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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Maurice Matta, 2024-11-06 12:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The US elections extend beyond domestic concerns; their impact resonates worldwide due to the United States' power, wealth, and influence. With a gross domestic product approaching $28.8 trillion, the US is at the heart of global information, capital, goods, and services flows. Therefore, understanding the potential ramifications of the elections ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 11:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to "heal" the country Wednesday as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback. His exuberant speech came despite the fact that only Fox News had declared him the winner, with no other US networks having made the call so far. As jubilant supporters ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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With less than two days left of the presidential race, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic vice-president and nominee Kamala Harris continue to take jabs at each other at their respective swing state rallies.
This is Beirut, 2024-11-03 10:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A scion of the famed Kennedy family. A Green Party activist. A self-proclaimed "armed and gay" libertarian. The US presidential election is toss-up between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. However, the two-party system still left room this year for three fringe players who could yet influence an ultra-tight election on ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-02 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the most tense US presidential campaign of modern times with a flurry of swing-state rallies that will test their stamina –- and ability to persuade the country's last undecided voters. Harris, bidding to become the country's first woman president, will use rallies in ...
Tylia El Helou, 2024-11-01 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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With less than four days until of the presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic vice-president and candidate Kamala Harris are expected in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a Swing State where the electoral race is shaping up to be very close.
This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...