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Donald Trump will become the 45th president of the US today, and Twitter and Facebook are ablaze with chatter about the billionaire's inauguration. But it's not all about the incoming president.
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Donald Trump Inauguration Day Schedule: What you need to know
Welcome to Inauguration Day where Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Here's what's on his schedule: 8:30 a.m. President-elect Trump will attend a church service with his family.
The Poetry of Politics: Richard Blanco on Trump’s Inauguration
The tradition of the inaugural poet was started by John F. Kennedy in 1961 when he asked Robert Frost to do a reading. Frost had hoped to recite a poem called "Dedication," which he had written only a few days before the ceremony.
Madonna on Trump: ‘We have gone as low as we can go’
Madonna, an outspoken critic of President-elect Donald Trump, is trying to put a positive spin on his Friday inauguration. "He's actually doing us a great service, because we have gone as low as we can go," she said Thursday night.
President Trump and the economy: Q&A with Noel Perry
Nol Perry, principal at Transportation Economics and a partner at FTR Intelligence, explains what to expect in the next four years in this Inauguration Day Q&A. Has Donald Trump the candidate and president-elect written some campaign checks on the U.S. economy that President Trump can't cash? The odds - and history - say that he has very likely over-promised and will under-deliver, according to a transportation economist who, coincidentally, was a University of Pennsylvania classmate.
The hiccups and potential catastrophes of Donald Trump’s Inauguration
Outside Washington, D.C.'s Union Station on Thursday morning, late commuters mingled with visitors to the nation's capital as private vendors hawked unlicensed Trump merchandise to arriving inauguration attendees. Business, at least at that hour, was not brisk: Many passersby-arriving off trains from the Northeast Corridor and likely in town for planned anti-Trump protests-stopped for photos with the lone Bernie Sanders supporter outside the station, holding a styrofoam board clustered with buttons from a bygone primary.
Protest movements surge ahead of Trump’s Inauguration
Two weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration, Moumita Ahmed packed her bags and moved from New York to Washington, D.C. to house hunt. The property she's seeking will serve as a base for activists throughout Trump's presidency, where organizers will meet, hold trainings, and possibly stay overnight while in town.
Voters didn’t give Republicans a mandate
Since the election, I've heard some of my fellow Republicans claim that the party received a decisive mandate from voters. Let's be clear: the American people didn't give the GOP a stamp of approval or a mandate to ram through an ideologically-driven, far-right agenda.
There are stamps paying tribute to Donald Trump as president, but they’re not from the U.S.
Even before the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, Donald Trump had already been honored on a handful of stamps, including a few that commemorate him as president of the United States. For example, a souvenir sheet from St. Thomas and Prince Islands offer congratulations on his election, and a souvenir sheet from Liberia continues a series honoring all U.S. presidents.
Protesters, Trump supporters clash outside ‘DeploraBall’
Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration.
Analysis: Trump to take oath of office amid deep uncertainty
Just before noon, Donald Trump will stand in front of the U.S. Capitol, place his hand on Abraham Lincoln's Bible and take the oath of office as the next president of the United States.
Facebook lifts ban, allows RT to post content1 hour ago
Moscow, Jan 20: After an "unexplained" 20-hour ban on Russian television network RT posting content on its Facebook page till Donald Trump takes oath as US President, the social networking giant on Friday lifted the restriction, allowing RT to go live. Facing criticism for allegedly spreading fake news that favoured Trump and racial bias in hate speech censorship, a Facebook bot banned RT from posting content on its page on Thursday.
Madonna: Donald Trump’s election was necessary
Speaking hours before his official inauguration, the pop superstar said: "I do believe that Trump was elected for a reason, to show us how lazy and un-unified and lackadaisical and taking for granted we've become of our freedom and the rights that we have as Americans. #MichaelForbes Y o Y a i Y o Y a i Y o Y a i Superman to the rescue!! Y-1 2 Y-1 2 Y-1 2 Y-1 2 Y-1 2 pic.twitter.com/ax9gIHdwXn Her comments came during an event at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, where she wore all black and a top emblazoned with the word "Feminist".
Photos capture care and candor between America’s longest-married presidential couple
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, have been married for 72 years - longer than any U.S. presidential couple. This week, they are being treated in the same Houston hospital, and receiving well-wishes from President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton as well as their son, former President George W. Bush.
Trump retains 50 senior Obama appointees
President-elect Donald Trump has asked roughly 50 senior President Barack Obama administration appointees to remain in their posts after his inauguration to ensure continuity in government, his incoming White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, said on Thursday. Deputy Defence Secretary Robert Work and America's third-ranking diplomat, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, will serve as acting chiefs of their agencies until successors for the top jobs are confirmed by the Senate, Trump's spokesman said.
Freeze-dried food and 1 bathroom: 6 simulate Mars in dome
In this photo provided by the University of Hawaii, six carefully selected scientists entered this geodesic dome called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS located 8,200 feet above sea level on Maun... . This image provided by NASA shows the planet Mars.
Roberts, target of Trump jabs, meeting Trump at Capitol
Donald Trump and John Roberts are not likely to rehash Trump's criticism of the chief justice when they meet outside the Capitol at noon. Instead, they will take part in a venerable pas de deux of American political life.
Syria: IS destroys part of Roman amphitheater in Palmyra
Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods and have only their small sleeping quarters to retreat to for solace Crammed into a dome with one bathroom, six scientists will spend eight months munching on mostly freeze-dried foods and have only their small sleeping quarters to retreat to for solace The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the plane that crashed into Lake Erie last month, killing all six people on board The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the plane that crashed into Lake Erie last month, killing all six people on board Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed outside a pro-Trump event in Washington the night before his inauguration Protesters and supporters of President-elect Donald Trump clashed ... (more)
Despite campaign to-do list, Trump team coy about his plans
Donald Trump campaigned on a detailed and extensive to-do list for his first day in office. A day before his swearing-in, his team was being coy about when and how he plans to cross items off it.
Inauguration Day: Trump to become America’s 45th president
Donald Trump, a real estate mogul and reality television star who upended American politics and energized voters angry with Washington, will be sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, putting Republicans in control of the White House for the first time in eight years. Ebullient Trump supporters flocked to the nation's capital for the inaugural festivities, some wearing red hats emblazoned with his "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan.