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

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

JD Vance enters Oval Office for the first time Speaker Mike Johnson has captured the moment Vice President J.D. Vance entered the Oval Office for the first time, accompanied by President Donald Trump.

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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.

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.

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.

People watch the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump from the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Christopher Furlong/Getty)

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

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.

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.