Many Republicans on Capitol Hill do not agree with President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon and commute sentences for more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks with Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Having been sworn in and after events at the Capitol, President Donald Trump’s inauguration moves to Capital One Arena, where he’ll address supporters and sign a number of executive orders.

President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’

Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone, Former Capitol Hill Police Officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th when a violent mob incited by Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol, and attacked police officers and law enforcement in an effort to overturn the 2020 Election join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to those who attacked those law enforcement officers being released back onto the streets of the United States by the 47th President of the United States on his second day in office.

With Larry Rhoden’s experience as a legislator and his six years as president of the Senate, he has a firm grip on how things work in the state Capitol.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem told members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Friday that she will be “vigilant and proactive and innovative to protect the homeland” as she carries out President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Donald Trump’s indoor inauguration has reportedly turned into a real “shitshow.”

Trump kicked off his second presidential term by pardoning Jan.6 rioters, and signed executive orders on TikTok and immigration.