When officials gather in Washington on Monday for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump amid dangerously cold weather and wintry conditions, more than a dozen high-profile faces will be missing from the sea of spectators huddled in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and former first lady Michelle Obama are among those slated to miss the event, their offices confirmed this week, adding to the growing list of Democrats who have decided to sit out the transfer of power from President Biden to Trump. While their...
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