can be Europe's "Trump whisperer" is more complicated.