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Trump Demands New US Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants

This is Beirut, 07/08 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered officials to work on a new census excluding undocumented immigrants, as the White House presses Republican states to draw more favorable voter maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Trump called for a "new and highly accurate" census that he wanted based on "modern day facts and figures" gleaned ...

The Art of Redistricting: How Gerrymandering Influences US Elections

Mario Chartouni, 06/08 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Five additional seats in Texas, two in Ohio and one in Missouri – across the United States, Donald Trump is encouraging his allies to embrace gerrymandering, a political tactic designed to tilt congressional representation in favor of Republicans. “I won Texas,” he declared in a CNBC interview, insisting that Republicans “deserve five ...

Lebanese-American Appointed to Top Federal Judicial Post in Washington

This is Beirut, 03/08 10:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Senate confirmed the appointment of Lebanese-American Jeanine Ferris Pirro as the federal Attorney General, the highest judicial position. The nomination, put forward by President Donald Trump in May 2025, was approved by a 50-to-45 vote after a direct appeal from the White House to Republican senators to expedite the process. Born in 1951 ...

Trump Wins Major Victory as Flagship Bill Passes Congress

This is Beirut, 03/07 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump secured a major political victory on Thursday, when Congress narrowly passed his flagship tax and spending bill, cementing his radical second-term agenda and boosting funds for his anti-immigration drive. The bill underlined the president's dominance over the Republican Party, which had been wracked by misgivings ...

Big Beautiful Bill: America’s Divisive Tax Overhaul

Mario Chartouni, 02/07 08:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Passed by the US Senate last Tuesday by a majority of 51 votes to 50, thanks to the decisive vote of Vice President J.D. Vance, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), nicknamed the “Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB), is currently the most ambitious and polarizing budget bill championed by Donald Trump since his return to the political ...

Troops Sent by Trump Reach Protest Hit Los Angeles Over Governor's Wishes

This is Beirut, 08/06 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hundreds of National Guard troops took up positions in Los Angeles Sunday on the orders of US President Donald Trump, a rare deployment over the head of the state governor, afer unruly protests against immigration raids. The US military said 300 soldiers from the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team had been sent to three separate locations in ...

Trump Threatens Musk With 'Serious Consequences' in Spending Bill Row

This is Beirut, 07/06 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump threatened his former advisor Elon Musk with "serious consequences" Saturday if the tech billionaire seeks to punish Republicans who vote for a controversial spending bill. The comments by Trump to NBC News come after the relationship between the world's most powerful person and the world's richest ...

China Vice Premier to Meet US Delegation for Trade Talks

This is Beirut, 07/06 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will meet a US delegation for talks next week in Britain, Beijing announced Saturday amid a fragile truce in the trade dispute between the two powers. He will visit the United Kingdom from June 8 to 13 at the invitation of the British government, China's foreign ministry said in a statement. It said He and ...

Trump Orders Inquiry Into 'Conspiracy' to Hide Biden's Health Decline

This is Beirut, 05/06 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into what Republicans claim was a "conspiracy" to cover up Joe Biden's declining cognitive health during his time in the White House. The move, which was slammed by Biden, is the latest in a long-running campaign by Trump -- with the backing of Republican Party politicians and their ...

Republicans Eye Thursday Vote On Trump's Tax Cut Mega-Bill

This is Beirut, 22/05 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Republicans announced Wednesday they will vote early Thursday on US President Donald Trump's sprawling domestic policy mega-bill pairing tax relief with spending cuts that critics say would decimate health care while ballooning the debt. The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" would usher into law Trump's vision for a new "Golden Age," achieved through ...

Gold Hits Record above $3,500, Stocks Slip as Trump Fuels Fed Fears

This is Beirut, 22/04 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Bullion hit another record Tuesday while the dollar steadied and equities mostly fell as Donald Trump's latest salvo against Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell added fuel to fears about the central bank's independence. With the US tariff blitz still causing ructions on global trading floors, investors are now dealing with the added worry that the ...

Republicans Launch Probe Into Top US University Harvard

This is Beirut, 18/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of President Donald Trump's attacks on elite institutions. The lawmakers wrote to the world-renowned education and research establishment demanding documents on its hiring practices, ...

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