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Court Won't Let Bolsonaro Attend Trump Inauguration

Brazil's former president said he was so excited about invite he's 'not even taking Viagra anymore'

(Newser) - Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former president, has been invited to President-elect's Trump inauguration but he can't get out of the country. His passport was confiscated by the country's Supreme Court almost a year ago during an investigation of an alleged coup attempt, and his request to have...

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...

Pelosi Joins Democrats Sitting Out Trump Inauguration
Pelosi Will Skip Inauguration
Jan 16, 2025 4:00 PM CST

Pelosi Will Skip Inauguration

Other Democrats will attend King Day observances on Monday, but there's no organized boycott

(Newser) - Dozens of House Democrats decided not to attend President-elect Trump's first inauguration in 2017, but their past and future leader was there. This time, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't be at the Capitol, KQED reports. A spokesperson did not provide a reason, but Pelosi and Trump haven't...

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 "...

Johnson: Flags Will Be Raised During Trump Inauguration

He says they'll go back to half-staff the next day 'to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter'

(Newser) - Flags that were at half-staff to mourn the 39th president will be raised for the inauguration of the 47th. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff when President-elect Trump is inaugurated on Monday, Politico reports. They were lowered after Jimmy Carter's...

World's 3 Richest Men Will Sit Together at Inauguration

Insider says Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg will be on platform with Trump's Cabinet nominees

(Newser) - The people in the top three spots on Forbes' billionaire list —Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg—will have prime seats at President-elect Trump's inauguration next week. NBC News , citing "an official involved with the planning of the event," reports that the three tech billionaires...

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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Carrie Underwood to Sing at Trump's Inauguration

Village People will also perform at inaugural events

(Newser) - Carrie Underwood has confirmed that she will be performing at President-elect Trump's inauguration next Monday. "I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event," the country star said in a...

Donations to Trump Illustrate a Big-Business Shift
What a $1M Donation
Gets at the Inauguration
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Dec 25, 2024 8:31 AM CST

What a $1M Donation Gets at the Inauguration

Perks include 'candlelight dinner' with Trump, with big automakers the latest to sign up

(Newser) - "Everybody wants to be my friend," President-elect Trump has said of his 2024 transition to the White House. Judging by the fast-growing list of companies making major donations to his inauguration festivities, it's hard to argue the point. On Tuesday, Toyota became the latest with a pledge...

Democrats Give Reasons Behind Inauguration Decisions

Members declining the invitation cite Jan. 6 attack, King Day conflict

(Newser) - As Jan. 20 nears, congressional Democrats are making their decisions about whether to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration and giving their reasons. Axios counts 13 House members not going, 44 going, and 22 undecided. Among senators—many of whom of course represent constituencies that voted for Trump—no Democrat has...

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...

Michelle Obama: I Sobbed for 30 Mins Leaving White House

Lack of diversity at Trump's inauguration triggered her, she says in podcast clip

(Newser) - People ask Michelle Obama if she wasn't in a good mood as her family left the White House in 2017, to be replaced by the Trumps, given photos of her at the time. "No, I was not!" she admits in a clip of the upcoming Michelle Obama:...

Chair of Trump's Inauguration Committee Arrested

Tom Barrack accused of acting as agent for UAE

(Newser) - Tom Barrack, the longtime friend of Donald Trump who advised the former president's 2016 campaign and led his inaugural committee, was a better friend to the United Arab Emirates, prosecutors say. The 74-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged with secretly acting as an agent for the UAE, Politico reports....

How a Doomed Couple Hacked the Inauguration

Alexandru Isvanca and Eveline Cismaru got into Washington's video surveillance system

(Newser) - Meet Alexandru Isvanca and Eveline Cismaru: The Romanian couple was said to like pizza, playful evenings, and small-time Internet scams. They also allegedly hacked into Washington's video surveillance system just eight days before the 2016 presidential inauguration, the Wall Street Journal reports. "YOUR DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS, DATABASES AND OTHER...

Trump Inaugural Ball's Money Has Vanished

The Asian American event falls under scrutiny

(Newser) - A Trump inaugural ball with connections to China attracted thousands of dollars in donations that have since vanished, the Palm Beach Post reports. The Asian Pacific American Presidential Inaugural Gala—a lavish event that included live entertainment and buffet-style dinner—charged $75 or more per ticket and drew over 900...

Trump Inaugural Committee Hit With Sweeping Subpoena

Prosecutors looking into potential money laundering, other violations

(Newser) - President Trump has yet another legal headache: Federal prosecutors have stepped up their investigation of his inaugural committee and issued a sweeping subpoena for documents related to its donors and finances. Sources tell the New York Times that the subpoena seeks documents related to the committee's vendors, guests, contractors,...

Melania Pal Whose Firm Raked In Big Bucks Is Cut

Contract nixed for adviser Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, whose firm got $26M for inauguration

(Newser) - A "gratuitous services contract" for an unpaid adviser to Melania Trump has been "severed," the first lady's rep announced, after news emerged that Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's event-planning company had been paid $26 million to help with President Trump's inauguration. Two sources tell the New ...

Spicer Is 'Absolutely' Sorry, Period.

Ex-press secretary says he regrets sparking debate about inauguration crowd size

(Newser) - Days before Sean Spicer appeared at the Emmys , Stephen Colbert suggested the former White House press secretary shouldn't be forgiven for lying to the public. "He wants to be forgiven, but he won't regret anything he did," Colbert said on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday. "...

Trump Destroys Record for Inaugural Fundraising

Committee raised $107M, including $5M from Sheldon Adelson

(Newser) - In 2009, a record-breaking $53 million was raised for President Obama's first inaugural festivities, despite a cap of $50,000 per donation, reports the New York Times . With no such cap in place, President Trump's inaugural committee says it raised twice as much at a whopping $107 million,...

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