Timeline of the history of the United States (2010–present)

This section of the timeline of United States history includes major events from 2010 to the present.

After the Supreme Court announced the legalization of same-sex marriage following Obergefell v. Hodges , the White House is lit up in the colors of the rainbow pride flag

President Barack Obama meets with Donald Trump before his inauguration

A makeshift memorial dedicated to the victims of the 2019 El Paso shooting

USNS Comfort off Manhattan to help with the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City , 2020

Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

Military personnel carrying the remains of service members killed in the Kabul Airport attack , during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan

Firefighters trying to extinguish the Palisades Fire during the 2025 Los Angeles area wildfires