Trump airs familiar grievances in first speech of second term; Biden pardons members of his family before leaving officeTrump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for disruption and divisionGiorgia Meloni to Javier Milei: far-right leaders flock to Trump inaugurationMy colleague Joseph Gedeon in Washington DC also had this look at what Trump might have planned for day one:In the grand theatre of American politics, presidential inaugurations typically follow a familiar script: the oath, the speech, a few carefully chosen executive orders to satisfy campaign promises. Franklin D Roosevelt used his first day to tackle the banking crisis. Barack Obama moved to close Guantánamo Bay (though it remains open). Donald Trump’s first term began with a single executive order targeting Obamacare. Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders on his first day in 2021. Continue reading...