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Red states shifting agendas further right before Trump's inauguration
New reporting reveals red states, energized by President-elect Donald Trump's victory, are already pushing for more conservative agendas. Washington Post national correspondent Molly Hennessy-Fiske ...CBS News - 2h -
Trump Adviser Wants Stiffer Penalties for Cyber Attackers
Rep. Mike Waltz, tapped to head the National Security Agency, wants organized hacking groups like Salt Typhoon to pay a high price for their assaults.Inc. - 9h -
Jeff Bezos Says Most People Should Take More Risks. Here’s the Science That Proves He’s Right
Jeff Bezos just said we should all reevaluate our approach to risk. Science backs him up.Inc. - 19h -
Things could go very wrong in Syria – they could also go very right. Let’s gift its people optimism | Nesrine Malik
With the tyrant Assad gone, it’s important not to impose a negative script on what comes next. Syrians deserve support and hope. Last week, time collapsed. Bashar al-Assad’s fall recalled scenes ...The Guardian - 21h -
Trump is attacking the wrong deficit if he hopes to right the economy
The federal budget deficit is a more dangerous threat to Americans’ wealth than the trade deficit.MarketWatch - 6h -
A huge part of the U.S. economy catapults to 38-month high after Trump win and 2025 optimism
Businesses are looking forward to a business-friendly Trump White House.MarketWatch - 12h -
Sanders says he hopes to work with Trump to raise minimum wage
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Sunday that he hopes to work with President-elect Trump to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour, the federal standard last raised in 2009. In an interview ...The Hill - 1d -
Gary Cohn says Trump is inheriting a "very good economy"
Gary Cohn, the IBM vice chairman who served as an economic adviser in Trump's first term, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting a "very good ...CBS News - 1d -
Man who attacked, then rescued, ex-wife hoped to be her hero
Morgan Metzer survived a violent attack in her Canton, Georgia, home by an assailant she described as dressed in black and sounding like Batman. The only thing more surprising than the attack ...CBS News - 1d -
He Failed At Manchester City. Now He Is Georgia’s New Far-Right President.
Mikheil Kavelashvili’s path to politics started on the soccer field — but his old teammates are shocked by his rise,The New York Times - 2d -
Trump nominates conservative culture warrior to lead DOJ's civil rights division
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer known for championing conservative causes and the Republican national committeewoman for California, to lead the U.S.NBC News - 2d -
China signals it's prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom
Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year and sketched out plans to raise government spending and relax Beijing's monetary policyABC News - 3d -
Europe's economy falters as Trump presidency looms
The European economy is going to have a tough few years, if new forecasts are correct.BBC News - 4d -
Trump says he won't restrict abortion pill
“Look, I’ve stated it very clearly and I just stated it again very clearly. I think it would be highly unlikely,” he said. “I can't imagine, but with, you know, we're looking at everything, but ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump says he's meeting with Bezos next week
President-elect Trump will meet next week with Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos next week, Trump said during a visit to the New York Stock Exchange. Trump rang the opening bell ...The Hill - 4d -
China Moves to Trump-Proof Its Economy
Leaders promised more government support for China’s struggling economy next year as they brace for another big showdown over trade.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
Trump tariffs to have 'insignificant effect' on UK economy
Plans by Donald Trump to impose blanket tariffs on all imports to the US will have an "insignificant effect" on the UK economy, according to a poll of international economists. While policymakers ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Trump has options to mitigate the rising US budget deficit
While the long-term trajectory of the fiscal debt will probably remain a concern, there are some potential incremental actions the incoming president could takeFinancial Times - 4d -
More than half of voters 'hopeful' going into Trump's 2nd term: Poll
More than half of voters are "hopeful" going into President-elect Trump's second term in the White House, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The new Fox News survey found that around 54 ...The Hill - 5d -
Far-Right Militias Seek Role in Trump Deportation Plan
The incoming administration said it would not rely on outside groups to carry out its plan to deport millions of immigrants, but militias have a long record of inserting themselves into patrolling ...The New York Times - 5d -
Bill Clinton indicates he hopes Biden doesn't issue preemptive pardons
"I hope he won't do that," the former president said on ABC's "The View."ABC News - 5d -
Biden touts economic legacy, says Trump will inherit a strong economy
President Biden touted his economic record during a speech on Tuesday, despite high prices being a key factor in President-elect Donald Trump's win. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump’s deportation plan would hurt families and economy, Senate hears
Witnesses testify to judiciary committee as top Republican says undocumented people should ‘get ready to leave’ . Donald Trump ’s vow to carry out the largest deportation campaign in American ...The Guardian - 6d -
Is Trump a threat to the US economy? With Larry Summers
Martin Wolf in conversation with the former US Treasury SecretaryFinancial Times - 6d -
What is birthright citizenship, and can Trump end the right in the U.S.?
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
I’m a Biden appointee. But on AI, I’m hopeful for a Trump-Musk ‘moonshot’
President Trump is planning to appoint an "AI Czar" with input from Elon Musk to modernize government processes with new technologies, including AI, to make the government efficient, benefiting ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
Biden has been wrecking his legacy, but he still has time to do the right things | Judith Levine
Biden is a lame duck, free to do what he wishes. He could start by saving a few – or a few thousand – lives. President Joe Biden seems intent on demolishing his legacy.. For months, the Democrats ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Trump says he won’t direct FBI to investigate enemies but Patel will do ‘what he thinks is right’
President-elect Donald Trump says he will not direct Pam Bondi or Kash Patel to go after President Joe Biden or Jack Smith, but it’s their decision.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
'World is going a little crazy right now': Trump meets with Macron in Paris
President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his first foreign trip since his reelection with a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at Elysee Palace.ABC News - Dec. 7 -
A Wrong Turn in Mississippi
The winding road of tracking down a family tree.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Trump Still Faces 8 Civil Lawsuits Over the Jan. 6 Attack
Donald J. Trump has successfully defeated or impeded many legal challenges against him over the storming of the Capitol, but eight lawsuits on the matter remain in the courts.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Trump’s Treasury Pick Isn’t Alarming, but He Is Unusual
Some of Scott Bessent’s economic views are outside the mainstream. But at least he’s qualified.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Crypto prices soar as Trump’s SEC pick stokes hope for more ETFs
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission could usher in a new era of crypto-friendly financial regulation in Washington.MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
Bitcoin hits $100,000 as Trump era hopes grow
Cryptocurrency has climbed more than 50% since US election on bets president-elect will bring in pro-crypto regulationFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
Trump Tax Cuts Won’t Help the Economy Grow, Budget Office Finds
A larger debt and higher interest rates would cancel out the boost from keeping individual taxes lower, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found.The New York Times - 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 -
Deion Sanders Said the Heisman Trophy Was ‘Clinched.’ He Might Be Right.
The race for college football’s prestigious award is all but over, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Western businesses in China hold on to hopes for Trump 2.0
Some believe the incoming US president is in a strong position to negotiate a trade deal with BeijingFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Biden was right to pardon his son and he should do a lot more before it’s too late
President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter for tax crimes and false statements has been met with criticism, but it is a power granted to him by the Constitution to correct unjust ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Trump reportedly jokes Canada could be 51st U.S. state if tariffs wreck economy
Trump outlined his plans to place 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the U.S., in a meeting with Trudeau at Mar-a-LagoMarketWatch - Dec. 3
