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.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1
- New Orleans truck attack: At least sixteen people are killed and thirty-five others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack along Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The suspect is killed in the attack.[1]
- Trump International Hotel Las Vegas Tesla Cybertruck explosion: A Tesla Cybertruck catches on fire and explodes outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada, killing one person and injuring seven others.[2]
- Ten people are wounded in a shooting at a memorial outside a nightclub in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York.[3]
- Mexico's Tax Administration Service implements new tariffs, including a 19% duty on goods from countries without international trade agreements with Mexico and a 17% duty on goods from Canada and the United States under certain value thresholds.[4]
- Honduran President Xiomara Castro warns that she might remove all US military bases from Honduras and seek to cancel the military cooperation with the United States if President-elect Donald Trump fulfills his threat to order mass deportations of Hondurans when he takes office next January 20.[5]
- Public Domain Day: Works published in 1929, including Popeye and Tintin, enter the public domain in the United States.[6]
- January 2
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rules in Ohio Telecom Association v. FCC that the Federal Communications Commission cannot enforce net neutrality.[7]
- According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, U.S. forces are deploying a new convoy to areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces in Kobani, Aleppo Governorate, as part of operations to establish a new US military base in north-eastern Syria. This is denied a day later by the Department of Defense.[8]
- A small plane crashes through the roof of a commercial warehouse in Fullerton, California, United States, causing a fire, killing two people and injuring at least 18 others.[9]
- January 3
- The 119th Congress begins. Vice president Kamala Harris officiates the swearing-in of senators, while representatives vote to re-elect Mike Johnson as speaker of the House.[10]
- President Joe Biden blocks the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel.[11]
- Surgeon general Vivek Murthy calls for cancer warnings on alcohol.[12]
- SpaceX successfully launches the United Arab Emirates Space Agency's communications satellite Thuraya 4-NGS via a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.[13]
- January 5
- New York City enacts a congestion charge for vehicles entering Lower and Midtown Manhattan below 60th Street, becoming the first city in the United States to do so. All proceeds go to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which plans to invest in long-term transportation initiatives citywide.[14]
- The National Weather Service warns of severe weather disruption as a winter storm emerges in the central U.S. and begins to move east, bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures.[15]
- The U.S. State Department notifies Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel consisting of air-to-air and Hellfire missiles, artillery shells, and other ammunitions.[16]
- January 6
- As one of his final acts, President Biden bans new oil and gas drilling along the majority of U.S. coastlines.[17]
- The United States Congress convenes in a joint session for the Electoral College vote count, the final procedure of the 2024 presidential election.[18]
Scheduled events
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- January 9 – The state funeral of Jimmy Carter is scheduled to take place at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.[19]
- January 10 – President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced.[20]
- January 18 – Ahead of 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.[21]
- January 19 – The proposed ban on video sharing service TikTok is set to take effect.[22]
- January 20
- 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.[23][24][25]
- 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.[26][27]
- 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.[28]
- February 8 – The renaming of the Boy Scouts of America organization to Scouting America officially takes effect.[29]
- February 9 – Super Bowl LIX is scheduled to be played at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.[30]
- 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.[31]
- 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.[32]
- 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.[33]
- October 14 – Microsoft has set the retirement (end-of-life) date for its Windows 10 operating system on this date.[34][35] Users will either have to install Windows 11 or use an alternative operating system from Microsoft to receive security updates. However, the third parties programs and LTSC will continue to support it.
- November 4 – Elections for the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia will take place.[36][37]
See also
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- 2025 deaths in the United States
- 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]- ^ Barrett, Devlin; Goldman, Adam; Aleaziz, Hamed; Watkins, Ali (January 1, 2025). "Sugar Bowl Postponed After Deadly New Year's Attack in New Orleans". The New York Times. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ Gregg, Aaron (January 1, 2025). "Police in Las Vegas investigating EV fire at Trump Towers". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "10 people are wounded in a shooting at a memorial for a teenager who was killed in NYC". Associated Press. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Mexico unveils new tariffs, popular e-tailers like Shein, Temu may be in crosshairs". Reuters. December 31, 2024. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Honduras Threatens to Expel U.S. Military Bases Over Trump's Deportation Plans". The Tico Times. January 2, 2025. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025.
- ^ Kaufman, Anna (January 2, 2025). "2025 Public Domain Day: Popeye, Tintin, more legendary artwork up for grabs". USA Today. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ Kang, Cecilia (January 2, 2025). "Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Preparations for establishing new base | US forces bring in cement blocks to Ain Al-Arab (Kobani)". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. January 2, 2025.
- ^ Powell, Amy (January 3, 2025). "2 killed, 19 injured after small plane crashes through roof of Fullerton building". KABC-TV. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025.
- ^ Edmondson, Catie (January 3, 2025). "Speaker Johnson Faces Crucial Vote". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Tita, Bob; Lucey, Catherine (January 3, 2025). "Biden Blocks Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Ho, Vivian (January 3, 2025). "Surgeon general calls for alcohol to carry cancer warning". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ Rainbow, Jason (January 3, 2025). "SpaceX launches UAE's Thuraya-4 mobile connectivity satellite". SpaceNews.
- ^ "After Judicial Ruling, M.T.A. Says Congestion Pricing to Begin on Sunday". New York Times, New York, N.Y. 10036 USA. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ "Severe US winter storm could bring heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade". BBC News. BBC News. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ Faguy, Ana (January 4, 2025). "Biden plans to send $8bn arms shipment to Israel". BBC. Archived from the original on January 6, 2025.
- ^ "Biden bans offshore drilling across vast area of US". BBC News. BBC News. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staff, National Desk (December 30, 2024). "Official schedule for former President Jimmy Carter's funeral released". WXII. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
- ^ Protess, Ben; Christobek, Kate (January 3, 2025). "Judge Upholds Trump's Conviction but Signals Plan to Spare Jail Time". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
- ^ "Women's March plans to protest Trump's second presidency in D.C." November 8, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sharpton to hold MLK rally on same day as Trump inauguration". November 13, 2024.
- ^ "National Action Network announces 2025 Inauguration Day rally". November 25, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cohen, Luc. "Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial set for May". Reuters. Retrieved December 31, 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.
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