Poet Amanda Gorman criticizes book ban effort in Florida targeting Biden’s inauguration poem Wednesday, May 24 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- After news broke that Amanda Gorman's historic poem "The Hill We Climb" was moved to the middle school section of a Miami-Dade school, the poet slammed efforts to restrict or censor books in schools."I'm gutted," she said in a statement posted... Read More.
Metallica song soundtracks inauguration of new English lord mayor Thursday, May 18 by ABC NewsA recent English political ceremony took an unexpectedly metal turn thanks to the music of Metallica.Tom Coles, the new lord mayor of the city of Portsmouth, attended his inauguration — which is referred to as a "mayor making ceremony" across the pond — to... Read More.
Jill Biden donates her Inauguration Day outfits to Smithsonian’s first ladies exhibit Wednesday, January 25 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday gave both of her 2021 inaugural outfits to The First Ladies Collection, part of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.Biden presented her ocean blue dress and matching overcoat, designed by Alexandra O'Neill, which she wore... Read More.
Ex-Fleetwood Mac member Billy Burnette remembers putting together Clinton inauguration gig Tuesday, December 6 by ABC NewsIn the early '90s, Fleetwood Mac's "Don't Stop" became synonymous with Bill Clinton, who used the song to soundtrack his 1992 presidential campaign. The response was so huge that the band reunited with guitarist Lindsey Buckingham to play "Don't Stop" at Clinton's inauguration in... Read More.
Trump will repay $750K to settle inauguration lawsuit over hotel payments Tuesday, May 3 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump Organization and Donald Trump's presidential inaugural committee have agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine over allegations that Trump and his family misused nonprofit inauguration funds to enrich themselves in early 2017.The suit claimed... Read More.