Given the chaos of Trump’s first term, and his radical plans for the second, Vanity Fair writers and editors take stock on day one of what’s sure to be a tumultuous time in America.

The president fired off a rambling social media post about how the collision “should have been prevented” as officials investigate the cause and search for survivors.

On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015, when he was convicted of multiple charges, including the distribution of narcotics.

President Donald Trump has appealed his hush money conviction, seeking to erase the verdict that made him the first person with a criminal record to win the office.

The flood of executive orders and news was designed to disorient the Democratic resistance. It might be working.

The most important factor shaping Trump’s next four years isn’t controversial or ambiguous: the clock is ticking.

Harding, however, was no Trump: The president, newly elected to a second term, has a mean if not sadistic streak, an exorbitant taste for revenge, a charismatic persona and, to put it mildly, a flair for publicity.

The nation's top cartoonist react to President Donald Trump's inauguration and first week back in office.  January 23, 2025: Day One January 20, 2025: Trump Inauguration

The question is no longer whether Trumpism will survive beyond Trump; the question is how Trumpism will continue to evolve and whether American democracy is prepared for its next phase.

Tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists, joined by masked neo-Nazis, converged in Washington on Friday to hear President Donald Trump address a rally.

For the many people who made an enemy of Trump, his return to the presidency sparked anxiety. Some are concerned they could go bankrupt trying to clear their names.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already butting heads with the Trump administration about immigration and more.