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It’s not a tradition for Trump to meet Biden in the office
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Monday arrived at the airport in Washington, DC for their last visit to the White House before taking office on January 20. The couple landed on a US Air Force jet from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. It was Trump’s first trip to the White House since…
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The Department of Government Efficiency is notexistent, but Donald Trump has picked some people to lead it
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been named as the head of a new government efficiency commission by US President-elect Donald Trump. The Commission will “provide advice and guidance from outside of Government” and “partner with White House of the Office of Management & Budget”, according to Trump’s statement. Earlier, Musk had said he would aim…
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Musk was tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency
After US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk would be joining the administration as US Ambassador to the United Nations, Ramaswamy wrote on Instagram, “He’s a hero.” He added, “He’s a fighter.” Ramaswamy had earlier said he would reduce the role of the federal government after dropping his presidential bid…
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Trump has named key advisers and cabinet members
US President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he is nominating Republican Elise Stefanik to be the US’ ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik, who heads the US House Republican Conference, will succeed Michael Froman who was nominated to serve as the US’ envoy to China. Trump had earlier appointed Stefanik to the US House…
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There is a push for Musk to become the leader of American artificial intelligence policy
Environmentalists have said that they’ll hold US President Donald Trump’s new nominee to head the environmental agency, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), accountable if he rolls back clean air and water regulations. “We count on…EPA to protect clean air and water and public health,” Manish Bapna, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), said.
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The start of global climate negotiations were shadowed by Trump’s reelection
As many as 60 countries and organisations will gather at UN’s Climate Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan this month to discuss new targets to combat climate change. The summit is aimed to help poor countries transition to cleaner energy and adapt to worsening climate calamities. US President-elect Donald Trump had withdrawn the US from the Paris…
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The congressman will be the U.N. ambassador
US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio to serve as Secretary of State. Rubio has been a key voice in debates over US foreign policy during his time in the Senate. During his tenure, the lawmaker advocated for Libya’s intervention in 2011; and criticised then-President Trump’s plan to withdraw from…
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Absent leaders and Trump loom large as the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP29) begins
At the 29th edition of UN conference on climate change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, representatives from nearly 200 countries are discussing financial aid for low- and middle-income countries vulnerable to global warming. US President Donald Trump had withdrawn the US from the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The US had pledged $11.4 billion in aid for…
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Donald Trump’s win will affect the tech industry
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said Donald Trump’s re-election as US President is “a huge boost” for the technology sector. “It’s a huge boost for jobs in the United States,” he added. “He’s going to be a strong leader,” Nadella further said. Notably, Trump has called tech companies “the enemy” and “vultures” and said he’s…
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9 different things were said from the election of Trump
While nearly 80% of those under 40 said they “pretty much already know” what they need to about Donald Trump, just 57% felt that way about Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, according to a poll. Trump’s support was higher among those under 40 than among those under 40 years old, the poll showed. Trump won…
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The 4B movement gaining traction in the US after Trump’s win
US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory has led to a new movement called ‘4B’ that urges women to not have children with a man until they’ve equal rights for men and women. The ‘4B movement’ began in South Korea and encourages women to not marry, date,sleep with or have children with a man until they’ve equal…
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The Democrats ignored Gaza and brought down their party
The US President-elect, Donald Trump, claimed that Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign had galvanised young people and they turned out for Democrats. Trump said, “Kamala Harris was doing really well…I think her campaign really made a difference in the election.” He added, “I think she was a very, very popular person…the youth vote was so…
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Biden received a lot of young voters and they swung toward Trump this year
Young men raised with Donald Trump feel disconnected from modern Democratic Party, according to a Harvard University professor. “It’s part of a trend that has been observed by Della Volpe, where a lot of young men who were raised with Trump feel disconnected from the modern Democratic Party,” Anna Greenberg told The Guardian. “In the…
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Donald Trump is not the only chaos agent
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said US President Donald Trump’s re-election as President will have an “unprecedented effect” on the country’s technology industry and the economy. He added, “I think it will take time for some of our industries to adjust to the change in the US government.” He added, “But I think it’s…
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Climate, artificial intelligence and more could suffer as a result of Trump winning the election
Scientists globally reacted to US President-elect Donald Trump’s election win, with some calling it a “historic day”. “We need to be ready for a new world. We need to be ready for the time when we are no longer just a country but also a superpower,” a member of the American Geophysical Union said. “This…
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Scientists worldwide react to Trump’s election win
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he will ask his appointees to prepare a report for him by the end of the year. Trump added, “I plan on going back to Washington in the next 10 days.” He further said that he’s confident that his administration will be able to achieve the goals it…
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Opinion, Is something troubling you?
US President Donald Trump has said, “I am predicting a blowout Kamala Harris victory in Manhattan.” He added that it would be nice if the margin for Kamala Harris in Donald Trump’s hometown was a super blowout. However, Trump further said he had no idea what to make of a Selzer poll in Iowa, which…
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It’s the last day of the campaign
On the last day of US presidential election, former US President Donald Trump has claimed that the election is being “stolen” by Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. However, Trump did not provide any supporting evidence of the election being stolen. During his rally in Pennsylvania, Trump cited Elon Musk, who is backing Trump and has used…
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Trump and Harris are in North Carolina
US President Donald Trump’s campaign said on Saturday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s claim that he’ll vote in the upcoming elections “is not true”. In a statement, Musk claimed that he’ll vote as he wants “to protect voting rights of people of colour, women and minorities”. Trump is planning to hold a rally in North…
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10 key groups could make a difference in the election
US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday urged voters in the battleground state of Florida to cast their votes in the November 6 presidential election. “We all have a responsibility to vote,” Biden said. The US is currently in a dead heat in the presidential election, with President Donald Trump leading his Democratic challenger, Vice…
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A big win by the Republicans could affect the health care law
A new study found that the cost of health insurance in the US has increased due to theAffordable Care Act (ACA) and President Donald Trump’s plans to repeal the law. “You will pay even more if Trump gets his way…and take us back to when insurance companies had the power to deny people with preexisting…
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We talked about politics at the state fair in North Carolina
US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that his opponent Kamala Harris is ” slumping to the finish line, yawning, shrieking, and cackling”, calling her “a Low IQ individual”. Trump added that Harris’ campaign chair said, “We’re the last people that voters will hear from before they go vote, and that’s what we want to…
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Harris needs the support of rural Democrats to win this swing state
Jakai, a 28-year-old non- affiliated voter in North Carolina, was walking out of his driveway in a black SUV, airport bound, when a canvasser from the organisation Down Home North Carolina approached his car. The 28-year-old non-affiliated voter said that he and his friend Cook decided not to vote due to President Donald Trump’s policies.…
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Both Harris and Trump will speak in 2 key Southwest swing states
With five days to go till voting closes on Election Day, US President Donald Trump and Vice President JP Harris will head into the final weekend of the campaign with stops in “Blue Wall” swing states. The candidates are expected to make a pitch to Latino voters in the two states, with both holding Friday…