Saturday, January 11

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“They do not like our nation”: Trump raves over half-mast flags for Carter

“They do not like our nation”: Trump raves over half-mast flags for Carter

General
President-elect Donald Trump is not pleased that American flags will fly at half-mast to honor the late President Jimmy Carter throughout his inauguration. In a post to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, Trump revealed his disappointment with the sign of grieving throughout his 2nd inauguration on January 20 and implicated Democrats of being gleeful about the optics of the corresponding ceremony. "Democrats are all 'giddy' about our stunning American Flag possibly being at 'half mast' throughout my Inauguration. They believe it's so fantastic, and are so pleased about it because, in reality, they do not enjoy our Country," Trump composed. "Because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the very first time ever throughout an Inauguration of a future President, be at half-m...
Choosing a speaker is very first test for GOP with razor-thin control of House

Choosing a speaker is very first test for GOP with razor-thin control of House

Science and Nature
On paper, Republicans have everything in Washington: A trifecta of the White House and both homes of Congress, supported by a conservative Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has actually guaranteed a blitzkrieg of executive actions and legislation after he takes workplace Jan. 20.As the brand-new Congress assembles on Friday, concerns hover over the GOP's capability to govern efficiently the House of Representatives, which it manages by the thinnest of margins. Why We Wrote This The Republican Party manages Congress, yet its narrow bulk makes reelecting House Speaker Mike Johnson harder-- and exposes cracks within the GOP. The celebration's very first agenda is to choose a House speaker, with present Speaker Mike Johnson the only stated prospect. He requires a bulk of the capacit...
An adjustment– if Trump can keep it: 2024 outcomes indicate a brand-new political age

An adjustment– if Trump can keep it: 2024 outcomes indicate a brand-new political age

General
Donald Trump's triumph, integrated with Republicans gaining back the Senate bulk and keeping control of your home, made 2024 a bad year for Democrats. Indications recommend it might be something even worse: a historical defeat that puts Republicans in the political motorist's seat for a generation or more. That's since the exit survey revealed that more citizens stated they were Republican than Democrat-- for the very first time in a governmental election given that 1928. Such an outcome hasn't occurred because talking photos were brand-new and Babe Ruth clobbered homers in the initial Yankee Stadium. Nobody alive today has ever enacted a governmental race where this has actually happened. Republicans had actually won elections in the almost 100 years that have actuall...
United States federal government shutdown face-off produces another financier concern

United States federal government shutdown face-off produces another financier concern

Business
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK CITY (Reuters) - The untidy procedure of attempting to prevent a U.S. federal government shutdown provides financiers a peek into difficulties the inbound Trump administration will deal with in executing its program, including a market issue for the coming year. While the face-off has up until now not rattled markets, financiers stated it assisted feed into the volatility let loose by the Federal Reserve's forecast on Wednesday for less U.S. rate of interest cuts next year. "Granted, Trump isn't president yet, however he will insert concepts at the last minute and there's no warranty every member of the Republican Party in Congress is going to support his concepts," stated Brian Jacobsen, primary economic expert at Annex Wealth Management in Menomonee Falls, W...
Why J. Edgar Hoover’s biographer stress over Kash Patel running the FBI

Why J. Edgar Hoover’s biographer stress over Kash Patel running the FBI

Science and Nature
President-elect Donald Trump's election of Kash Patel, a strong follower, to be director of the FBI has actually sent out political leaders casting about for historic contrasts.J. Edgar Hoover commanded the FBI with almost untreated power for about a half-century. Democrats invoke him as they alert about Mr. Patel, recommending he will target Mr. Trump's political opponents. Republicans compare Hoover's period to what they state is a contemporary "deep state" withstanding and bothering Mr. Trump. Why We Wrote This Kash Patel, chosen to run the FBI, has actually recommended he'll utilize the company to target political challengers. A professional on J. Edgar Hoover compares the 2 and examines what's at stake. Yale University Professor Beverly Gage won the Pulitzer Prize for bio in 2023 for ...