First lady Jill Biden said incoming first lady Melania Trump declined her invitation for tea, according to a report in The Washington Post. Biden reportedly extended the invitation to have tea at

and Jill Biden — except Obama, who sat next to Trump (as you've likely already seen from the online reactions floating around). Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images According to CNN, Michelle was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict. Her advisers ...

It’s one of the most important jobs never applied for. Unelected, yet inextricable from politics; constantly visible on the world stage, but rarely the one behind the microphone — for all its glamour, the first lady of the United States is a role of unsolicited duty, often bringing with it intense public scrutiny, including over what they wear.

Barack Obama shared a sweet birthday tribute to Michelle Obama after it was confirmed she will miss the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

Eleanor Roosevelt posing in the Sally Milgrim gown that she wore to her husband Franklin’s second inaugural festivities in 1937.

And not just American designers but, in Mr. Biden’s case, Ralph Lauren, a man who built his entire identity on the American dream. For her part, Jill Biden chose labels designed by women, like Markarian and Gabriela Hearst in New York.

Biden last wore the custom suit in 2023 to meet France’s first lady Brigitte Macron in Paris, worn with black Dior heels. The previous year, she wore the suit to meet Queen Letizia of Spain in Madrid, styling it with nude Valentino slingback pumps and a Cartier Panthère watch.

Jill Biden wrote a note for Melania Trump as she's getting ready to move back into the White House for her second term as First Lady.

Michelle Obama once made a major claim about what Melania Trump did the first time she and Donald Trump moved into White House.

Former President Jimmy Carter's funeral services were held at the National Cathedral, attended by former presidents and dignitaries.