Conservatism in the United States

Donald Trump's inauguration as 47th president of the United States is a month away. The ritual of succession, and the "serial number" of the office holder provide a sense of normalcy to the assumption of the superpower's highest office - and Trump was indeed elected by democratic process. But clearly, this presidency will be like no other.

The U.S. Capitol is pictured ahead of a vote on a revised continuing resolution bill in Washington, DC, on Dec. 19, 2024.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, with federal agencies due to run out of cash on Friday night and cease operations starting this weekend.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers Wednesday to scupper a cross-party deal to avert a fast-looming U.S. government shutdown, as the White House accused him of "playing politics."

One is the richest man in the world, a disrupter of every sector that drew his attention, the other is the world's most powerful man, at the head of the greatest economic and military power humanity has known. They collaborated in the one's election to the United States presidency, where he will enjoy unfettered power because of the damage that he inflicted on institutions in his earlier term.

His support for Greek-American Jimmy Patroni in the special election to be held in Florida to fill a vacancy in the House of Representatives has been expressed by Donald Trump.

The new U.S. president encouraged Patroni, the state’s current chief financial officer, to run for office in the election due to the resignation of former congressman Matt Gates.

Elon Musk, criticized the British government again, calling it “full Stalin” over the increase in inheritance tax on farms valued over £1 million.

The vice president of the European Central Bank has said that Donald Trump's spending plans risked inflating the U.S. government's budgetary deficit and spreading worries on markets.

The United States already has a public debt ratio close to 100 percent of gross domestic product, and a spending deficit close to seven percent, Luis de Guindos said at a banking conference in Frankfurt.

Americans went to the polls on Tuesday in a mood defined by anger and complete disdain for the "other side."

For Donald Trump supporters, the main issues at stake were the economy and immigration, while Kamala Harris' voters were mostly concerned with safeguarding democracy and abortion rights. Even the priorities pointed to a competition between two completely different worlds.

Elon Musk participated in a phone call between U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky – indicating the billionaire businessman’s influence in the new administration.

Republican billionaire, and now President-elect Donald Trump, allegedly already has a 900-page government plan in his quiver. This is Project 2025, a plan that is the work of the entire US conservative movement.