The National Park Service stays out of the debates about crowd sizes — including for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

It's too early to say what Republican plans will take root in Congress, but already there are proposals to both sell off federal lands and pull back National Park Service funding budgeted for helping parks respond to climate change.

The question of attendance numbers is likely to draw particular scrutiny. Throughout his 2024 campaign, Trump has consistently emphasized rally crowd sizes, making this inauguration's attendance figures a closely watched metric of public support.

National Park Service Director Chuck Sams made history on day one in office in 2021, by becoming the first Native American to lead NPS.  Sams is Cayuse and Walla Walla and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will take place inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in 40 years that U.S. presidential inaugural ceremonies will be moved indoors.

With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration set to shift mostly indoors because of dangerously cold weather projected for Monday, shaking up the traditional run of show, officials say that they are falling back on contingency plans to ensure public safety.

President Donald Trump took the oath of office inside the Capitol Rotunda Monday. Trump is now officially the 47th President of the United States of America. His ceremony had to be moved inside as Washington,

Security in the nation’s capital will be at an all-time high Monday at Donald Trump’s history-making inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said he ordered the inauguration to be moved inside. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies said in a statement that they’ll honor his request.

WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Donald Trump's will be held inside the Capitol on Monday instead of outdoors owing to severe cold marking first time in 40 years that

Donald Trump will be sworn into office on Monday, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. See the schedule of events.