Relative moderate Lai Ching-te has been inaugurated as Taiwan’s new president and will continue the self-governing island’s democracy policy of de facto independence while seeking to bolster its defences against China. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has been upping its threats to annex it by force if necessary. Mr Lai accepted congratulations […]
“People realized we may not see anything like this again,” says former campaign and White House staffer Heather Foster of the historic 2009 swearing-in of President Barack Obama. Fifteen years ago today, the United States of America achieved something that it had not done in its more than 230-year history: a Black president was sworn […]
Republican Gov.-elect Jeff Landry pledged to launch a new era that embraces Louisiana’s history and people while setting the stage for a future that will produce a unified effort to elevate the state’s economy and education and reduce crime during the first evening inauguration ceremony in state history Sunday night. Landry, who vanquished a large […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump and known for his conservative positions on issues like abortion, is set to be inaugurated Sunday afternoon on the steps of the state Capitol. The inauguration scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. outside of the capitol in Baton […]