More than a dozen high-profile faces will be missing from the sea of spectators huddled in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

Along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend Donald Trump's second inauguration on Monday. Published reports indicate that Chinese President Xi Jinping will send an envoy in his place,

"The View" co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Joy Behar defended former first lady Michelle Obama's decision to skip President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Gov. Jared Polis announced an order that flags across Colorado be flown at full-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Flags are currently at half-staff across the state to honor former President Jimmy Carter.

Despite President Joe Biden’s former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day—a continuation of mourning after the death of former President Jimmy Carter—several Republicans have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff.

President-elect Trump has won at least one battle in advance of Monday’s inauguration ceremony. Flags at the U.S. Capitol will be flown at full-staff when Trump is sworn in for the second time. Trump had previously been exasperated by the idea that flags would be flown at half-staff in commemoration of former President Carter,