The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States.

Following his election victory in November 2024, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States and began his second, nonconsecutive term on January 20. The beginning of his term saw him extensively use executive orders and give increased authority to Elon Musk through the Department of Government Efficiency, leading to mass layoffs of the federal workforce and attempts to eliminate agencies such as USAID. These policies have drawn dozens of lawsuits that have challenged their legality. Trump's return to the presidency also saw the US increase enforcement against illegal immigration through the usage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as well as deportations, a general retreat from corporate America promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, increased support for Israel in the Gaza war in addition to direct airstrikes against Iran in June and fluctuating but high increases on tariffs across some of America's trading partners. The Trump Administration worked for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal. A formalized Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal was reached between Israel and Hamas.

In January, southern California and particularly Greater Los Angeles experienced widespread wildfires, and the Texas Hill Country experienced devastating floods in July. American news media has paid significantly more attention to aviation accidents, both within American borders as well as one in India. Furthermore, March witnessed a blizzard spread across the US and Canada, and under both the Biden administration and Trump's HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., American companies, politics and culture have paid increasing attention to food coloring as part of the Make America Healthy Again movement.

The number of executions in 2025 became the highest number to be carried out in the United States in 16 years.

Incumbents Federal government President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware) (until January 20) Donald Trump (R-Florida) (since January 20) Vice President: Kamala Harris (D-California) (until January 20) JD Vance (R-Ohio) (since 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) (since January 3) Congress: 118th (until January 3), 119th (since January 3)

State governments Governors and lieutenant governors Governors

Lieutenant governors

Elections

Elections were held on November 4 of this year. The off-year election included 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.

Off-cycle elections April 1: The 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election takes place, with liberal Susan M. Crawford beating conservative Brad Schimel in a non-partisan election.

Special elections April 1 Republican Matt Gaetz of is announced as president-elect Trump's nominee for U.S. attorney general on November 13, 2024, leading Gaetz to resign on the same day. However, he withdraws his nomination a week later and declines to be seated for the 119th United States Congress despite winning re-election. Republican Jimmy Patronis wins the special election to succeed Gaetz despite a strong performance from Democrat Gay Valimont. Republican Mike Waltz of resigned on January 20 to take office as president Trump's national security advisor. Republican Randy Fine defeats Democrat Josh Well in the subsequent special election. September 9 – Due to his battle with esophageal cancer, Democrat Gerry Connolly initially announces his intention to retire at the end of his term in April, although he would later die on May 21. In the special election, Democrat James Walkinshaw wins by a wide margin. September 23 – Democrat Raúl Grijalva of dies from complications of cancer treatment on March 13. His daughter Adelita Grijalva wins the special election to succeed him, although her swearing-in is delayed by Speaker Johnson amidst the ongoing government shutdown. November 4 – Democrat Sylvester Turner dies on March 5, serving just two months in Congress and being the second representative for to die in a one-year period, after Sheila Jackson Lee. The nonpartisan special election results in a runoff that extends into January. December 2 – Republican Mark Green of resigns on July 20 to work in the private sector. Republican Matt Van Epps defeats Democrat Aftyn Behn in a special election, with Democratic voters significantly improving their margins in a deep red district.

Referendums March 29 – Louisiana voters reject both Amendment 3 and Amendment 4. The former proposed for the state legislature to determine in state law which felonies can result in a juvenile being tried as an adult, while the latter would have required special elections to the Louisiana Supreme Court to occur at the earliest possible election date. April 1 – Wisconsin voters approve Question 1 by a vote of 63% to 37%, which establishes a constitutional requirement to provide photographic identification in order to vote. May 3 – Residents of Starbase, Texas, vote to incorporate the City of Starbase, a then-unincorporated area of Cameron County that includes SpaceX Starbase. May 6 – Ohio voters approve Issue 2 with a supermajority vote of 68% to 32%, providing $250 million per year for ten years towards the State Capital Improvement Program, which has been active since 1987. November 4 Texas voters will decide on 17 proposed amendments, the most appearing on a single Texas ballot since 2003. One of the more notable amendments is Proposition 14, which would allocate $3 billion from the state budget to establish the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. California voters will decide on Proposition 50, which would allow the state to use a new, legislature-drawn congressional district map rather than the current one drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. The new map is a Democratic gerrymander that intends to weaken Republican performance and strengthen Democrats in swing districts, a direct response to the Republican gerrymander in Texas. Washington voters will decide on Resolution 8201, which would allow the state to invest in the stock market using funds from the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Fund, a long-term care insurance program.

Events January

January 1 New Orleans truck attack: Fourteen people (excluding the perpetrator) are killed and 57 others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack along Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The suspect is killed in the attack. Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion: A Tesla Cybertruck catches on fire and explodes outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas in Nevada, killing one person and injuring seven others. Honduran President Xiomara Castro warns that she might remove all US military bases from Honduras and seek to cancel the military cooperation with the US if President-elect Trump fulfills his threat to order mass deportations of Hondurans when he takes office on January 20. Public Domain Day: Works published in 1929, including Popeye, Tintin, and Best Picture Academy Award winner The Broadway Melody, enter the public domain in the US. January 2 The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rules in Ohio Telecom Association v. FCC that the Federal Communications Commission cannot enforce net neutrality. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, US 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. 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. President Joe Biden blocks the proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls for cancer warnings on alcohol. 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. January 4 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declares a state of emergency for Kentucky, United States, amidst the upcoming winter storm. 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 US to do so. All proceeds go to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which plans to invest in long-term transportation initiatives citywide. The National Weather Service warns of severe weather disruption as a winter storm emerges in the central US and begins to move east, bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures. The 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. January 6 Due to harsh weather and snowstorms, a water treatment facility malfunctions and floods, causing the entire city of Richmond, Virginia to completely lose access to running water. As a result, several surrounding counties also suffer from similar issues. Biden bans new oil and gas drilling along the majority of American coastlines. Congress convenes in a joint session for the Electoral College vote count, the final procedure of the 2024 presidential election.

January 7 Los Angeles experiences the most destructive wildfire in its history, fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought conditions. Thousands of structures are destroyed, including most of Sunset Boulevard. Five deaths are reported, while 180,000 people are evacuated, with fires continuing for days. Hussain Sajwani announces a $20 billion investment in the US data center industry over the coming years. Mark Zuckerberg announces that Meta will remove fact-checkers for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, replacing them with a community-orientated system, similar to Community Notes. President-elect Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. makes a personal visit to Greenland weeks after Trump announced that "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity". In response to the visit, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen states that "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders". The Treasury imposes sanctions on Hungarian cabinet minister Antal Rogán for alleged corruption, accusing him of using his position to secure financial benefits for himself and political allies. The US accuses the Rapid Support Forces of committing genocide in Sudan during the ongoing civil war and imposes sanctions on the group's leader Hemedti. January 8 – The California wildfires spread to more areas. January 9 The state funeral of Jimmy Carter is held in Washington, D.C. The House votes 243 to 140 to sanction the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Senate majority leader John Thune promises swift consideration of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act so President-elect Trump can sign it into law shortly after taking office. Under the act, any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutes US citizens or those of an allied country, including Israel, would be sanctioned along with their family members. January 10 Vice President-elect JD Vance resigns from the Senate. Trump is sentenced to an "unconditional discharge" for 34 counts of falsifying business records in his New York hush money case. The US government imposes a new series of sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector, including the Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas oil companies.