Government and politics
Elon Musk says backlash against his DOGE government cuts is hurting Tesla stock
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk speaks during a town hall meeting at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Scott Olson | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that his involvement in the Trump administration could be hurting the automaker’s stock price. Speaking at a town hall event in […]
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Vaccine stocks fall after key FDA official resigns in protest of RFK Jr.
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of major vaccine makers dropped on Monday after a key U.S. health official resigned in protest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on immunization. The departure of Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator, has raised fresh fears about […]
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As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response
Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well, with people pouring out of buildings in the Thai capital in panic after the tremors, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025. Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters BANGKOK […]
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Battle over Greenland heats up with Denmark’s PM set to visit just days after JD Vance
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan, “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people”, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Via Reuters The battle over Greenland is set to intensify this week as Denmark’s prime minister travels to the Arctic island just days after U.S. […]
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen found guilty in embezzlement trial: Media
Marine Le Pen, member of parliament and French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National – RN) party leader, arrives at the RN party headquarters in Paris, France, July 1, 2024. Benoit Tessier | Reuters The leader of France’s far-right National Assembly Marine Le Pen on Monday was found guilty of misappropriating EU funds, according to Reuters […]
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Trump commutes sentences of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson and company
Carlos Watson, co-founder of Ozy Media, speaks with press after his sentencing hearing at Brooklyn Federal Court on December 16, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images President Donald Trump commuted the criminal fraud sentence of Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson on Friday, just as Watson was due to begin serving […]
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Trump says Skadden, Arps law firm will provide $100 million in pro bono legal services, avoiding executive order
President Donald Trump said Friday that the large law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has agreed to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services to the federal government during the Trump administration. The agreement, which Trump called “essentially a settlement,” calls for other actions and allows Skadden, Arps to avoid […]
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Trump sued by two more ‘Big Law’ firms he targeted in executive orders
Signage is seen outside of the law firm WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 30, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Two more law firms sued the Trump administration on Friday over executive orders by President Donald Trump targeting them for employing attorneys who worked on criminal investigations of the president. The lawsuits by WilmerHale and […]
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Hillary Clinton blasts Trump, officials over Signal text mess: ‘Stupidity’ and ‘hypocrisy’
Hillary Clinton speaks on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Monday, August 19, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Hillary Clinton on Friday excoriated President Donald Trump and his administration for their handling of the embarrassing leak of U.S. military attack […]
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Russia’s Putin says it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to dismiss Trump’s push for Greenland
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a video-linked ceremony to launch the Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Perm, in the Arctic Circle port city of Murmansk on March 27, 2025. Sergei Karpukhin | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin warned it would be […]
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