Inaugurations

U.S. 03/18/21, 03:21

Dozens of Republican senators questioned the legality of a presidential suspension of government funding for the southern border upgrade. A total of 40 GOP senators expressed concern about Joe Biden's Inauguration Day decision to freeze taxpayer money used to upgrade the U.S.–Mexico border wall in a joint letter to Government Accountability ...

U.S. 03/04/21, 01:12

Americans are quickly losing confidence in Democrat President Biden's ability to run the country, a new national study found. The latest Monmouth University poll revealed Joe Biden’s disapproval rating soared 12 percentage points to 42% after only spending four weeks in the Oval Office. Only 8% said they had "no opinion" ...

U.S. 01/22/21, 03:56

A Republican from Texas chose to passively resist a new presidential order to cover his mouth and nose on federal land. Sen. Ted Cruz has made a statement about Joe Biden's executive order to force everyone to wear a face mask and social distance while visiting the Capitol and other buildings ...

D.C. 01/21/21, 03:18

Countless supporters extended a warm welcome to the former president and his wife when they returned to their Florida residence on Jan. 20. Former President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have returned to their permanent Palm Beach residence at the Mar-a-Lago Club, 69 miles north of downtown Miami. Several locals ...

2022 Campaign 01/11/21, 00:04

Opinion A Republican from Nevada revealed the president will stay in office for a second term despite several failed attempts to overturn the election result. GOP Nye County Chairman Chris Zimmerman believes President Donald Trump will keep fighting to stop the Democratic Party from seizing control of the White House until at ...

2022 Campaign 12/28/20, 18:33

A dozen GOP members launched a legal action to make the vice president change the November election result. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) and 11 other Republican Party members have sued Vice President Mike Pence to force him to overturn the 2020 presidential race outcome. The group warns declaring Joe Biden the next ...

U.S. 12/22/20, 23:47

An elected official that’s responsible for ensuring the Democratic Party passes legislation in the House raised eyebrows after making inappropriate comments about the president. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was recently caught telling fellow Democrats at a CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus stimulus meeting that she plans to inflict as much ...

2022 Campaign 12/15/20, 20:32

A Republican from Kentucky gave up on his party leader's chances of staying in presidency and quickly praised his Democratic Party rivals for winning the election. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has abandoned hopes of President Donald Trump winning another four years in the Oval Office, and decided to make peace ...

2022 Campaign 12/15/20, 19:34

A Democrat who calls himself the next president does not want the general public to come and watch him being sworn into office. Joe Biden has decided not to invite fellow Americans to join him and vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris for their inaugurations at the Capitol on Jan. 20. Biden defended his ...

U.S. 05/20/19, 19:10

The U.N. Security Council rejected a Russian request Monday to hold a meeting on a new language law in Ukraine, with opponents calling it an attempt by Moscow to interfere in the inauguration of Ukraine's new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Russia needed nine "yes" votes in the 15-member council to hold the ...

U.S. 04/03/19, 20:27

The House Intelligence Committee wants to interview — and has requested records from — a key planner of President Donald Trump's inauguration, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday, adding to a growing list of inquiries into the funding of the celebratory events. The request was revealed in a letter ...

Asia & Pacific 03/24/19, 00:13

Indonesia's long-awaited first subway opened Sunday in the country's capital with the aim of relieving crippling traffic gridlock in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.Minutes after inaugurating the 16-kilometer (10-mile) transit line running south from Jakarta's downtown, President Joko Widodo presided over a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the second ...

Politics 02/05/19, 13:24

A federal subpoena seeking documents from Donald Trump's inaugural committee is part of "a hysteria" over the fact that he's president, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday. Federal prosecutors in New York issued the wide-ranging subpoena Monday, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting ...

Africa 01/26/19, 05:03

Gambian President Adama Barrow and his Senegalese counterpart, Macky Sall, cut the ribbon this week on a project that was decades in the making, a bridge that links the north and south banks of the Gambia River and ties the neighbors closer together."Our wish is that the bridge stands from ...

Africa 01/21/19, 13:04

Congo's police dispersed a gathering Monday of supporters waiting to hear a speech by presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu, his spokeswoman said.Dozens of people gathered outside his coalition's headquarters in Kinshasa before police arrived and canceled the event, said Eve Bazaiba."Our headquarters (HQ) was besieged, our activists began to gather, we ...

U.S. 01/15/19, 10:41

The Latest on Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's second inauguration (all times local):10:40 a.m.The former mayor of an economically distressed steel town is the new lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.Democrat John Fetterman took the oath of office Tuesday, giving Gov. Tom Wolf a new second-in-command as his second term gets underway.The former ...

U.S. 01/14/19, 13:12

The Latest on the inauguration of Oklahoma's new governor, Republican Kevin Stitt (all times local):12:10 p.m.Oklahoma officially has a new governor.Republican Kevin Stitt and other statewide elected officials took the oath of office Monday during a ceremony on the south steps of the Capitol.The 46-year-old political newcomer has promised he'll ...

U.S. 01/14/19, 12:19

A Chicago man faces decades in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old honor student a week after she performed at then-President Barack Obama's inauguration festivities in 2013.Hadiya Pendleton became a symbol of Chicago's gun violence when she was caught in the crossfire of a gang feud about a week after ...

America 01/11/19, 13:35

The head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress says he's prepared to step into the nation's presidency to replace Nicolas Maduro, whose inauguration has been rejected as illegitimate by most countries in the hemisphere.National Assembly President Juan Guaido made the statement to an energized crowd in Caracas on Friday, a day after ...

U.S. 01/09/19, 15:27

After a contentious race that drew national attention, Georgia's soon-to-be governor said Wednesday rural job growth and cracking down on violent gangs will be among his top priorities for the year as he kicked off a victory lap across the state in advance of next week's inauguration.Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp ...