Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different positions and eclectic personalitiesNov 25, 2024 7:30 am - Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore.
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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretaryNov 21, 2024 8:58 am - A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.
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Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for UkraineNov 19, 2024 7:53 am - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles.
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Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background as a deal to fight hunger possibleNov 18, 2024 8:02 am - With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely that the leading rich and developing nations will sign onto a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics.
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Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positionsNov 18, 2024 7:01 am - Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside RussiaNov 17, 2024 5:29 pm - MANAUS, Brazil — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as ...
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Arlington Heights family and District 214 officials were at White House during historic Biden-Trump meetingNov 15, 2024 8:39 pm - On a historic day when two presidents met in the Oval Office of the White House, an Arlington Heights family and a group of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials were at an invitation-only education summit down the hall.
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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken saysNov 13, 2024 6:43 am - The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansionNov 13, 2024 6:41 am - As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a special edition red named for the president-elect.
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experienceNov 13, 2024 6:38 am - President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world's largest and most powerful military.