Per the 20th amendment of the US Constitution, Donald Trump is now president, as it is now 12:01 EST. He will take the oath shortly.

JD Vance is first to be sworn in today, and he is now officially the vice-president of the United States.

He will soon be followed by Donald Trump.

We're now hearing the invocation, a reading by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York.

It is one of several religious moments during the inauguration weekend events.

Iona Hampson
Reporting from the Capital One Arena

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The crowd in the Capital One Arena stand as they see their soon to be 47th president walk into the rotunda a mile or so away. The cheers are loud as if he is here already.

The pantomime cheers and boos continue as other figures from both parties appear on the screen. It's interesting to consider what the audience participation would have been like at the ceremony if it was outside and ten times larger than what is allowed in this arena.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

As we just reported earlier, with just minutes to go in his administration, Joe Biden has issued additional pre-emptive pardons for other members of his own family who he says have been "subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me".

"Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end," Biden said in a statement.

The pardons extend to his brother James and his wife Sara Jones, the president's younger sister Valerie, her husband John Owens and Francis, another brother.

In the statement, Biden said that "baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety and financial security of targeted individuals and their families".

"Even when individuals have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances," it added.

Biden also pardoned two additional prisoners and commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Native American currently serving life in person for killing two FBI agents and escaping from prison.

Ione Wells
Reporting from Washington DC

Back in the queue at the Capitol One arena, where Trump is due to speak later, people are undeterred by the -5C temperatures, with many telling me they’ve been here since 07:00 local time (12:00 GMT). Some expect they may not get in but are still excited about watching Trump’s appearance later in a bar if so.

People have travelled huge distances to be here. Tina and Kylie came from California to attend the rally yesterday. Tina said she hopes Donald Trump will sign executive orders today to “close the border” and Kylie said she wants to see measures to protect “family values.”

Nancy travelled from California. She’s from a Mexican family and believes Trump is right to want to “close the Mexican border to illegal immigrants”.

She said she voted for Trump because she has two teenagers in school and doesn’t like “liberal values”, which she said included transgender issues and abortion rights.

Donald Trump is now in the very packed Capitol Rotunda room.

It is here, in a short while, he will be sworn in as 47th president of the United States.

His wife, the current president and vice president, and his soon to be vice president all entered moments before him.

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Joe Biden has just issued a pardon for members of his family in his last moments as president, including his brothers James and Francis and his sister Valerie.

"My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me—the worst kind of partisan politics. Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end," he said in a statement.

"That is why I am exercising my power under the Constitution to pardon James B. Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W. Biden."

• For context: Joe Biden issued a pardon for his son, Hunter, last month who was due to face sentencing on federal felony gun and tax convictions

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have just entered the Rotunda, for the last time in office.

They received a large applause.

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Capitol seating reveals proximity to powerpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January

16:39 GMT 20 January

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

In Washington, physical proximity to power is a key indicator of influence.

Federal agencies and departments covet real estate near the White House and the Capitol, for instance. Inside the White House, a desk near the Oval Office is prized.

A smaller version of that dynamic is playing out in the Capitol Rotunda during today’s inauguration.

Conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson, for instance, has a front-row seat.

And on the dais behind the lectern, the gathered business elite – Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, among others, are seated ahead of Trump’s incoming cabinet nominees.

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We're just minutes away from Donald Trump being sworn-in as the 47th president of the United States.

You'll be able to follow all the action right here, just click the watch live button at the top of the page. Or if you want to listen instead, you can tune into this feed here.

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In the Capitol Rotunda, we've just seen some of the tech billionaires we spotted at St John's Church earlier, including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk.

Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent

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King Charles has sent a personal message of congratulations to President Trump on his inauguration, reflecting on the enduring special relationship between the UK and US, says Buckingham Palace.

What can we expect from Trump's speech on foreign policy?published at 16:30 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January

16:30 GMT 20 January

Paul Adams
Diplomatic correspondent

American inaugural speeches are not traditionally heavy on foreign policy. This is when an incoming (or returning) president concentrates on a vision for America.

Eight years ago Donald Trump’s first inaugural speech was no exception. But his famous - or infamous, depending on your point of view - “American carnage” address certainly had messages for the waiting world.

He talked about eradicating “Radical Islamic Terrorism” from the face of the earth, and pledged to “reinforce old alliances and form new ones”.

Many of those old alliances – especially Nato – were in for an anxious, frequently bumpy ride.

But “America first” ushered in a sometimes brutally transactional era, led by a man who felt, and still feels, that America has been ripped off by friends and foes alike.

Eight years on, the world will be hanging on his every word, wondering what to expect from Trump 2.0.

Given that Trump has already taken credit for his first foreign policy achievement – helping to push a Gaza ceasefire deal across the line – it will be interesting to see if America’s new leader offers any clues as to how he intends to approach a world arguably even more challenging than the one he encountered in 2017.

Gary O'Donoghue
Senior North America correspondent, reporting from Capital One arena

The Capital One arena is filling up fast - probably about two thirds full now as the incoming president et al arrive at the Capitol for the ceremony there.

The crowds here are watching it all on a giant Jumbotron hanging from the ceiling - with big boos for pictures of Mike Pence, Donald Trump's former vice president, who of course had to flee for his life from the Capitol on 6 January 2021 - when some protestors chanted "hang Mike Pence"- over is refusal to halt the certification of Donald Trump's defeat.

There were even bigger boos, not surprisingly perhaps, for the Clintons and President Obama.

The various billionaires, Elon Musk aside, extracted very little by way of crowd reaction - with a smattering of applause for the controversial Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green.

Holly Honderich
Reporting from Washington DC

Meanwhile, out on the streets of DC, I've just caught up with James Price who had one of the more meandering journeys to DC.

He’s from Preston, Lancashire, and took two flights and a train to be here. Price spent $1,200 (£976) on the trip.

It has already been worth it, he says. “Every single penny, would’ve paid more,” he says.

And he’s not too bothered by the cold, or the change of venue to an indoor arena.

“Indoors, outdoors it doesn’t make a difference to me," he adds.

"Just to be in the presence of all the Trump fans, I absolutely love it.”

Price says he hopes Trump sets an example for politicians across the world, and hopes they adapt to his brash and bold style of leadership.

“There’s no bull, unlike most politicians,” he says, using an expletive. “With him [Trump] he says what it is, and that’s so refreshing.”

“Trump 25 here we come.”

A parade of former presidentspublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January

16:18 GMT 20 January

Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America correspondent

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Two weeks after Jimmy Carter’s funeral, all the living presidents are back together again. And like the memorial service at the National Cathedral, they’re entering the Capitol one by one, in chronological order.

It makes for dramatic parade of past American power – the nation’s most exclusive club.

And also, like two weeks ago, Michelle Obama is the only former first lady not in attendance.

Trump's softer, 'common sense' revolution?published at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January

16:14 GMT 20 January

Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

In less an hour, Donald Trump will give his second inaugural address – and we’re getting some hints of what will be in it.

"American carnage” – the dark theme of national distress in his 2017 inaugural address – is out.

“A revolution of common sense,” which could be the most memorable line from today’s speech, is a new refrain.

If there is a new tone in the speech, it would reflect an improved mood among Trump and his incoming team compared to eight years ago.

In 2017, they were embattled – facing a stiff Democratic Party resistance, corporate concern and a recalcitrant Republican establishment.

Today, the Republican establishment belongs to Trump, Democratic opposition is fragmented and corporate leaders are in the inaugural crowd, embracing the new president.

If Trump’s address strikes an optimistic tone, however, it sets the stage for measures that could be sweeping.

A “common sense” label may be an attempt to soften the edges, but Trump is still promising a revolution.

President-elect Donald Trump has just arrived at the Capitol, but after he's sworn in, he has planned a host of executive orders to go into effect. Here's a look at what some of them are.

Migration:

• Trump is declaring a national emergency at the border to send more troops and manpower there
• He's instructing officials to restart construction of the US-Mexico border wall
• The Republican wants to revoke birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who are in the US illegally
• He plans to reinstate the so-called Remain-in-Mexico policy, which requires migrants to wait for asylum hearings in Mexico

The economy:

• Trump plans to establish a national energy emergency, which he says will allow the country to produce more natural resources and create jobs
• He also wants to "put an end to the electric vehicle mandate" and efforts to curtail consumer choice, according to his administration
• According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump plans to direct the government to evaluate US trade relationships with China - but doesn't yet plan on imposing new tariffs

Diversity and gender:

• He is planning an executive order that would “end DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] inside the federal government"
• Another executive order would "define that it is a policy of the US to recognize two sexes - male and female" that cannot be changed