Donald Trump

The Republican-led Senate is slated to hold more than a dozen hearings this week for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with the hope of confirming them quickly after he’s inaugurated. Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated on a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. When is Inauguration Day? Inauguration Day happens every four years…

The swearing-in of Donald Trump is scheduled for Monday, scheduled for Jan. 20, 2025, but the days before and after will feature a litany of inauguration ceremonies and displays. The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee on Monday released a schedule of inaugural events to be held over a four-day celebration, starting Saturday. See it below. Tickets and more information can be…

The section of Jack Smith’s report that deals with Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 and his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss could be released as soon as Tuesday.

The Republican-led Senate is slated to hold more than a dozen hearings this week for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with the hope of confirming them quickly after he’s inaugurated. Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated on a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. When is Inauguration Day? Inauguration Day happens every four years…

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, many elected officials in Republican and Democratic states gear up to either aid or oppose his policies.

Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department on Friday, officials said in a court filing on Saturday.

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state. The efforts come as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office pledging to champion the First Amendment right to pray and read the Bible in school. While the federal government is explicitly barred from directing states on what...

Meta’s moderation policy to allow more “free expression” was viewed as the latest effort to appease President-elect Donald Trump, which could help AI efforts.

California’s leaders say it should be a shining example of progressive governance, but critics say it’s become a cautionary tale instead.

Donald Trump officially became a convicted felon with just 10 days before his inauguration. The judge in his hush money case sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge.” NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports. 

President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have to go to jail, pay a fine or perform community service as a result of his New York hush money conviction. A judge ended the case Friday with a sentence of an unconditional discharge, closing the case with no punishment. But unless the conviction for falsifying business records is someday overturned, Trump will have...

A Manhattan judge chose a sentence that sidestepped thorny constitutional issues to end the case but assures Trump will become the first person convicted of a felony to assume the presidency.

A judge can sentence a defendant to unconditional discharge. What does that mean and how often is it used?

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced to unconditional discharge on all 34 counts in his hush money case.

NBC News has a Special Report on the Trump sentencing.

In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Like so much else in the criminal case and the current American political landscape, the scenario set to unfold in an austere Manhattan courtroom was unimaginable only a few years ago. A state judge...

President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment.

The longest inaugural address was almost two hours, top hats and full morning dress used to be required, and not every president was sworn in with a bible.

Judge Juan Merchan isn’t going to sentence Donald Trump to jail before he takes office.

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Justice Department can release a report on President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss but kept in place a judge’s order requiring a three-day delay to allow for further appeals.