Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will not attend President-elect Donald Trump's traditional inaugural lunch.

The guest list includes some of America’s most influential tech billionaires and politicians as well as some foreign leaders and celebrities who have embraced Trump.

The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It's a practice that Vice President Kamala Harris will resume on Jan. 20 after an eight-year hiatus.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will come together again next week for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but one spouse, Michelle Obama, is sitting this one out.

Donald Trump delivered an inaugural address that set aside the typical optimism and promises of unity with a dark portrait of national life

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Republican nominee Donald Trump during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on September 26 ...

Executive actions by presidents have to be grounded in defensible legal authority and process. Just because Donald Trump says he can do something doesn’t mean he can.

The only two candidates in modern U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the White House were Democrats Hillary Clinton (2016) and Al Gore (2000). WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump’s individual ... from The American Presidency Project ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, chef Jose Andres, actor Michael J. Fox and conservationist Jane Goodall on Saturday in one of his final official acts in office.

Michelle Obama has been a vocal critic of Trump, campaigning against him during his 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential campaigns. In her 2018 memoir, she expressed her dismay at Trump’s election victory and criticized his “birther” conspiracy, which questioned Barack Obama’s citizenship.