It is particularly difficult to foretell what the foreign policy of a US president-elect will be. We have plenty of examples of US presidents who – after coming into office – did not follow through on their electoral campaign pledges. Even though Obama did actually conclude the agreement with Iran – as promised during his … Read more
Today is world HIV day. When this epidemic started, there were arguments about whether it originated from Africa or not. Regardless of its origins, HIV has become mainly an African disease. According to UNAIDS, 78 million people have contracted HIV since it first made its dramatic appearance over three decades ago. Of these, 35 million … Read more
The first candidate-driven statewide recount of a presidential election in 16 years began in Wisconsin, a state that Donald Trump won by less than a percentage point over Hillary Clinton after polls long predicted a Clinton victory. The recount, requested by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, carries none of the drama of the Florida presidential … Read more
Trump vows to back away from business to focus on White House U. S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to step back from running his global business empire to avoid conflicts of interest but gave few immediate details as concern over his dual role mounts ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration. Trump, a real … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump, who raged against the elite as a candidate, is populating his administration with the ultra-rich. On Wednesday, he named billionaire Wilbur Ross, who has made a fortune cobbling together dying companies, as his commerce secretary, and Todd Ricketts, part of the billionaire family that owns the Chicago Cubs, as deputy commerce secretary. … Read more
I am an immigrant, a woman, a community leader that vigorously campaigned for Hillary Clinton not just on social media but across the country, and I proudly voted for her on November 8TH, 2016. At exactly 8pm on the Election Night, a group of African leaders gathered at a well-known African Restaurant in New Jersey … Read more
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denounced what he called “bullsh*t” Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his role in a bloody crackdown on drug dealers. In a speech on Monday, Duterte – who has been accused of ordering extrajudicial killings in his anti-narcotics campaign since taking office in June … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump stepped up his search on Monday for a new U. S. secretary of state, with the focus on David Petraeus, a former U.S. military commander in Iraq whose mishandling of classified information led to his resignation as CIA chief in 2012. “Just met with General Petraeus–was very impressed!” Trump said on Twitter … Read more
Remember prosperity? Want it back? Here’s the secret formula, which has always worked and would work again: Cut marginal tax rates and restore integrity to the dollar. Donald Trump campaigned on meaningful marginal tax rate cuts and implying, with his offstage praise of the gold standard , a solid instinct for monetary integrity and how … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for national unity in an address to mark the Thanksgiving holiday. In the wake of what he called a “long and bruising” election campaign, he said emotions in the country were raw. The time had come, he said, “to begin to heal our divisions” but added that “tensions just … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for national unity in an address to mark the Thanksgiving holiday. In the wake of what he called a “long and bruising” election campaign he said emotions in the country were raw. The time had come, he said, “to begin to heal our divisions” but added that “tensions just … Read more
US President Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the political fray and avoid commenting on their successors. Mr Obama said he would give Mr Trump time to outline his vision but … Read more
US president Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the political fray and avoid commenting on their successors. Speaking at a news conference at the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, Mr Obama … Read more
US president Barack Obama has said he may speak out after leaving office if he feels his successor Donald Trump is threatening core American values. By convention, former presidents tend to leave the political fray and avoid commenting on their successors. Speaking at a news conference at the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, Mr Obama … Read more
While performing in San José, California last night (November 17), Kanye West took a stance on last week’s presidential election that was almost predictable in its unpredictability. The man who once claimed that former President George W. Bush didn’t care about black people because of his delayed response to Hurricane Katrina is now joining the … Read more
A former George W. Bush administration official who once encouraged recalcitrant Republicans to serve in the incoming Trump administration is now issuing a warning against getting on board, cautioning that those Republicans “would probably have to make excuses for things that are inexcusable and defend people who are indefensible.” Eliot Cohen, who served as a … Read more
Shock! Disbelief! Total surprise! Those media (and politicians) who have in the preceding election campaign totally uncritically, but systematically supported Hillary Clinton, try by using such words to convince the public opinion (and themselves most probably) that the election of Donald Trump as the next American President is a total surprise (a mistake, almost). But … Read more
The title of this piece conveys a strident mood. But the angst is no longer because a bozo of catholic proportion emerged as the US president-Elect. It is not because of the reality that a labile character is set to become the leader of the free world. It has nothing to do with the fact … Read more
President Barack Obama encouraged Americans Monday to give President-elect Donald Trump some time to get adjusted to the responsibilities of the presidency. But in his first news conference since last week’s stunning election results, Obama warned that some of Trump’s expectations will soon be shaken up by the gravity of the job. Obama said he … Read more
U. S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has vowed to rewrite the existing financial rule book. President-elect Trump will take over on Jan. 20 and his fellow Republicans will have control of Congress … Read more