Presidency

How the battles Trump loves to wage explain his presidency

CNN — To understand Donald Trump’s second term, just look at the fights he picks. The president and his top officials spent this week escalating confrontations over mass deportations, elite universities and transgender athletes on emerging fronts of his “common sense revolution.” Each is obviously an attempt to please the loyal MAGA political base and …

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Egypt Independent April 17, 2025

Feeling out a bizarre post-presidency, Biden will begin reemerging on Tuesday

CNN — Joe Biden has been hankering to do more. Many leading Democrats across the country — including some former top aides and close allies, who note they’re sad to say it — are desperate for the former president to stick to a quiet retirement. But Tuesday in Chicago, Biden will wade into one of …

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Egypt Independent April 15, 2025

Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress

CNN — Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to transform the country — after weeks of wielding vast and questionable executive power. House Republicans hope to vote on a bill to extend federal funding until the end of September. …

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Egypt Independent March 11, 2025

Assad says he didn’t plan to flee Syria, according to presidency Telegram account

CNN — Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s departure from the country was unplanned, according to a statement posted Monday on the Syrian Presidency Telegram account, purporting to be from Assad. The statement claims Assad moved to Russia’s airbase in Syria’s Hmeimim on the morning of Sunday, December 8, and Russia asked him to evacuate when …

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Egypt Independent December 18, 2024