Mr. Thiel prides himself on his elaborate parties, and his inauguration event, held in his seven-bedroom home, included a hired juggler who rather than juggling, instead posed trivia questions to guests about U.S. presidents. Snack cakes and other appetizers were passed around, and larger bites were served at stations. (The Mar-a-Lago station had shrimp, steak…
The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, where former presidents, family members and other important guests traditionally are seated, two people familiar with the plans said Wednesday. The invitation to the executive, Shou Chew, went…
When an Italian journalist was arrested in Iran in December, her boyfriend back home feared she might linger in prison for years. So, amid talk that Iran and Italy were negotiating a prisoner swap that involved the United States, he says, he decided to try to get a message to someone who might be in…
As Panama’s president laid a wreath to honor those who died protesting the American occupation 60 years ago, the ceremony attendees were resolute. The commemoration this month came just days after President-elect Donald J. Trump falsely claimed China was controlling the Panama Canal and suggested he could use military force to retake the waterway. The…
new video loaded: Bezos Is ‘Very Optimistic’ About a Second Trump Term transcript Back transcript Bezos Is ‘Very Optimistic’ About a Second Trump Term During an interview at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Jeff Bezos, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder, said President-elect Donald J. Trump was calmer and more confident now. “Jeffrey Bezos, everybody.”…
China David Pierson is a foreign correspondent for The Times, covering China. China is bracing for a trade war. Mr. Trump has pledged to impose a blanket tariff on Chinese exports, which Beijing has been relying on to offset the weak state of its economy. Few in China expect improved relations with the United States,…
new video loaded: Trump Says This Will Be His Last Campaign at Voting Booth in Florida transcript Back transcript Trump Says This Will Be His Last Campaign at Voting Booth in Florida The former president cast his ballot in Florida, and said that if he loses the election and it’s a fair election, he’d “be…
new video loaded: Reaching Rural Voters in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene transcript Back transcript Reaching Rural Voters in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene Ahead of Election Day, canvassers knocked on voters’ doors in Ashe County in storm-ravaged Western North Carolina. “What we know is that North Carolina is a dead heat right now. So…