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Fact check: What might Trump’s federal funding freeze stop?

Trump’s funding freeze potentially affects programmes like school meals and cancer trials. What are the consequences?

Al Jazeera

Trump's Attempt to Usurp Congress's Spending Power

The White House's withholding of federal grants, impoundment plans, and other actions, are a major attack on the separation of powers.

Reason

Trump’s funding freeze pushes Democrats over the edge

ANALYSIS: Democrats have offered little pushback to Trump since he won. Now, Eric Garcia reports, they’re preparing for battle

The Independent UK

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The US stock market does better under Democrat presidents than Republicans – here’s what the data shows

The US has been experiencing a long “bull” stock market, that is rapid growth in stock prices, although this week tech stocks tumbled over the future prospects for US-built AI.

The Conversation

Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly.

The Conversation

Did Trump revoke the Equal Employment Opportunity Act? Here’s what to know

For decades, presidents have issued executive orders expanding and strengthening diversity programs within the federal workforce – Trump revoked a batch on Tuesday

The Independent UK

How do Donald Trump’s pardons compare with other US presidents?

Just hours into his second term, Trump pardons about 1,500 people charged in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

Al Jazeera

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Jules Feiffer obituary

American cartoonist and writer who portrayed angst-ridden New Yorkers and exposed the hypocrisy of government

The Guardian - UK

Why have Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons caused such a stir? A president’s pardoning power has few limits

On his last day in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden issued a number of preemptive pardons essentially to protect some leading public figures and members of his own family from possible retaliation by Donald Trump. It was a novel and innovative use of the presidential pardon power.

The Conversation

Mandelson goes to Washington – or does he? Why neither is a good option now

Although it will impinge on the consciousness of few, the appointment of the next UK ambassador to the US is growing into a crisis. It would not do for the involvement of Peter Mandelson in anything to pass without some controversy, but the difficulties emerging around his scheduled departure to…

The Conversation

Biden's Preemptive Pardons Undermine Official Accountability and the Rule of Law

His last-minute acts of clemency invite Trump and future presidents to shield their underlings from the consequences of committing crimes in office.

Reason

House Speaker Mike Johnson Declares Trump Greatest President

House Speaker Mike Johnson declares President Donald Trump as the greatest president of our lifetime during an event following Trump's inauguration.

Top News

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

The Independent UK

Trump, Nixon and all that inaugural cash

Both share the same brazen approach to financing the presidency, experts say

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The Independent UK

The 20 best feelgood films of all time, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: The Independent’s culture team select 20 of the best comfort films across the years to cure even the worst case of January blues

Salon

Biden's unprecedented farewell warning

Joe Biden breaks with tradition to offer a direct criticism of his successor

Al Jazeera

How will Trump approach — and possibly transform — presidential power?

The power of the presidency has grown for decades, but experts say Trump could go further in his second term.

The Conversation

Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money trial is no win for the rule of law

Donald Trump has become America’s first convicted felon president after a New York state court formally sentenced him on January 10 over 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal. However, this is no win for the rule of law. Trump’s constant attempts to delegitimise and…

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The Independent UK

Not a sweet goodbye: Biden is less popular leaving office than Trump and Obama were

The outgoing president’s approval ratings are comparable to Richard Nixon, who resigned amid the Watergate scandal

Reason

Kamala Harris' Long Day

Plus: Evading congestion pricing, expelling Hondurans (and the U.S. military), and more...

Top News

Vice President Kamala Harris Certifies Defeat To Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris to certify her defeat to Donald Trump, highlighting the resilience of American democracy and commitment to peaceful transition...

Salon

Journalists as heroes: I still believe

People who read the news made the right choice in 2024. Whatever their failings, journalists are bringing light

Roll Call

Speaker fight could overshadow awkward days for Harris after losing to Trump - Roll Call

Kamala Harris must on Jan. 6 oversee the final step in her election loss, but Republican infighting could dominate the next few days.

Reason

Jimmy Carter Supported Federal Pot Decriminalization for Half a Century. It Still Has Not Happened.

Although marijuana prohibition has collapsed in one state after another, Congress has yet to take even the modest step that Carter recommended back in 1977.

Salon

Jimmy Carter was ahead of the curve

Correcting the misunderstood legacy of America's most underrated president

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