Latest Inaugurations News
Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello to headline college football concert series in Atlanta
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, GloRilla and Camila Cabello are gearing up to make their presence felt in a festive concert series leading up to college football's national championship game. The College Football Playoff announced Thursday that the hitmakers will headline the...
About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here's what it means
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 1,500 migrants formed a new caravan Wednesday in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border. The migrants are mainly from Central and South America. Some say they are hoping to reach the United States before Donald Trump’s inauguration in...
Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries
LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he described as North Korea's “dangerous and destabilizing cooperation with Russia.” Biden spoke at the start of a meeting in Peru with South...
Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump's return
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House. White House National...
Trump announces golf partner and former Georgia senator will co-chair inaugural committee
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his inaugural committee will be chaired by Florida real estate investor Steven Witkoff and former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who he called “longtime friends and supporters.” “This will be the kick-off to...
Newly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip
BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday, his first overseas stop since he took office three weeks ago. Subianto is seeking to strengthen relations with...
Thousands turn out for inauguration of Botswana's new president, who calls for unity
GABORONE, Botswana. (AP) — Thousands of people from around Botswana attended the inauguration Friday of their country's new president, Duma Boko, who called for unity after an election that brought an end to the former ruling party's 58 years in power. His Umbrella for Democratic...
4 ways Donald Trump’s election was historic
Donald Trump’s election victory was history-making in several respects, even as his defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris prevented other firsts. She would have been the nation’s first Black and South Asian woman to be president. He's the oldest to be elected At...
About 24 states say they'll send National Guard troops to DC for vote certification and inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup to the inauguration, Guard officials said Monday. The District of Columbia...
Andrea Mitchell says she's ending her daytime MSNBC show after 16 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran NBC News reporter Andrea Mitchell said Tuesday that she plans to end her weekday MSNBC show after the inauguration of a new president and switch back to a reporting role. Mitchell, 77, has been hosting “Andrea Mitchell Reports” in the daytime lineup...
