Where Trump has gotten aggressive is around dismantling the many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that Democrats like Joe Biden have long supported. Trump will eliminate DEI from the Pentagon and has empowered his acolytes in the federal government to ferret out anything that has the scent of social justice.

On the eve of the inauguration, the hard-charging stars of the movement tell VF that they’re poised to play a powerful role in steering Donald Trump’s agenda.

This would only be surprising to someone who time-traveled in a DeLorean from 1955 to 2025 and discovered Biff had been elected president.

No 1970s-era disco group came out in the marbled halls of the Capitol. But it would scarcely have been a surprise.

Biden shocked many of his supporters last month when he pardoned his son Hunter from all present and future crimes out of fear that the coming Trump administration would single him out. Monday’s pardons seem to be protecting some of the right’s favorite bogeymen from Trump’s vengeance, which could come soon after he is sworn in later in the day.

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CBP One was used by the Biden administration to allow hundreds of thousands of migrants into the country to pursue asylum claims.

USA TODAY reporters covered the historic events. They were inside the Capitol, walking the streets, at the White House and immersed in the MAGA crowd.

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Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud during an interview with Sean Hannity admitting he's all about retribution and not the economy.

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