Mike Pence watched his replacement, J.D. Vance, take the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, eight years after standing in the same position. Karen Pence skipped the service

JD Vance visited the Oval Office for the first time ever after he took oath as the Vice President. His reaction to the President's office was captured in a video.

Trump and Vance brainstormed with top congressional Republicans on a path to execute the president’s ambitious agenda amid narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress.

GOP lawmakers had said repeatedly that violent offenders shouldn’t be pardoned and clemency should be considered on a case-by-case basis.

House Speaker Mike Johnson posted a video on X of President Trump taking Vice President JD Vance into the Oval Office for the first time on Tuesday.

At age 40, a relative newcomer who made his name on the campaign trail for his fierce attacks on Democrats is first in the line of succession for president.

Mr. Trump’s decision to intervene in even the most violent cases sends an unmistakable message about his plans for power these next four years: He intends — even more so than in his first term — to test the outer limits of what he can get away with.

Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.

Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, saying in his second inaugural address that "the

Get the latest updates on the weekend inaugural events for President-elect Donald Trump. Events include a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington, a Make America Great Again Victory Rally, and more.

For at least part of his upbringing, JD Vance’s parents — Donald Bowman and Beverly Aikins — played formative roles, too. The vice president vividly captured the impact his parents had on him both in his memoir and on the campaign trail.