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The Icy Temps Cometh
The Icy Temps Cometh
Jan 20, 2025 12:03 PM CST

The Icy Temps Cometh

About half the country is just sitting around with their teeth chattering under various weather alerts

(Newser) - Weather cold enough to drive a presidential inauguration inside is far from the exclusive realm of Washington, DC. As the Washington Post reports, nearly half the population of these United States are bundling up in their finest six layers of whatever they can lay hands on, with 150 million of...

Donald Trump Sworn In as 47th President

His second term is underway

(Newser) - Donald John Trump is once again the president. The man who served as America's 45th leader became its 47th on Monday after being sworn at the Capitol Rotunda. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Trump, just after the court's Brett Kavanaugh administered the oath...

Eric Adams Drops MLK Jr. Events for Inauguration

NYC mayor received a 'last-minute invite' on Monday morning to attend Trump festivities in DC

(Newser) - Looks like Eric Adams will be in DC for Donald Trump's inauguration, but he was apparently a late addition. The New York Times reports that Adams received a "last-minute" invite to the event in the nation's capital, according to his spokesperson, who posted on social media that...

Biden to Trump: 'Welcome Home'
Biden to Trump:
'Welcome Home'
Jan 20, 2025 9:29 AM CST

Biden to Trump: 'Welcome Home'

President-elect and his wife visit the Bidens at the White House

(Newser) - All was cordial on Monday morning as the Trumps paid a visit to the Bidens at the White House, part of an Inauguration Day tradition. "Welcome home," President Biden said to President-elect Trump as the latter emerged from his SUV, reports the Hill . The president and first lady...

Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 Committee

Last-minute pardons come in an apparent effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump

(Newser) - President Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, and members of the House committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours in the White House to guard against potential "revenge" by the incoming Trump...

Other Presidents Who Were Inaugurated in Unusual Places

Not every president has been inaugurated outside the US Capitol

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's inauguration is being held inside the US Capitol due to below-freezing temperatures in Washington, DC, but while inaugurations are typically held outside the Capitol, Trump is not the first US president to take the oath of office elsewhere, CBS News reports. A look:
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Trump Says Inauguration Is Being Moved Inside

'There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,' he says

(Newser) - With dangerously cold weather expected in Washington, DC, on Monday, President-elect Trump's inauguration will take place indoors. Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday that he has "ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches" to be delivered in the Capitol Rotunda. The last...

It Could Be the Coldest Inauguration Day in Decades

'Very, very cold' weather expected in DC Monday

(Newser) - The second Trump inauguration could be the coldest Inauguration Day in decades. A polar vortex will bring very cold temperatures to much of the US on Monday, including Washington, DC, Fox Weather reports. The forecast is for temperatures in the low 20s, almost 20 degrees below normal, with wind chills...

Even California Will Raise Flags for Trump Inauguration

Other states have already said flags will be lowered again the next day for Jimmy Carter

(Newser) - Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors around the country in directing US flags be raised to full height on Inauguration Day, the AP reports. Newsom's spokesperson Izzy Gardon confirmed Wednesday that the governor would temporarily direct the raising of...

Zuckerberg Just Took on Another Inaugural Role

Meta founder will co-host inaugural reception with Miriam Adelson, sports team owners

(Newser) - Meta founder, electric hydrofoil surfer , and now ... inaugural party host? It's already been announced that Mark Zuckerberg, whose company donated $1 million to President-elect Trump's inaugural fund, will be joining fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos on the platform at the president-elect's inauguration Monday. Zuck "...

A Notable Name Is Skipping Trump's Inauguration

Former first lady Michelle Obama will not be in attendance

(Newser) - Former first lady Michelle Obama will sit out a second January event rife with Washington's current and former political elite: The joint office of Obama and former President Obama confirmed that she won't attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump on Monday, putting it succinctly, per the AP :
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Eye on His Inauguration, Trump Issues Gaza Ultimatum

President-elect: If Israeli hostages aren't released by Jan. 20, 'there will be ALL HELL TO PAY'

(Newser) - As news broke Monday that 21-year-old American Omer Neutra had been killed in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, renewed attention was directed to the plight of the hostages still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza. President-elect Trump was one of those weighing in, and he made clear...

Biden Inauguration Beats Trump's in the Ratings

Preliminary Nielsen figures show an approximately 4% increase

(Newser) - President Biden's inauguration Wednesday may have had a limited in-person audience thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but when it came to those watching at home, its audience was larger than that for former President Trump's inauguration in 2017. Variety reports the early numbers from Nielsen show about 39....

Amanda Gorman's Fans Make Her Books Bestsellers

'I am on the floor,' inaugural poet says

(Newser) - Amanda Gorman has two books coming out, but not until September. After the poet's performance at President Biden's inauguration Wednesday, they went to the top of a bestseller list anyway. "I am on the floor," Gorman tweeted . "My books are #1 and #2 on Amazon...

Bernie Sanders' Mittens Were a Massive Hit

'There was Bernie, wearing my mittens,' says Vermont schoolteacher

(Newser) - Lady Gaga wore a stunning outfit at President Biden's inauguration Wednesday, but the most talked-about item of clothing by far was Sen. Bernie Sanders' comfy mittens. Sanders wore the mittens—made by Vermont second-grade teacher Jen Ellis from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic—...

At State Capitols, Protest Numbers Were Tiny

Only one demonstrator appeared in Albany

(Newser) - State capitals around the country were braced for trouble during President Biden's inauguration Wednesday—but crowds of violent pro-Donald Trump demonstrators did not appear. Small numbers of protesters demonstrated in some cities, but they were outnumbered by police and journalists. In Albany, where New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo skipped...

What A Difference 2 Weeks Makes for Hero Capitol Cop

Eugene Goodman escorted Vice President Kamala Harris to the inauguration

(Newser) - Two weeks after he lured members of a pro-Trump mob away the Senate chamber when they stormed the US Capitol, Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman escorted incoming Vice President Kamala Harris to the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, the Hill reports. Goodman, who is seen in video confronting rioters during the...

President, First Lady Arrive at White House

Trump made it to Mar-a-Lago before presidency ended

(Newser) - President Biden has entered the White House for the first time as chief executive after walking an abbreviated parade route amid sounds of "Hail to the Chief." The 46th president and first lady Jill Biden walked through a military cordon lining the White House driveway with the flags...

World Leaders Hail 'New Dawn in America'

'Welcome back to the Paris Agreement!'

(Newser) - Leaders across the globe welcomed the arrival of President Biden and the end of the often confrontational presidency of Donald Trump, noting the world’s most pressing problems, including the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, require multilateral cooperation, an approach Trump ridiculed. Many expressed hope Wednesday that Biden would right...

Inaugural Poet Finished Work After Capitol Riot

Amanda Gorman is youngest-ever inaugural poet

(Newser) - President Biden is the fourth president to have had a poem read at their inauguration—and at 22, Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet ever. Gorman, who became America's first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, read new work "The Hill We Climb," which she completed...

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