Cabinet members, governors, and long-serving public servants are positioned in rows behind the tech billionaires, with only family seated ahead of them.
Jill and Joe Biden warmly greet Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff at The White House ahead of their Inauguration Day tea with Donald and Melania Trump.
The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.
In the 2024 presidential election, former president Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. Today, she will attend his inauguration, as a member of the outgoing administration. She just arrived inside the Rotunda with President Joe Biden:
The world's richest man is strong supporter of right-wing politics, & made gestures today at a rally for Donald Trump's second inauguration that's caused controversy
The new structure — which has DOGE taking over the U.S. Digital Service, part of the Executive Office of the President — emerged after months of behind-the-scenes maneuvering between Musk and fellow billionaire entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy,
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Inauguration Day festivities brought plenty of high-profile style on everyone from incoming political figures to inauguration performers. "Good Morning America" is taking a closer look at the standout looks of the day from Ivanka Trump's sleek, deep green ensemble to Usha Vance's soft pink coat with a matching scarf.
The president was sworn in at noon inside the Capitol Rotunda. Though inauguration typically takes place on the Capitol's West Front overlooking the Ellipse, with temperatures in the low 20s, it was moved inside. The viewing, the Inaugural Parade and a celebration were all be held inside Capital One Arena.
Update 9:27 a.m. ET, Jan. 20: Today is not only Inauguration Day but it is also a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But the work of Washington will continue. Several confirmation votes and meetings are scheduled to be held today.
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president