Posts by Kevin Harson
‘Wordle’ today #1,312 answer, hints and clues for Tuesday, January 21 game
If completing today’s Wordle puzzle remains unchecked on your to-do list, Newsweek has all the help you need to secure that victory. Josh Wardle, a Welsh-born engineer based in New York City, perfected the popular brainteaser during the COVID-19 lockdowns, years after coming up with the original concept. He then released it to the public…
Read More‘Drill baby drill’: Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
On the day he took his oath of office, President Trump promised to sign numerous executive orders that stand to undercut California’s aggressive auto emission standards, undo Biden-era environmental protections and boost U.S. fossil fuel production. To raucous applause — first inside the Capitol Rotunda and inside the Capital One Arena afterward — Trump assured…
Read MoreTrump immediately flexes presidential powers with raft of executive orders, pardons
President Trump quickly flexed the sweeping powers of the presidency following his second inauguration at the Capitol on Monday, signing a slate of executive orders that would radically alter U.S. policy if allowed to stand. He also said he would pardon some or all of his loyalists who attacked the same Capitol building in a…
Read MoreTrump pledges to restore McKinley’s name to tallest peak in North America
President Trump vowed Monday to revert the name of Alaska’s 20,310-foot Denali, the tallest peak in North America, to Mt. McKinley, reigniting a long-running dispute. “We will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mt. McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs,” Trump said Monday after he was sworn into…
Read MoreTrump signs orders to crack down on immigration, send troops to the border
WASHINGTON — President Trump took steps Monday to fundamentally and drastically change how the nation handles immigration, signing executive orders to revoke birthright citizenship, declare a national emergency at the southern border and deploy military troops there. Citing public safety and national security threats, Trump said he would immediately halt all illegal entry at the border,…
Read MoreColumn: Trump’s inaugural speech was short on ‘unity,’ long on hard-to-deliver promises
WASHINGTON — President Trump promised an inaugural address focused on “unity,” but what he delivered was more a campaign speech in a formal suit — long on promises and anger toward opponents, short on gestures toward national reconciliation. “For American citizens, Jan. 20, 2025 is Liberation Day,” he said — meaning liberation from a Democratic administration…
Read More‘We’re taking it back.’ Trump’s comments on the Panama Canal spur pushback from Panama
MEXICO CITY — President Trump said Monday that the United States would reassert control over the Panama Canal, the strategic, U.S.-built waterway that Washington handed over to the Panamanian government more than a quarter-century ago. “We gave it to Panama and we’re taking it back,” Trump declared in his inaugural address. The president accused the Panamanian…
Read MoreScenes from a packed Rotunda: Moguls, former presidents — and some notable absences
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s inauguration on Monday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda at times seemed surreal. Hundreds of the world’s most powerful people — among them every living former U.S. president as well as billionaire tech executives — crammed cheek-by-jowl in the 7,200-square-foot space after the ceremony was moved indoors because of a bitter cold snap,…
Read MoreDisappointment at border as Trump cancels immigration program
MEXICO CITY — Among the first on-the-ground effects of President Trump’s sweeping immigration revisions was visible Monday on the Mexican side of U.S. ports of entry, where hundreds of disconsolate asylum applicants were stunned to learn of the cancellation of a program aimed at easing the process of applying for asylum. Many lined up early Monday,…
Read MoreHearts break at why rescue dog “forced herself” to stay awake
When Peach, a crossbreed rescue dog, first arrived at her new home, she refused to sleep for more than a few hours at a time. Struggling with undiagnosed pain and the trauma of her past, the 22-month-old pup was too distressed to rest for more than a few minutes at a time. But now, thanks…
Read MoreIt’s below freezing in D.C., but Trump supporters are thrilled to be present
WASHINGTON — Kelly Mann stood outside Capital One Arena early Monday, squinting at the winter sun, leaning against a wagon of red MAGA hats and gaudy gold chains with the visage of Donald Trump, the soon-to-be-inaugurated president. It was 23 degrees and sunny in the nation’s capital. That was an improvement, Mann said, from Sunday, when…
Read MoreOpinion: It’s time to relearn the lessons of Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
Jan. 20, 2025 3 AM PT The 2024 presidential election painted a dismal picture — a country split red and blue, a near-even divide, reminding us how fractured we’ve become. Despite this polarization, nearly three-quarters of Americans agree on one thing: Our democracy is under threat. In these respects, today’s America resembles the America of…
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