Thune faces first Trump loyalty test

Bitcoin tops $81,000 for first time, extending its Trump-fueled rally

The price of bitcoin topped $80,000 for the first time Sunday, extending a rally fueled by crypto optimism following Donald Trump’s election win.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Courts restrained Trump in his 1st term. Will they 'check' his power again?

Donald Trump's critics warn that he will have "no guardrails" in a second term, but his agenda and his personal impulses won’t proceed entirely unchecked.

If You Thought Trump Wasn’t Serious, Look at His First Appointments

No one should be shocked when the first migrants are sent to military camps before deportation.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

GOP rep expects Trump to move Space Command to Alabama in first week

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he believes President-elect Trump will move the Space Command to Alabama in his first week in office. During an interview with Mobile, Ala., radio FM Talk 106.5 that ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Elon Musk attends Trump's first postelection meeting with House Republicans in D.C.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was one of the top backers of President-elect Donald Trump's winning campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Five takeaways from Trump’s first week as president-elect

He has made his early priorities clear - and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so.

China Coped With Trump's First Trade War. A Second One Will Be Tougher.

Beijing might have little choice but to reconfigure its economy should it become embroiled in a broader trade conflict.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 21 hours ago

Trump gives first post-election speech at gala, celebrates Cabinet picks

The president-elect spoke at America First Policy Institute's annual gala on Wednesday at Mar-a-Lago.

When Trump Won the First Time, New York Resisted. Now? It’s Complicated.

New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly for Kamala Harris. But they woke up stunned to learn how many of their neighbors voted the other way.

Top stories - The New York Times - 11 hours ago

Thune, Cornyn look to clinch top leadership spot with campaign blitz

Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) has crisscrossed the country this month to campaign with Senate GOP incumbents and challengers, hoping to lock down the votes he needs to put him over the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Daines signals privately he will back Thune in GOP leadership race

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is telling colleagues that he will support Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) in the race to become next Senate ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

South Dakota Republican says Thune will 'be a great leader' for Senate

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said Sunday that Sen. John Thune (R-S.C.) will “be a great leader” for the Senate as Republicans in the upper chamber prepare for a return to power. “I’ve known John Thune ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

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