Donald Trump has been sworn in for a second term as president of the United States in Washington, DC. Trump used his inaugural address to reiterate his grievances against his political opponents, saying he would “liberate” the country from a “radical and corrupt establishment”. Declaring that government faces a “crisis of trust”, Trump pledged in his … Read more
Donald Trump begins his second term as the US president. Donald Trump’s threats and assertions in the weeks before his second term in office as United States president have caused concern globally. Trump has promised to crack down on immigration, unleash tariffs on allies and even take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland. So, … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump assumes office with a wide-ranging ‘Day One’ list of executive orders. US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on an array of issues that he promised to resolve on “Day One”, ranging from immigration to oil production. Host Steve Clemons speaks with Tevi Troy, who served as a deputy secretary in the cabinet … Read more
President-elect Donald J. Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out the use of military or economic coercion to force Panama to give up control of the canal that America built more than a century ago and to push Denmark to sell Greenland to the United States. In a rambling, hourlong news conference, Mr. Trump repeatedly … Read more
“Turkey is a major force, by the way,” he said. “Erdoğan is somebody I got along with great, but he has a major military force. And his has not been worn out with war. He’s built a very strong, powerful army.” Returning to the question, he said: “We [had] 5,000 soldiers in between a five-million … Read more
What is next for the United States as it embarks on a second Trump presidency. As the dust settles following the United States election results, the world is adjusting to the prospect of four more years of Donald Trump.The future either looks bright or worrying, depending on which side of the political aisle you stand. Presenter: Anelise Borges Guests:Ky Polanco … Read more
US president-elect Donald Trump is handing over US Middle East policy to people “who see God as some kind of cosmic real estate agent”, argues Stephen Zunes, chair of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of San Francisco. Regarding Trump’s “to whom it may concern” threat that “there will be all hell to … Read more
Ricardo Santiago, who heads MSF’s operations in southern Mexico, anticipates more migrants and asylum seekers like Ramirez will race to reach the border over the next month, before Trump takes office. That would mean a reversal of current trends. September saw a four-year low in apprehensions at the US border, according to government figures. Still, … Read more
G20 leaders pledge support for multilateralism, the Global South and an open economy. Leaders of the world’s top economies have wrapped up a meeting in Brazil, where they committed to tackling poverty, inequality and climate change. The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East were also high on the agenda, as were global trade and … Read more
Marc Lamont Hill discusses the impact of a second Trump presidency on US foreign policy and global crises. As the US braces for a transition of power between President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, both US geopolitical allies and adversaries wonder what direction American foreign policy will take under Trump. With tensions in the … Read more