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Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns
Read full article: Rubio says Trump’s interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concernsSecretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security interests stemming from growing concerns about Chinese activity in the Arctic and in Latin America.
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
Read full article: What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape governmentPresident Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government.
An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together
Read full article: An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists togetherA cross-border conservation project centered on barn owls is fostering cooperation between Israeli and Arab scientists, offering a rare example of coexistence in the conflict-ridden Middle East.
Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Read full article: Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of stateSecretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America.
Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermon
Read full article: Episcopal bishop says she'll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermonThe Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, says she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
Read full article: Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidencyPresident Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
Trump invoked all corners of American history. How might he use them to build his new 'Golden Age'?
Read full article: Trump invoked all corners of American history. How might he use them to build his new 'Golden Age'?In summoning people to his vision for the future, Donald Trump assembled a dizzying collage of time-honored and time-worn American myths, tropes and ideals.
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal
Read full article: Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canalPresident Donald Trump’s insistence that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control is feeding nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.S. military intervention.
Inauguration Day Latest: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive actions
Read full article: Inauguration Day Latest: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive actionsDonald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.
Trump returns to a changed Washington, this time with a full embrace from Republicans
Read full article: Trump returns to a changed Washington, this time with a full embrace from RepublicansIt was a changed Washington that greeted Donald Trump when he took the oath of office as president a second time.
Inauguration Day Latest: Biden and Trump head to the US Capitol for the ceremony
Read full article: Inauguration Day Latest: Biden and Trump head to the US Capitol for the ceremonyDonald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.
From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?
Read full article: From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?President-elect Donald Trump has selected opera tenor Christopher Macchio to perform the national anthem at his second inauguration.
Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inauguration
Read full article: Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inaugurationHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day.
Biden is packing up to leave the White House. But what about any classified documents?
Read full article: Biden is packing up to leave the White House. But what about any classified documents?The last time Joe Biden packed up and left office, he took with him tens of thousands of papers from his decades in public service.
Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter's death
Read full article: Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter's deathU.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height.
Stock market today: Gains for oil producers and drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed
Read full article: Stock market today: Gains for oil producers and drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixedU.S. stock indexes were split as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies.
As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do list
Read full article: As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do listIf President Joe Biden is looking for ideas for retirement, he need look no further than past presidents.
Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddling
Read full article: Panama Canal administrator pushes back against Trump's assertions of Chinese meddlingThe administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there is any interference from China in the canal’s operations and saying giving special privileges to any nation would only cause problems.
Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll findsAmericans have a dimmer view of Joe Biden’s presidency as he prepares to leave office than they did at the end of Donald Trump’s first term or Barack Obama’s second.
Stock market today: Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worries
Read full article: Stock market today: Wall Street recoils after good news on the economy raises inflation worriesU.S. stocks dropped on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high.
Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
Read full article: Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama CanalA Panamanian national holiday remembering the killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops in 1964 is taking on new resonance this year as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal.
Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their ownFive current and former U.S. presidents have come together for Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history
Read full article: From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of historyInside Washington National Cathedral, the five men who've occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment together at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral.
Jimmy Carter honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown
Read full article: Jimmy Carter honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometownFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital before a second service in his tiny Georgia hometown that launched a Depression-era farm boy to the world stage.
Stock market today: Global indexes are mixed as the US stock market remains closed
Read full article: Stock market today: Global indexes are mixed as the US stock market remains closedWorld shares were mixed as the U.S. stock market remained closed to observe a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in California
Read full article: Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in CaliforniaPresident Joe Biden has canceled the final overseas trip of his presidency just hours before he was set to depart for Rome and the Vatican, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to fires raging in California.
Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicatedJimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.
Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as leaders struggle to craft his priorities
Read full article: Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as leaders struggle to craft his prioritiesPresident-elect Donald Trump emerged from a lengthy Capitol Hill meeting with Senate Republicans with no set strategy for tackling his legislative priorities.
Carter and Biden's long friendship had wrinkles. It will be on display a final time with a eulogy
Read full article: Carter and Biden's long friendship had wrinkles. It will be on display a final time with a eulogyJoe Biden and Jimmy Carter's decades-long friendship will be on display one last time as Biden eulogizes Carter during his state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
President-elect Donald Trump joins visitors to Jimmy Carter's casket in Capitol Rotunda
Read full article: President-elect Donald Trump joins visitors to Jimmy Carter's casket in Capitol RotundaPresident-elect Donald Trump paid his respects on Wednesday as President Jimmy Carter lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda as part of state funeral rites.
As MLK holiday nears, Bernice King urges people to really focus on his teachings
Read full article: As MLK holiday nears, Bernice King urges people to really focus on his teachingsAs the holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his work throughout the next year, rather than just paying him tribute for a day.
Takeaways from Trump's Mar-a-Lago press conference
Read full article: Takeaways from Trump's Mar-a-Lago press conferenceLess than two weeks before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump is taking some of his most audacious claims and promises of the transition period and amping them up to new levels.
Trump suggests changing Gulf of Mexico’s name to ‘Gulf of America’
Read full article: Trump suggests changing Gulf of Mexico’s name to ‘Gulf of America’President-elect Donald Trump proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” during a news conference from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter left behind enduring nonprofits as part of their legacy of giving back
Read full article: Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter left behind enduring nonprofits as part of their legacy of giving backPresident Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House.
Trump's inauguration coincides with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in DC
Read full article: Trump's inauguration coincides with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in DCPresident-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is coinciding with an unprecedented string of high-stakes security events in the nation's capital.
Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship
Read full article: Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationshipLiving to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.
Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?
Read full article: Can Washington handle two weeks of high-security pomp along with a heavy burst of snow?For the first time, the District of Columbia is hosting three so-called National Special Security Events in a two-week span: Monday’s congressional certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral win, this week’s state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter and then Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
Read full article: Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy gripMuch of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the coast of Maine in its frigid grip.
Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stage
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stageJimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president’s life started more than 100 years ago.
Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat
Read full article: Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomatSecretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, traveling to South Korea, Japan and France.
Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rights
Read full article: Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined ‘evangelical,’ from campaigns to race and women’s rightsFormer President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.
US stock markets to remain closed in honor of Jimmy Carter on National Day of Mourning
Read full article: US stock markets to remain closed in honor of Jimmy Carter on National Day of MourningU.S. stock markets will close on Thursday of next week in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, continuing a long-held Wall Street tradition in mourning the nation’s leaders.
AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreement
Read full article: AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreementOne of Jimmy Carter's crowning achievements as president was the Camp David talks that would deliver Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab nation and make Nobel Peace Prize winners of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
How Jimmy Carter’s 1992 South Florida visit left a lasting impact on affordable housing
Read full article: How Jimmy Carter’s 1992 South Florida visit left a lasting impact on affordable housingFormer President Jimmy Carter, widely celebrated for his humanitarian efforts after leaving the White House, made a significant mark on South Florida in 1992 when he joined Habitat for Humanity to help build homes in Miami’s Liberty City.
Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game
Read full article: Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders gameA moment of silence was held for former President Jimmy Carter before the Atlanta Falcons' game at the Washington Commanders.
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestion
Read full article: Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. Panama's president balks at the suggestionDonald Trump is suggesting that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal.
Kissing the ring? MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication
Read full article: Kissing the ring? MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communicationIt was the last thing you might expect if you watched MSNBC's “Morning Joe” a month ago — hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski asking for a meeting and traveling to Mar-a-Lago to talk with President-elect Donald Trump.
Washington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
Read full article: Washington Post becomes second major US newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidateThe Washington Post says it won't endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future.
Belgrade's landmark Hotel Yugoslavia faces likely demolition, with many opposed
Read full article: Belgrade's landmark Hotel Yugoslavia faces likely demolition, with many opposedBelgrade’s iconic Hotel Yugoslavia was once a symbol of progress in the former socialist state of Yugoslavia, and a gathering place for local residents and world leaders.