During their meeting over the weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a stern warning to US President Joe Biden, widely perceived to be intended for Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The underlying message was loud and clear: do not try to seek regime change in China. Xi outlined Beijing’s core stance, expectations and “guardrails” the Chinese…
Brendan Carr speaks during a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing titled Connecting America. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and Big Tech, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, he said…
He is coming into office with the unreserved support of the world’s richest man, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index – tech mogul Elon Musk – who has just been named to lead a new department of efficiency. The massive power Trump now wields has sent shock waves across the US and around the world….
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Karoline Leavitt, one of the spokespeople who helped him get elected and is aiding in his return to office, as his incoming White House press secretary on Friday. At 27 years old, she’ll be the youngest person to ever serve in the role and the first from Generation Z. “Karoline is…
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a detailed pitch for globalisation, liberalised trade and shared economic growth on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s sidelines in Peru on Friday, drawing a sharp contrast with the US as it turns increasingly inward. While Donald Trump was not mentioned by name in the 20-minute speech delivered at the CEO summit,…
Joe Biden, once again, seems to be cursed with awful timing. On Wednesday morning, in an awkward photo op meant to underscore his adherence to old-fashioned constitutional principles, like the peaceful transfer of power, the forty-sixth President welcomed Donald Trump to the Oval Office. “Congratulations,” Biden said, to a man he has called an aspiring…
President-elect Donald Trump is making preparations for his second term, including announcing new cabinet appointments for his incoming administration.On Monday, Trump appointed Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general, and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.Trump also met with President Joe Biden at the White House,…
October’s annual inflation rate may have ticked up for the first time in seven months, suggesting the period of steady price declines could be stabilizing after more than two years of gradual cooling. Donald Trump’s election victory has introduced significant uncertainty about future inflation trends and how the Federal Reserve might respond if inflation picks…
As Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy stepped into a new responsibility in Trump’s new administration, they took this chance to ignite meme fest on social media. On Tuesday, US President-elect Donald Trump appointed Musk and Ramaswamy to lead the department of government efficiency. The department’s abbreviation “DOGE” bears a striking resemblance to…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has outlined a number of promises to “Make America Healthy Again” under President-elect Donald Trump, vowing to combat an “epidemic” of chronic diseases that he has described as an “existential” threat to America’s future. All are under the banner of fighting what Kennedy sees as a common thread behind a broad…