The funeral for former US Secretary of Defense and Vice President Dick Cheney was held on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President JD Vance were invited. However, former President Joe Biden was in attendance.
World politicsFormer US Secretary of Defense and Vice President Dick Cheney has died, several media outlets report. Cheney was very influential, one of the most powerful vice presidents in modern times, says Jan Hallenberg, associate senior researcher at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs.
WorldThe President of the USA, Donald Trump, is revoking the security clearance of a long list of opposition leaders in the USA. According to Trump, it no longer lies in the nation's interest that they have access to classified information.
World politicsThe President of the USA, Joe Biden, is considering pardoning a number of individuals who are threatened by retaliatory measures from President-elect Donald Trump.
WorldDonald Trump launches a harsh frontal attack on party colleague Liz Cheney and calls her a "warmonger". Cheney responds that Trump is striving to become a tyrant.
World politicsIn a US where 35 percent of the population sees Donald Trump as a kind of apostle of Jesus, the impending verdict could exacerbate an already dangerous polarization. But the president's opinion support will not be affected, according to political science professor Dennis Goldford.
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