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- January 17, 2025
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Dangerous Winter Temperatures Force Swearing-In Ceremony Indoors

President-elect Donald Trump‘s highly anticipated swearing-in ceremony, originally set to take place outdoors as part of Monday’s historic inauguration, has been moved indoors due to concerns over the dangerously cold temperatures expected. As CNN reports: Plans are underway to have Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance sworn into office inside the US Capitol Rotunda, the sources said. Discussions regarding where […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 13, 2025
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CNN Commentator Predicts ‘All’ Trump Nominees Will Be Confirmed

CNN’s Manju Raju predicted President-elect Trump’s Cabinet nominees will cruise through the confirmation process. Raju’s colleague Jim Acosta kicked off a segment on Monday morning by noting that “13 of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks will be on Capitol Hill this week for their confirmation hearings before the Senate,” including Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio. “Manu, […]

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- January 11, 2025
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Donald Trump Seriously Considered Fox News Anchor As His Running Mate

In the run-up to the 2024 presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump reportedly considered a surprising and unconventional choice for his vice-presidential running mate: Maria Bartiromo, the prominent anchor of Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Network. According to a new book by Politico reporter Alex Isenstadt, Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power, Trump was “dead […]

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The Republican Standard
- January 9, 2025
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Virginia Man Arrested After Torching Attempt Near US Capitol

United States Capitol Police have identified the man arrested Wednesday after allegedly trying to light a car on fire while President-elect Donald Trump was paying his respects to former President Jimmy Carter, who was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Virginia man Adrian J. Hinton, 35, is the suspect, police announced on […]

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- January 7, 2025
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Trump Ups The Ante As Don Jr. Heads To Greenland

President-elect Trump ramped up his calls for the U.S. to take ownership of Greenland in an amusing social media post on Monday. Trump’s message comes as his son Don Jr. is personally traveling to Greenland on Tuesday but is not expected to meet with any government officials. In a Truth Social post, President-elect Trump said that he […]

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- January 6, 2025
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Congress Certifies Election As Snowstorm Hits Northern Virginia

On Monday afternoon, lawmakers convened on snow-covered Capitol Hill to officially certify Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. Trump captured the presidency with 312 electoral votes to Harris’s 226 — a total that was confirmed during the certification on Monday, marking the final step in the election process before Trump formally takes back the White House […]

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- December 28, 2024
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Trump Requests Delay In TikTok Ban, House Democrat Gives Insulting Reason Why

President-elect Trump asked the Supreme Court to delay the deadline for a potential TikTok ban, which is scheduled for the day before his inauguration. The court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to the potential ban on an expedited schedule, however Trump told the justices that delaying the law until he returns to the White House could obviate the need […]

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- December 27, 2024
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Putin Expresses Excitement Over Next Trump Meeting

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will be ready for Donald Trump. Putin told reporters Thursday he was ready to meet with President-elect Donald Trump during what CNN described as a “marathon” end-of-the-year press conference in Moscow. During the presser, Putin discussed topics from his country’s war on Ukraine, the fall of his ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and a second Trump […]

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- December 23, 2024
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Trump Reveals Plan To Drop WHO On Day One

On day one of his new administration, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce the United States’ formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), according to reports from the Financial Times. The move would mark a swift and decisive reversal of the Biden administration’s efforts to re-engage with the Geneva-based health body. The United States […]

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- December 13, 2024
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Republican Senator Says She’s ‘Not Attached’ To Partisan Label

While speaking at an event for the No Labels political organization Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) raised eyebrows when she said she is not “attached to a label” when it comes to partisan affiliation. Politico called Murkowski’s comments an “escalation of the Alaska senator’s occasional bucking of her party as the chamber readies itself for a […]

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