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There is “excitement in the air” with President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration now less than a few days away, Rep. Jim Baird said on Saturday. “We can hear it back in the district at home in Indiana as well as here in D.C., so this Monday will be an exciting time for not only the folks…
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While many of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees have faced intense scrutiny from Senate Democrats during their confirmation hearings, Rep. Elise Stefanik might be met with slightly more support, The Hill reported on Saturday. The congresswoman from upstate New York made a name for herself last year when she led the charge against rampant antisemitism across…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, The New York Times reported Friday, citing two people with knowledge of planning. Representatives for Pence and Trump did not immediately provide comment. Pence, vice president during Trump’s first administration, ran against the former president to be the Republican Party’s…
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President-elect Donald Trump headed to Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration on a military airplane supplied by President Joe Biden, as the outgoing president emphasized sticking with traditional transition norms. Trump arrived Washington on Saturday evening for celebrations to mark his return to office on Monday. For the occasion, he is ditching his navy…
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The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in 2019: Do not engage him in any substantive discussion of critical issues. This was meant to be a carefully choreographed photo op, nothing more but a brief stop on the diplomatic conveyor belt as foreign ambassadors…
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Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump’s inauguration next week and the 1970s hitmakers Village People will perform at two inaugural events. Underwood, who launched her career on “American Idol,” is to perform shortly before Trump takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, according to a…
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Israel and Hamas on Wednesday reached a deal to release hostages being held in Gaza and establish a ceasefire, an agreement pushed through mostly because of President-elect Donald Trump’s influence, a diplomat briefed on the negotiations told The Washington Post. About 98 hostages are still being held in Gaza, including seven Americans. Trump took credit for…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is co-hosting a black tie reception to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory on the day of his inauguration, The Hill reported on Wednesday. Zuckerberg is hosting the event, which is scheduled to last three and a half hours and comes prior to the evening inaugural balls in Washington, D.C., together with Republican…
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Senate Democrats will “do what they always do” while pushing back against the confirmation of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said on Newsmax Tuesday. “They’re going to show off,” the Kentucky Republican and author of the new book “All the President’s Money,” told Newsmax’s “Wake Up…
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Top advisers to U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump put aside their differences – mostly – for a symbolic “passing of the torch” event focused on national security issues on Tuesday. Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan passed a ceremonial baton to U.S. Congressman Mike Waltz, Trump’s pick for the same job, in…
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Ukraine’s military says its overnight attacks were the largest it has carried out on Russian military facilities. Reports from Moscow this morning said Russia had downed more than 200 Ukrainian drones and five US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles (see 7.22am post). Ukraine’s military said chemical plants, oil refineries and the Engels airbase’s ammunition depots were all…
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Russia’s foreign minster is asked a short and direct question about what Moscow expects from Donald Trump as president. Sergei Lavrov (Russia’s foreign minister) says during today’s conference that he expects the new president’s focus will be domestic for now, given the fires in California and his promises on massive migrant deportations. “He has first…
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Sergei Lavrov began his annual news conference this morning by wishing those in attendance a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Moving to his address, he begins by discussing the aftermath of the Second World War, the establishment of the UN and the Cold War, driving at how the Ukraine war has roots that…
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It’s less than a week until Donald Trump becomes the president of the United States – a change that could lead to a major development on the battlefield in Ukraine and Russia. At around 8.30am UK time, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov held his annual news conference in Moscow. Lavrov is asked about recently strengthened…
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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday (Jan 14), according to Seoul’s military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The launch came as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visited South Korea for a series of meetings with top officials, with the Asian…
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Japan’s foreign minister held talks in South Korea with top officials on Monday (Jan 13) as the Asian neighbours seek to strengthen ties before the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Takeshi Iwaya met counterpart Cho Tae-yul for discussions in the capital Seoul, the South Korean foreign ministry said, with the two later holding a…
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