Leaders with charisma and charm have a unique ability to inspire – or in some cases, manipulate – a dedicated fan base. Charisma belongs to the godlike character symbolic of wealth and power, while charm is associated with everydayness, said Sonnevend, associate professor of sociology at The New School for Social Research in New York.

For all the media folderol about Donald Trump's triumphant return to the White House, new polling shows that most Americans are actually feeling pretty meh about the prospects for any of his grandiose plans.

Donald Trump's attorney general pick face the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by MSNBC legal analyst Barbara McQuade. (The Beat's YouTube

Photographer Mark Peterson captures the first formal D.C. events celebrating Trump’s return to the White House.

Trump used the garbage truck as a powerful symbol criticizing Joe Biden in his second successful campaign for the White House.

JD Vance will serve as Donald Trump's vice president. The two haven't always seen eye-to-eye.

Trump's got the bullhorn now to say, ‘MAGA nation is watching,’” said outgoing Dallas County Republican Party Chair Kelley Koch.

Donald Trump's second administration is embracing big tech and disruptors in Silicon Valley, with some of the industry's biggest players holding a lot of sway.

On Trump's schedule for Saturday night is a reception dinner with fireworks at his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, which is about 30 miles from Washington.