Former President Jimmy Carter, who disavowed the trappings of the imperial presidency and never gave up his humble Georgia roots, will nonetheless be given an elaborate national send-off starting on Tuesday when he is brought to Washington for three days of tributes. Mr. Carter, who died last week at age 100, will be flown from…
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Defense Lawyers Seek to Block Special Counsel Report in Trump Documents Case
Defense lawyers asked both the Justice Department and a federal judge on Monday night to stop the special counsel, Jack Smith, from publicly releasing a report detailing his investigation into President-elect Donald J. Trump’s mishandling of classified documents after he left office in 2021. The two-pronged attempt to block the report’s release arrived as Mr….
Four Years After Capitol Riot, Congress Certifies Trump’s Victory Peacefully
A joint session of Congress on Monday certified President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, peacefully performing a basic ritual of democracy that was brutally disrupted four years ago by a violent pro-Trump mob inflamed by his lie about a stolen election. There was no hint of a similar scene this time, although…
Live Updates: Congress Set to Certify Trump’s Victory as Memory of Riot Looms
The vice presidency comes with plenty of indignities, but probably none greater than the one Kamala Harris will endure on Monday when she presides over the certification of her defeat. Under the Constitution, the vice president takes the gavel when the two houses of Congress meet to formally count the Electoral College votes for president….
Congress to Certify Trump’s Election, With Memories of Riot Looming Large
A joint session of Congress is set to convene on Monday to certify President-elect Donald J. Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, once a largely ceremonial and uneventful ritual that was disrupted four years ago by a violent mob inflamed by Mr. Trump’s lie about a stolen election. There is no hint of a similar…
Amazon Prime Will Release a Melania Trump Documentary
Amazon said on Sunday that its Prime Video streaming service would release a “behind the scenes” documentary about Melania Trump’s life. The film will head to movie theaters and stream on Amazon Prime in the second half of this year, the company said in a statement. Mrs. Trump will be an executive producer of the…
Legal Issues Will Follow Trump Into Office, With New York Sentencing Set
As President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares for his inauguration, some of the legal cases that spilled out of Mr. Trump’s first presidency will follow him into the second. Mr. Trump has signaled he plans to fight to postpone the scheduled sentencing for his criminal conviction, set by Justice Juan M. Merchan of the New York…
‘A Day of Love’: How Trump Inverted the Violent History of Jan. 6
In two weeks, Donald J. Trump is to emerge from an arched portal of the United States Capitol to once again take the presidential oath of office. As the Inauguration Day ritual conveying the peaceful transfer of power unfolds, he will stand where the worst of the mayhem of Jan. 6, 2021, took place, largely…
As Democrats Reel, Two Front-Runners Emerge in a Leadership Battle
Days before Republicans take full control of Washington, the Democratic National Committee is mired in an intramural fight that is less about how the party found itself locked out of power than about disputes over donor influence, personality conflicts and past slights and jealousies. The two candidates who have emerged as front-runners to become D.N.C….
Italy’s Prime Minister Visits Trump in Mar-a-Lago
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy has gone to Mar-a-Lago to visit President-elect Donald J. Trump for an informal meeting being held on Saturday, three people familiar with the trip said. The trip comes just a few days before Ms. Meloni is set to welcome President Biden in Rome for an official visit to Italy…