As Vogue puts it, designers and the industry can no longer ignore that a significant portion of the U.S. voted for Trump.

The New York-based event designer Preston Bailey also orchestrated Ivanka Trump's wedding to Jared Kushner, as well as Eric Trump's to his now wife Lara.

As former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's funeral got underway, former presidents and first ladies were seen greeting each other before heading to their seats — but some pointedly avoided the Trumps

Former Vice President Mike Pence is in attendance at Trump’s inauguration, his wife, former second lady Karen, is not. Karen Pence snubbed the Trumps earlier this month at Carter’s funeral, where she ignored Melania Trump’s efforts to shake her hand.

During Trump's 2017 luncheon, he called for a standing ovation for Hillary Clinton and forecast four years of “peace and prosperity” under his administration.

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts in an inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

President Donald Trump’s second inauguration seemed normal, but there were concerns about U.S. democracy lingering just beneath the surface.

People watch the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump from the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Christopher Furlong/Getty)

The inauguration was the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

In 1890, muckraking journalist Jacob A. Riis forced New Yorkers to face the ugly underside of their otherwise thriving society. Riis's "How the Other Half Lives," a classic in photojournalism, exposed the squalor and misery in the city's tenements.

Of all the traditions surrounding the transfer of power from one American President to another, the first dance at the Inaugural Ball may be the hardest to watch...