Trump Decision Makes Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire More Likely—Lebanese Official
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri believes the chances of Lebanon and Israel reaching a ceasefire agreement now have surpassed 50 percent after President-elect Donald Trump reportedly urged U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to push through a deal. Israel invaded south Lebanon and has carried out airstrikes throughout the Middle Eastern country since October 1 in a […]
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Zelensky Says War Will ‘End Sooner’ With Donald Trump as President
The incoming U.S. administration could mean a quicker end to the war started by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Amid concerns about what the White House return of Donald Trump means for the war, given the president-elect’s criticism of continued U.S. aid for Kyiv and insistence he can do a […]
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Joe Rogan Reminds Guest Donald Trump Didn’t Serve in Vietnam
On Friday’s episode Joe Rogan‘s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan’s guest, Evan Hafer, was ticking through a list of Vietnam War-era politicians who had never served in Vietnam. But Rogan quickly interrupted Hafer to remind him that President-elect Donald Trump also never went to Vietnam. Hafer, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and founder […]
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Mike Pence Calls on Republicans to Block Trump Nominee
Former President Mike Pence is urging Senate Republicans to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s nomination as the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. President-elect Donald Trump, Pence’s former running mate, announced Kennedy’s nomination on Thursday, a decision that has raised concerns from public health experts. Kennedy, a former 2024 presidential candidate who went on to […]
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Fact Check: Did White House Doctor Say Trump Was Healthier Than Obama?
Celebrating the Republican sweep of the 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump praised allies and himself, including one comment in which he claimed to be one of the healthiest presidents in the White House, surpassing the fitness of former President Barack Obama. During a black-tie event in Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, Trump thanked his closest supporters, including […]
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Democrat ‘Excited’ and Wary of RFK Jr. Nod as Trump Health Chief
Democratic Colorado Governor Jared Polis remains wary but is “excited” by President-elect Donald Trump‘s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who was included on a 2021 list of the 12 people spreading the bulk of misinformation about […]
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Trump Speaks on RFK Jr. Nomination: ‘Nobody’s Going to Do it Like You’
President-elect Donald Trump praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while speaking at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday night, saying that “nobody’s going to be able to do it like you.” Trump nominated Kennedy for Secretary of Health and Human Services earlier in the day, a move that will likely rattle the public health community given Kennedy’s long history […]
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Trump Has Lost Nearly $800 Million in His Own Stock Since the Election
President-elect Donald Trump has lost nearly $800 million in his own stock since the 2024 election. Trump owns 114.75 million shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), according to Reuters. On Election Day, the stock price closed at $33.94 per share, making Trump’s stake in the company, which owns Truth Social, worth close to […]
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Everything Donald Trump Has Said About Vaccines
Another one of President-elect Donald Trump‘s Cabinet appointments is under intense scrutiny. The former president announced on Thursday that he had picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his next Department of Health and Human Services secretary. The former presidential candidate—who first ran for the Democratic nomination before switching to an independent—is a well-known vaccine skeptic, […]
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Matt Gaetz Could Be ‘Embarrassment’ to Donald Trump, Texas Republican Says
President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for attorney general, Representative Matt Gaetz, has caused a stir in the newly Republican majority Senate, with Senator John Cornyn calling for Gaetz’s ethics report to determine his fitness and “protect the president.” On Wednesday, Trump tapped Republican Gaetz to be his attorney general. That same day, Gaetz resigned from Congress […]
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