President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form. Congress is set to kickstart a likely busy spring legislative session in order to pass the commander-in-chief’s agenda.

A senior Hamas leader praised the Oct. 7 terror attack as a “miraculous military and security achievement,” while promising “justice” for those who committed ...

Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, discusses changes to Meta to stop censorship on 'The Story.' The Biden administration issued new restrictions on the export of U.S.-developed computer chips that power AI, in a final effort to prevent rivals like China from accessing the advanced technology. Clare Duffy reports.

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NOW WARM UP WITH THIS: Playbook’s new weekly breakfast series kicks off today, taking a closer look at the biggest policy issues shaping the Trump 2.0 era. Our first event this morning focuses on tax policy, with Hill Republicans still at war over the scope of the tax and spending changes they want crowbarred into the coming reconciliation bill.

A board member at TikTok’s parent company said that a deal to save the app from disappearing in the United States will be done soon.

Donald Trump says the government must stop pressuring social media companies. The Biden administration wasn’t the first to do that.

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Trump Asserts a Muscular Vision of Presidential Power on First Day Back In a flurry of executive actions, President Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first ...

Post-Dispatch photographers capture hundreds of thousands of images each year. Take a look at some from December 2024. Video edited by Jenna Jones.

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., joins Morning Joe to discuss President Trump's inauguration and the need for bipartisanship. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.