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Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President-elect Trump’s transition into the White House “is not going to look anything like it did in 2017.” “The level of sophistication on the issues is so far beyond what it was in 2017,” Mulvaney told “The Hill” host Blake Burman on NewsNation on Monday. “This…
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Demoralized Democrats are soul-searching and blaming each other after President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding election victory exposed erosion among working-class support for Democrats that poses a potential long-term crisis for the party. Democrats − who have long prided themselves as the party for the little guy − instead strengthened their emerging base of financially secure college graduates…
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Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running what was, by far, his most disciplined and well-executed campaign. US President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff. Wiles is widely credited within and outside Trump’s inner circle for running…
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President Biden addressed the nation from the White House on Thursday, a day after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat in the race against Donald Trump. This was the first time Biden publicly spoke since the 2024 election was called for Trump, although he did issue a statement praising Harris as “a tremendous partner and…
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Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House. The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four simultaneous prosecutions, over allegations ranging from his attempt to cover…
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Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet another strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on the Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and other locations and…
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The US has confirmed it is sending a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) battery to Israel. The highly advanced defence system possesses the ability to fend off ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere during their final, or terminal, phase of flight. The THAAD interceptor doesn’t carry a warhead, instead relying on its own…
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The US will send an advanced anti-missile system to Israel and troops to operate it. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) can defend against long, medium and short-range ballistic missiles. The system will be used “to help bolster Israel’s air defences following Iran’s unprecedented attacks against Israel on 13 April 13 and again on 1…
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President Joe Biden brushed off a threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about war against the West if Ukraine’s allies allow it to use weapons deeper inside Russia. It’s a shift that Kyiv has pleaded for, but no decision was immediately announced following a meeting Friday between Biden and Britain’s prime minister. Ukraine and many of…
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White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in China next week to discuss issues ranging from Taiwan to US-China military talks and the US fentanyl crisis, a senior US administration official said on Friday (Aug 23). In the Aug 27 to 29 talks in Beijing the two will…
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A British citizen freed in the biggest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War has met with Joe Biden at the White House after returning to the US. Vladimir Kara-Murza was serving a 25-year sentence for treason and had spent over two years imprisoned in Russia when he was freed along with 23 others…
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Intensive American diplomacy and an increased military posture in the Middle East may have prompted Tehran to reconsider a major retaliatory strike against Israel, according to The Washington Post. White House officials told the newspaper’s David Ignatius on Tuesday that they believe that President Joe Biden’s efforts to stave off a wider war are paying…
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Donald Trump attracts roaring applause as he starts his speech by saying: “Did anybody last night watch a thing called a debate?” Trump then goes on the immediate attack against Joe Biden, saying he secured a “big victory” against a man who “is looking to destroy our country”. “He’s the worst, he’s the most corrupt,…
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The United States and Mexico plan to clamp down on illegal immigration at their shared border, leaders from both countries said on Monday, vowing to disrupt irregular crossings that have reached record levels in recent years. In a phone conversation on Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said their administrations would…
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U.S. President Joe Biden twice confused Gaza with Ukraine as he announced the US would provide desperately needed aid to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Mr Biden, 81, confirmed on Friday that humanitarian assistance would be airdropped into Gaza – a day after the Hamas-run health ministry said 30,000 Palestinians have died since the war began…
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A White House aide has admitted that his colleagues are worried about US President Joe Biden’s deteriorating cognitive skills and the unpopularity of his vice president, Kamala Harris, but they can’t publicly voice those concerns as the president seeks reelection later this year. Speaking in a hidden-camera interview posted online by undercover journalist James O’Keefe on Wednesday,…
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