Texas governor orders state's flags raised to full-staff for Trump's inauguration
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R), Monday ordered As President-elect Trump begins his second term in the White House, all state flags will be flown at the inauguration ceremony. The move would suspend the 30-day half-staff memorial period President Biden instituted to honor the memory of the late President Carter. Biden ordered flags to be lowered […]
Trump's impending downfall: The promises he will never be able to keep
President Trump has this advice for Congressional Democrats as he begins his second stint in the White House: “We must be very careful to stay out of the enemy's way when he is making the wrong move.'' Must be.” In the first 100 days of this second Trump administration, these words of Napoleon Bonaparte capture […]
Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Divest BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Before Trump's Inauguration – Decrypt
With less than a week left until President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, billionaire hedge fund manager and Treasury Secretary candidate Scott Bessent is investing in a variety of stocks, including shares in the BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). Preparations are underway to sell the assets. The sale follows federal ethics guidelines, which require nominees to sell certain […]
What is the SALT cap? What to know about Trump's proposed tax deduction change – Daily Mail
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly open to raising the cap on SALT, a provision of the tax code that overwhelmingly disadvantages wealthy people in blue states. Prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law by President Trump in 2017, the SALT deduction allowed taxpayers to itemize their deductions and subtract the amount […]
Trump's talk of expansion puts world leaders on alert
At a time when global politics is already unstable, President-elect Trump's comments regarding territorial expansion have upset world leaders. President Trump last week doubled down on his proposal for the United States to buy Greenland, take control of the Panama Canal and make Canada its “51st state.” He refused to rule out “military or economic” […]
Trump's company unveils its ethics guidelines for his second term
The Trump Organization said Friday that President-elect Trump will not be involved in the management of his family's businesses and that the company will no longer handle profits received from foreign governments as part of a series of new ethics measures introduced during President Trump's second term. He announced that he would donate. . The […]
Senate GOP fears land mines in House could derail Trump's tax agenda
Senate Republicans fear President-elect Trump's tax plan will stall in the House due to several potential landmines, including demands by some Republicans to raise corporate taxes and remove caps on state and local tax (SALT) deductions. I am concerned that this is a possibility. The senators believe that if one or two House Republicans push […]
Google, Boeing join growing list of companies donating to Trump's inauguration
Google and Boeing each donated $1 million to President-elect Trump's inaugural committee, joining the list of major companies supporting the January 20 event. “Google is pleased to support the 2025 Inauguration with a live stream on YouTube and a direct link to our homepage. We are also contributing to the inaugural committee.” Google Government Affairs […]
Anxieties jump at Trump's Greenland, Panama Canal military talk
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Lawmaker lauds Trump's expansion plan: Panama, Greenland, Canada 'should be honored’
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said the United States should “respect” President-elect Trump's ambition to make Canada, Panama and Greenland part of the United States. “I think the people of Panama, the people of Greenland, and the people of Canada should be honored that President Trump wants to bring these territories under the umbrella of the […]