This is Beirut - Republicans

The Trump Team Takes Shape: Part 2 – Nominations Not Subject to Senate Confirmation

Sana Richa Choucair, 20/01 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

In the United States, the Constitution mandates that certain presidential appointments receive Senate approval through a confirmation vote. A new president is tasked with filling over 1,200 positions within the Executive Branch, subject to the Senate’s advice and consent, according to the Center for Presidential Transition. These appointments ...

The Trump Team Takes Shape: Part 1 – Nominations Requiring Senate Confirmation

Sana Richa Choucair, 20/01 11:30 - Reading : 17 minute(s)

Donald Trump Republicans Democrats United States US Congress

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 ...

Inauguration Day, Trump-Style: What Will Happen?

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA Republicans Tik Tok US Supreme Court

Every four years America's president is sworn in on Inauguration Day, whether newly elected or returning to office, in a long-established ceremony held amid pageantry shaped by the incoming leader's personal flourishes. What does that mean for the inauguration of Donald Trump? Cue the Village People and social media titans – and leave the ...

Trade Wars, Culture Wars, and Anti-Immigration: Trump's Big Promises

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump Tik Tok Pope Francis Republicans United Kingdom

A sweeping deportation program, "drill, baby, drill," and peace for Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move big and fast when he returns to the White House on Monday. Here is a look at his sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term -- much of them likely to be enacted through executive ...

Trump Lays Wreath Ahead of Inauguration

This is Beirut, 19/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump Middle East New York Palestine Republicans

US President-elect Donald Trump laid a wreath Sunday in a symbolic trip to the most hallowed place for America's war dead, before holding a huge victory rally on the eve of his return to power. Already involved in negotiations to restore the TikTok app at home and in peace efforts in the Middle East, Trump finds himself embroiled in world ...

Trump Is In Washington Ahead Of His Inauguration As The 47th President of the United States On Monday

This is Beirut, 19/01 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Washington Republicans

Donald Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday evening for a reception at one of his golf courses, kicking off four days of festivities that will culminate in his inauguration on Monday as the 47th President of the United States. Before arriving with his wife Melania and their son Barron from their fiefdom of Mar-a-Lago, Florida, he promised that ...

Trump Promises a ‘Record’ Number Of Presidential Decrees On His First Day In Office

This is Beirut, 19/01 03:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump Republicans United States US Congress Washington

Donald Trump promised on Saturday that he would sign a ‘record’ number of presidential decrees immediately after being sworn in on Monday in Washington, where he is expected to arrive this Saturday evening. In a telephone interview with NBC News, the soon-to-be 47th President of the United States said that he did not have a precise figure in ...

Biden Worries About An ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Over America

This is Beirut, 16/01 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump Democrats Republicans United States White House Joe Biden

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 ...

Trump's Cabinet Picks Come Under US Senate Spotlight

This is Beirut, 14/01 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA Democrats Republicans Ukraine

Donald Trump's cabinet nominees go under the microscope in a frenzied week on Capitol Hill starting Tuesday, as US senators hold confirmation hearings that could make or break their political careers. Thirteen nominees will be grilled before 11 committees, and while many will sail through, others face controversies ranging from alleged sexual ...

US President-Elect Trump to be Sentenced for Hush Money Conviction

This is Beirut, 10/01 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA Republicans US Supreme Court

Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US President-elect's last-ditch efforts to frustrate a process that would make him the first felon in the White House. The judge has indicated, however, that Trump will not face prison – even though the 34 counts of falsifying business records ...

Baabda Prepares to Welcome the New President

This is Beirut, 09/01 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Republicans

The 14th President of the Lebanese Republic is set to arrive at Baabda's Presidential Palace after a vacancy spanning over two years. Before a substantial audience comprising Lebanese, Arab, and international media, the president-elect will assume his constitutional responsibilities during a ceremonial event. Accompanied by the army's anthem of ...

Former US President Carter Lies in State After Somber Washington Procession

This is Beirut, 08/01 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

USA Washington Donald Trump Republicans US Congress

The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Carter, who died on December 29 at the age of 100, served a single term from 1977-1981 and was widely praised for his post-presidential humanitarian ...