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Inauguration Day Latest: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive actions

Jan. 20, 2025 23:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, was sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the...

Vice President Han Zheng, China's representative at Trump's inauguration, is a trusted adviser to Xi

Jan. 20, 2025 06:33 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump's inauguration, is a trusted adviser to President Xi Jinping and a long-time survivor of Chinese politics who rose from toiling on a collective farm and in factories to becoming one of the most powerful...