Category: US Elections
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White House Gets First Woman Chief of Staff
The White House will have the first woman Chief of Staff as Donald Trump has named Florida based political strategist Susie Wiles for the post. The low-key Wiles, 67, has been one of the two campaign managers of the President-elect. This is the first appointment that Trump has announced after winning Tuesday’s election against Democratic…
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U.S President Urges Americans To ‘Bring Down The Temperature’ Following Trump’s Win
U.S. President Joe Biden urged Americans to “bring down the temperature” following Republican Donald Trump’s election victory. Biden’s Address At The White House Garden At the same time, the U.S. President sought to console fellow Democrats who were alarmed by the former president’s stunning comeback. “Setbacks are unavoidable. Giving up is unforgiveable,” Biden said at…
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Trump’s Victory Worries International Partners Ahead Of COP29 Climate Summit
Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate summit next week. Pressure On Europe And China Former U.S. President Trump’s comeback will increase pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming, according to climate negotiators. Trump’s return is a…
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Trump Comeback Drives Gains In U.S. Stocks And Dollar, Treasuries Slide
Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election unleashed a massive rally in the dollar, drove stocks to record highs and punished bond prices. Expectations of tax cuts and tariffs on imports drove optimism about economic growth while fueling worries about inflation U.S. equity indexes soared, with the benchmark S&P 500 up 2.51% to a…
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Kamala Harris Concedes Election To Trump But Vows To Fight On
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a concession speech to the nation on Wednesday after a whirlwind campaign that failed to stop Republican Donald Trump’s return to the White House. “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,” she told supporters, many of them in tears, at her…
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Trump’s Impending Return To White House Brings Criminal Cases To A Halt
Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him. First Former U.S. President To Face Criminal Charges The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four simultaneous prosecutions. The question that is uppermost on everybody’s mind is if Donald…
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Trump Victory To Test U.S. Democratic Institutions, Foreign Relations
Trump’s victory on Wednesday has enabled him secure U.S. presidency four years after he was voted out of the White House. Vision Of Leadership Tens of millions of voters embraced a vision of leadership that will test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad. A Comfortable Victory Trump, 78, recaptured the White House comfortably after…
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Trump Sceptical About Google Break-Up But Will Pursue Cases Against Big Tech
Donald Trump will likely dial back some of the antitrust policies pursued under the administration of President Joe Biden, potentially including a bid to break up Alphabet’s Google over its dominance in online search, experts said. Trump is expected to continue cases against Big Tech, several of which began in his first term, but his…
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Trump’s Possible Cabinet, Some Top Contenders For Key Posts
Donald Trump will begin the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials in the coming weeks following his presidential election victory. Here are the top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking. Some are in contention for a range of posts. Potential…
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Mass Deportation Of Illegal Immigrants: Costly, Divisive And Inhumane?
When it comes to mass deportation of illegal immigrants, Donald Trump is expected to mobilize agencies across the U.S. government to help him. This would build on efforts in his first term to tap all available resources and pressure so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions to cooperate, according to six former Trump officials and allies. Immigrant advocates warn…