But for a speech that heralded a bright future, it often echoed the past. Much of Trump’s rhetoric mirrored his words eight years ago, when he was first sworn in as president and spoke about a ...

Norwegian libertarian MP Marius Nilsen, who tossed the Tesla founder’s name into the mix for consideration, cited Musk’s “adamant defense of dialogue, free speech and [enabling] the ...

Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. During his speech, Trump laid out some of his plans for the next four years, including a series of executive orders ...

“From this moment on, America's decline is over," Trump, 78, declared in the U.S. Capitol rotunda early in his inaugural speech, shifting away from the civil tone that he and President Joe Biden ...

Here is an annotated transcript of the speech. Follow live inauguration coverage. 1 Trump promised an "America First" vision in his first term, and he made a similar promise in his first inaugural ...

And precious little of China. His 2025 speech was a reworking of his denunciation of “American Carnage” in 2017. Instead he vowed to halt the American decline of the past four years.

In the 30-minute speech in the Capitol Rotunda, he promised a "tide of change" and salvation from what he said was the "decline" brought on by the policies of his predecessor, former President Joe ...

Back in 2023, Jeff Hunt, talk-radio host, wore a sweatshirt to the public gallery above the Colorado Senate. The sweatshirt had the phrase “Pro-Life U” on the front, a reference to Colorado Christian ...

Here’s the transcript of his full speech. Donald Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much everybody. Well, thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune ...

America will soon be greater, stronger, and far more exceptional than ever before. The speech begins with nods to the previous Biden administration, which Trump accused of using the Justice ...

I also will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America. Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute ...