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Trump power play triggers showdown with courts, Congress
by Frankie Taggart - February 6, 2025 - 12:30pm
With his dizzying moves to slash spending, abolish government departments and lay off much of the federal workforce, Donald Trump has upended the US constitutional order in an unprecedented assertion of executive...
Trump says 'only two genders', will end diversity programs
by Frankie Taggart - January 21, 2025 - 9:44am
US President Donald Trump will issue a series of executive orders targeting diversity programs and gender identity policies Monday, using his inauguration speech to signal a definitive break with what he decries...
Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown
by Frankie Taggart - December 22, 2024 - 9:12am
US President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday, averting a Christmastime government shutdown after negotiations in Congress went down to the wire overnight.
Trump names vaccine skeptic to head health dept
by Frankie Taggart - November 15, 2024 - 8:48am
Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.
Defeat to Trump prompts Democratic soul-searching
by Frankie Taggart - November 8, 2024 - 11:44am
Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris's drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating...
Trump wins White House in stunning comeback
by Frankie Taggart - November 6, 2024 - 6:40pm
Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world.
Analysis: How will Israel react to Iranian missile attack?
by Frankie Taggart - October 2, 2024 - 9:09am
Fve experts on Iran's calculations, Israel's choices and fears of escalation.
Democratic VP pick Tim Walz accepts nomination at party convention
by Frankie Taggart - August 22, 2024 - 11:58am
Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination to be the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in a keynote address Wednesday, professing his love for his country.
Harris to name running mate, launch blitz of US swing states
by Frankie Taggart - August 6, 2024 - 7:11pm
Kamala Harris was set to announce her running mate Tuesday before the pair head out on a five-day swing through America's hottest battleground states, just three months out from the presidential election.
Harris secures Democratic presidential nomination
by Frankie Taggart - August 3, 2024 - 11:33am
US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald...
Stubborn Biden dismisses calls to quit in key TV interview
by Frankie Taggart - July 6, 2024 - 10:12am
Joe Biden fended off questions about his mental fitness and electability on Friday in a TV interview meant to draw a line under a disastrous debate performance that triggered calls for him to quit his re-election...
White House says zero chance Biden will withdraw
by Frankie Taggart - July 4, 2024 - 9:05am
Joe Biden is "absolutely not" pulling out of the White House race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted on the president following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.
White House fights anxiety over Biden's future
by Frankie Taggart - July 3, 2024 - 8:53am
Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitness as he faced the first call from his own side to drop out of the election.
How Trump's conviction will impact the US election
by Frankie Taggart - May 31, 2024 - 11:34am
A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out.
Panda diplomacy is back: China sending two bears to Washington
by Frankie Taggart - May 30, 2024 - 9:12am
China is to send giant pandas to Washington's National Zoo, US First Lady Jill Biden and officials said Wednesday, in a surprise announcement signaling a new era of panda diplomacy between the superpowers.
Trump claims standard FBI warrant shows Biden wanted him dead
by Frankie Taggart - May 23, 2024 - 8:44am
Donald Trump drew disbelief -- and some support -- Wednesday after suggesting that standard language from an FBI search warrant executed in 2022 on his Florida mansion showed that President Joe Biden wanted armed...
Trump seeks to sew up nomination in New Hampshire showdown
by Frankie Taggart - January 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Donald Trump aims to steamroll his way toward the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, making short work of his only surviving opponent, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley...
Zelensky cancels videolink appeal to US senate
by Frankie Taggart - December 6, 2023 - 9:13am
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly canceled a scheduled videolink appeal to US senators Tuesday as Washington is set for a showdown on funding for the war with Russia.
US evangelicals still all-in for scandal-plagued Trump
by Frankie Taggart - June 25, 2023 - 9:55am
The 45th president of the United States — who is vying to be the 47th — has spent years mired in legal and ethical scandals, from accusations that he abused his office and tried to subvert a free-and-fair...
US lawmakers on track to head off default with debt bill
by Frankie Taggart - June 1, 2023 - 9:22am
US lawmakers were set to vote Wednesday on an 11th-hour deal to raise the national borrowing limit and avert a potentially catastrophic credit default.
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