Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration

The terrorist group has been looking to be active this holiday season, with online chatter about attacks increasing. Amid a presidential campaign with foreign policy discussions more focused on the ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

Elon Musk Uses X to Promote Trump’s Incoming Administration

Since the election, Mr. Musk has used his social media company to talk up how bright the future will be under the president-elect.

Business - The New York Times - November 9

TikTok CEO Seeks Musk's Counsel on Incoming Trump Administration

The popular video app and Chinese parent ByteDance view the rival social-media owner as conduit to the president-elect.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago

U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria

Airstrikes on Monday targeted people who the military said were senior leaders of the group, which has sharply stepped up its attacks in Iraq and Syria.

World - The New York Times - October 30

Xi Tells Biden China Is Ready to Work With Incoming Administration

The two leaders’ final sit-down, at a summit in Peru, is marked by uncertainty over Trump’s tariff threats.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

After Islamic State: how writers and poets are reclaiming the soul of Mosul

IS burned 100,000 books when they occupied the Iraqi city. Now, as the arts flourish once again and help to restore social cohesion, the ancient cultural centre is being reborn. As the sun sets ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Trump announces Tom Homan as incoming border czar

President-elect Donald Trump announced late that Tom Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be his administration's "border czar."

Politics - NBC News - November 11

Mediha review – remarkable Yazidi victim of Islamic State’s sexual slavery tells her own story

After her village was destroyed, Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad was sold aged 10 by IS. With determination and charm she navigates a difficult aftermath. This is impressive work from film-maker Hasan ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Who are the contenders for Trump's next administration?

On the Friday after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump and his team are racing to staff the incoming administration. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports on the names being floated for ...

Trump Flirts With the Ultimate Tax Cut: No Income Taxes at All

The former president has repeatedly praised a period in American history when there was no income tax, and the country relied on tariffs to fund the government.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

Trump doubles down on replacing income taxes with tariffs in Joe Rogan interview

Vice President Kamala Harris has attacked the tariff policy proposed by Donald Trump, calling it effectively a "sales tax" on Americans.

Business - CNBC - October 26

Vance says eliminating federal income taxes is not ‘realistic’ as Trump floats it

Donald Trump has floated the idea of eliminating the federal income tax. In an interview with Meet the Press, his running mate, JD Vance, says the idea is not “realistic,” calling it an ...

Politics - NBC News - October 27

Trump proposes eliminating the income tax. Here's what experts think.

Experts cast doubt on whether the lost revenue could be replaced with tariffs.

Incoming Trump presidency threatens millions of Americans’ healthcare plans

Congress likely not to renew extended ACA coverage next year and Trump’s ‘concepts of a plan’ for US healthcare are unknown. US elections 2024 – live updates Millions of Americans are at risk ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

GOP primed to back Trump if he contests election

The Republican Party is now more primed to back former President Trump if he contests the results of the 2024 election than it was four years ago, when his efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Japan's Prime Minister Skillfully Managed Trump

Shinzo Abe, then the prime minister of Japan, succeeded in making friends with Mr. Trump through golf, entertainment and appealing to his vanity.

World - The New York Times - November 7

Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi's popularity

Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand in a test of the popularity of Prime Minister ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Trump’s Believers See a Presidency With God on Their Side

Many Christian conservatives saw the battle for the White House as a holy war. Now, with Donald Trump’s victory, their vision goes beyond politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

China’s Surveillance State Is Selling Citizen Data as a Side Hustle

Chinese black market operators are openly recruiting government agency insiders, paying them for access to surveillance data and then reselling it online—no questions asked.

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Who will run Donald Trump’s new administration?

The new US president is expected to prize loyalty in his picks for key posts

World - Financial Times - November 6

What Is the Worst Version of a Second Trump Administration?

Opinion columnists break down what the worst version of a second Trump administration would be.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

The UK has new opportunities with the new Trump administration

Yet, it is vital for the U.K. to continue to develop that relationship and we have much to offer the new President Trump.

Politics - The Hill - November 7

Woodward: Watch relationship with Putin in second Trump administration

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said Wednesday the public should watch President-elect Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin closely when Trump returns to the White House in ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

What Is the Best Version of a Second Trump Administration?

Opinion columnists break down what the best version of a second Trump administration could look like.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

A New Trump Administration Is No Reason to Change Investing Plans

Big changes are coming in the next Trump administration. But your investing plans needn’t change, our columnist says.

Business - The New York Times - November 8

Trump Won’t Have Haley or Pompeo in New Administration

President-elect Donald J. Trump ruled out roles for Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo, who served in his previous administration.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 10

Lee Zeldin chosen to be Trump's EPA administrator

Zeldin said it was an honor to join Trump's administration.

Trump begins filling out administration positions

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Rep. Elise Stefanik to be the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., and former Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the EPA. Weijia Jiang takes a look at their records and ...

Loyalty the theme for Trump administration choices so far

President-elect Donald Trump has been busy making staffing choices for his incoming administration, focusing on people who have shown loyalty to him. CBS News senior White House correspondent ...

Why the Trump administration will be bad for Americans’ health

Experts say president-elect is likely to oppose policies such as universal healthcare and measures to reduce smoking. US politics – live updates Donald Trump will take office with a pledge ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

What the next Trump administration could look like

Major Garrett takes a look at some of the names being floated for Cabinet positions in the second Trump administration and what their potential appointments could mean.

Democratic Governors Form a Group to Oppose the Trump Administration

The group’s leaders, Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado, are ambitious Democrats likely to try to fill the party’s looming leadership void.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Fashion World Fears High Tariffs in Trump Administration

President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened a tax of at least 60 percent on goods from China — a move with the potential to decimate small American brands.

Business - The New York Times - November 13

Fight this Trump administration on clean energy as hard as the last

We retired more coal in Trump’s first four years than we did in the prior four years under President Obama.

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Trump says Dimon won’t be part of administration

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon won’t join President-elect Trump’s administration and will remain leading the bank. “I respect Jamie Dimon, of JPMorgan Chase, greatly, but he will not be invited to ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Which Biden administration accomplishments could be undone by Trump?

NBC News' Sahil Kapur takes a look at some of the executive actions and accomplishments President Biden and his administration have put into place that could be on the chopping block when ...

How will a new Trump administration prosecute corruption?

When the compliance lawyer Alexandra Wrage was invited onto CNBC’s program “Squawk Box” in 2012 to give an anti-corruption argument on the air, she was surprised.

Politics - NBC News - November 16

The Trump administration’s next target: naturalized US citizens

Even “documented” immigrants will not be safe, because Miller has declared that he will pursue the seldom-used process of “denaturalization” to go after people who have been citizens for years or ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Trump to nominate Mehmet Oz for CMS administrator

President-elect Trump said Tuesday he is nominating television personality and Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. Oz unsuccessfully ran ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

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