From Donald J. Trump’s swearing-in to pardons, executive orders and more, the first day of the new administration promises to be busy and eventful.
President Biden will have a last opportunity to use his clemency powers before leaving office. Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be sworn in as the 47th on a day that, because of wintry weather, will lack some of the usual pageantry of an inauguration even while marking a transfer of power free of the attempts to subvert a democratic election that hung over the last one.
And that will only be the start of what is shaping up to be an extraordinarily busy news day on Monday. After taking office, Mr. Trump has promised a quick flurry of aggressive actions. They include pardoning or commuting the sentences of at least some of those who carried out the assault on the Capitol in his name four years ago, tightening immigration policy, delaying a ban on TikTok and undoing executive actions taken by Mr. Biden.
The Senate could begin moving to confirm his cabinet nominees and pass legislation for his signature.
All that will take place against the backdrop of global developments, including a shaky cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza between Israel and Hamas that is in its second day.
Here’s what to watch as the day unfolds.
Donald J. Trump will be sworn in
Mr. Trump’s swearing-in ceremony will begin shortly before noon Eastern time in the Capitol Rotunda. He is scheduled to ride to the building after meeting with Mr. Biden at the White House in the morning, a traditional nicety that Mr. Trump did not extend to Mr. Biden four years ago.
After the swearing-in ceremony is complete and Mr. Trump has delivered his Inaugural Address, he will be ushered into the President’s Room, which lies off the Senate chamber in the Capitol. There, he will complete a tradition of signing nominations that began in 1981. He could also begin to introduce major policy announcements.