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Despite President Joe Biden’s former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day—a continuation of mourning after the death of former President Jimmy Carter—several Republicans have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff. In honor of Carter—who died on Dec. 29, 2024, aged 100—Biden proclaimed that flags at […]
Elon Musk Accused Of Bullying Republicans To Scrap US-China Investment Safeguards To Protect Tesla’s Interests Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has been accused by Rosa DeLauro of pressuring Republicans to abandon key U.S.-China investment restrictions to safeguard the EV giant’s business interests in China. What Happened: In a letter on Friday, DeLauro, the top […]
The Republican-controlled US House on Thursday passed a bill that would give the government broad powers to punish non-profit organizations it deems support “terrorism”. This was the second time members voted on the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, or HR 9495. Last week, after suspending House rules to fast-track the bill, […]
Throughout the UN climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, in recent days, US officials have maintained a studiously sunny disposition, saying that the Republican president-elect, Donald Trump, will not derail climate progress. The US climate envoy, John Podesta, said the fight “for a cleaner, safer” planet will not stop under a re-elected Trump even if some […]
Mike Pence, the former vice-president, urged Senate Republicans on Friday to reject Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary – although he cited Kennedy’s support for abortion rights, while other critics are most outraged at his stance against vaccines. Pence’s comments came as public alarm mounted among Democrats and in health […]
The Republican Party has won enough seats to maintain control over the House of Representatives, cementing a dominant performance in the 2024 United States elections. The Associated Press news agency announced that the party had hit the key threshold of 218 seats, out of a total of 435, late on Wednesday. The victory in the […]
Rep. Michael Guest, the GOP chair for the House Ethics Committee, told AP that Matt Gaetz’s nomination as attorney general does not change the panel’s ongoing probe into the congressman over alleged sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use. But if Gaetz is confirmed for the cabinet position, the committee will no longer have jurisdiction […]
Republicans on Wednesday were projected to win the majority of the US House of Representatives in Washington, meaning the GOP will control the White House, the House and the Senate when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on January 20. Republicans are slated to maintain their majority in the lower house with at least 218 of […]
Senator John Thune of South Dakota beat Trump’s loyalist Rick Scott to lead the Republican-controlled Senate. Republicans in the United States Senate picked veteran John Thune to be the chamber’s new leader, as lawmakers, scrambling to prepare for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, rejected his camp’s favoured candidate. Thune, who already holds a more junior […]
Republicans are five seats short of a majority in the House of Representatives, with 20 races still uncalled. Republicans are edging closer to unified control of the United States government after winning another seat in the US House of Representatives. Incumbent Congressman Eli Crane, representing Arizona’s second district, won re-election on Saturday, the Associated Press […]