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Rubio confirmed as secy of state, becomes 1st member of Trump's Cabinet

Marco Rubio, the US Senator from Florida, was on Monday unanimously confirmed as the Secretary of State, making him the first member of the Cabinet of President Donald Trump to be confirmed. Rubio, 53, as a Senator last year had introduced a bill in the Congress that proposed to treat India at par with its allies such as Japan, Israel, Korea, and NATO allies regarding technology transfers and support India in its response to growing threats to its territorial integrity. The bill also sought to bar Pakistan from receiving security assistance if it is found to have sponsored terrorism against India. All the existing 99 senators voted in favour of Rubio, including Rubio himself. There is currently one vacancy in the Senate after Vice President J D Vance resigned as the US Senator from Ohio. A US Senator from Florida since January 3, 2011, Rubio is considered as a hawkish US Senator with regard to China. He is banned from entering China, which sanctioned him twice in 2020. The top ...

Wave of Trump-demanded departures hits leadership at State Department

A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed top leadership positions at the State Department have left their posts at the demand of the incoming Trump administration, which plans to install its own people in those positions, according to current and outgoing US officials. Personnel changes in the senior ranks of the department, like those at all federal agencies, are not uncommon after a presidential election, and career officials serving in those roles are required, just as non-career political appointees, to submit letters of resignation before an incoming administration takes office. In the past, some of those resignations have not been accepted, allowing career officials to remain in their posts at least temporarily until the new president can nominate his team. That offers some degree of continuity in the day-to-day running of the bureaucracy. Among the career officials to be reassigned are acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Donald John Trump sworn-in as 47th President of US at Capitol Rotunda

Trump's return to the White House is marked by his promise to push the limits of executive power, deport millions of immigrants, and to transform the role of America on the world stage

Bitcoin rises to fresh record, over $109K ahead of Trump inauguration in US

Token's rise came after Trump and his wife Melania unveiled memecoins over the weekend, with Trump's rapidly reaching a market capitalization of more than $15 billion before declining sharply

Inauguration 2025: Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

More hearings for other nominees are scheduled for this week

Trump Media's loyal believers bet on stock surge as presidency begins

Some of the 39,000-member $DJT stock group on Truth Social gathered in Washington, D.C., over the weekend to pass out company swag and then watch Trump take office for the second time on Monday

Donald Trump's inauguration day: Venue, attendees, all that we can expect

Donald Trump will take the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT)

Stars avoided Trump's first inauguration, eight years later it's different

Carrie Underwood might not be Beyonc or Garth Brooks in the celebrity superstar ecosystem. But the singer's participation in President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is nevertheless a sign of the changing tides, where mainstream entertainers, from Nelly to The Village People are more publicly and more enthusiastically associating with the new administration. Eight years ago, Trump reportedly struggled to enlist stars to be part of the swearing-in and the various glitzy balls that follow. The concurrent protest marches around the nation had more famous entertainers than the swearing-in, which stood in stark contrast to someone like Barack Obama, whose second inaugural ceremony had performances from Beyonce, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson and a series of starry onlookers. There were always some celebrity Trump supporters, like Kid Rock, Hulk Hogan, Jon Voight, Rosanne Barr, Mike Tyson, Sylvester Stallone and Dennis Rodman, to name a few. But Trump's victory this time around was ...

Trump's foreign policy: End Ukraine war, buy Greenland, 'change' Nato ties

In recent weeks, he has also threatened to seize the Panama Canal and slap Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs if they do not clamp down on the flow of drugs and migrants into US

Donald Trump's return adds to Western firms' dilemma to exit from Russia

Russia tightened its exit terms in October to encourage businesses to stay, demanding discounts of at least 60 per cent on exit transactions and a 35 per cent 'voluntary contribution'

China is hopeful, but on edge as Trump returns to the White House

In recent months, he has said he would add tariffs of at least 10 per cent on top of what is already imposed on Chinese goods, a move that would hurt China at a time when its economy is struggling

Donald Trump 2.0 presidency: What it means for stocks, H1-B visa, bitcoin

Here's how leading brokerages have interpreted Donald Trump's latest statements, and what his presidency could mean for trade tariffs, markets, crypto, H1-B immigration visa and other asset classes

US firms in Europe fear worsening relations as Trump set to take office

The survey, carried out among 58 US-controlled members between Jan. 6 and 14, showed that 84 per cent ranked tariffs and trade policy as a top priority for transatlantic cooperation

Today we begin making America great again: US President-elect Donald Trump

Trump emphasised the importance of the upcoming day, noting that the journey to this point had not been easy, but they had overcome every challenge together

$TRUMP meme coin jumps 73% to $9 bn market value ahead of his inauguration

Trump has promised to be a 'crypto president', and is expected to issue executive orders aimed at reducing crypto regulatory roadblocks and promoting widespread adoption of digital assets

From TikTok to Israel-Hamas: What Donald Trump said at Maga rally

US President-elect Donald Trump vowed swift action upon assuming office on Monday, pledging to prevent World War III and halt what he described as the 'invasion' of the nation's borders

Major takeaways from Donald Trump's pre-inauguration rally speech

As he has been signaling for weeks, Trump is expected to sign a torrent of executive actions on Monday to make good on his campaign promises

Immigrants in many US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests

Rev Homero Sanchez said he didn't realise the depth of fear in the Chicago immigrant community he serves until someone asked him to handle the sale of their family's home and other finances if they are picked up this week when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Immigrants in large cities have been preparing for mass arrests since Trump won the election last November, but reports that his initial push would be in the Chicago area has brought a new sense of urgency and fear. "They feel they have been targeted for who they are. They feel like they're reviving this fear they had eight years ago," said Sanchez of St Rita of Cascia Parish on Chicago's South Side. "They're feeling like something is going to happen. This is not their city because of the threat." Sanchez, whose congregation has consisted mostly of people of Mexican descent since the 1980s, devoted Sunday mass "to solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters". Some immigrants in the country without legal statu

Relieved US TikTok users hope for 'magic' to return as app is restored

As users returned, some cringed at sappy goodbyes posted before the shutdown or thanked Trump on social media site X, while others wondered whether the TikTok world would ever be the same again

Need to save TikTok, want to keep jobs in US: Trump at Maga Victory Rally

President-elect Donald Trump also highlighted the impact of his leadership, referring to it as the 'Trump Effect,' which he said has led to unexpected results even before taking office