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  HONOLULU (Eagle News) – “I accept full responsibility for the unauthorized tweets posted by our former Vice Chair of Communications,” said Hawaii Republican Party Chair Shirlene Ostrov, apologizing on behalf of Edwin Boyette who resigned after posting several messages …

  WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US Senate confirmed retired general Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense Friday, the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to lead the Pentagon. Austin sailed …

By: Thomas I. Likness Eagle News Service WASHINGTON, D.C (Eagle News). — Kamala Harris has become the first woman and the first Black woman and person of South Asian heritage to hold the second-highest office in the United States. The …

By: Thomas I Likness EBC News Service WASHINGTON, D-C (Eagle News Service) – Under overcast skies in the American capital, Joe Biden, took his oath of office Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States. Moments before, in a …

By: Thomas I. Likness EBC News Service OTTAWA (Eagle News Service) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his congratulations to Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States. “I look forward to working …

  HONOLULU (Eagle News) – The measure of a leader can be determined by how they handle defeat. And no better was it shown than by the Kingdom of Hawaii’s only ruling queen and last sovereign, Lili’uokalani.   How she …

  HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Governor David Ige expressed rebuke in the following statement following the tragic events in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, January 6. “The news that protestors have stormed the U.S. Capitol is extremely distressing,” Ige said. “It …

  WASHINGTON (Eagle News) — The aftermath of the unrest that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday continues with the death of a U.S. Capitol police officer. Brian Sicknick died late Thursday after reportedly being struck in the head …

  WASHINGTON (AFP) — The woman who died Wednesday of a bullet wound during the violent storming of the US Capitol was shot by police, authorities said. The only fatality tied to Wednesday’s unrest was the woman, reportedly a dedicated …

  WASHINGTON (AFP) — Mick MulvaneyMick Mulvaney, a former chief of staff in Donald Trump’s White House, announced Thursday he has quit his diplomatic post to protest mob violence by the president’s supporters at the Capitol. “I can’t stay here, …

    By Shaun Tandon, Camille Camdessus and Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse   WASHINGTON (AFP) — Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer blow to Donald Trump whose supporters stormed the Capitol …

  By Thomas I. Likness Eagle News Service   EDMONTON (Eagle News Service) — Canadian Prime Minister says he watched with great concern as rioters who support U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the American Capitol Wednesday. “Canadians are deeply disturbed …