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US Supreme Court’s Roberts pauses judge’s order on Trump administration foreign aid funding
John Roberts, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, during the 60th presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. Chip Somodevilla | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday paused a federal judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to pay foreign aid funds to contractors and grant recipients. Roberts issued an interim order placing on hold Washington-based U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s action that had imposed […]
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Trump revels in mass federal firings and jeers at Biden before adoring conservative crowd
President Donald Trump said Saturday that “nobody has ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington and sending bureaucrats “packing.” Addressing an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference in suburban Washington, Trump promised, “We’re going to forge a new and lasting political majority […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The S&P 500 notches a record — investors are unfazed by Trump’s blitz
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The S&P 500 closed at a new high — investors remain unfazed amid Trump’s blitz
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 13, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC U.S. President Donald Trump’s whirlwind blitz through the bureaucracy, economic policy and geopolitical affairs isn’t ending. As top U.S. officials meet their Russian counterparts for high-level talks, Trump suggested to reporters that Ukraine was somehow responsible […]
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Trump administration to continue Biden’s strict scrutiny of corporate mergers
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it will keep using strict guidelines by the administration of former President Joe Biden to review proposed corporate mergers. The decision to retain the regulatory guidelines —which have been widely disliked by corporations since their adoption in 2023 — was detailed by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and […]
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Trump wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
A supporter of U.S President-elect Donald Trump takes pictures of the U.S. Capitol after it was announced that Trump’s inauguration is being moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures expected on Monday, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Carlos Barria | Reuters The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing […]
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Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One
The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year-old Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on Saturday to highlight delays in delivering new Air Force One aircraft, said the White House. […]
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These Biden clean energy rules are top targets for Senate Republicans to roll back
Republican U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), who was elected to become the next Senate Majority Leader, speaks to the media after a U.S. Senate Republicans meeting to vote on leadership positions for the 119th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 13, 2024. Leah Millis | Reuters WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune […]
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TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores
Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty Images TikTok returned to the Apple and Google app stores Thursday evening. The Chinese-owned social media app had been removed from the the two stores on Jan. 18, moments after TikTok’s leadership temporarily halted service in the U.S. in response to a national security law that went into effect […]
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Elon Musk’s company X settles Trump lawsuit over account suspension
Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Social media company X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump, who has put X’s billionaire owner Elon Musk […]
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