US Elections

Trump taps climate skeptic as energy chief

This is Beirut 17/11 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change skeptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on Saturday, tasking him with "cutting red tape" which the new administration hopes will drive investment in fossil fuels. "As Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape, and ushering in ...

ChronicleA Shift Toward Hawkish US Foreign Policy and Its Impact on the Middle East

Amal Chmouny 16/11 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As President-elect Donald Trump approaches his second term, there's an increasing focus on the potential impacts of his foreign policy choices, especially following the appointments of key loyalists to his administration. With a cabinet emphasizing a penchant for disruption, Trump's strategy appears set to shift from traditional political norms. ...

Trump Picks Karoline Leavitt as New White House Press Secretary

This is Beirut 16/11 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump's 27-year-old pick for White House press secretary, has had a meteoric rise since getting her break as a student assistant for Fox News during Trump’s 2016 campaign for the White House. After serving as an assistant press secretary during Trump's first stint as president, she is set to return as ...

Moon, Mars, and Musk: How Trump's Second Term Could Reshape NASA’s Space Ambitions

This is Beirut 16/11 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Should NASA return to the Moon or go straight to Mars? Maintain its focus on climate science, or pivot away? President-elect Donald Trump's second term, alongside SpaceX CEO and new consigliere Elon Musk, could mark a Big Bang for the US space program. The brash billionaire duo share a knack for disruption and a hunger for making history — ...

PortraitLoyalists and Powerhouses: Key Figures of the Trump Administration

Soumia Benmerzoug 15/11 12:49 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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RFK Jr., Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a longtime health and environmental campaigner, who at 70 proudly shows off his muscular body. But the scion of the famous US political dynasty is also a leading anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who has promoted the disproven idea that childhood vaccines cause autism and claimed ...

Trump Chooses Vaccine Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Head Health Dept

This is Beirut 15/11 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president. "We want you to come up with things and ideas and what you've been talking about for a long time and I think you're going to do ...

Trump Completes Swing State Sweep by Taking Arizona

This is Beirut 10/11 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump’s stunning victory was solidified on Saturday as he claimed Arizona, making a clean sweep of key battleground states, just as Joe Biden pledged a “peaceful” transition of power. The outgoing president will host his fiercest political adversary in the Oval Office on Wednesday to begin preparations for Trump’s historic return to ...

Numbers & FiguresUSA: President-Elect Trump at 301 Electoral Votes, Harris at 226

This is Beirut 08/11 18:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The final state calls are coming in for the US presidential election, with President-elect Donald Trump at 301 electoral votes, well past the 270 needed for victory, and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris at 226, US networks said. Nevada was the latest to be called Friday, with six electoral votes going to Trump, yet another flip of a swing ...

The New-Old World Order... and Trump's Promises

Johnny Kortbawi 08/11 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, as the leading global power, holds a decisive role in shaping the world’s future. From this perspective, many recognize that an election in the US is, in essence, an election for the entire world. Following Donald Trump’s victory, and his attempt to avenge his previous defeat, it is striking how the emerging new world order ...

PoliticsBiden Urges Americans to 'Bring Down Temperature' after Trump Win

This is Beirut 07/11 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump's crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation that he would ensure a peaceful transition of power. In a solemn speech from the White House, Biden also said the result should "lay to rest" ...

Numbers & Figures2024 US Election Results: Trump Triumphs with 295 Electoral Votes

Soumia Benmerzoug 07/11 15:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Donald Trump has been re-elected as President of the United States for a second term, returning to the White House nearly four years after leaving office in 2021. Trump, who first won the presidency in 2016, comfortably cleared the 270 Electoral College votes threshold required for victory. His Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala ...

Massaad Boulos: The Man Who Helped Trump Win the Election

This is Beirut 07/11 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Massaad Boulos, a discreet yet powerful figure in American politics, has emerged as a key advisor to Donald Trump, who is set to (re)assume the US presidency on January 20. Originally from Lebanon, Boulos is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career has uniquely positioned him as an influential voice in Trump’s inner circle, ...