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By Brian Boone Of the many activities and events associated with Inauguration Day, few were observed by president number one, George Washington. Most were adopted later, over the course of the last 200 years’ worth ofincoming presidential parties. January 20 From the 1700s until well into the...
The French Republican calendar considered the fall equinox to be the beginning of the new year, like January 1st is the beginning of the new year in the regular calendar. This means that the new year did not always occur on the same day every year for the 12 years that the calendar was...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund, as did Meta and Amazon. Google CEO Sundar Pichai met with Trump and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he was "turning the page" with the president elect. Famously, Musk has been simping over the president-elect for ...
January 23, 2021 Amanda Gorman, in this poet’s heart, offered the highlight of the inauguration ceremony recently, as our President Biden and VP Kamala Harris took oaths of office. The bravery of a poet is to offer a heart laid bare. Words are our soul’s breath, the exchange of atmo...
former defence minister, said we’re witnessing an evolution in the relationship with the White House. “It used to be special – now it’s transactional,” he said. “It’s overlooked in Canada but the Democrats are the party of protectionism. It was Trump who changed the Republican Party...
Scott Pelley: To quote from the November 12th statement that CISA and its partners put out, "The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history. There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes or changed votes or was in any way compromised." ...
Amanda Becker, Washington correspondent for The 19th, explains what you need to know about abortion politics in 2024: The GOP’s “extreme policies” have not changed.
Inauguration Day is one of the most significant dates on the political calendar of the United States. It takes place every four years in Washington, DC.
“Any time there are allegations, you want to make sure they are properly vetted, so we’ll have that discussion,” Ernst said. When asked for their views, some panel Republicans who will have a say in Hegseth’s coming confirmation process quickly changed the subject to Hegseth’s...