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A Trump oligarchy is moving to Washington, and buying up prime addresses

One of the most immediate effects in Washington has been an explosion in the luxury real estate market

Joe Biden says guns in Gaza have gone silent under ceasefire deal

US President Joe Biden says the guns in Gaza have gone silent under a ceasefire deal he outlined in May. Biden spoke during a visit to a church in North Charleston, South Carolina. Speaking of the hostages that were being released under the ceasefire, Biden said he had just received a call saying the three were being released. Although he stressed that it was early and it wasn't immediately clear whether they were out of Gaza, Biden said: They appear to be in good health.

Biden's final days in office: Ceasefire deal, Ukraine, clemency, and more

From clemency to forgiving student debt: Here's all the policies that outgoing US President Joe Biden pushed ahead during his last days in the White House

Donald Trump to be sworn in as 47th US President: Date, time and key events

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will be the first, in a century, to fall on a federal holiday: Martin Luther King Jr Day. Check details on date, time and where to watch

Could high-skill immigration increase under Donald Trump's leadership?

The key question is straightforward: When the MAGA wing is in conflict with pro-business conservatives or the tech community, who will win? The answer is uncertain

Trump to take oath of presidency on Lincoln Bible, one given by his mother

President-elect Donald Trump will use his Bible, which was given to him by his mother, and the Lincoln Bible for his swearing in on January 20, the inaugural committee announced on Friday. In 1955, Trump received this Bible to mark his Sunday Church Primary School graduation at First Presbyterian Church, in Jamaica, New York. The Bible is a 1953 revised standard version published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in New York and is embossed with his name on the lower portion of the front cover. The inside cover is signed by church officials and inscribed with the president's name and details of when it was presented, a media release said. In addition to Trump's Bible, the Lincoln Bible will be used for this historic ceremony, the announcement said. The Lincoln Bible was first used on March 4, 1861, for the swearing-in of the 16th president. It has only been used three times since, by President Barack Obama at each of his inaugurations and by President Trump at his first inauguration in ..

Trump team asks three senior American career diplomats to resign: Report

The team overseeing the State Department's transition to the new administration, the Agency Review Team, has requested that Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz leave their posts

Trump announces External Revenue Service for foreign revenue collection

Trump also criticised the current reliance on domestic taxes through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and emphasised the need for foreign entities

In a Trumpian world: Power shift to China delays new global rules

A new global compact on how to help African countries, home to most of the world's poorest, will be essential

Pete Hegseth vows 'warrior culture' if confirmed as Trump's defence secy

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a warrior culture at the Pentagon, portraying himself as a change agent during a testy Senate confirmation hearing that drew protesters but also veterans in support. Hegesth did not initially address the allegations of sexual assault, excessive drinking or his derisive views on women in combat and minorities, as senators determine whether the veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the US military. Instead, he focused on his combat experience in the Army National Guard. It's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent, Hegseth said in his opening remarks. This is not academic, he declared, wearing an American flag pocket square on his suitcoat. This is my life. Asked directly about the sexual assault allegation, Hegseth dismissed it as a smear campaign and unfair attack. But he did not specifically address any of the accusations, or tell the senators that

Trump team questioning bureaucrats at NSC about commitment to his agenda

Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security Council about who they voted for in the 2024 election, their political contributions and whether they have made social media posts that could be considered incriminating by President-elect Donald Trump's team, according to a US official familiar with the matter. At least some of these nonpolitical employees have begun packing up their belongings since being asked about their loyalty to Trump -- after they had earlier been given indications that they would be asked to stay on at the NSC in the new administration, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive personnel matters. Trump's pick for national security adviser, Florida Rep Mike Waltz, in recent days publicly signalled his intention to get rid of all nonpolitical appointees and career intelligence officials serving on the NSC by Inauguration Day to ensure the

Trump flies US flag at full height amid Jimmy Carter's mourning period

US flags at President-elect Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height. Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29. A large flag on Trump's property was initially lowered to half-staff according to protocol but has since been raised in the days after Carter was buried Thursday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Both President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis directed that US flags be flown at half-staff for 30 days from the date of Carter's death or through January 28. Trump has expressed annoyance that flags will be at half-staff on January 20 when he takes the oath of office for his second term. During the presidential campaign, he repeatedly criticised Carter, but offered praise for the 39th president in a statement after his death at the age of 100. A spokesperson for Trump on Monday did not immediately respond to an emailed request for ...

Inside Mark Zuckerberg's sprint to remake Meta for Donald Trump's era

The entire process was highly unusual. Meta typically alters policies that govern its apps by inviting employees, civic leaders and others to weigh in

EAM Jaishankar to attend Donald Trump's oath taking ceremony on January 20

Last month, Jaishankar was in the US to kickstart high-level engagements between the incoming Trump 2.0 administration

US Prez Biden to deliver farewell address on January 15 from Oval Office

US President Biden will reflect on his decades of public service, presidential achievements, and vision for America's future during his farewell address on January 15

We don't want to be Americans: Greenland's PM as Trump covets territory

Greenland's prime minister said on Friday that the mineral-rich Arctic territory's people don't want to be Americans, but that he understands US President-elect Donald Trump's interest in the island given its strategic location and he's open to greater cooperation with Washington. The comments from the Greenlandic leader, Mte B. Egede, came after Trump said earlier this week that he wouldn't rule out using force or economic pressure in order to make Greenland which is an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark a part of the United States. Trump said that it was a matter of national security for the US. Egede acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent, and a place that the Americans see as part of their world. He said he hasn't spoken to Trump, but that he's open to discussions about what unites us. Cooperation is about dialogue. Cooperation means that you will work towards solutions, he said. Egede has been calling for independence for Greenland, casti

US President-elect Donald Trump is on a collision course with the Budget

Government deficits are the difference between annual revenues and expenditures, and the national debt is the sum of past deficits

Biden administration wages battle over plea for accused 9/11 mastermind

The Biden administration doubled down Thursday on its unusual court battle to derail a plea deal that the government itself had reached with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. It urged a federal appeals panel to block Mohammed's guilty plea from going forward as scheduled Friday at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Defence lawyers described the attempts to throw out the agreement as the latest in two decades of fitful and negligent mishandling of the case by the US military and successive administrations. The fight has put the Biden administration at odds with the US military officials it had appointed to oversee justice in al-Qaida's attacks on Sept 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people. It was the latest tumult and uncertainty in two decades of troubled prosecution tied to one of the deadliest attacks on American soil. A new filing Thursday from Justice Department lawyers argued that the gravity of the extraordinarily important case warranted Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ..

Man carrying machete, knives held at US Capitol ahead of Trump visit

The machete was detected by an X-ray machine at the entrance to the visitor centre, according to a statement released by Capitol Police

Trump's sentencing in hush money case: What to expect and what it means

Donald Trump's sentencing is scheduled for 9:30 am EST (8 pm IST) on Friday, January 10, following a ruling by Judge Juan Merchan last week