2017 in the United States

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See also:	History of the United States (2008–present) Timeline of United States history (2010–present) List of years in the United States

Incumbent

Federal Government

• President: Barack Obama (D-Illinois) (until January 20), Donald Trump (R-New York) (starting January 20)
• Vice President: Joe Biden (D-Delaware) (until January 20), Mike Pence (R-Indiana) (starting January 20)
• Chief Justice: John Roberts (New York)
• Speaker of the House of Representatives: Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin)
• Senate Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
• Congress: 114th (until January 3), 115th (starting January 3)

Governors and Lieutenant Governors
Governors See also: List of current United States governors 2 Lieutenant governors See also: List of current United States lieutenant governors 2

Predicted and scheduled events

January

January 20: Donald Trump is scheduled to become President

• January 20 - At 12:00 p.m. EST, Barack Obama's second and final term as President of the United States will end, and his successor Donald Trump will take office.

August

• August 21 – A total solar eclipse will take place. This will be the first total solar eclipse of the 21st century for the United States, and the first visible in the continental U.S. since February 26, 1979. Totality will occur along a path curving from Oregon to South Carolina, and will last at most for 2 minutes and 40.2 seconds. The location and time of "greatest eclipse" will be on the western edge of Christian County, Kentucky, at 36.9715 degrees north and 87.6559 degrees west, occurring at 18:25 UTC.