2025 in the United States
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.
Incumbents
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- President:
- Vice President:
- Kamala Harris (D-California) (until January 20)
- JD Vance (R-Ohio) (starting January 20)
- Chief Justice: John Roberts (Maryland)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana)
- Senate Majority Leader:
- Chuck Schumer (D-New York) (until January 3)
- John Thune (R-South Dakota) (starting January 3)
- Congress: 118th (until January 3), 119th (starting January 3)
Elections
[edit]Elections will be held on November 4 of this year. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous mayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.
Scheduled events
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- January 6 – The United States Congress will convene in a joint session for the Electoral College vote count, the final procedure of the 2024 presidential election.[1]
- January 18 – Ahead of Donald Trump's second term, the Women's March is expected to hold protests at Columbus Circle in Washington, D.C.. Additionally the People's March on Washington is expected to be held as well.[2]
- January 19 – The proposed ban on video sharing service TikTok is set to take effect.[3]
- January 20
- Donald Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. as the 47th president of the United States for a second, non-consecutive term, with JD Vance to be sworn in as the 50th vice president of the United States.[4][5][6]
- National Action Network founder and civil rights activist Al Sharpton will hold a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the same day as the inauguration, to honor MLK's legacy and protest the second presidency of Trump.[7][8]
- February 2 – The 67th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honoring the best in music from September 2023 to August 2024.[9]
- February 8 – The renaming of the Boy Scouts of America organization to Scouting America officially takes effect.[10]
- February 9 – Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.[11]
- March 2 – The 97th Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, honoring the best in films released in 2024.[12]
- March 31 – 2025 MLB season: The Athletics will begin their temporary relocation to West Sacramento, California, as part of their ongoing relocation to Las Vegas.[13]
- June 15–July 13 – The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the United States.
- May 5 – Sean "Diddy" Combs is scheduled to be put on trial for sex trafficking crimes.[citation needed]
- October 14 – Microsoft has set the retirement (end-of-life) date for its Windows 10 operating system on this date.[14][15] Users will either have to install Windows 11 or use an alternative operating system to Microsoft to receive security updates.
- November 5 – Elections for the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia will take place.[16][17]
See also
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- 2025 in American music
- 2025 in American television
- List of American films of 2025
- List of animated feature films of 2025
- 2025–26 NBA season
- 2025–26 NHL season
- 2025 NFL season
- 2025–26 United States network television schedule
References
[edit]- ^ Richards, Zoë; Kosnar, Michael (September 12, 2024). "Congress to get beefed-up security for electoral vote certification on Jan. 6". NBC News. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/11/08/womens-march-protest-dc-trump-2024
- ^ "US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove TikTok from app stores Jan. 19". Reuters. December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Breen, Kerry (November 6, 2024). "When will Trump take office as president? Here's when he'll officially be sworn in". CBS News. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Roth, Clare (November 6, 2024). "Why President-elect Trump has to wait for his inauguration". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Balk, Tim (November 6, 2024). "When Will Donald Trump Take Office?". The New York Times. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4988258-rev-al-sharpton-protests-trump/
- ^ https://afro.com/rev-al-sharpton-protest-inauguration-day/
- ^ Fekadu, Mesfin (May 21, 2024). "Grammy Awards to Air Live in February 2025". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes". AP News. May 7, 2024.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (October 14, 2020). "New Orleans to host 2025 Super Bowl; 2024 SB now TBD". National Football League. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Academy and ABC Announce Show Date for 97th Oscars®". press.oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. April 10, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Drellich, Evan; Rosenthal, Ken (April 4, 2024). "Oakland A's to play in Sacramento's Sutter Health Park beginning in 2025 ahead of move to Las Vegas". The Athletic. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
- ^ "Windows 10 Home and Pro Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Windows 10 Enterprise and Education Lifecycle". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli". 6abc Philadelphia. Associated Press. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ "Term Limits on Governor". U.S. Term Limits. June 19, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
External links
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Media related to 2025 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons