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Ethics experts are concerned about the ramifications of Trump accepting a plane
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accepted Qatar’s offer to donate a plane to the Department of Defense during his visit to the Middle East. The plane is not a gift to him, but to the Department of Defense, Trump said. A White House official told Reuters that Trump would not be presenting or accepting…
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has three Democrats on it
US President Donald Trump fired three Democrats who voted to approve safety standards for lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and electric scooters. Two of the commissioners were appointed by former President Joe Biden and one was appointed by former Vice President Jill Biden. The White House said that Trump fired the Democrats as he has…
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The Librarian of Congress was let go by President Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. Trump said that Hayden had put inappropriate books into the library for children. “There were quite concerned things that she had done at Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in library for children,” White House press secretary…
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Canada should be the 51st state according to Trump
US President Donald Trump will meet Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House on Tuesday. The meeting comes after Canada’s PM-designate Trudeau had suggested that Canada should become America’s 51st state. This came after the US announced plans to levy a 100% tariff on movies produced outside of the US, impacting the film…
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The National Science Foundation is in turmoil
US President Donald Trump has proposed to reduce the funding of the National Science Foundation, the country’s primary scientific research organisation, by over 70%. This comes after the White House said that it wants to cut funding for climate, clean energy, woke social, and economic sciences, and programmes in low-priority areas of science.
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Republicans want to pass Trump’s big bill
On the 100th day of the presidency of Donald Trump, former White House strategist Steve Bannon talked about how the US President is using his power. Bannon also said that Trump is expecting a summer like no other. “President Trump went in full force,” Bannon said, adding that he has conflicts with other members of…
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Donald Trump issued an executive order toexpedite deep sea mining
The Metals Company, a Canadian mining company, has expressed interest in applying for a Permit to Mine the seafloor through US. It said it would seek a permit from the Trump administration. The Metals Company said they had already met with officials at the White House and planned to apply to the US for permits…
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Some military members feel that there is a double standard
The White House said that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s statement on the launch of a military operation in Yemen wasn’t classified. Hegseth had said the military operation began more than an hour before the strikes hit. The White House said that no classified information was shared during a chat between Hegseth and senior officials…
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Intelligence leaders did not share classified information in the chat group
Top US intelligence officials said they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the US bombing campaign in Yemen. This comes after a top Trump administration official had added The Atlantic’s editor to the chat about planning to bomb targets in Yemen. The White House confirmed the authenticity of the…
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After talking to Trump and Putin, the Kremlin said it would stop strikes on the Ukrainian energy sector
The White House said that US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed “the need to stop proliferation of strategic weapons” in a phone call on Monday. Trump and Putin also discussed the Middle East and agreed that it could serve as a place for potential cooperation to prevent future conflicts, the…
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A judge says that fired federal workers must be given a chance to return to work
The White House has said a judge was trying to take the power of hiring and firing from the Executive Branch. “If a federal district court judge would like executive powers, they can try and run for President themselves,” said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The judge had ruled that the firings of…
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The president bought a car with Musk at the White House
US President Donald Trump said he is going to buy a new electric car from Tesla for confidence and support of CEO Elon Musk. He added that he would pay for the car with a check and would keep it at the White House for staff to use. Trump further said that he has revoked…
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A Palestine activist who helped lead Columbia University protests has been arrested
The White House on Tuesday said the decision to arrest Palestinian-American student Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University for participating in a protest fell in line with US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at cracking down on antisemitism on US campuses. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision fell in line with…
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What we know about the U.S.-Ukrainian Mineral deal is that it is now in Peril
US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was “gambling with World War III”. Trump made the comment during a White House meeting with Zelenskyy, after which Zelenskyy said that he would not have war with Russia. Trump added, “The Parliament of Ukraine needs to approve this second agreement. Don’t tell us…
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We know who the legal owner of DOGE is
Twenty-one employees of the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency have resigned over Elon Musk’s decision to shut down the agency. In their letter to White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles, the employees wrote, “We swore an oath to the Constitution to serve…the American people but it has become clear that we canno longer…
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The Federal Workers are trying to have the DOGE server disconnected
Elon Musk-led’Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE) has reportedly taken control of several federal agencies and sensitive government systems in the US. This comes after reports that officials at the White House banned federal employees from disclosure of their personal pronouns in their email signatures. It’s led by Musk’s Task Force on Transformational Government.
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Government signature emails are being removed of pronouns
Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly taken over US federal agencies and sensitive government systems with apparent White House clearance. It’s said to be spearheaded by Musk. The move comes after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that gives powers to Musk and his appointees to control the government’s IT…
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Next steps for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The US Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on the ban on TikTok. The incoming administration is required to implement the law after the apex court’s ruling, said the White House. Earlier, President Joe Biden had asked the court to delay the ban to give his administration time to negotiate with ByteDance to resolve…
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Trump wasflattened in response to Biden’s new chip restrictions
The US has new rules that will require AI developers to pay for their infrastructure so that it doesn’t raise electricity prices for consumers, the White House said. Developers building new AI data centres on federal land will be required “to pay all costs of building and operating AI infrastructure…so that this development does not…
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America needs more Jimmy Carters
Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100 on Sunday in Plains, Georgia. He was the fourth US President to die in office. He had served as President from 1977 to 1981 after losing a bid for the White House in 1978 to Ronald Reagan. He had also served as Secretary…
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Linda McMahon was selected by Trump to lead the Education Department
US President Donald Trump will nominate former WWE chief Linda McMahon as the next Secretary of Education, the White House announced on Tuesday. McMahon, who was the President’s first choice to head the Education Department, has never worked with public schools. “Linda is a proven leader with a proven track record of improving education,” Trump…
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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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The Latino voters are focused on the campaign’s final 2 weeks
US President Donald Trump has said he would pardon his Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris if she wins the White House. Trump claimed Harris was taking a day off from campaigning and asked if she would pardon him if she won the White House and he was convicted in federal election interference case against him.