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Judge pauses sexual abuse lawsuit against Trump pick for Education secretary
A Maryland judge has paused a sexual abuse lawsuit against President-elect Trump's Education secretary nominee, Linda McMahon, as another case in the state could affect its outcome. A federal ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Trump details immigration plans, says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters
President-elect Donald Trump spelled out some of his initial plans for his incoming administration in his first post-election interview over the weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Morning Report — What’s next in Syria; Trump’s Jan. 20 plans
In today’s issue: The stunning weekend collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria marked a “fundamental act of justice,” President Biden said on Sunday. The Assad regime’s end came after a 10-day ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Trump Says He Can’t Promise Tariffs Won’t Raise Consumer Prices
President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that he wouldn’t make promises about the impact of his tariffs.Inc. - Dec. 8 -
Chi-Chi’s Plans Comeback More than 20 Years After Bankruptcy
Chi-Chi’s bankruptcy filing two decades ago coincided with a hepatitis A outbreak.Inc. - Dec. 8 -
Trump 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raise prices for consumers
President-elect Trump in a new interview that aired Sunday said he couldn't guarantee Americans would not pay more because of tariffs he has pledged to impose on imported goods. Trump, in an ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Trump says he ‘would consider’ raising the federal minimum wage
President-elect Donald Trump says there’s a “level at which you could” raise the federal minimum wage, but he would want to speak to governors first during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Trump says he still has ‘concepts of a plan’ for health care
President-elect Donald Trump defends his handling of the Affordable Care Act in his first White House term during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Trump’s tariff plan is bad policy and bad politics
Last month, President-elect Donald Trump announced that on his first day in office, he will impose a 25 percent tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent on China. ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Akron Police Face Questions After Officer Fatally Shoots Teenager
The Ohio city’s mayor and the family of the 15-year-old, Jazmir Tucker, raised concerns about how officers handled the incident.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Texas aims to become key part of Trump’s immigration plans
For the past four years, Texas has made itself an adversary of the White House on immigration.NBC News - Dec. 7 -
Daniel Penny jury to reconvene after judge tosses manslaughter charge
The judge in the New York City subway chokehold trial has dismissed the second-degree manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny. The jury will reconvene Monday to consider a lesser charge of ...CBS News - Dec. 6 -
Judge dismisses manslaughter charge in Daniel Penny trial after jury deadlock
The judge overseeing the trial of Daniel Penny, the man accused of using a deadly chokehold on Jordan Neely last year on a New York City subway, dismissed a manslaughter charge in the case Friday ...NBC News - Dec. 6 -
How Much Did Trump, Biden and Harris Raise? A Stunning $4.7 Billion.
That figure, which includes totals from the three presidential contenders’ main allied groups, emerged in the final federal filings of a staggeringly expensive campaign.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Austin no longer planning visit to South Korea after martial law declaration
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is no longer traveling to South Korea after the country's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared martial law earlier this week in what critics have called a botched ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
South Korea's opposition leader questions President Yoon's state of mind after martial law chaos
South Korea’s opposition leader has questioned the state of mind of President Yoon Suk Yeol and vowed to make all-out efforts to get him impeached as soon as possibleABC News - Dec. 6 -
FirstFT: US equity funds record $140bn of inflows after Trump’s election win
Also in this newsletter, South Korea’s ruling party warns president could impose martial law again and the FT’s most influential women of 2024Financial Times - Dec. 6 -
Biden-era retirement rule may be in jeopardy after Trump takes office
During his first term, President-elect Donald Trump declined to defend a similar Obama-era Labor Department fiduciary rule in court.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
Trump team plans to deport some migrants to countries other than their own
The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which it may deport migrants when their home countries refuse to accept them.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Trump Business Plans Ethics Policy Without Banning Foreign Deals
The family business of President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to announce some restrictions on transactions but is not likely to accept as many limitations as it did eight years ago.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
A player’s foreseeable death raises existential questions for college football
If the purpose of universities is to cultivate the mind, it is nearly impossible to deny that football, by degrading the brain, is antithetical to the process. “It is clearly the duty of the ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
A player’s foreseeable death raises existential questions for college football
If the purpose of universities is to cultivate the mind, it is nearly impossible to deny that football, by degrading the brain, is antithetical to the processYahoo Sports - Dec. 5 -
Pete Hegseth’s Troubles at Work Raise Questions About Leadership
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for defense secretary led two nonprofits into debt, and episodes of drinking continued into his days as a Fox News personality.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
After arrest in killing of Arizona dancer found in burning car, her family still has many questions
Following an arrest in the 2023 killing of Mercedes Vega, her mother still remains far from understanding the grim circumstances surrounding the slaying.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Hyde back with Bills, says he'll retire after season
Safety Micah Hyde is re-signing with the Bills on Wednesday to the team's practice squad.ESPN - Dec. 4 -
Trump plans to nominate Paul Atkins as SEC chair in crypto-friendly move
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate financier Paul Atkins to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Economy cools off after election, ISM finds. Businesses anxious about Trump’s economic plans.
Service-oriented companies in the U.S. grew in November at the slowest pace in three months, reflecting uncertainty about how the incoming Trump administration will affect the economy.MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Trump's controversial Cabinet picks raise questions about lower ethical standards
The former president has shown he has no qualms about putting his most loyal confidants in his administration, no matter their baggage.ABC News - Dec. 4 -
New Orleans clergy abuse: details emerge after retired priest admits to kidnapping and child rape
Victim was going to testify about being forced to see a psychiatrist for lying or face expulsion from school after rape by Lawrence Hecker, now 93. The star witness in a clerical molestation case ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Four-time All-Star Paul Millsap officially retires after 16-season NBA career, per report
Millsap is one of just eight players to total 500 3-pointers, 1,000 blocks and 1,000 steals over their careerCBS Sports - Dec. 3 -
What we know about Trump's plans on foreign policy, tariffs
Tariffs for countries sending goods to the U.S. still appear to be part of President-elect Donald Trump's plans for his second term in the White House. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Paul Millsap, four-time NBA All-Star, announces retirement after 16 seasons
Millsap, a 2006 second-round pick, played for the Jazz, Hawks, Nuggets, Nets and 76ers.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3 -
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Judge closes Hunter Biden gun case after presidential pardon
Hunter Biden’s federal gun case was brought to a close by a judge Tuesday following the presidential pardon by his father. In a terse order, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika terminated all ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Concerns raised over Trump's FBI nominee's agenda and qualifications
Critics say that Kash Patel does not have the experience of past FBI directors - and some fear he will politicize the agency.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the F.B.I. Into a Tool of Trump
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I. has called for firing the agency’s top officials, shutting down its Washington headquarters and prosecuting journalists.The New York Times - Dec. 2 -
Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments
President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
Why Trump's FBI director pick Kash Patel is raising alarms
President-elect Donald Trump's intention to make Kash Patel his FBI director is drawing harsh critiques from some politicians who don't think he is the right person for the job. CBS News' Nancy ...CBS News - Dec. 2
