Here are some key points to know. The move toward autocracy starts with wielding unyielding power over not only people but democratic institutions, explained Shelley Inglis, a scholar of international ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist prime minister, Milos Vucevic, resigned Tuesday in an attempt to calm political tensions stoked by weeks of massive anti-corruption protests that ...

When a leader sets legislators on the sidelines, as governors did during the COVID pandemic and Trump is doing now, republican governing gives way to autocracy. There’s no excuse for Trump to ...

With a few exceptions, I agree with the objectives of nearly all of the executive orders President Donald Trump has signed during his first few days in the White House. From declaring an emergency ...

Gretchen Whitmer did during the COVID pandemic and Trump is doing now, republican governing gives way to autocracy. There’s no excuse for Trump to engage in one-man rule. His party controls both ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing h.cameron@newsweek.com President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

Numerous retired flag officers hold strategic posts. Leaders in Indonesia’s National Armed Forces and the national police operate under assignments orchestrated by Prabowo to align with his priorities ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...