Some of the inauguration parties, including a Crypto gala and a Hispanic ball, highlighted new elements of President Trump’s governing coalition.

Trump narrowly won the critical swing state of Pennsylvania over Vice President Kamala Harris last fall, which clinched his return to the White House. During his pre-inauguration rally speech on Sunday, Trump lauded Musk for all his help with the campaign.

Of the many watch parties going on in Washington DC, the packed one at the Heritage Foundation, which led the compilation of Project 2025 policy tome shaping Trump’s agenda, had special significance.

MSNBC political analyst and former Senator Claire McCaskill joins Rachel Maddow to react to President Trump bringing his inauguration inside the Capitol. Trump made the move due to cold weather but McCaskill highlights how it shut out his supporters.

Donald Trump eliminated Brian McDowell in the third season of “The Apprentice,” with his signature sendoff: “You’re fired.” For McDowell, a New Jersey real estate broker, there are no hard feelings. M

Vice President J.D. Vance took the oath of office at the Capitol Rotunda, putting him in line to carry the torch of the MAGA movement.

Across many facets of society—in sports, entertainment, the classroom and the workplace—there are signs that MAGA isn’t just retaking the White House. It is gaining a firmer foothold in the broader culture.

At parties throughout Washington over the long Inauguration weekend, creators and strategists who take credit for Donald Trump’s victory toasted their success on the dimes of TikTok, Google, and Spotify.

Donald Trump and his MAGA movement are in power again, and this time they look more like insiders, at the vanguard of a cultural and political shift.

It’s not that cold in the nation’s capital. So why’s Donald Trump’s inauguration indoors? There’s only one obvious conclusion: Deep State. Duh. Trump hasn’t been back in Washington long, but he’s already made conspiracy theories great again—well,

No 1970’s era disco group came out in the marbled halls of the Capitol. But it would scarcely have been a surprise.

Ahead of the inauguration, Washington D.C. streets were bustling with vendors selling a variety of Trump merchandise, including iconic MAGA hats, t-shirts, flags, and more.