Trump talks drones, an Eric Adams pardon and his election boost from TikTok

Trump returns from France, says he will pardon Jan. 6 rioters

President-elect Donald Trump is saying he will review the cases of January 6, 2021, Capitol rioters for potential pardons. This comes after Trump visited France for the reopening of Notre Dame ...

CBS News - Dec. 9

Syrian rebels topple Assad and Trump talks Day 1 of his presidency: Morning Rundown

Donald Trump details his plans for Day 1 of his presidency.

NBC News - Dec. 9

Trump says he’ll pardon Jan. 6 rioters on his first day in office

During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to issue pardons for Jan. 6 defendants on his first day in the White House.

NBC News - Dec. 8

Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes to his opposition rival in the presidential election

ABC News - Dec. 8

Willy Adames to the Giants: What the mega-deal means for the shortstop and his new team in San Francisco

Adames was considered by some to be the market’s second-best offensive player behind only Juan Soto.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7

President-elect Trump makes first overseas trip since election

President-elect Donald Trump is making his first overseas trip since the election, joining world leaders for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which was destroyed by fire. President Biden ...

CBS News - Dec. 7

Democrats divided over Biden talk of preemptive pardons

President Biden’s consideration of preemptive pardons for those he fears may be targeted under a coming Trump administration is dividing his allies and igniting pushback from the GOP. Biden has had ...

The Hill - Dec. 7

Embattled Macron seeks boost from Notre Dame reopening

With French politics in turmoil, Macron hopes to benefit from the reopening of the cathedral.

BBC News - Dec. 7

Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

AfD parliamentary candidate and influencers posed for photos with now president-elect at his Florida home. As Donald Trump gathered his supporters, family and friends at Mar-a-Lago on US election ...

The Guardian - Dec. 7

NYC Mayor Eric Adams doesn't rule out return to GOP

New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) didn’t rule out a return to the Republican Party during an interview with NY1 amid looming controversy surrounding him involving more federal corruption charges. “The ...

The Hill - Dec. 7

Can Donald Trump save TikTok?

Video app owned by China’s ByteDance is hoping for a lifeline to avoid being sold or shut down in the US

Financial Times - Dec. 6

Trump talks up his transition and election victory as he receives Fox Nation award

Donald Trump isn't even in office yet, but he says he's already accomplished more than President Joe Biden did in his entire term

ABC News - Dec. 6

The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil

The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers on its platform to promote an election ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

Eric Adams and Trump 'border czar' set meeting date

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he and President-elect Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan have set a meeting date to discuss deportation plans. "I am looking forward to sitting down ...

The Hill - Dec. 6

Olympics leader Bach talks up working with President-elect Trump toward 2028 Los Angeles Games

IOC president Thomas Bach says Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games

ABC News - Dec. 5

Bitcoin breaks $100,000, boosted by Trump’s crypto embrace and Powell’s remarks

Bitcoin stages a remarkable comeback two years after the implosion of FTX to hit this $100,000 milestone, helped along by Wall Street titans who bet on crypto’s future.

MarketWatch - Dec. 5

European Union orders TikTok to preserve data related to Romanian election

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

Clinton says Hunter Biden pardon is not the same as his half-brother's

Former President Bill Clinton suggested Wednesday that his decision to pardon his half-brother Roger Clinton was not comparable to President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. The New York ...

The Hill - Dec. 4

What President Biden should have said about the pardon of his son

President Biden has granted a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, in order to protect his son from potential prison time for tax evasion and lying on a gun application.

The Hill - Dec. 4

Citing Hunter Biden pardon, Trump asks judge to dismiss his criminal hush money case

Donald Trump's criminal hush money case should be dismissed because it "threatens the functioning" of the U.S. government, Trump's attorneys argue in a new filing.

ABC News - Dec. 4

Eric Adams Suggests the Biden Pardon Proves He Was Also Targeted

The mayor has argued that he was indicted because he criticized border policies. He also said that he has rights that migrants do not because “the Constitution is for Americans.”

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Biden not answering questions about pardoning his son Hunter

It's been two days since President Biden announced his decision to pardon his son Hunter, and the elder Biden has still not answered questions about the move. President-elect Donald Trump's ...

CBS News - Dec. 3

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3

Citigroup’s stock beckons with potential Trump tariff boost and cheap valuation: analyst

President-elect Donald Trump’s potential tariffs may result in more business for the bank as clients re-evaluate trading partners and supply chains.

MarketWatch - Dec. 3

TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers

ABC News - Dec. 3

Lawmakers react to President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden

Some Democrats are criticizing President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, in fears that it could undermine trust in the court system. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

CBS News - Dec. 3

Biden needs to issue one more pardon before his term ends — for Donald Trump

Biden's pardon of Trump would not be to benefit Trump. Nor would it benefit Biden. Pardoning Trump would be an act of national nobility that benefits us all.

The Hill - Dec. 3

What prosecutors should learn from the Trump election

Prosecutors need to sit up, take notice, and ponder what the election results mean about what they do, how they do it, and how the public perceives it.

The Hill - Dec. 3

Hedge funds profit from ‘Trump trades’ around US election

Element Capital and Graham Capital among macro managers that did well out of recent market swings

Financial Times - Dec. 3

With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government

Ireland's election is over but the country faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government

ABC News - Dec. 2

Trump says he's going to Paris in his first trip abroad as president-elect

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced plans to travel to Paris this weekend in what would be his first trip overseas since his November election win.

NBC News - Dec. 3

Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son slammed by senior Democrats

US president accused by members of his own party of undermining the rule of law over Hunter Biden

Financial Times - Dec. 3

How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’

The threat of a retribution-focused Trump administration and his son’s looming sentencings prompted the president to abandon a promise not to get involved in Hunter Biden’s legal problems.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Democrats in Congress Criticize Biden’s Pardon of His Son Hunter

Lawmakers in the president’s own party, many of them moderates, said his decision to pardon his son was selfish and would further damage Americans’ waning faith in democracy and the rule of law.

The New York Times - Dec. 2

Biden's pardon of son, Hunter, roils Democrats' post-election reckoning: ANALYSIS

President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, is throwing a bomb in his party's post-election soul searching.

ABC News - Dec. 2

President Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Weeks Before Trump Takes Office

The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

The New York Times - Dec. 2