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US President Donald Trump repealed numerous executive orders promoting LGBTQ equality and issued new ones decreeing only two genders and ending government diversity programs Monday, definitively breaking with what he…

Donald Trump targeted opponents and touted a huge AI project Tuesday in a shock-and-awe start to his second presidency — but faced defiance including a rare public dressing down from…

Billionaire Elon Musk sparked controversy Monday after making a gesture at an event celebrating US President Donald Trump‘s inauguration, with some calling it a “Nazi” or “fascist” movement. The X,…

Colombia vowed “war” against left-wing guerrillas Monday, declaring a state of emergency and deploying thousands of soldiers to contain violence that killed at least 100 people and threatens to scupper…

President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address sounded a lot like his first, with a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems. Eight years…

Leaders from around the world reacted to Donald Trump‘s return Monday to the White House, offering congratulations and urging good relations with the mercurial leader. Here are some of the…

President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord for a second time, a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming…

Donald Trump plans to issue a flurry of executive orders and directives after he is sworn in as US president at a frigid US Capitol on Monday, having promised to…

Home Americas Live Issued on: 20/01/2025 – 11:15Modified: 20/01/2025 – 11:18 The outdoor inauguration viewing area outside the US Capitol in Washington DC. © Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images via AFP…

Every four years, the US presidential inauguration ceremony temporarily turns Washington into a giant concert stage, where power rubs shoulders with glamour. The highlight of the show is when one…