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Trump signs executive order for WHO exit - Yahoo News
1 day ago · On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order removing the United States from the World Health Organization, steering the country away from participation with the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health.. This isn't the first fight Trump has picked with the WHO. His administration began the removal process in July 2020 during the first year ...
Biden issues preemptive pardons for Jan. 6 committee and …
2 days ago · With just a few hours remaining in office, President Joe Biden issued a slew of pardons Monday morning to preemptively protect people President-elect Donald Trump had threatened.. Biden pardoned former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley; Dr. Anthony Fauci; members and staff on the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and U.S. Capitol; and D.C ...
Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization, finishing …
1 day ago · Among the slew of executive orders signed after reaching the White House Monday night, President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the far-reaching pandemic monitoring organization had "ripped off" the U.S. The U.S. is the largest funder of the WHO, which monitors disease outbreaks around the world. The U.S. also majorly ...
Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president, declares 'America's …
2 days ago · WASHINGTON − Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States, returning to the White House after overcoming four criminal indictments and two assassination attempts in one of the most remarkable political comebacks in U.S. history.. Trump recited the oath of office shortly after noon ET at an intimate inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol rotunda, the same ...
Biden's last-minute constitutional change slammed by legal …
5 days ago · Legal experts slammed President Biden's announcement declaring the 28th Amendment law as "cynical and irrelevant.". Biden on Friday released a statement saying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) should be considered ratified …
President Biden bids farewell with an unprecedented warning
5 days ago · President Joe Biden used his farewell address Wednesday to do many things. He expressed his gratitude to the American people for the honor of serving as their president, heaped praise on things his administration had accomplished and highlighted looming threats to the future of American democracy ...
What to know about the hostages and cease-fire deal between …
5 days ago · The Israeli government has finalized a historic cease-fire and hostage release agreement with Hamas, marking a critical step in the war since the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack.Approved by the Israeli security cabinet and cabinet, the deal will take effect Sunday, with the first three hostages expected to be released.
Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Free Speech With TikTok Ruling
5 days ago · ByteDance announced shortly after President Joe Biden signed the ban—which gave TikTok an ultimatum to either sell its IP to an American owner or stop operating within the U.S.—that the company didn’t “have any plans to sell.” But that may have changed since the law passed at the start of the year. Last month, James Lewis, director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center ...
Social Security Fairness Act takes big step towards passage
Dec 17, 2024 · A House-passed bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans just got a lifeline in the Senate. Senate Majority Chuck Schumer last week started the process for a final vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate two federal policies that keep a portion of Americans from getting their full Social Security benefits, including cops, fire fighters and ...