1 hour ago Trump recreates mugshot in official portrait; Nancy Pelosi and Michelle Obama to skip inauguration: Live updates

President-elect says estranged first-term veterans like Mike Pence, John Bolton, and Nikki Haley will not be welcome in White House

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7 hours ago Trump lists old allies banned from jobs in new administration as he attempts to take ceasefire credit: Live

President-elect says estranged first term veterans like Mike Pence, John Bolton and Nikki Haley will not be welcomed back in latest Truth Social diatribe

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2 hours ago The five tech titans that will sit with Trump during inauguration and what their position means

When Donald Trump is sworn in on Monday he will be surrounded by the tech titans he believes will deliver the jobs and free speech that will define his term.

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9 hours ago Biden warns of new American ‘oligarchy’ in farewell speech as Trump takes credit for Israel ceasefire: Live

Outgoing president tells nation new age of ‘robber barons’ in danger of eroding hard-won freedoms in last address from White House before making way for successor

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2 hours ago As Biden goes off on Big Tech oligarchy, here are the CEOs who will get cozy with Trump at his inauguration

Technology barons are flocking to Washington for Donald Trump’s swearing-in next week

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3 hours ago TikTok CEO to attend Trump’s inauguration as app’s fate hangs in the balance

Shou Chew will attend inauguration for the man who has both advocated for and tried to ban the popular app

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3 hours ago Seth Meyers on Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing: ‘A test to see how loyal Republicans will be’

Late-night hosts discuss the many allegations facing Trump’s Pentagon pick and Michelle Obama’s plan to skip the president-elect’s inaugurationLate-night hosts talk Donald Trump’s inauguration guests and Pete Hegseth’s contentious Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of defense. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Melania Trump takes a swipe at Obamas over ‘challenging’ transition as Michelle skips inauguration

The incoming first lady said it was a ‘very different transition the second time around’

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5 hours ago Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements

Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza

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6 hours ago Ed Davey urges King Charles to strike a 'pageantry for weaponry' deal with Donald Trump: Lib Dem leader tells monarch not to invite US President to Britain until he supports Ukraine

Ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as US President on Monday, Sir Ed claimed Britain should use the 'leverage' of a state visit to influence American foreign policy.

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7 hours ago The Village People, 8,000 troops, Elon Musk and a snub to Keir Starmer: America braces for Trump's 'peaceful' second inauguration

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president for the second time on Monday, capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American history.

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10 hours ago Reason Michelle Obama WON'T be at Donald Trump's inauguration – and it's bad news for the US

Despite former president Barack Obama and Donald Trump looking cosy at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral last week, the former First Lady was on an "extended holiday vacation" in Hawaii

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11 hours ago Biden's farewell 'oligarchy' speech divides nation on the dawn of Trump's inauguration

Joe Biden 's final speech divided the American public, with people on all sides declaring it a disappointing and even disturbing affair.

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11 hours ago Roll up, roll up! The Trump inauguration may be the least great show on Earth | Emma Brockes

Despite a few more recognisable names (er, Kid Rock) due to appear than last time, this will not be the cultural event of the yearIn the quaintly upsetting era of George W Bush’s presidency, there was something people liked to pompously call the “cultural opposition”. This was made up of figures in popular culture pushing back against Bush, and 20 years later it may be imagined their spiritual heirs are limbering up for equivalent duties. The first formal opportunity falls next week with Donald Trump’s inauguration and, just as leaders in the tech and business worlds have failed spectacularly to rally against him, so a sense prevails that among certain artists and influencers there has been a gentle softening of spines too.This is a general observation and also one located in the figure of Carrie Underwood, the country star scheduled to sing the national anthem in Trump’s honour on Monday. Underwood, a 41-year-old who came to prominence via the fourth season of American Idol, may se...

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17 hours ago The REAL reason Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump's inauguration and how it could further divide her from husband Barack

Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump's inauguration to send a political message and not 'be fake' about her loyalties, an insider claims.

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19 hours ago MAGA world tries to keep Don Jr's girlfriend Bettina Anderson away from Trump inauguration

Allies of Donald Trump and the incoming administration continue to be worried about the presence of Donald Trump Jr .'s new girlfriend, Bettina Anderson.

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21 hours ago Three of the country’s most notorious billionaire rivals will sit together at Trump’s inauguration

For years, the biggest tech giants have battled amongst themselves (remember when Zuckberg and Musk were going to have a cage match?). Now they are coming together in support of the president — and their own interests, writes Io Dodds

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23 hours ago This is reportedly why Michelle Obama is skipping Trump’s inauguration

It was confirmed this week that former first lady would not attend the president-elect’s inauguration but her office did not give any further explanation

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27 hours ago Stephen Colbert on Trump’s legal immunity: ‘A president should be bound by the same laws as everyone else’

Late-night hosts discuss the special counsel report on Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election and Pete Hegseth’s tense confirmation hearingLate-show hosts talk Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing, Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration and the latest developments with the Los Angeles wildfires. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago Celebrities and tech leaders supporting Donald Trump: Tim Cook donates $1m to inauguration

The Apple chief executive is among OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Amazon, founded by Jeff Bezos, and Meta in handing out cash to the incoming president’s inauguration committee

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36 hours ago Biden's 'sneaky' and 'dirty' plot to slow down Trump on Day One... despite promising a 'smooth' transition

President Joe Biden enacted a series of roadblocks to Donald Trump's agenda to slow down the president-elect in his first days in the White House, despite his public promise to cooperate.

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