Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Inauguration Of President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) takes the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (R) with his wife Melania, and children Barron, Donald, Ivanka and Tiffany at his side during inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017

Molly Ball, The Atlantic: Welcome to the Trump Presidency

He’s moved to establish his dominance of his party, of Congress, and of the media. Now, he turns to the nation.

Even for some Republicans, it is still a bit unbelievable. They have it all now—all the power. They won it fair and square. Donald Trump is assuming the presidency, and Republicans control the House and Senate.

They streamed into Washington this week to collect their reward, the activists and party hacks and true believers who helped make it happen. The members of the Republican National Committee, representing every state and territory, gathered in the ornate, slightly dowdy ballrooms of Washington’s Omni Shoreham hotel, where they took care of the party’s business between being feted at lunches, receptions, and inaugural balls. The mood was jubilant: Against all odds, after years of frustration, everything they worked for had come to pass.

The Republicans—a few hundred RNC members and nonmember guests—took their seats in rows of chairs to hear the good news: control of Congress, 33 of 50 governorships, control of the legislatures of 32 states. On the stage, their chairman for the last six years, Reince Priebus, told them their efforts had been key to the party’s success.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Inauguration Of  President Donald Trump

Analysis: Trump to take oath of office amid deep uncertainty -- AP
What We’re Seeing at Trump’s Presidential Inauguration -- New York Times commentators
Washington Prepares to Be Upended by President Trump -- New York Times
Donald Trump’s Presidency: A Look at His Proposed Policy Shifts -- WSJ
Things to watch now that Donald Trump is president -- Steve Chaggaris, CBS
The Trump era begins -- Peter Grier, CSM
The Trump era begins -- Niall Stanage, The Hill
The Trump Era Begins -- Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard
Trump just set a very high bar for himself -- Josh Barro, Business Insider
What Trump Doesn’t Know Can Hurt Him -- Charlie Cook, National Journal
Trump changes White House website, signaling policy priorities -- Washington Post
5 takeaways from Trump's inaugural address -- Annie Karni, Politico
Donald Trump Just Broke With Decades of Foreign Policy in Inaugural Address -- Haley Sweetland Edwards, Time
Fighting Islamic groups, missile defense system, engaging in cyberwarfare – Trump’s priorities -- RT
How Will Trump Deal with America's Longest War? -- Shashank Bengali and Sultan Faizy, L.A. Times
President Trump and the Laws of War -- Stewart M. Patrick, Council on Foreign Relations
Trouble for Trump: Iran, North Korea, Palestine, China -- Al Jazeera
Trump and Africa: Five views -- BBC
Winning the election was the beginning of Donald Trump's story, not the end of it -- Ezra Klein, VOX
The honeymoon is already over for President Trump -- Richard Wolffe, The Guardian
Eric Trump shares his biggest fear as his father becomes president -- CBS
The America Donald Trump Is Inheriting, By The Numbers -- NPR
17 Metrics to Watch in the Trump Era -- Bloomberg