President-elect Donald Trump takes victory lap ahead of inauguration

Thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters waited for hours in the cold and rain to attend his victory rally on Sunday, January 19, a day before the President-elect returns to power with plans to aggressively reshape U.S. immigration and trade policy.

The Republican, 78, placed a wreath first at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday before making his first major speech in Washington since a January 6, 2021, rally with his supporters that preceded the storming of the U.S. Capitol.

Donald Trump to create External Revenue Service for foreign revenue collection

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, January 14, announced his plans to create the External Revenue Service, a new body aimed at collecting tariffs, duties, and all revenue derived from foreign sources.

Trump also criticized the current reliance on domestic taxes through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and emphasized the need for foreign entities benefiting from trade with the U.S. to contribute their fair share.

Donald Trump picks Indian-American Sriram Krishnan as policy advisor on AI

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has named Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as the Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence (AI).

“Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy,” Trump announced Sunday, December 22, alongside a series of appointments focused on AI advancements.

Donald Trump nominates billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to head NASA

Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who made the first private spacewalk in collaboration with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has been nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Isaacman was at the helm of Shift4 for the past 25 years and had also co-founded and served as CEO of Draken International — a defense aerospace company — for over a decade, supporting the U.S. Department of Defense and its allies, Trump said Wednesday, December 4, on X.

Donald Trump threatens India, other BRICS nations with 100% tariffs if they develop own currency

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries — comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates — if they develop a new currency or adopt another to replace “the mighty dollar” and effectively bar them from American markets.

“There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade, and any country that tries should wave goodbye to America,” he posted on Truth Social on Saturday, November 30.

Donald Trump a friend of India, PM Modi, don’t foresee any problem whatsoever: Commerce Minister Goyal

Calling U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as a “friend of India” and “a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said New Delhi is looking to further strengthen the economic partnership between the two countries as soon as the new administration takes charge in Washington in January next year.

“Mr. Trump is a friend of India, is a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and I’m sure this friendship will only continue to blossom and grow further, as is evident from the various comments he (Trump) has made so far,” Goyal told reporters Thursday, November 28.

Donald Trump picks Brooke Rollins for Agriculture Secretary, praises her commitment to American farmers

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brooke Rollins to serve as the 33rd United States Secretary of Agriculture. Trump also praised Rollins’ experience and commitment to supporting American farmers, food self-sufficiency, and agricultural-dependent small towns.

Following her nomination, Rollins expressed her gratitude for the opportunity, stating that it will be the honor of her life to advocate for America’s farmers and agricultural communities.

Donald Trump picks Hindu American Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Hindu American Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat member of Congress, to his cabinet as the Director of National Intelligence.

“Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community, championing our Constitutional Rights, and securing Peace through Strength,” Trump said on Truth Social on Wednesday, November 13, announcing his pick for the post.

Donald Trump entrusts Lee Zeldin with EPA

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has entrusted one of his loyal supporters, Lee Zeldin, with the task of remaking the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) to align it with his campaign promise of dismantling its onerous regulations.

As EPA’s administrator — a cabinet-level job — “he will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses”, Trump said on social media platform Truth Social.

2024 election: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer clashing visions as voters head to the polls

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump offer two starkly different visions for the country with much at stake — from pocketbook economic issues and reproductive rights to the strength of the country’s global alliances and existential questions about the future of American democracy and the planet.

More than 78 million American voters had already cast their ballot by Monday, November 4, on the eve of Election Day, as Harris and Trump crisscrossed the seven battleground states with their closing remarks.

Indian Americans overwhelmingly favor Harris over Trump, says a new Indian American Impact poll

VP Harris calls Donald Trump “biggest losers of manufacturing jobs in American history” at Wisconsin campaign

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ramped up their presidential campaigns in Wisconsin, a crucial battleground state. At the campaign event, Harris targeted Trump’s economic record, specifically his handling of manufacturing jobs.

She further claimed that nearly 200,000 manufacturing jobs were lost during Trump’s presidency before the Covid-19 pandemic, with thousands of those losses felt in Wisconsin alone. She also labelled “Trump one of the biggest losers of manufacturing jobs in American history”.

Donald Trump visits McDonald’s, Kamala Harris attends worship services as election nears

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, October 20, made an unusual stop at Philadelphia’s McDonald’s franchise while Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris participated in worship services in Atlanta to garner support, Al Jazeera reported.

Trump, wearing an apron over his shirt and tie, made fries and interacted with the staff at McDonald’s. “It requires great expertise, actually, to do it right and to do it fast,” Trump said. “I like this job,” he added.

Donald Trump urges voters to come out in large numbers for presidential polls

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he needs a “mandate” from the American electorate this year as Election Day is just less than a month away, the Hill reported. The election will take place on November 5.

At an election rally in Juneau, Wisconsin, Trump said that he needs his supporters from the key battleground state of Wisconsin and the country as a whole to turn out “in record numbers”.

Donald Trump to meet Narendra Modi next week

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign event that he will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, media reports said.

Trump announced the meeting while addressing the people in Flint, Michigan, while he was speaking about U.S. trade with India. He gave no details on where they would meet, the report added.

Donald Trump refuses to have more presidential debate with Kamala Harris

Former US President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has announced that he will not participate in another presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.

In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump said Thursday, September 12 that he won the debate hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, and accused Harris of refusing to accept debate invitations from Fox News, NBC News and CBS News.

Grim recall of 9/11 tragedy draws Kamala Harris, Donald Trump together briefly

The 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack brought together US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump in a moment of civility on Wednesday, September 11, barely 10 hours after they had exchanged insults during their fiery presidential debate.

At the commemoration at Ground Zero here, the Vice President and the former President, who are locked in a tight race for the White House, shook hands with President Joe Biden and the Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance looking on.

Putin would eat you: Kamala Harris warns Donald Trump on his friendship with Russian president

In the first US presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the VP and Democratic candidate accused her Republican opponent of aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

When the discussion shifted to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump refrained from answering directly whether he wanted Ukraine to win the war. Instead, he said, “I think it’s in the US’ best interest to get this war finished.”