The decision by the Republican administration could affect trillions of dollars and cause widespread disruption in health care research, education programs, and other initiatives.

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Monday 20 January 2025, marking the beginning of a second term in the Oval Office for the businessman-turned-politician.

Google Maps has announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ after Donald Trump’s executive order in the White House. It was one of the Republican’s first calls as US president hours after being sworn in at the Capitol for a second time.

Here we are, three days into the second Trump administration, and the president has already served up ample reminders of what his political reign is like:

Former US President Joe Biden’s presidency was briefly omitted from Google’s list of US presidents. The issue, attributed to a ‘data error’, raised questions about tech giants’ reliability and neutrality in handling politically sensitive content.

Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.

President Donald J. Trump, over the course of the 2024 campaign and after his election, made big promises to the American people on everything from the economy to foreign policy. Here’s what he said he would do with a second term.

Donald Trump's inauguration sparked curiosity online as he did not place his hand on the Bibles while taking the oath of office. This act, though untraditional, has no constitutional implication on assuming presidency.

Tech leaders should have a visible presence at Trump’s inauguration, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Shou Zi Chew, Sundar Pichai, and Sam Altman all reported to be present. Musk is also scheduled to speak at a pre-inauguration rally, and Zuckerberg will reportedly host a black-tie event on Inauguration Day.

On Monday, the biggest names in Silicon Valley, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai joined ‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk to watch Trump become inaugurated as the 47th president. Musk later stole the headlines following an appearance at a rally in which he made an “odd salute.”

The company formerly known as Google has seen almost a 16 per cent rise in share price from when Trump was confirmed as having won the US election in early November, and while it has held fairly steady across the past month, the final week of Joe Biden’s administration did see an initial 1.6 per cent rise.

Google faced backlash after a glitch omitted Joe Biden from the list of US presidents, leading to accusations of bias.