Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

Inauguration Day is an American tradition in which the president-elect takes an oath to become the country's next leader and steps into the position immediately after. The day will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with musical performances, followed by opening remarks at 11:30 a.m.

President-elect Donald Trump will once again become President Trump, the 47th president of the United States today. See the Inauguration Day schedule.

Under the Constitution’s 20th Amendment, the newly elected president of the United States takes office on Jan. 20 (unless that’s a Sunday, in which case it moves to Jan. 21). For Trump’s (second) big day, the pomp and circumstance will include performances by Carrie Underwood and the Village People, a military parade, and formal balls.

People flood the capitol to attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United

See images of the celebrities and prominent business leaders attending the inauguraton of President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed normal, but there were concerns about U.S. democracy lingering just beneath the surface.

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