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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Former Donald Trump lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani arrives at U.S. Federal court in his case to surrender valuables to Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed, in New York City, U.S., November 26, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy […]
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SNAP benefits: Appeals court again rejects Trump admin bid to halt full payment order
U.S. Supreme Court Police stand behind security barriers in front of the Court building, which is obscured in construction scaffolding, on the first day of the Court’s new term on October 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A federal appeals court in Boston, for a second time, late Sunday flatly rejected […]
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China suspends some critical mineral export curbs to the U.S. as trade truce takes hold
Crystals of gallium are seen in a laboratory at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in Saxony, Germany on 13 September 2023. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images China has rolled back a number of restrictions on its export of critical minerals and rare earth materials to the United States, in a sign […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Too early to fret about tech pullback?
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images November is historically the best month for the S&P 500, which gains an average of 1.8% during the period, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. But the first full trading […]
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Senate on track to pass funding deal that could end government shutdown
The U.S. Capitol is shown up North Capitol Street on Nov. 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Eric Lee | Getty Images The Senate was on track Sunday night to pass a deal that could end the federal government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. A person familiar with the deal told CNBC that enough Democratic […]
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Senate majority leader says a potential shutdown deal is coming together but there’s no guarantee of success
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters during the Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon news conference on November 4, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown but […]
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Britain’s BBC boss Tim Davie resigns following criticism over Trump documentary edit
The BBC’s Broadcasting House in London, England, on July 10, 2023. Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The director general of Britain’s BBC, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President […]
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Trump administration demands that states ‘undo’ full SNAP benefit payments
A volunteer displays information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Department of Agriculture issued a memo to states late Saturday evening, threatening to enact financial penalties if states that issued full monthly SNAP […]
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New U.S. nuclear power boom begins with old, still-unsolved problem: What to do with radioactive waste
Castor containers for high-level radioactive waste. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Nuclear power is back, largely due to the skyrocketing demand for electricity, including big tech’s hundreds of artificial intelligence data centers across the country and the reshoring of manufacturing. But it returns with an old and still-unsolved problem: storing all of the […]
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China suspends ban on exports of gallium, germanium, antimony to U.S.
Tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated over the last few years. Teh Eng Koon | AFP | Getty Images China has suspended a ban on approving exports of “dual-use items” related to gallium, germanium, antimony and super-hard materials to the U.S., the commerce ministry said on Sunday. The suspension takes effect from Sunday […]
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