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Biden welcomes Trump to White House for courtesy visit

US President Joe Biden welcomed his successor Donald Trump to the White House for a courtesy visit on Monday, ahead of the latter's inauguration

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Who has Donald Trump threatened to prosecute as president?

Donald Trump has vowed to investigate or prosecute political rivals, former intelligence officials, the country's former military chief, prosecutors and judges, tech moguls, members of Congress and left-wing Americans after he becomes president on Monday..Here is a list of some of his pote

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Triumphant Trump set for return to power

The Republican vowed to unleash a blitz of executive orders undoing Joe Biden's legacy upon his return to the White House, and to launch immediate deportations of undocumented migrants

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Trump vows to end 'American decline' at inauguration eve rally

"I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country," he said

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Trump holds victory rally before inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump was due to take a victory lap yesterday with a campaign-style rally in Washington, DC, a day before he is sworn in for a second term four years after losing the White House to Joe Biden.

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TikTok goes dark for US users

TikTok stopped working for its 170 million American users late on Saturday before a law shutting it down on national security grounds took effect yesterday, but a day before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump said “SAVE TIKTOK!” in a Truth Social post.

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Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?

Here is a preview of the pomp and circumstance that will unfold Monday when Trump is sworn in as the 47th president

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Trump team asks Bernicat, two senior diplomats to resign

Trump pledged during his presidential campaign to "clean out the deep state" by firing bureaucrats that he deems as disloyal

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Cops comb fire-charred LA for bodies

Sheriff’s deputies on horseback fanned out through charred brush on Friday, hunting for the remains of people who perished when huge wildfires raced through Los Angeles.

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Trump admin plans mass immigrant raids

US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said.

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TikTok's journey from fun app to US security concern

As a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States is poised to go into effect, here is a look at the rise of the video-sharing social media platform

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Severe cold forces Trump inauguration indoors, first time in 40 years

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will take place inside the US Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in 40 years that US presidential inaugural ceremonies will be moved indoors

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Biden warns of threats to ‘fragile’ democracy

President Joe Biden warned Thursday against the dangerous erosion of the fundamental guardrails protecting an increasingly “fragile” American democracy.

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US top court upholds law banning TikTok

The US Supreme Court yesterday refused to rescue TikTok from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on Sunday in the United States on national security grounds - a major blow to a platform used by nearly half of all Americans.

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Trump says ceasefire 'would've never happened' without his team

"If we weren't involved in this deal, the deal would've never happened," Trump said.

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Farewell speech:: Biden warns of Trump ‘oligarchy’

US President Joe Biden urged Americans Wednesday to stand guard against a “dangerous” oligarchy forming under Donald Trump as he delivered a dark farewell address before stepping down next week.

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Biden warns of Trump 'oligarchy' in dark farewell speech

Biden began his speech by touting the legacy of his four years in office

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US to ban smart cars with Chinese tech

The United States yesterday finalised a rule effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world’s second-biggest economy over national security risks.

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