Politics
Loved by adversaries, feared by allies: How the world feels as Trump takes center stage
U.S. President Donald Trump at a press conference at the end of the NATO summit in July 12, 2018. Bernd von Jutrczenka | dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, and much of the world is watching on with bated breath. The prospect of […]
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Trump draws thousands to Washington rally for a pre-inauguration victory lap
Supporters of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump gather outside Capital One Arena, for a rally a day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters Thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters waited for hours in the cold and rain to attend his victory […]
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Trump says he will revive TikTok, but wants 50% U.S. ownership
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive TikTok access in the U.S. by executive order after he is sworn in on Monday, but said he wants the popular social media app to be at least […]
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Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via Reuters President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. […]
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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday commemorating King’s legacy. It’s a disquieting contrast for some civil rights advocates who wish to fulfill the late reverend’s dream […]
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Thousands converge on Washington for a march days before Trump takes office
People attend the “People’s March on Washington” ahead of the presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, 2025 Jon Cherry | Reuters Thousands of people from around the United States were rallying in the nation’s capital Saturday for women’s reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat […]
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DOJ sues Walgreens for ‘knowingly’ filling millions of prescriptions that lacked legit medical purposes
In an aerial view, a customer enters a Walgreens store on Jan.4, 2024 in San Pablo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Department of Justice said Friday that it sued pharmacy giant Walgreens for allegedly dispensing millions of unlawful prescriptions. The DOJ said that Walgreens from August 2012 until the present “knowingly” filled those […]
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Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law; impact is unclear
U.S. Representative Cori Bush along with other U.S. lawmakers and advocates hold a press conference outside the Capitol Hill building to urge U.S. President Joe Biden to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before his term ends in January in Washington DC, United States on December 10, 2024. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images […]
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Trump announces White House economic policy team
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett addresses reporters during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2018. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced senior staff appointments to his White House National Economic Council. The council advises the President on U.S. and global economic […]
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Trump inauguration to be moved indoors due to extreme cold
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said his inaugural ceremony will be moved indoors due to the extreme cold set to grip Washington, D.C., on Monday. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see […]
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