U.S.-Canada Tensions Rise as Trump Renames Lake Ontario “Lake America”

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A dispute over the name of Lake Ontario has become the latest symbol of deteriorating relations between the United States and Canada, after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the lake to be renamed “Lake America” for official U.S. federal purposes. … Read More

Natalie Harp Moves from the White House Shadows into the Public Spotlight

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Natalie Harp, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, has recently found herself at the center of political attention after Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff mentioned her in a campaign speech while criticizing the president’s priorities. Harp, 35, serves as a … Read More

White House says Trump weighing options to acquire Greenland, including military

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The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump is again pursuing U.S. control of Greenland, describing the Arctic territory as a national security priority and saying his team is reviewing multiple pathways to acquire it — including the potential … Read More

Iran’s Pezeshkian says West is waging ‘total war’ on Tehran ahead of Trump–Netanyahu talks

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is locked in a “total war” with the United States, Israel and Europe, casting the confrontation as a broad campaign designed to weaken the Islamic Republic on political, economic and security fronts. Iranian Parliament … Read More

Trump floats $2,000 “tariff rebate” checks; analysts question the math and legality

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President Donald Trump says most Americans—excluding “high-income” earners—will receive a “tariff dividend” of at least $2,000, funded by customs duties collected under his trade policies. The pledge came in a Nov. 9 Truth Social post in which Trump also defended … Read More

Trump urges Senate GOP to scrap filibuster to end shutdown

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President Donald Trump called on Senate Republicans to eliminate the chamber’s 60-vote filibuster threshold, pressing for the so-called “nuclear option” to push through a funding bill and end a government shutdown now in its 30th day. The president argued that … Read More

Trump Signals He Could Invoke Insurrection Act if Courts Block National Guard Deployments

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President Donald Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military forces domestically if federal courts continue to thwart his attempts to send National Guard units to Democrat-run cities, intensifying a legal and political standoff between … Read More

Tyler Robinson, 22, arrested and charged in killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2025 Student Action Summit at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Authorities have arrested 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus … Read More

Gloria Gaynor Honored at Kennedy Center by Donald Trump

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Gloria Gaynor in 2014 Disco icon Gloria Gaynor has been named one of the recipients of the prestigious 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, marking a celebrated recognition of her enduring contribution to music and culture. The announcement comes amid her continued … Read More

A Neutral Analysis of Donald Trump’s Current Policies

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  As of early 2025, it is difficult to provide a definitive account of Donald Trump’s policies. The analysis is a hypothetical or forward-looking assessment based on Trump’s known policy positions and style. Immigration and Border Security Throughout his 2017-2021 … Read More

Donald Trump, hard to translate

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It seems that the speeches, but mostly the elliptical answers and sudden shifts on various topics of Trump, give it a hardship for translators worldwide. Japan Times specifically states that, for the Japanese translators, Donald Trump is a nightmare. Chikako … Read More

David Folkerts-Landau about Donald Trump: uncertainty is better than the certainty of the mediocrity

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David Folkerts-Landau Deutsche Bank’s high-powered executive, declared these days that “while Trump introduces higher uncertainty, this is better than the near certainty of the continuation of a mediocre status quo.” Folkerts-Landau sees in the next presidential administration a business team … Read More

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