Politics
Germany sets early election date for February after collapse of the ruling coalition
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a session of the Bundestag in which new Finance Minister Joerg Kukies was sworn in the day after Scholz fired previous Finance Minister Christian Lindner on November 7, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Germany is set to hold a federal election in February, earlier than Chancellor […]
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Trump’s ‘border czar’ could have more power, fewer hurdles on deportation policy
President Donald Trump (C) holds a law enforcement roundtable on sanctuary cities, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C. Trump was joined by Attorney General Jeff Sessions (L), and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Thomas Homan, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Kevin Dietsch | […]
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Trump taps Lee Zeldin as EPA chief, Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin speaks at a rally ahead of the New Hampshire primary election in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S. January 19, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump said that he would appoint former Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York as […]
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Trump ‘most likely’ needs 60 votes in Senate to enact tariff plan, Sen. Rick Scott suggests
Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump proposed sweeping new tariffs while on the campaign trail. The self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” has said he could impose such levies on U.S. imports without Congress’ approval. There’s debate among economists and other experts as to whether he could do so. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. — one of […]
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US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications, source says
TSMC displayed on a phone screen and microchip and are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on July 19, 2023 Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. ordered Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to halt shipments of advanced chips to Chinese customers that are often used in artificial intelligence applications starting […]
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FEMA fires employee who told Florida relief workers to skip Trump supporters
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell stands next to a track map of Hurricane Ian, during a press conference at FEMA Headquarters on September 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Saturday confirmed that it fired an employee who had […]
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‘#EndtheFed’: Elon Musk endorses plan to let presidents meddle with Federal Reserve after Trump election win
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) joins former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5, 2024. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the billionaire backer of newly minted President-elect Donald […]
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Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says
View of the White House as the sun sets the day after the Presidential election, in Washington, DC on November 6, 2024. Ting Shen | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump for a traditional postelection meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House said Saturday. Such a […]
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Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause in Trump criminal case to assess ‘unprecedented circumstance’
Special counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters about the 37 federal charges returned by a grand jury in an indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump on charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice as Smith speaks at his offices in Washington, U.S. June 9, 2023. Leah Millis […]
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Trump reiterates no plans to sell DJT after election win; stock soars
This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump next to a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Trump Media shares soared Friday after President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed he has no plans to sell off his […]
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