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2 months ago | thederrick.com | Ali Swenson |Ali -

U.S. flags around the Washington Monument are at full staff during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29, 2024.

Jan 20, 2025 | dailygazette.com | Ali Swenson |Saul Loeb |Kenny Holston |Ali -

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also happen to be among the world’s richest men. That's a shift from tradition, especially for a president who has characterized himself as a champion of the working class. Seats so close to the president are usually reserved for the president's family, past presidents and other honored guests.

Jan 15, 2025 | thederrick.com | Ali Swenson |Ali -

Jan 15, 2025 | dailygazette.com | Ali Swenson |Ali -

NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Easterly, the outgoing head of the U.S. government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said Wednesday she hopes her agency is allowed to continue its election-related work under new leadership despite “contentiousness” around that part of its mission. “I really, really hope that we can continue to support those state and local election officials,” she said during an event in Washington, D.C., with the nonprofit Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Jan 15, 2025 | khq.com | Ali Swenson |Ali -

NEW YORK (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly says she hopes her agency will be able to keep up its election-related work. She expressed pride on Wednesday in her agency's efforts to build trust with state and local election officials and quickly notify the public of foreign influence efforts ahead of the 2024 election. That part of CISA's work has been controversial among conservatives.