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Biden signs executive order rejoining Paris climate agreement

Shawdesh desk: US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to rejoin the historic Paris agreement on climate change, a commitment that he made during his election campaign. The

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Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders

Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump’s key policies, hours after being sworn in. “There is no time to waste when it comes

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Trump pardons 73 people, including Steve Bannon, on last day

Shawdesh desk: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other allies, just hours before he was due to leave office. “President

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Biden to be sworn in as 46th US president, ending Trump era

Shawdesh Desk: Thirty-four years after first seeking the job, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president Wednesday, drawing a curtain on the most tumultuous administration of

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Trump won’t hand Biden the nuclear football. Here’s how the handoff will happen.

Shawdesh desk: When he is sworn in Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden will get the nuclear “football” — an oddly shaped 45-pound briefcase that is always at the president’s side to

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Atlanta prosecutor appears to move closer to Trump inquiry

Prosecutors in Georgia appear increasingly likely to open a criminal investigation of President Donald Trump over his attempts to overturn the results of the state’s 2020 election, an inquiry into

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Britain to host first G7 summit of Biden era in June

Shawdesh Desk: Britain will host a G7 summit in June, the government said Friday, announcing what will be the first face-to-face meeting of the group since the start of Joe

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Could Kamala Harris wear a sari on inauguration day?

Shawdesh Desk: With Donald Trump’s boycott, fears over Covid-19, the threat of armed protests and calls for violence following the siege of the Capitol, next week’s presidential inauguration is already

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