On his first full day in office, President Donald Trump visits the CIA headquarters and calls out the media for the portrayal of his big day.

COMMENT: The combination of homage to Kennedy and subversion of his liberal internationalist vision tells you a lot about what Trump's presidency is going to look like, writes Noah Feldman.

After a women's rights march in Auckland yesterday, hundreds of thousands of women have poured into Washington to do the same.

Now the world's most famous Tweeter is finally in office, what will it mean for your back pocket?

Within minutes of his inauguration Donald Trump's team posted a statement on the White House website announcing the "state-of-the-art" nuclear defence plan.

Donald Trump has been sworn as the 45th president of the US, after which he delivered a dark but ambitious speech promising to end "American carnage".

Donald Trump has angrily batted away suggestions that he is trying to get top-secret security clearance for his children, describing it as "a typically false news story".

The internet is having a field day with this spectacularly awkward gift exchange between Melania Trump and Michelle Obama. Michelle's face said it all.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as 45th President of the United States. Here's how the internet reacted to his big day.

Kiwi women will take to the streets today, to add their voices to international calls for Donald Trump to stop the hate his election campaign sparked.

Every new US President has the right to start with the good will of opponents and critics.

COMMENT: If there's one thing we can probably all agree on, it's that the slogan "love trumps hate" turned out to be about as useful as tits on a bull.

COMMENT: Obama's farewell speech last weekend was a model of professionalism in references to the incoming President.

The presidency is among America's most exclusive clubs. Its members' every decision, speech, interview and now tweet are reported around the globe.

While almost all eyes are on the Capitol, the most action occurs during the frantic residence changeover two miles away.

A former Apprentice contestant is suing Trump for defamation, just two days before he's sworn in as President.

President Barack Obama's first inaugural festivities stretched over five days. Donald Trump is spending barely three on his.

A week after becoming president-elect, Donald Trump stepped outside his namesake fortress here for the first time.

COMMENT: What clues can we draw from the election campaign? Nicola Lamb looks at what kind of president the Donald will be.

Germany sought to calm European anxieties over Trump's presidency after he dismissed Nato as "obsolete" and said he believed the EU would break up.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has given strong backing for the EU free trade deal with New Zealand, saying Germany would apply pressure in Brussels to hasten the talks.

Wading into foreign affairs days before his inauguration, US President-elect Donald Trump has taken aim at a key Western alliance.

When Donald Trump and his wife Melania had a son together 10 years ago, he was introduced to the world with typical bombast.

A-list stars aren't lining up to perform but President-elect will be surrounded by 'more poetic cadence'.

Hillary Clinton was the election favourite. What happened? Nicola Lamb writes that personalities, events and background factors doomed the Democrats.

"We perceive it as a threat. These actions threaten our interests, our security," says Russia as the first of thousands more US troops and tanks rolled in to Poland.

Like it or not, Donald Trump will be US President next weekend. And here's what you can expect during the first 100 days.

Whatever happens next week, Donald Trump will be like no other US president before him.

For the first time, a leading Democrat has called into question Donald Trump's legitimacy as president.

President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser and Russia's ambassador to the US have been in frequent contact in recent weeks.