Trump holds pre-inauguration rally in Washington today

Speakers including Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan and Dana White are expected to pay tribute to Trump at a rally later today at Capital One Arena in Washington.

The rally is also expected to include performances by Kid Rock, Village People and Billy Ray Cyrus.

He was an aide to Donald Trump when it came to the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, but Steve Witkopf is not a diplomat, despite his appointment as the president-elect's Middle East special envoy.

Instead, he brought decades of experience in some of New York's largest real estate deals to the negotiating table and opened up about his personal losses in tough negotiations.

The Bronx-born billionaire real estate developer has a sharply different image than the American diplomat who typically drafts complex international agreements. Witkoff, 67, grew up on Long Island and trained as a real estate attorney before carving a path in the chaotic world of New York real estate development.

He has known Trump for decades, is a Republican donor and serves on one of Trump's Great American Economic Recovery industry groups to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. He will also be one of the speakers at Trump's pre-inauguration rally on Sunday, joining Hulk Hogan, Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk and others.

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Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, for the president's final visit before his term ends tomorrow.

Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, the president and first lady plan to attend church services in the city and visit the International African American Museum.

Officials in several sanctuary cities that clearly rejected the immigration policies of Donald Trump's first term are changing their tone as he prepares to take office again and implement plans for mass deportations.

Some local officials have relented on the extent to which they want their cities to be labeled “sanctuary cities” and have pledged to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. But others have doubled down on their cities’ status as sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants and rejected any idea that they would cooperate with the Trump administration in seeking to deport millions of people.

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Former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are expected to attend tomorrow's swearing-in ceremony, their offices confirmed.

While former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton also plan to attend, Michelle Obama will not, according to Obama's office. No reason was provided.