Shortly after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump signed a host of executive orders, including a move to end birthright citizenship as part of his hardline anti-immigration agenda. Birthright citizenship refers to a constitutionally protected right that grants automatic US citizenship to babies born in the country. The…
EXPLAINER In a break from tradition, US President-elect Donald Trump has invited world leaders and heads of far-right parties – coronation style. United States President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for a second term on Monday, January 20 – this time as the 47th US president. Both Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance…
Washington, DC – United States President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to be a dictator – but only on “day one” of his upcoming term. That was the statement Trump gave to Fox News in December 2023, in the midst of his most recent campaign for re-election. Sitting at a town hall with host Sean Hannity, Trump…
US president-elect says ex-Georgia senator will help maintain a ‘productive working relationship with China’. United States President-elect Donald Trump has named former Georgia Senator David Perdue as his pick for ambassador to China, a post that will require navigating an increasingly tumultuous relationship between Washington and Beijing. “As a Fortune 500 CEO, who had a…
Rumblings about Biden’s age began well before he was elected in 2020. When Biden, a former vice president, started to mull his candidacy for the White House, critics pointed out that he would be 86 years old if he completed two full terms in office. “The issue won’t necessarily be whether he’s fit to serve…
New York: US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler will step down as Wall Street’s top regulator at the end of the Joe Biden administration, he said. “Gensler has been coy about when he planned to leave the SEC but was expected to depart before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office. He…
The former US congressman said he had become a ‘distraction’ following renewed scrutiny of sexual misconduct allegations. US conservative firebrand Matt Gaetz has announced that he is withdrawing from consideration for United States attorney general following renewed focus on sexual misconduct allegations against him. In a statement on social media on Thursday, just over one…
United States President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet on Saturday in what is expected to be their last face-to-face meeting during Biden’s term as Beijing braces for a Donald Trump presidency in Washington. The two leaders are attending a two-day heads of state meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation…
The Tesla CEO, Trump’s most influential campaign backer, has turned into a key power broker in presidential transition. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is diving even deeper into the world of politics after Donald Trump’s election win, cosying up to the president-elect and offering him input on key administration hires, according to US media reports. Musk,…
United States President Joe Biden will try to convince President-elect Donald Trump not to pull support from Ukraine when he takes office, the outgoing president’s national security adviser has said. Biden will make his pitch to Trump, who has repeatedly bashed US aid to Ukraine, when the two meet on Wednesday for a White House…