President-elect Donald Trump is forecast to have a cold start to his second term, as the Monday inauguration is projected to be one of the coldest on record. Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol at noon Monday is forecast to be “brutally cold,” according to the...
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President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance are days away from being sworn into office, beginning a second Trump administration after a historic 2024 election victory against Vice President Kamala Harris. A series of festivities will begin in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, leading up to Inauguration Day on...
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President-elect Donald Trump has made revitalizing and cleaning up Washington, D.C., a key part of his plan for his second term, as he hopes to effect change more successfully in the capital than in his first term. Trump railed against D.C.’s problems in his campaign rallies leading up to the...
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President-elect Donald Trump could take multiple approaches to save TikTok, which is set to cease operations in the United States next week. Trump recently petitioned the Supreme Court to halt a ban on TikTok in the U.S., but the justices appear unconvinced. Though Trump said he would “wait to see...
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It is fitting that President Joe Biden will be bookended throughout history by President-elect Donald Trump, his predecessor and successor. Even the four years Biden was in office were largely defined by Trump. Biden opened his farewell address Wednesday night ensuring that his deputies, not Trump’s, received credit for the...
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Florida Republicans are hoping to outshine the protests planned for President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration, joining other state delegations hosting glitzy events to mark his return to the White House. Evan Powers, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party, expects a triumphal atmosphere when Trump is sworn in for a second...
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President Joe Biden warned of the dangers of “misplaced power” Wednesday in a grim farewell address that compared the nation’s tech CEOs to oligarchs. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power, and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and...
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His speech is expected to begin at 8 p.m. The White House did not share specifics of what Biden will say, but a letter released by the president on Wednesday emphasizes what he believes are his biggest accomplishments during his four years in office. Some of the highlights Biden included...
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President Joe Biden‘s administration is sending mixed messages about how much credit President-elect Donald Trump deserves after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal that could end their 15-month war. During her last briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was pushed repeatedly on the roles Trump...
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President-elect Donald Trump is holding a final rally to celebrate his victory in the 2024 election, which will be held on the eve of his inauguration in Washington. Capital One Arena is perhaps best known for being the home of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and the National Basketball...
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Senate Democrats grilled Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, over threats Trump has made to withhold federal funding from California to handle the deadly wildfires in the state. Trump has accused Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of mismanaging the state’s water...
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A source involved in Trump’s transition team communications said the executive orders might address debanking, a matter Melania Trump raised in her 2024 memoir, as well as the repeal of a policy requiring banks to count the digital assets they hold as liabilities on their balance sheet. “The Trump team...
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