On the eve of the inauguration, the hard-charging stars of the movement tell VF that they’re poised to play a powerful role in steering Donald Trump’s agenda.

Where Trump has gotten aggressive is around dismantling the many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that Democrats like Joe Biden have long supported. Trump will eliminate DEI from the Pentagon and has empowered his acolytes in the federal government to ferret out anything that has the scent of social justice.

No 1970s-era disco group came out in the marbled halls of the Capitol. But it would scarcely have been a surprise.

Biden shocked many of his supporters last month when he pardoned his son Hunter from all present and future crimes out of fear that the coming Trump administration would single him out. Monday’s pardons seem to be protecting some of the right’s favorite bogeymen from Trump’s vengeance, which could come soon after he is sworn in later in the day.

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CBP One was used by the Biden administration to allow hundreds of thousands of migrants into the country to pursue asylum claims.

While Trump made his triumphant return to the White House, viewership was down compared to Joe Biden’s ceremony in 2021, which drew nearly 40 million. Fox News, meanwhile, drew almost half of the entire television viewing audience for the ceremony across seven cable and broadcast news networks.

Donald Trump said the quiet part out loud during an interview with Sean Hannity admitting he's all about retribution and not the economy.

open image in gallery Joe Biden announced a series of preemptive presidential pardons ... Valentina Gomez, a controversial MAGA zealot and congressional hopeful, added: “Fauci, Liz Cheney & Miley deserve prison, not pardons. These so called ...

LibsofTiktok, a prominent MAGA handle wrote ... (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) President Joe Biden’s decision to issue a preemptive pardon for Dr Anthony Fauci in the final hours of his ...

President Joe Biden has sparked fury after issuing preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, General Mark A. Milley and the members of Congress who served on the House January 6 X Select Committee.

USA TODAY reporters covered the historic events. They were inside the Capitol, walking the streets, at the White House and immersed in the MAGA crowd.