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GOP senator blocks promotion of top general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) is holding up the promotion for a top general who oversaw the 82nd Airborne Division during the deadly 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, a source has told The ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Trump encounters Senate GOP limits with failed Gaetz AG push
President-elect Trump's ill-fated nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to run the Justice Department marked an early sign of his potential limits in moving his nominees and dealing with ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Congress won’t be ‘a rubber stamp’ for Trump, says GOP Congressman
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) joins Meet the Press NOW to talk about Matt Gaetz’s decision to withdraw as the pick to be attorney general and how Congress will serve as a check on the incoming Trump ...Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Process to replace Matt Gaetz could cut into House GOP's narrow majority
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set dates for a special election to replace Matt Gaetz. The timeline will leave his seat vacant in the incoming Congress for several weeks.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
GOP senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue was slated to be promoted to a four-star rank and take command of the U.S. Army in Europe.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Trump’s DOJ investigators ‘should be fired immediately,’ says GOP Sen. Schmitt
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) says there should be “accountability” for Justice Department officials involved in Donald Trump’s investigations, as Pam ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
GOP rep pushes back on Hegseth’s idea to fire 'woke' generals
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) pushed back on Pete Hegseth’s idea to fire “woke” generals, noting that they are only considered "woke" because of the Biden administration. Bacon joined NewsNation’s Chris ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
12:30 Report — Trump seeks to reshape GOP with Cabinet picks
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Happy Thanksgiving week! President Biden just pardoned two turkeys in what is one of the weirdest and silliest traditions in the White House. Peach and Blossom ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
House, Senate GOP battle over length of Trump tax cut extension
House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of 2025. Sources familiar with the early ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump set to take office with razor-thin House GOP majority
Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives that offers Republicans barely any margin of error.Top stories - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
Shares of drone maker Unusual Machines soar after Donald Trump Jr. joins advisory board
Donald Trump Jr., the son of President-elect Donald Trump, said "the need for drones is obvious" as he joined the advisory board of Unusual Machines.Business - CNBC - 17 hours ago -
Chinese yuan to hit record lows as U.S. tariff threat mounts, investment banks forecast
Major investment banks and research firms project offshore yuan to weaken to an average 7.51 per dollar through the end of 2025, the weakest level on record.Business - CNBC - 10 hours ago -
Apple, Trump and a booming budget surplus: Ireland has much to mull over as voters head to the polls
A budget surplus and concerns over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming tax policies are some of the economic questions facing Ireland.Business - CNBC - 9 hours ago -
Shares of key chip suppliers jump as U.S. reportedly considers toned-down China curbs
ASML and Tokyo Electron shares rose after a report that the U.S. is considering sanctions on China's chip industry that stop short of earlier proposals.Business - CNBC - 1 hour ago -
Trump's tariff threats have rattled Europe's auto giants — but Ferrari appears remarkably unfazed
Ferrari is thought to be a special case among Europe's automobile sector even as many car giants come under pressure from the threat of U.S. tariffs.Business - CNBC - 5 hours ago -
Russia tries to stem panic over the plummeting ruble, as the central bank is forced to intervene
The ruble weakened to 114 against the greenback earliest this week — hitting its lowest level since March 2022, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.Business - CNBC - 1 hour ago -
France's political chaos drives borrowing costs to the same level as Greece's for the first time
France's brewing political crisis is spilling into financial markets with French borrowing costs hitting the same level as debt-ridden Greece's for the first time.Business - CNBC - 3 hours ago -
Homebuyer demand for mortgages jumps 12% after first interest rate drop in over 2 months
While the drop in rates wasn't exactly huge, there was a fair amount of pent-up demand among homebuyers.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
These economists say artificial intelligence can narrow U.S. deficits by improving health care
Economists at the Brookings Institution estimate AI could reduce the U.S. budget deficit some $900 billion by 2044.Business - CNBC - 2 hours ago -
GOP pollster Frank Luntz: Harris still hasn't said what she would do on immigration, affordability
Republican strategist Frank Luntz discussed what he called policy lapses in Vice President Harris’s campaign platform during a recent CNN appearance highlighting gaps in her plans for the ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Meet the unwilling faces of GOP anti-trans ads: ‘I haven’t been able to sleep’
Former President Trump and Republican congressional candidates have blanketed the nation with campaign ads critical of transgender rights, painting their Democratic opponents as radical for ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Murphy warns Connecticut abortion law could be at risk while GOP opponent says he's fearmongering
The right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, but U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is warning how women in the state could still be at risk if Republicans impose a national banHealth - ABC News - October 30 -
Trump 2.0 would need 53 GOP senators for a ‘truly reliable’ majority, analyst says
If Republican nominee Donald Trump is elected president, he would need 53 GOP senators to have a “truly reliable” Senate majority, reckons one analyst. With a Kamala Harris presidency, certain GOP ...Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
House Education GOP says schools failed to protect Jewish students after nearly yearlong antisemitism investigation
Republicans on the House Education Committee on Thursday released their report regarding antisemitism on college campuses after a nearly yearlong investigation that played a part in at least two ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Some GOP-led states won't allow federal monitors at polling places, officials say
Some Republican-led states will not allow federal poll monitors at voting locations on Election Day, officials tell ABC News.Top stories - ABC News - October 31 -
Trump attacks Liz Cheney, says she wouldn't be a 'war hawk' if 'guns are trained on her face'
Former President Donald Trump — just four days out from Election Day — suggested that Liz Cheney would not be such a "war hawk" if she had guns pointed at her.Politics - NBC News - November 1 -
Florida House GOP member becomes 100th sponsor of Puerto Rico Status Act
Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) signed on to the Puerto Rico Status Act this week, The Hill has learned, becoming the 100th sponsor of the bill. The legislation would authorize a federally sponsored ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back
House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to clarify remarks he made at a New York campaign rally where he suggested that Republicans may try to repeal legislation that has spurred U.S. production of ...Tech - ABC News - November 1