The party symbolized the euphoria of the tech industry on the cusp of the Trump presidency. The guest list included Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Miriam Adelson and the vice president-elect, JD Vance.

It’s official: Mark Zuckerberg is turning Meta into yet another propaganda machine for Donald Trump and the far right.

The fusillade of major announcements from Meta this month — including the termination of its fact-checking and DEI programs and the ascension of its enigmatic content-moderation czar, Joel Kaplan, to head global policy — prompted a familiar churn of political reaction across the left and right.

The second inauguration of Donald Trump is expected to draw former presidents, tech billionaires, world leaders, and performers. Here are some notable attendees for the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies:

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.

All three have acted in ways beneficial to Trump — and are likely to financially benefit from Trump’s presidency.

Many have noticed how differently some business leaders are greeting the second Trump presidency, write Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to the company's policies just weeks before Trump's inauguration.

Trump and Melania joined by Ivanka and other family to watch fireworks after return to DC: Live - President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as

One lever available to Trump is ordering the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to audit his rivals: during the first Trump White House, former FBI Director James Comey was put through a brutal, forensic audit. Nonprofit journalism newsrooms that criticise the President-elect could have their charitable status revoked by the Treasury Department.

In 2024, Donald Trump won the popular vote by 1.5 points. Trump and Democrats alike treated this result as an overwhelming repudiation of the left and a broad mandate for the MAGA movement. But by any historical measure, it was a squeaker.