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Trump Claims Musk Will Uncover "Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Fraud"

This is Beirut, 09/02 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of US government jobs, will help find "hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud" in federal agencies. Speaking in a Fox News interview set to air before the Super Bowl football championship, Trump said the American people "want me to find" waste ...

Trump's Contentious US National Security Picks Face Senate Grilling

This is Beirut, 31/01 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump's picks to lead the US intelligence community and top law enforcement agency were assailed over their lack of experience and past judgment calls Thursday as the Republican president's most contentious cabinet nominees faced showstopping Senate confirmation hearings. Tulsi Gabbard, tapped for director of national intelligence, sat ...

Trump Touts $500 bn AI Project , Faces Criticism from Cathedral Pulpit

This is Beirut, 22/01 09:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The venture, called Stargate, "will invest $500 billion, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United States," Trump said in remarks at the White House. ...

Trump, Sure Of His Strength, Promises An American ‘Golden Age'

This is Beirut, 21/01 04:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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‘The golden age of America has begun": Donald Trump, at the height of his political powers, gave his second term in office a nationalistic and vengeful tone on Monday. ‘God saved me so that I could make America great again’, declared the 45th (2017-2021) and now 47th President of the United States, in reference to an ...

The Trump Team Takes Shape: Part 1 – Nominations Requiring Senate Confirmation

Sana Richa Choucair, 20/01 11:30 - Reading : 17 minute(s)

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President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday, January 20, officially signaling his return to power. In the lead-up to the inauguration, Senate confirmation hearings have begun, giving the public a chance to watch committees evaluate Trump’s nominees and their suitability for their designated roles. But how does the confirmation ...

Biden Worries About An ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Over America

This is Beirut, 16/01 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In a sombre farewell speech on Wednesday, Joe Biden expressed concern that America was falling into the hands of an ‘oligarchy’, targeting Donald Trump and the tech multi-billionaires now lining up behind him. It was a far cry from the ‘optimism’ professed by the outgoing president over the last four years, during this short address of ...

Trump's Cabinet Picks Come Under US Senate Spotlight

This is Beirut, 14/01 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump's cabinet nominees go under the microscope in a frenzied week on Capitol Hill starting Tuesday, as US senators hold confirmation hearings that could make or break their political careers. Thirteen nominees will be grilled before 11 committees, and while many will sail through, others face controversies ranging from alleged sexual ...

Top US Republican Fights for Future in Cliffhanger Vote

This is Beirut, 03/01 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Republican leader Mike Johnson was set to face down critics Friday in a vote in Congress that could see him returned as one of the country's top statesmen – or jettisoned to the back benches and political obscurity. Having seized the gavel in a palace coup in 2023, the Louisiana conservative is vying for reelection as speaker of the House of ...

US Moves Closer to Budget Paralysis After New Bill Fails

This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 04:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Thursday, the US House of Representatives largely rejected a new Republican budget proposal aimed at avoiding a paralysis of the federal government, in a stinging defeat that increases the uncertainty before the fateful midnight hour on Friday. The Republicans, despite having a majority in the lower house, had put this new proposal to the vote ...

Republicans Take Control of Congress Delivering a Governing Trifecta to The GOP

This is Beirut, 2024-11-14 09:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Republicans have secured a majority in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, extending their hold of the the three key branches of the US government – the White House, Congress, and Supreme Court – in a development that could give President-Elect Donald Trump huge freedom to enact his political agenda. AP determined ...

Trump Makes First Cabinet Appointment, Intends to "Speak" to Putin

This is Beirut, 2024-11-08 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signaling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration's policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump's campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to be named to the high-profile ...

Biden Prepares for Transition as Trump Returns to Power

This is Beirut, 2024-11-07 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden will make a painful address to the nation Thursday, vowing a peaceful transfer of power to Donald Trump after his political nemesis scored a crushing election win over Kamala Harris. In what promises to be an agonizing moment for Biden, he will speak in the Rose Garden of the White House at 11am (16:00 GMT) to "discuss the ...

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