The day one executive orders will make the climate crisis worse
US President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order withdrawing the country from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The Paris Agreement, which was signed by over 200 countries in December 2015, is aimed at limiting global warming to “well below” 2C and “well below” 3C. However, the agreement states that the process would take a full year.
Some 1,500 January 6 rioters are in line for a pardon from Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump pardoned two aides to former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson over the US Capitol attack. The two aides, Anthony Fauci and Michael Morell, had served on the panel that probed the attack last year. Trump had called Fauci a “disaster” and Morell has been investigated by congressional Republicans.
Trump signs an executive order to stop the TikTok ban
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to block the US government from selling a stake in TikTok to Chinese conglomerate ByteDance for 75 days. Trump ordered the US Attorney General “not to take any action” to enforce the law against ByteDance. He said the government will have a stake in TikTok through a joint venture with a private company.
Key moments from the inaugural address by Donald Trump
US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to declare a national emergency at the US southern border, officials said on Monday. Trump is also expected to end birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents without legal status. “They tried to take my freedom and,indeed, to take my life,” Trump said during his address.
Scott Bessent is Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy, has said he would reduce the red tape that slows critical infrastructure projects, ensuring funds are spent efficiently. Duffy also pledged to bring “tough love” to Boeing as regulators work to restore confidence in the struggling airplane maker. His first trip as Transportation Secretary would be to the Appalachian region, Duffy added.
MarcoRubio, Trump’s secretary of state pick, will have a confirmation hearing
US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as Defence Secretary, former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth, had told Megyn Kelly on her podcast in December that he’d forgo all alcohol if he’s confirmed to the post. However, Hegseth’s hearing on Tuesday is expected to be “tough but respectful, candid but fair”, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
Pam Bondi is Trump’s pick to be attorney general
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he expects unwavering devotion from his appointees. “The question, then, is whether Ms Bondi can do that as the Attorney General, despite her prior work with and around Mr. Trump, or whether she will enable his worst instincts,” he added. “The President-elect has made it clear…hevalues one thing above all else in an attorney general: loyalty,” Durbin said.
Progress is being made in the talks between Israel and Hamas for the release of hostages
Israel and Gaza’s militant group Hamas are close to a ceasefire deal that could be signed within days, reports said. The talks are aimed to have a signed deal or a ‘declaration of principles’ from Israel and Hamas before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, reports added. A further round of negotiations is expected to begin 16 days from now, reports further said.
There are conversations about the moment
Former US President Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked the US Supreme Court to stay the sentencing of him on charges of lying to the FBI amid the Russia investigation. They said a stay was necessary to prevent “grave injustice and harm” to the federal government. Trump was convicted of eight counts of lying to the FBI between February and May 2020.
Donald Trump is set for sentencing for his New York felony conviction
US President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court to stay proceedings in the New York trial court, saying that they didn’t want the presidency and the federal government to be in harm’s way. Trump had been found guilty of filing fake documents to conceal payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had an affair with Trump.