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In 2025, President Trump returned to power and instituted alteration successful Washington with enforcement orders that ranged from immigration crackdowns to sweeping overseas argumentation proposals to renaming authorities agencies.
Although Congressional leaders were capable to usher done Mr. Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill," his fund measure couldn't get 60 votes to beforehand successful the Senate, starring to a 43-day authorities shutdown, the longest successful history.
Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, oregon DOGE, took purpose astatine the national workforce. USAID was efficaciously dissolved into the State Department, portion thousands of Health and Human Services employees were laid off.
Activist Charlie Kirk was shot to death portion speaking astatine Utah Valley University successful September, roiling the blimpish movement. His wife, Erika Kirk, gave an emotional eulogy at his memorial work wherever she proclaimed she forgave his killer.
Washington was gripped by the contention surrounding the merchandise of the Justice Department's files related to convicted enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mr. Trump besides made his carnal people connected Washington, holding a military parade to grant the Army's 250 birthday, demolishing overmuch of the White House's East Wing for a 9,000-square ft ballroom, and adding his sanction to the Institute of Peace and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Here are immoderate of the astir almighty images of the twelvemonth from politics:
January
The archetypal period of 2025 was marked by the Inauguration of President Trump to statesman his 2nd term, and a farewell to erstwhile President Jimmy Carter, who died astatine the property of 100.
Military pallbearers transportation the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of erstwhile U.S. President Jimmy Carter from the Washington National Cathedral during his authorities ceremonial connected Jan. 9, 2025.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services confirmation proceeding connected Capitol Hill connected Jan. 14, 2025.
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President Trump takes the oath of bureau during his 2nd Inauguration successful the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol connected Jan. 20, 2025.
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President Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump travel erstwhile U.S. President Joe Biden and erstwhile archetypal woman Jill Biden to a U.S. Marine chopper arsenic the Bidens depart the U.S. Capitol pursuing Mr. Trump's Inauguration connected Jan. 20, 2025.
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President Trump signs enforcement orders during the Inauguration parade astatine Capital One Arena successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 20, 2025.
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President Trump signs an enforcement bid pardoning astir 1,500 defendants charged successful the Jan. 6, 2021 onslaught connected the U.S. Capitol, connected Jan. 20, 2025.
Evan Vucci / AP
President Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump get astatine the Commander successful Chief shot celebrating his Inauguration successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 20, 2025.
Al Drago / Bloomberg via Getty Images
Vice President JD Vance, left, swears successful Marco Rubio arsenic caput of authorities during a ceremonial connected Jan. 21, 2025.
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In this representation of Cat Wood, a National Forest Service worker who was terminated successful the DOGE cutbacks, the "fork successful the road" email is displayed connected her cellphone connected Feb. 16, 2025 successful Victor, Idaho.
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A protester is removed arsenic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to beryllium caput of Health and Human Services, testified during his confirmation proceeding connected Jan. 29, 2025.
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A surface drawback captured from a video shows an American Airlines determination level colliding successful midair with a Black Hawk subject chopper and crashing into the Potomac River successful Washington, D.C., connected Jan. 29, 2025.
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February
People ticker a broadcast of the merchandise of hostages Ofer Kalderon, 53, Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65, from Hamas captivity successful Gaza, successful Tel Aviv, Israel, connected Feb. 1, 2025. arsenic portion of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
Oded Balilty / AP
The U.S. Agency for International Development office gathering successful Washington is seen aft workers removed its motion connected Feb. 7, 2025.
Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images
Elon Musk wields a chainsaw arsenic helium leaves the signifier astatine the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) connected Feb. 20, 2025 successful Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
Protesters rally extracurricular the office of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management connected Feb. 5, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.
Alex Wong / Getty Images
Political influencers transportation binders bearing the seal of the Justice Department and the title, "The Epstein Files: Phase 1," arsenic they locomotion retired of the West Wing of the White House connected Feb. 27, 2025. L-R: Political commentator Rogan O'Handley, aka DC Draino; TikToker Chaya Raichik; blimpish activistic Scott Presler; commentator Liz Wheeler and blimpish governmental commentator Chad Prather.
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conscionable successful the Oval Office astatine the White House connected Friday, Feb 28, 2025 — a gathering that grew heated, with Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance accusing Zelenzkyy of ingratitude.
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images
March
President Trump kisses Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, pursuing his code to a associated league of Congress connected March 4, 2025.
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In March, the Trump medication invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport much than 230 men, mostly Venezuelans accused of being pack members, to a notorious Salvadoran situation known arsenic CECOT. CBS News was archetypal to obtain and publish the database of the deportees. Using that list, "60 Minutes" and CBS News found that galore of the deportees did not person immoderate evident transgression record, successful the U.S. oregon abroad, contempt the administration's allegations. In July, they were returned to Venezuela arsenic portion of a captive swap.
In this photograph provided by El Salvador's statesmanlike property office, situation guards transportation deportees from the U.S., alleged to beryllium Venezuelan pack members, to the Terrorism Confinement Center, known arsenic CECOT, successful Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 16, 2025.
El Salvador statesmanlike property bureau via AP, File
Also successful March, The Atlantic posted screenshots of texts from a Signal radical chat that nadvertently included a journalist as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and different apical national information officials discussed plans for an attack connected Houthis successful Yemen.
A screenshot of the Signal radical chat aft the strikes connected Yemen, arsenic published by The Atlantic.
The Atlantic
Vice President JD Vance tours the US military's Pituffik Space Base successful Greenland connected March 28, 2025.
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April
Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services basal successful enactment to participate their gathering connected April 2, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images
President Trump announces tariffs during a "Make America Wealthy Again" commercialized announcement lawsuit successful the Rose Garden astatine the White House connected April 2, 2025.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
President Trump, and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, during a gathering successful the Oval Office of the White House connected April 14, 2025.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat from Maryland, meets with Kilmar Abrego Garcia successful El Salvador, aft helium was mistakenly deported and imprisoned.
Office of Chris Van Hollen / AP
May
A backstage Boeing craft that President Trump toured aft helium highlighted delays successful the improvement of a caller Air Force One statesmanlike aircraft, successful Palm Beach, Florida, Feb. 16, 2025.
Ben Curtis / AP
June
Department of Homeland Security officers apprehension astatine demonstrator during a protestation extracurricular the Metropolitan Detention Center successful effect to ICE raids successful Los Angeles connected June 6, 2025.
Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Minnesota authorities Rep. Melissa Hortman, her hubby Mark Hortman, and their canine Gilbert prevarication successful authorities successful the rotunda of the authorities Capitol gathering connected June 27, 2025 successful St. Paul, Minnesota, aft they were changeable and killed by an attacker astatine their home.
Stephen Maturen / Getty Images
People protestation successful Chicago arsenic portion of the No Kings Rallies connected June 14, 2025.
Kamil Krzaczynski
Members of the U.S. Army enactment successful the 250th Army day parade connected June 14, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.
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Soldiers successful historical uniforms transverse the Memorial Bridge during the U.S. Army's 250th day parade successful Washington, D.C., connected June 14, 2025.
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Palestinian activistic and erstwhile Columbia University pupil Mahmoud Khalil, who was released from ICE detention, speaks during a rally connected the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine connected June 22, 2025 successful New York City.
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Rocket trails are seen successful the entity supra the Israeli coastal metropolis of Netanya amid a caller barrage of Iranian rocket attacks connected June 21, 2025.
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Workers dismantle the signifier during New York City mayoral campaigner Andrew Cuomo's election-night ticker enactment for the Democratic superior connected June 24, 2025 successful New York City.
Andres Kudacki / Getty Images
July
President Trump signs H.R. 1: "One Big Beautiful Bill," connected the South Lawn of the White House connected Independence Day, July 4, 2025.
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Detained Venezuelans clasp upon accomplishment astatine Simon Bolivar International Airport successful Caracas arsenic portion of a detainee speech statement betwixt Venezuela and United States connected July 18, 2025.
Jesus Vargas / Getty Images
President Trump delivers remarks alongside Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arsenic they circuit the Federal Reserve's $2.5 cardinal office renovation task connected July 24, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
August
With the 2026 midterm elections looming, Mr. Trump said helium wanted Texas Republicans to redraw the state's Congressional representation to nett up to 5 seats for the GOP. After Gov. Greg Abbott called a peculiar session, authorities Democrats alternatively fled the state, denying the GOP bulk a quorum. Although they yet returned, the effort garnered nationalist attention, prompting California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to enactment forward a ballot measurement to redraw the state's districts to nett up to 5 seats for Democrats.
Many seats stay bare during the Texas authorities House meeting's telephone to bid astatine the authorities Capitol connected Aug. 5, 2025 successful Austin. Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the authorities successful an effort to protestation and contradict quorum for votes connected a projected Republican redistricting plan.
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U.S. National Guard members locomotion connected the National Mall successful Washington, D.C., connected Aug. 26, 2025.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks astir his state's redistricting plans astatine a property league successful Los Angeles connected Aug. 14, 2025.
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President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin conscionable for their acme connected the warfare successful Ukraine, astatine Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson successful Anchorage, Alaska, connected Aug. 15, 2025.
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Seen done a solid window, Salvadoran migrant and U.S. nonmigratory Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his woman Jennifer Vasquez clasp arsenic they participate a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tract bureau successful Baltimore, Maryland, connected Aug. 25, 2025.
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images
September
A vas burns successful this inactive representation taken from a video released Sep. 15, 2025, aft what President Trump said was a U.S. subject onslaught connected a Venezuelan cause cartel boat.
Donald Trump via Truth Social/via REUTERS
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) astatine a quality league with survivors of disgraced financier and enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein, extracurricular the U.S. Capitol connected Sept. 3, 2025.
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
The caller Department of War logo is seen aft President Trump signed an bid to rename the Department of Defense connected Sept. 15, 2025.
Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images
A demonstrator is taken into custody pursuing a clash with national instrumentality enforcement agents extracurricular of an migration processing halfway successful Broadview, Illinois, connected Sept. 19, 2025.
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Charlie Kirk speaks astatine Utah Valley University connected Sept. 10, 2025 successful Orem, Utah. Kirk, laminitis of Turning Point USA, was speaking astatine his "American Comeback Tour" erstwhile helium was changeable and killed.
Trent Nelson / The Salt Lake Tribune / Getty Images
Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, speaks during a memorial work for her precocious hubby Charlie Kirk astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona, connected Sept. 21, 2025.
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Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour listens to speakers during a United Nations acme connected Palestinians astatine U.N. office successful New York connected Sept. 22, 2025.
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October
The longest authorities shutdown successful modern U.S. past began connected Oct. 1 aft Democrats and Republicans failed to travel to an agreement to widen authorities funding. It ended 43 days aboriginal aft a woody yet passed and was signed by President Trump.
The U.S. Capitol gathering is seen reflected connected a announcement of closure of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center successful Washington, D.C., during the authorities shutdown connected Oct. 1, 2025.
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Family members of erstwhile FBI Director James Comey permission the national courthouse aft his arraignment proceeding successful Alexandria, Virginia, connected Oct. 8, 2025.
Jose Luis Magana / AP
President Trump and different satellite leaders stitchery for a radical photograph during a satellite leaders' acme connected ending the Gaza warfare connected Oct. 13, 2025 successful Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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A assemblage marches successful New York City during the No Kings protestation connected Oct. 18, 2025, arsenic demonstrations against the Trump medication took spot crossed the country.
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An excavator works to wide rubble aft the East Wing of the White House was demolished to marque mode for a caller ballroom, Oct. 23, 2025.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks extracurricular the Walter E. Hoffman United States Courthouse pursuing an arraignment proceeding connected Oct. 24, 2025 successful Norfolk, Virginia. The charges against her were aboriginal thrown retired by a judge.
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November
Democrats swept the gubernatorial elections successful Virginia and New Jersey. In New York City, erstwhile Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to mount a comeback bid successful the mayoral contention but was defeated by 34-year-old antiauthoritarian socialist Zohran Mamdani. In California, Proposition 50, the measurement enactment guardant by Gov. Newsom to redraw the state's legislature districts, passed with implicit 60% of the vote.
New Yorkers respond arsenic mayoral predetermination results trickle successful astatine an election-night ticker enactment astatine the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden connected Nov. 4, 2025 successful the Queens borough of New York City.
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an predetermination nighttime lawsuit astatine the Brooklyn Paramount Theater successful New York connected Nov. 4, 2025.
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A assemblage cheers astatine a property lawsuit wherever California Gov. Gavin Newsom and section elected officials spoke successful enactment of the redistricting connection known arsenic Proposition 50, successful San Francisco connected Nov. 3, 2025.
Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images
Passengers look astatine formation delays connected a departure committee astatine Orlando International Airport successful Florida connected Nov. 9, 2025, aft the FAA chopped flights astatine high-volume airports during the authorities shutdown.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) performs a ceremonial swearing successful for Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) astatine the U.S. Capitol connected Nov. 12, 2025.
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President Trump meets with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani successful the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 21, 2025.
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National Guard soldiers stitchery adjacent the transgression country aft a shooting successful downtown Washington, D.C., that killed Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and wounded Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe. connected Nov. 26, 2025.
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December
President Trump's sanction is seen precocious placed connected the extracurricular of the United States Institute of Peace office connected Dec. 3, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.
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President Trump shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino arsenic helium receives the FIFA Peace Prize during the gully for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup astatine the Kennedy Center, successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 5, 2025.
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A show of the 2025 draught legislature representation during a ballot connected redistricting astatine the Indiana Statehouse successful Indianapolis connected Dec. 11, 2025.
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A presumption of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts successful Washington aft the sanction of President Donald J. Trump was added to the facade successful December 2025.
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Part of a caller batch of files related to the notorious precocious enactment offender Jeffrey Epstein, aft thousands of documents were released by the Department of Justice successful December 2025.
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