CNN  —  President Donald Trump used his second inaugural address to hold up his indomitability and escape from a would-be assassin’s bullet as a metaphor for a “strong,” “proud” nation that “will not be conquered.” “I was saved by God to make America Great Again,” Trump said Monday in a follow-up to his “American Carnage”

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images After a year of pseudo-populist blustering about empowering regular Americans and taking on the globalist elites, Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday afternoon — which happened to fall on MLK Day — featured a stage full of beaming tech billionaires whose interests fly in the face of the working-class coalition

Lauren Sanchez has sparked backlash on social media after unveiling a racy look at Donald Trump’s inauguration. The fiancée of Jeff Bezos, the chairman of Amazon, wore a white Alexander McQueen pantsuit featuring a fitted satin-trimmed blazer with a dangerously low-cut V-neck and wide-leg trousers. She skipped a traditional blouse and instead opted for a

President Donald Trump was sworn into office at the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday in an unusually quiet affair for a presidential inauguration. Gone were the roaring crowds of years past, which had reached into the millions at their height. In their place was a small inner circle of some of the wealthiest and most

Last Updated:January 21, 2025, 00:10 IST Social media users slammed Lauren Sánchez as being ‘incredibly inappropriate dressed for a state occasion’. Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sanchez faces backlash for her revealing outfit at Trump inauguration. Lauren Sánchez, the fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, raised eyebrows in a white blazer and lace bralette at President-elect

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s cost-cutting effort, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, will be sued shortly after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration at noon EST on Jan. 20.  The lawsuit, from a public interest law firm called National Security Counselors, claims DOGE is operating as a federal advisory committee, and as thus is violating

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda has a limited capacity of about 600 people, making the seats inside the nation’s Capitol the most sought-after seats in Washington. The precious spots are usually reserved for Supreme Court justices, military leaders, former presidents and their spouses, Cabinet nominees and visiting foreign leaders. Presidents also

Jan 20, 2025 08:33 PM IST Before Donald Trump’s inauguration, tech CEOs including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos along with Mukesh Ambani and Sundar Pichai were photographed together. Tech CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook along with Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Google’s Sundar Pichai were captured in a single frame at St. John’s

Topline Big-name billionaires are lining up to strengthen their relationships with incoming President Donald Trump during his inauguration festivities, as top dogs like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and more are expected to turn up in Washington, D.C. (Follow here for Inauguration Day updates.) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, left, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AFP via

Blue Origin has been around for a while. It’s easy to forget that Jeff Bezos founded his private space company in 2000, two years before Elon Musk started SpaceX.  For a long time, the company’s achievements in space tourism and science have been lauded, but there was always a caveat. Blue Origin had never been

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This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as long as they last in Washington. Donald Trump’s return to the White House is making the world’s biggest tyrants happy—a fact that Trump not only acknowledges but crows about with pride. Trump boasts

In a rare move, China has sent Vice President Han Zheng to attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Han’s presence marks a significant diplomatic step as Beijing seeks to stabilize relations with the new administration. Observers suggest this visit reflects China’s intent to navigate potential challenges under Trump, who has previously taken a

BEIJING — China’s vice president held meetings with the U.S. vice president-elect and U.S. business leaders, including Elon Musk, in Washington on the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, as the two major powers tackle ongoing tensions over trade and technology. Han Zheng, who serves as an envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the inauguration,

President-elect pledges crackdown on US-Mexico border, more oil drilling, reining in federal workforce and eradicating diversity programmes. The United States president-elect, Donald Trump, has pledged to end “four long years of American decline” at a raucous pre-inauguration rally in the capital, Washington, DC. “We’re going to give them the best first day, the biggest first

Beleaguered Moldova is facing a daily battle to keep the lights on after Russia cut gas supplies to a critical power plant on 1 January, but whether they succeed may ultimately depend on Putin’s whims. Moldova’s fight to keep the lights on is not just about warm homes or busy factories but about whether the

Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng has held talks with the US vice-president-elect J.D. Vance and tech billionaire Elon Musk at separate meetings in Washington ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to a “long and fruitful” relationship. The meetings came two days after Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s phone conversation on