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Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes

As Donald J. Trump prepares to take the oath of office for a second time, much of the world seems to be bowing down to him and demoralized opponents are rethinking the future.

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Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes – The New York Times

Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes  The New York Times

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Trump returns to the White House: The changes to expect on Day 1 – Yahoo Finance

Trump returns to the White House: The changes to expect on Day 1  Yahoo Finance

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Trump team’s confidence is sky-high but warning signs abound – BBC.com

Trump team’s confidence is sky-high but warning signs abound  BBC.com Trump’s 2nd term brings hope but also fear. Here’s what he’s promised to focus on  NPR Donald Trump’s Disruption Is Back  TIME The United States enters a new era  The Telegraph Trump Returns to

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RFK Jr’s nomination hits roadblock over financial disclosures: report

Incoming President Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is still awaiting a date for his confirmation hearings following a delay over his finances. The Washington Post reported Sunday that the Office of Government

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We Are on the Precipice of a Grievance-Based Society

Economic fears have metastasized into grievance—this is the core finding of the 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer. We observe a profound shift in popular sentiment, a move beyond political polarization to aggressive advocacy for self-interest. Throughout the elections of the past

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Why Most U.S. Presidents Take the Oath of Office With a Hand on the Bible

For the second time, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Inauguration Day Monday in Washington, D.C., by raising his right hand and putting his left hand on top of a Bible. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Why do presidents

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TikTok goes dark for US users; Trump signals intervention – Reuters

TikTok goes dark for US users; Trump signals intervention  Reuters TikTok is now banned in America. It might not last long  CNN Speaker Johnson says ‘we will enforce the law’ as TikTok ban takes effect  NBC News TikTok stops working as US ban

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National Guard confusion as troops fear turning into Trump’s deportation ‘Gestapo’

Some National Guard troops are concerned they’ll be called up to implement Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans like a Hitler-era “Gestapo” that must enforce the incoming president’s far-right policies against undocumented immigrants. Politico reported Sunday that “Some of the 435,000

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