WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Here鈥檚 what to know today:
1. What are the events today? Sunday since the election. at Arlington National Cemetery before addressing a rally downtown at Capital One Arena, home of Washington pro basketball and hockey teams.
2. Foreign leaders are in town: Previous, no heads of state have made an official visit to the U.S. for the inauguration. But this year, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Argentina鈥檚 President Javier Milei and Italy鈥檚 Premier .
Here's the latest:
Hispanic Inaugural Ball celebrates pan-American right
Members of Congress like Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar mingled with conservative Hispanic American business leaders as well as Latin American politicians at the Saturday night event, which took place at the at Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington.
Venezuelan centrist opposition politician Juan Guaid贸 was hailed by attendees and was greeted by U.S. lawmakers.
Argentinian President Javier Milei, a self-described 鈥渁narcho-capitalist鈥� who has carried out an audacious economic agenda in the South American nation, was hugged Vivek Ramaswamy on stage before delivering remarks.
Ramaswamy, a Trump insider, called Milei 鈥渁n inspiration鈥� and 鈥淒OGE before there was DOGE in America.鈥�
Paraguayan President Santiago Pe帽a also rallied gala attendees during remarks. Both Milei and Pe帽a are conservative economists turned politicians. Each praised Trump鈥檚 agenda and said they hoped for deeper ties between the U.S. and Latin America.
Trump鈥檚 cabinet takes a photo
As Trump was preparing to retake the White House, most of his choices for his in-coming Cabinet gathered for the first time at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Trump鈥檚 picks for key Cabinet posts 鈥� including his choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 鈥� attended a closed-door, formal dinner on Saturday night.
, Trump鈥檚 choice as FBI director, shared on social media a photo of the Cabinet picks lined up in three rows and facing the camera. Many 鈥� but not all 鈥� were smiling. 鈥淚鈥檇 write a caption,鈥� Patel wrote. 鈥淏ut y鈥檃ll do it.鈥�
Trump has breakfast with GOP senators
Trump kicked off his formal events for Inauguration Day eve with a private breakfast with Republican senators.
The closed-door gathering was held at Blair House, the president鈥檚 official guest residence on Pennsylvania Avenue. It is located across the street from the White House, where Trump slept Saturday night.
Vice President-elect JD Vance, a senator from Ohio until his recent resignation, was also seen arriving at Blair House Sunday morning, as the breakfast began.
Trump vows to give TikTok a 90-day extension
Trump said Sunday that he鈥檒l issue an executive order to extend TikTok鈥檚 life in the U.S. another 90 days, allowing more time to work out a deal with China to avoid a permanent ban.
鈥淚鈥檓 asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark,鈥� Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. 鈥淎mericans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday as well as other events and conversations.鈥�
He said he鈥檚 interested in the U.S. owning 50% of TikTok in a 鈥渏oint venture鈥� model, though he didn鈥檛 offer much detail on what that would look like.
TikTok stopped working for users in the U.S. on Saturday evening and the app was removed from prominent app stores in the country. Trump says he won鈥檛 punish companies that keep TikTok functioning before he takes office Monday.
Clothes in the closets and favorite foods in the fridge: Moving day comes to the White House
Most presidents get to move into the once. President-elect Donald Trump is doing it twice, and his wife, Melania, says it鈥檚 a lot easier the second time around.
鈥淚 know where I will be going. I know the rooms where we will be living. I know the process,鈥� the incoming first lady said recently. She described their first move to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in 2017 as 鈥渃hallenging.鈥�
Regardless of who is president, the whole process also challenges the White House residence staff: The maids, butlers and others who look after the president鈥檚 private living space have about five hours 鈥� from start to finish 鈥� on Inauguration Day to move out one first family and settle in the next one.
鈥淓verything needs to be planned to the minute,鈥� Melania Trump said on Fox News鈥� 鈥淔ox & Friends.鈥�
The clock starts ticking when the outgoing and incoming presidents leave the White House together for a shared limousine ride to the Capitol for the swearing-in.
鈥淎s soon as they leave, the executive residence staff swings into action,鈥� Matthew Costello, chief education officer of the White House Historical Association, said during a recent online program about Inauguration Day history. 鈥淓ssentially, staff is working nonstop to inventory, process and move all of the personal items of one first family out and a new first family in.鈥�
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What to watch at the inauguration tomorrow
inauguration as the country鈥檚 47th president was expected to be an extravagant break from tradition 鈥� before it got moved indoors due to cold weather.
There will still be , influential billionaires as guests and foreign heads of state. Unlike his first inauguration eight years ago, Trump will be welcomed back to office by business titans and global leaders, groups that often shunned him in his first term.
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The inauguration is moving indoors. Here鈥檚 what to know about the changed plans
Sub-freezing temperatures forecast for Monday in Washington mean President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from . Almost everyone visiting Washington won鈥檛 be able to see the ceremony in person.
It will be the first time in 40 years that the swearing-in won鈥檛 take place on the Capitol steps. Plans are underway to accommodate some attendees at the city鈥檚 pro basketball and hockey arena.
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The schedule for Sunday:
The pageantry and parties surrounding kick off this weekend with fireworks and a rally before Monday鈥檚 inaugural ceremony, parade and balls.
Here鈥檚 the schedule for Sunday:
Arlington ceremony: The president-elect will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
MAGA rally: In the evening, Trump will hold a campaign-style 鈥淢AGA Victory鈥� rally at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C.
The rally is set to include performances by Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, The Village People, Lee Greenwood and a Liberty University choir that will pay tribute to the attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, where one rallygoer was killed and three people were injured, including Trump, whose ear was grazed by a bullet.
Rally speakers will include Trump, Vance, Elon Musk, former wrestling star Hulk Hogan, actor Jon Voight, UFC President Dana White, Puerto Rican reggaeton star Anuel AA, Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk and conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly,
Dinner: Trump will attend a candlelight dinner, at which he鈥檚 expected to speak.
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