Politics
Trump picks Peter Navarro as top trade advisor
Peter Navarro, former Director of the U.S. Office of Trade & Manufacturing, gestures as he speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 17, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Peter Navarro will serve as “Senior Counselor for Trade […]
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Contentious budget plans are wreaking political havoc across Europe
France’s Prime Minister Michel Barnier ponders during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris, on December 3, 2024. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images The French government once again stands on the brink of collapse, after Prime Minister Michel Barnier refused to bend to demands from right […]
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Florida woman who led $200 million Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison
Screeshot of Johanna Michely Garcia of MJ Capital Funding, sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison in Ponzi scheme. Source: MJ Capital A Florida woman who pleaded guilty for her role in a Ponzi scheme that raked in nearly $200 million was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison. The woman, 41-year-old Johanna Garcia of […]
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Trump agrees to DOJ background checks on administration nominees, appointments
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S., October 30, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team said Tuesday that it reached an agreement with the Department of Justice that sets the stage for the department to conduct background checks and […]
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Mike Bloomberg warns making RFK Jr. HHS secretary risks killing Americans, urges Senate to reject him
Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, a democratic presidential candidate, attends the U.S Conference of Mayors 88th Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C, January 22, 2020. Yasin Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Billionaire and public health advocate Mike Bloomberg on Tuesday excoriated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. health […]
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South Korean parliament votes to lift president’s martial law declaration
Members of the military make their way through the crowd in front of the National Assembly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4, 2024. Kim Hong-ji | Reuters The South Korean National Assembly voted to overturn President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree Wednesday morning in Seoul. […]
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Secret Service agent opens fire near home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Washington
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks on the Inflation Reduction Act after visiting the site of a new paperless processing initiative in McLean, Virginia, on August 2, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images A U.S. Secret Service agent opened fire near the Washington, D.C., home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen after confronting several […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. New highs A specialist trader works at his post on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The first trading day of December brought fresh closing records for both […]
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California special session to ‘safeguard’ state from Trump kicks off with proposed $25 million legal fund
Governor Newsom speaks as he signed into law the most significant bipartisan legislation to crack down on property crime at a Home Depot store in San Jose, California, United States on August 16, 2024. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images Gov. Gavin Newsom’s special legislative session to safeguard California from potential “federal overreach” from […]
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Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth faces new media report on alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth leaves the Russell Senate Office Building on November 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Pete Hegseth, the already embattled choice by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Pentagon, faces a new magazine report detailing his alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety, […]
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