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Trump Picks a Jet-Setting Pal of Elon Musk to Go Get Greenland
Ken Howery is a quiet, unassuming tech investor who prioritizes discretion. And yet, he has ended up in the middle of two of the noisiest…
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi will not attend Trump's inauguration
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, a spokesman confirmed…
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Trump Taps Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as Hollywood ‘Ambassadors’
President-elect Donald J. Trump has added Hollywood to his fix-it list, saying in a social media post on Thursday that Mel Gibson,…
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Video shows journalist forcibly removed from Blinken's last news conference
A video shows a reporter physically removed after interrupting Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a briefing on Thursday. Newsweek…
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Hamas knows it hasn't achieved its aims - but still claims victory
Most Hamas officials I have met or spoken to in recent weeks acknowledge that the main goals set by the movement after the 7 October…
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Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban
President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering an executive order to allow TikTok to continue operating despite a pending legal ban until…
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Republican arrested by state troopers while trying to break his House ban
State troopers arrested Georgia State Senator Colton Moore after he tried to defy House orders that had banned him from the chambers.…
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The Washington Post’s New Mission: Reach ‘All of America’
After Donald J. Trump entered the White House in 2017, The Washington Post adopted a slogan that underscored the newspaper’s traditional…
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What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200…
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What Scott Bessent, Trump’s Treasury Pick, Might Get Asked Today
A test for Trump’s cabinet pick For businesses and markets, perhaps the most important of the hearings for the incoming Trump…
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China to probe US chip dumping and subsidies in response to tech sanctions
CHINA will start an investigation into whether the US dumps lower-end chips and unfairly subsidises its own chipmakers, one of Beijing’s…
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Opinion: The case of the missing Hegseth investigation
For folks who have so harshly turned on the FBI for supposedly targeting Donald Trump over the years, Republicans sure are quick to turn…
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What will Mexico do if Trump tries to mass deport non-Mexicans across the border?
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have repeatedly vowed to welcome back their citizens should the incoming Trump administration proceed…
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Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Face Grilling
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, will face questions from lawmakers on Thursday about how he…
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What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal
Sales of electric vehicles have been rising steadily over the past few years, in part because of a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 that…
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France's new prime minister faces no-confidence vote
France's new Prime Minister François Bayrou is set to face a no-confidence vote in the Paris parliament on Thursday afternoon. If…
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Netanyahu to comment on Gaza ceasefire once deal completed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will issue a statement on the Gaza ceasefire only once the final details have been finalized,…
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Latest Singapore 6-month T-bill cut-off yield slips to 2.99%
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.99 per cent, based on auction results released by the…
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Donald Trump's new staffer request has potential issue
President-elect Donald Trump's demand for his incoming administration to be free of those with ties to a long list of Republican enemies…
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Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns
The government of Albania has given preliminary approval to a plan proposed by Jared Kushner, Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, to build a…
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CNN journalist: Young's get "your facts right" message a "bullying tactic"
A CNN journalist said she saw it as a "bullying tactic" when Zachary Young messaged her to "have your facts right to avoid libel." Katie…
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We’re Sharing the Data Behind Our Detailed 2024 Election Map
We’ve published a new interactive map of the 2024 election that shows results by precinct, the most detailed vote data available. The New…
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Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to…
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TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned
TikTok sought to assure its U.S. employees on Tuesday that they will still have jobs next week even if the Supreme Court upholds a law…