China says it will send its vice president to Trump’s inauguration
China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington, Chinese state media reported, , marking the first time a senior Chinese leader will have attended a new U.S. president’s swearing-in.
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Official portraits of President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance released
Trump and Vance are each wearing blue suits and blue ties, standing in front of an American flag.CBS News - 43m -
Trump, China's Xi Speak Ahead of Inauguration
Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday on the heels of Beijing’s plan to dispatch the nation’s vice president to next week’s inauguration.The Wall Street Journal - 1h -
Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping
President-elect Donald Trump says he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.CBS News - 1h -
Trump says he had ‘good’ call with China’s Xi about TikTok and trade
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Trump says he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday
President-elect Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Friday that he spoke that morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping, just four days ahead of his inauguration.NBC News - 2h -
Trump and China's Xi discuss TikTok, trade, fentanyl, president-elect says
President-elect Donald Trump said he spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping about TikTok, fentanyl, trade and more.CNBC - 2h -
Xi Jinping sends China vice-president to Donald Trump’s inauguration
Chinese president declines US president-elect’s unusual invitation but sends special representative Han Zheng. Trump inauguration: 10 things to know – from when it starts to how to watch The ...The Guardian - 5h -
Former Vice President Pence calls on Trump to renew US support for Taiwan
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has called on President-elect Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasionABC News - 8h -
Trump Adviser Says President-Elect Seeks a Way to ‘Preserve’ TikTok
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Pelosi is skipping Trump's inauguration
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Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok
Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, said during an interview on Wednesday that the president-elect is exploring options to “preserve” TikTokABC News - 1d -
Trump’s inauguration speech to trade ‘American carnage’ for ‘unity’, aides say
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Tech giants to attend President-elect Trump's inauguration
TikTok's CEO has joined a growing list of tech industry giants, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, who will be attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. ...CBS News - 3h -
D.C. prepares for President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration
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Canada sends Trump 'message' with retaliatory tariff talk
Canada must send a “message” to President-elect Trump on tariffs, one of the country's provincial leaders said Wednesday alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who described the threatened levies ...The Hill - 19h -
TikTok CEO will attend Trump's inauguration, sources say
Sources tell CBS News that TikTok's CEO may attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as a U.S. ban looms if the Supreme Court doesn't delay it. TikTok creator Joey Contino joins CBS News ...CBS News - 20h -
Inside the security for Trump's second inauguration
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Pelosi not attending Trump inauguration
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will not be attending President-elect Trump’s inauguration on Monday, her spokesperson confirmed to The Hill. Pelosi returned to Washington earlier this month ...The Hill - 1d -
TikTok CEO attending Trump inauguration
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will attend President-elect Trump's inauguration next week, one day after a potential ban of the video sharing platform could take effect in the U.S., according to a source ...The Hill - 1d -
Exclusive look at security preparations for President-elect Trump's inauguration
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TikTok and Google CEOs to attend Trump inauguration, sources say
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Former Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush won't attend Trump's inaugural lunch
Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.NBC News - 1d -
Hundreds protest as Mozambique inaugurates a new president
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Trump's Canada and Greenland Threats Imperil China Fight, Says Departing Envoy
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Johnson says Capitol flags will be flown at full-staff during Trump inauguration
Flags are supposed to be lowered for 30 days to honor former President Jimmy Carter.CBS News - 3d -
Carrie Underwood to perform at Trump's inauguration
The country music star is set to perform "America the Beautiful" before Trump takes the oath of office.CBS News - 3d -
Police detain 2 near Vice President Harris’s LA-area home for curfew violation
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Meta terminates its DEI programs days before Trump inauguration
Meta, fresh off announcement to end factchecking, follows McDonald’s and Walmart in rolling back diversity initiatives. Following a week in which Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump Organization Says Incoming President Will Separate Himself From Family Business
The company is set to release a series of ethics rules governing Donald Trump’s interactions with his business empire.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 10 -
Xi to send high-level representative to Trump inauguration: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly choosing a high-level official to represent him at President-elect Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20, in a break from diplomatic protocol of years past. ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Mark Zuckerberg sends Trump a friend request
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Trump keeps saying send water from the north to LA fires. That's not the problem
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Xi to send top-level China envoy to Trump’s inauguration
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Bolsonaro says he's requested passport's return to attend Trump inauguration
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Durbin asks DOJ to clarify scope of president’s military power ahead of Trump inauguration
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Trump says "all hell will break out" if Hamas doesn't release hostages by Inauguration Day
President-elect Donald Trump held a news conference where he said "all hell will break out" in the Middle East if the hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, from Israel are not returned by ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Trump to rally in DC ahead of inauguration
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Taiwan president welcomes exchanges with China as Xi says no one can stop 'reunification'
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said he welcomed exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism.NBC News - Jan. 1
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Supreme Court leaves TikTok ban in place
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