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Top Trump aide Susie Wiles says he has ‘alcoholic’s personality,’ sought ‘retribution’ against NY AG Letitia James
President Donald Trump has an “alcoholic’s personality” and has engaged in legal “retribution” against his enemies since his return to office, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in a remarkably candid series of interviews with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. Wiles said in March that she and Trump had a “loose agreement that the […]
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Key ACA tax credits likely to expire after House speaker blocks vote
Key tax credits that reduce the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance coverage for millions of Americans looked likely to expire by the end of the year after House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that there would be no vote on extending those subsidies this week. The House is not in session next week, […]
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What Trump’s reclassification of pot and CBD could mean for seniors, research and stocks
Tarek Adieh, of Tampa, Florida, looks at cannabis flower from wholesaler Dep Kings at CHAMPS Trade Show at the Palmer Events Center Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. Jay Jannar | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week that would broadly expand access to cannabis. Industry advocates, […]
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Korea Zinc sinks 13% as largest shareholder group challenges U.S.-backed plans for Tennessee smelter
Piotr Swat | Lightrocket | Getty Images Korea Zinc shares plunged over 13% on Tuesday, as its largest shareholder is reportedly opposing plans to create a U.S.-backed joint venture that will see a dilution of its equity stake in the South Korean company. Shares of the world’s largest zinc smelting company had climbed over 26% […]
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Trump sues BBC for $5 billion, claims defamation from Panorama documentary
A security guard stands guard outside BBC Broadcasting House after Director General of BBC Tim Davie and Chief Executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, in London, Britain, November 11, 2025. Hannah Mckay | […]
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Pentagon takes big stake in new Korea Zinc smelter in Tennessee, will get 10% of company
The Defense Department is getting a 40% stake in a $7.4 billion mineral smelter to be built in Tennessee in partnership with Korea Zinc, Reuters reported Monday. The critical minerals smelting and processing facility could produce 540,000 tons of materials in the U.S. per year, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The deal comes as […]
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Trump says he’s ‘strongly’ considering reclassifying pot via executive order
Bill Schmitt Jr. (C) joins cannabis reform protesters outside the White House to call on U.S. President Joe Biden “to take action on cannabis clemency before the November general election” October 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Pot stocks failed to light up for a second day on Monday even after […]
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New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says
President Donald Trump smiles from the field before the 126th America’s Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Dec. 13, 2025. Patrick Smith | Getty Images The United States has collected more than $200 billion in tariffs this year as a result of new duties imposed […]
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Former Instacart employee says she was fired over her Democratic congressional campaign
A former Instacart employee running for Congress alleges in a lawsuit that the company fired her out of concern that her Democratic political views could lead to backlash from the Trump administration. Elizabeth Vedernikova Khanna, a candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, worked as chief of staff to Instacart’s chief corporate affairs officer since early […]
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Ukraine peace talks progressing, Russia open to EU membership, U.S. officials say
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin, on December 15, 2025. John Macdougall | Afp | Getty Images American officials said Monday that a deal with Ukrainian leaders to end its war with Russia was nearly complete, even as territorial disputes remain unresolved and a […]
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