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‘I could never do that:’ Trump reveals ‘the only thing’ he admired about ‘sleepy’ Joe Biden
Fp Staff • 1 month agoDuring Biden’s time in the White House, Trump repeatedly called him "Sleepy Joe." During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump even criticised Biden for spending too much time at the beach and even sleeping in a swimsuit
Distressed democracy: Is ‘Trump threat’ overrated in US politics? Experts debate and stand divided
Fp Staff • 1 month agoThe deepening political divide, institutional distrust and economic anxieties raise pressing questions about whether American democracy is merely distressed or undergoing an irreversible transformation
Does Trump’s claim that Biden’s pardons are ‘void’ because of autopen hold water?
Fp Explainers • 1 month agoUS President Donald Trump has announced that his predecessor Joe Biden’s pardons are 'void' and 'vacant' because he allegedly used an autopen. He also insisted that the former president ‘did not know anything’ about these orders signed during the end of his presidency. But is the Republican right about Biden’s pardons being null and void because of autopen?
Trump annuls Biden-era pardons, citing autopen use as grounds for invalidation
Fp Staff • 1 month agoTrump claimed that Biden's signature on the documents had been carried out with an autopen, a commonly used device, and therefore was not valid.
Why Biden’s ‘autopen’ signatures on White House documents have raised concern
Fp Explainers • 1 month agoFormer US President Joe Biden is facing flak for allegedly using an autopen to authorise several White House documents during his tenure. Allegations suggest that several official documents carried his signature but were generated using an autopen device. These claims come after years of scrutiny over Biden’s presidency, which was hampered by concerns about his mental acuity and ability to govern
Cuba completes prisoner release deal struck under Biden but rejected by Trump, frees 553 detainees
Fp Staff • 1 month agoDespite Trump’s reversal, sporadic releases continued in the following weeks, according to multiple human rights groups. However, Cuban authorities have not yet disclosed a full list of released prisoners
Biden’s Chips Act may not be the ‘horrible, horrible thing’ Trump wants US to believe
Fp Staff • 2 months agoThe impact of the act has been phenomenal. Spending on building chip factories surged in the months before and after the passage of the CHIPS Act in 2022. Even companies not receiving government funding are benefiting from a growing semiconductor ecosystem
Trump says ‘either Joe or Hunter’ responsible for 2023 cocaine discovery in White House, vows to investigate
Fp Staff • 2 months agoThe Secret Service closed the case within 11 days without questioning anyone, even as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had identified 500 visitors as suspects
Iran can now make 6 nuclear warheads, stockpile of weapon-grade uranium up by 50% since Trump win
Dowerah • 2 months agoThe US and its allies are racing against time as Iran edges closer to nuclear capability amid stalled diplomacy
As Trump arm-twists Ukraine to submit to Russia, Taiwan hopes Potus doesn’t form a Xi axis
Dowerah • 2 months agoTaiwan treads cautiously as Trump's shifting global priorities raise fears of abandonment while offering strategic opportunities