The Latest Breaking News from Inauguration

Learn about the symbolic preparations for the presidential inauguration platform at the U.S. Capitol and the historical significance of the event.

The inaugural platform is built from scratch every four years for the Jan. 20 swearing-in of the president-elect, held on the West Front of the Capitol.

Claudia Sheinbaum didn't clarify whether the Russian president will attend the event in October

Halla Tómasdóttir, the second woman to be Iceland’s head of state, says her inauguration was ‘truly magical’

A Washington Post report details that an Egypt-linked group withdrew funds days before Trump’s inauguration

Texas sued to stop an executive order issued by President Biden on his Inauguration Day to stop border wall construction and divert funds that had already been allocated for the project.

Palestinian militant group Hamas says its top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in his home in Tehran. It blames Israel for the attack, saying it was “a Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of Iran’s new president”.

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah on Wednesday confirmed the assassination of its top commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike on southern Beirut. The confirmation came the day after Israel said it targeted Shukr in Tuesday's strike on the Lebanese capital and hours after Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated…

Hamas said Wednesday its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new president.