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Live Updates: Senate confirmation hearings for Trump picks for CIA, State, Attorney General
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Live Updates: Senate confirmation hearings for Trump picks for CIA, State, Attorney General

Gov. Kristi Noem’s hearing was postponed last-minute South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, holds the name plate from when she served in Congress during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on H.R. 3397 to “require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation […]

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Live Updates: Senate confirmation hearings for Trump picks for CIA, State, Attorney General
Politics

Live Updates: Senate confirmation hearings for Trump picks for CIA, State, Attorney General

Gov. Kristi Noem’s hearing was postponed last-minute South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, holds the name plate from when she served in Congress during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on H.R. 3397 to “require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation […]

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Trump says he’ll create ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariffs, foreign revenue
World

Trump says he’ll create ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariffs, foreign revenue

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025.  Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will create an “External Revenue Service” to collect “Tariffs, Duties and all Revenue from Foreign sources.” Trump did not give any further details about the proposed government entity. […]

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Biden administration will announce it’s lifting state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba
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Biden administration will announce it’s lifting state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba

A man with a tattoo depicting late revolutionary hero Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara wears a T-shirt with colors of the U.S. flag in downtown Havana, Cuba, October 18, 2024.  Norlys Perez | Reuters The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to U.S. […]

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Meta targeting lowest-performing employees in latest round of layoffs
Technology

Meta targeting lowest-performing employees in latest round of layoffs

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S. September 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta is set to cut about 5% of its workforce, focusing on the company’s lowest-performing workers, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. Bloomberg was first to report the […]

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Trump Defense pick Pete Hegseth to face tough Senate confirmation hearing
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Trump Defense pick Pete Hegseth to face tough Senate confirmation hearing

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth meets with Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Secretary of Defense hopeful Pete Hegseth is set to appear for a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, as he seeks to overcome an expected grilling from Democrats about his qualifications to […]

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Trump is fixated on Greenland — a vast Arctic island with massive resource potential
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Trump is fixated on Greenland — a vast Arctic island with massive resource potential

An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Emil Stach | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pursuit to acquire Greenland could well be motivated by critical minerals, with mining executives and researchers describing the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.” Trump’s […]

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Trump plans limited inauguration festivities despite massive fundraising haul
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Trump plans limited inauguration festivities despite massive fundraising haul

A member of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets participates in a rehearsal for inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Monday released a schedule of official parties, gatherings and other events that will surround his […]

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Trump Media shares jump more than 21% ahead of presidential inauguration
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Trump Media shares jump more than 21% ahead of presidential inauguration

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media jumped more than 21% in midday trading Monday, ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. The stock, which trades under the DJT ticker, is now on pace for its best day since Nov. 18, when shares surged 16.65% following news that the company […]

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Watch live: Biden delivers his final foreign policy speech
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Watch live: Biden delivers his final foreign policy speech

[The stream is slated to start at 2 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is delivering an address aimed at highlighting his foreign policy achievements in office. The Democratic president’s speech at the State Department in Washington is billed as a […]

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