This is Beirut, 02/05 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump unveiled the first budget blueprint of his second term Friday, with a big increase on defense and homeland security while radically slashing other areas of government. Trump's 2026 budget proposal eyes a 22 percent non-defense spending cut amounting to $163 billion -- doubling down on cost-cutting efforts under Elon ...
This is Beirut, 11/04 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US Senate approved Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's top military officer on Friday after the president abruptly fired the previous chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff this year. Lawmakers signed off on Dan Caine's nomination and promotion to four-star general in an early morning vote of 60 to 25 ahead of a two-week recess. Trump's ...
This is Beirut, 05/04 16:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US senators on Saturday approved a budget blueprint unlocking trillions of dollars for sweeping tax cuts promised by President Donald Trump, despite bitter infighting among the majority Republicans over the savings that will be needed to fund them. Working deep into the night, lawmakers voted 51-48, mostly along party lines, to approve the ...
This is Beirut, 01/04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Donald Trump's nominee to be the top US military officer will testify Tuesday before a Senate hearing, where he will likely be grilled about his readiness for the job given his lack of required experience. Democrats have sharply criticized the dismissal of general CQ Brown – the previous chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff – and ...
This is Beirut, 21/03 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel's supreme court Friday froze a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to sack the internal security agency chief, an unprecedented move that has deepened divisions in the country. The court's decision came after opposition parties and a non-governmental organisation filed separate appeals hours after the government ...
This is Beirut, 14/03 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Safe-haven gold surpassed $3,000 for the first time Friday, boosted by uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariffs, while stock markets gained on hopes US lawmakers will avert a government shutdown. "Markets hate uncertainty, and Trump's second tenure in the White House has served to provide huge instability over expectations for trade, ...
This is Beirut, 09/02 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of US government jobs, will help find "hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud" in federal agencies. Speaking in a Fox News interview set to air before the Super Bowl football championship, Trump said the American people "want me to find" waste ...
This is Beirut, 31/01 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump's picks to lead the US intelligence community and top law enforcement agency were assailed over their lack of experience and past judgment calls Thursday as the Republican president's most contentious cabinet nominees faced showstopping Senate confirmation hearings. Tulsi Gabbard, tapped for director of national intelligence, sat ...
This is Beirut, 22/01 09:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The venture, called Stargate, "will invest $500 billion, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United States," Trump said in remarks at the White House. ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 04:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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‘The golden age of America has begun": Donald Trump, at the height of his political powers, gave his second term in office a nationalistic and vengeful tone on Monday. ‘God saved me so that I could make America great again’, declared the 45th (2017-2021) and now 47th President of the United States, in reference to an ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 20/01 11:30 - Reading : 17 minute(s)
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President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday, January 20, officially signaling his return to power. In the lead-up to the inauguration, Senate confirmation hearings have begun, giving the public a chance to watch committees evaluate Trump’s nominees and their suitability for their designated roles. But how does the confirmation ...
This is Beirut, 16/01 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In a sombre farewell speech on Wednesday, Joe Biden expressed concern that America was falling into the hands of an ‘oligarchy’, targeting Donald Trump and the tech multi-billionaires now lining up behind him. It was a far cry from the ‘optimism’ professed by the outgoing president over the last four years, during this short address of ...