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Trump picks Republican mega-donor Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK

Mon 2 Dec 2024 18.24 EST Last modified on Mon 2 Dec 2024 19.04 EST Donald Trump announced on Monday he has picked investment banker and Republican mega-donor Warren Stephens to serve as ambassador to the UK. “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full time,” wrote Trump in a social media post. “I am thrilled that he will now have that opportunity as the top Diplomat, representing the U.S.A. to one of America’s most cherished and beloved Allies.” Stephens is chairman, preside ...

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House Republicans can still investigate Bidens after Hunter pardon

Posted December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm A pardon from President Joe Biden appears to put an end to ongoing criminal cases against his son Hunter, but Congress under full Republican control still could further investigate the younger Biden or other members of the president’s family in the new year. House Republicans fixated on Hunter Biden this Congress, with allegations against the younger Biden making up key parts of the Republican impeachment inquiry against President Biden. For months, House Rep ...

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Trudeau told Trump Americans would also suffer if tariffs are imposed, a Canadian minister says

Updated 5:02 PM EST, December 2, 2024 TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a Canadian minister who attended their recent dinner said Monday. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders with the United States. He said on social m ...

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Trump Ally Issues New Warning to Senators After Kash Patel Nomination

Conservative lawyer Mike Davis is warning Senate Republicans that they will feel his "political wrath" if they dare to block the confirmation of Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director. Patel, a staunch Trump loyalist who served in multiple roles during the president-elect's first administration, was controversially nominated over the weekend to replace current Trump-appointed FBI Director Christopher Wray. While Republicans will have a 53-to-47 seat Senate ...

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USDA defeats student's challenge to milk marketing

December 2, 20244:37 PM EST Updated 12 hours ago Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a student who said her First Amendment rights were violated because she could not freely criticize the consumption of cow's milk, including through the National School Lunch Program, at her high school. In a decision on Saturday, U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles said Marielle Williamson lacked standing to sue the USDA over alleged censorshi ...

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Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course and pardoning his son Hunter

ATLANTA (AP) — Already reeling from their November defeats, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son for federal crimes after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who disregarded the law. “He believes in the justice system, but he also believes that politics infected the process and led to a miscarriage of justice,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who along with Biden and other White House officials insisted ...

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Dinesh D'Souza apologizes for false claims in election conspiracy theory film '2000 Mules'

Monday 02 December 2024 15:05 GMT Far-right provocateur and pardoned felon Dinesh D’Souza has issued an apology over false accusations he made in his 2022 election conspiracy theory movie 2000 Mules, acknowledging that his claims about illegal “ballot trafficking” during the 2020 presidential election were misleading and inaccurate. In a lengthy statement posted to his website on Sunday, D’Souza said that his movie — which asserts that “mules” were paid to fraudulently deposit harvested ballo ...

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Trump Threatens 'Hell to Pay' Unless Gaza Hostages Are Freed Before Inauguration

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Monday demanded that the hostages taken in the Hamas-led attack on Israel be released from Gaza before his inauguration in January, or there will be “hell to pay” in the Middle East for those responsible. Writing on Truth Social, and without naming any militant group, Mr. Trump said in his post: “If the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in ...

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Police officer became 'double agent' for Proud Boys, prosecutor says

Updated 2:35 PM EST, December 2, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — A police officer accused of leaking confidential information to Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio became a “double agent” for the far-right extremist group after its members burned a stolen Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital, a federal prosecutor said Monday at the start of the officer’s trial. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond was a “Proud Boys sympathizer” who warned Tarrio about his impending arres ...

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Musk Record Tesla Pay Plan Rejected Again by Delaware Judge

December 2, 2024 at 4:49 PM EST Updated on December 2, 2024 at 5:01 PM EST Elon Musk's record-setting Tesla Inc. pay package was again rejected by a Delaware judge even after shareholders supported reinstating it. Despite the June 13 shareholder vote at the company's annual meeting, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick decided to stick with her original finding in January that the company's board was too much under the influence of the billionaire entrepreneur when it adop ...

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South Korea's Yoon Declares Martial Law in Emergency Address

11 min ago - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on Tuesday in an emergency national address televised live. Yoon said the decision was made to protect freedom and constitutional order, as he accused the opposition of trying to paralyze the ... (Bloomberg)

Blinken heads to final NATO foreign ministers meeting of Biden administration with Ukraine in focus

17 min ago - Updated 10:27 PM EST, December 2, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to Europe on Monday for what will likely be the last high-level NATO meeting before the Biden administration leaves office next month. Sho ... (AP)

Trump says he will block Japanese firm's takeover of U.S. Steel

53 min ago - Dec. 3, 2024, 12:34 AM EST TOKYO — President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would block a Japanese company’s $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel, a contentious deal that faces widespread political opposition. Nippon Steel, Japan&# ... (NBC News)

GOP insiders sought Hegseth's removal as leader of veterans' group in 2016

1 hr ago - December 2, 2024 / 10:01 PM EST Monterey, California — The battle over President-elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, may become a test of loyalty for Republican stalwarts — some of whom stood at the center of a bid 10 ... (CBS News)

House Covid-19 panel releases final report criticizing public health response to the pandemic

1 hr ago - Published 10:34 PM EST, Mon December 2, 2024 CNN — A Republican-led House committee investigating broad aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects in the US released a final report Monday summarizing its two-year effort, saying it hoped ... (CNN Health)

Biden steps up Ukraine military aid surge with new $725M package

2 hrs ago - 11 hours ago The Biden administration announced a new $725 million security assistance package for Ukraine on Monday that includes a provision for more land mines and precision rocket launchers. Why it matters: President Biden has committed to a "sur ... (Axios)

Trump picks Republican mega-donor Warren Stephens as ambassador to UK

2 hrs ago - Mon 2 Dec 2024 18.24 EST Last modified on Mon 2 Dec 2024 19.04 EST Donald Trump announced on Monday he has picked investment banker and Republican mega-donor Warren Stephens to serve as ambassador to the UK. “Warren has always dreamed of serving ... (The Guardian)

California won't aid Trump's massive deportation plans because it legally can't, says senator

3 hrs ago - Monday 02 December 2024 23:00 GMT A California senator has said that the state won’t aid the incoming Trump administration in its mass deportation efforts because it would be legally unable to. Sen. Alex Padilla of the Golden State appeared on C ... (The Independent)

House Republicans can still investigate Bidens after Hunter pardon

3 hrs ago - Posted December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm A pardon from President Joe Biden appears to put an end to ongoing criminal cases against his son Hunter, but Congress under full Republican control still could further investigate the younger Biden or other members ... (Roll Call)

Unions score major win in Wisconsin with court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights

3 hrs ago - 12/02/2024 05:22 PM EST MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and ... (Politico)

Trudeau told Trump Americans would also suffer if tariffs are imposed, a Canadian minister says

4 hrs ago - Updated 5:02 PM EST, December 2, 2024 TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a Canadian mi ... (AP)

USDA defeats student's challenge to milk marketing

4 hrs ago - December 2, 20244:37 PM EST Updated 12 hours ago Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a student who said her First Amendment rights were violated because she could not freely criticize the consumption ... (Reuters)

Schumer says bipartisan talks to avoid shutdown before Christmas 'on the right track'

5 hrs ago - 12/02/24 4:28 PM ET Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday indicated that bipartisan negotiations to avert the threat of a government shutdown this month are “on the right track,” but he warned against “divisive” ... (The Hill)

Trump Ally Issues New Warning to Senators After Kash Patel Nomination

7 hrs ago - Conservative lawyer Mike Davis is warning Senate Republicans that they will feel his "political wrath" if they dare to block the confirmation of Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director. Patel, a staunch Trump loyalist who ... (Newsweek)

Fianna Fail emerges as largest party in Irish election

10 hrs ago - Fianna Fail has won the most seats in the Dil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general election. It won 48 seats while Sinn Fein - the main opposition party in the last Dail - won 39. Fine Gael, which has been in coalit ... (BBC)

Florida Introduces Bill to Ban 'Weather Modification'

12 hrs ago - Published Dec 02, 2024 at 9:35 AM EST Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia has introduced legislation to prohibit weather modification activities in the Sunshine State. The bill was filed on November 20 by Garcia, a Republican who has served in the Fl ... (Newsweek)

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

12 hrs ago - Updated 4:37 PM EST, December 2, 2024 Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must tak ... (AP)

Drunken Trump nominee caught on stage with strippers

13 hrs ago - President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense reportedly had to step down from a pair of nonprofit veterans groups he headed after workers filed allegations of mismanagement and sexual misconduct. The New Yorker reports P ... (nj)

Roger Golubski, ex-KCKPD detective accused of abuse, dead of apparent suicide before trial

13 hrs ago - Roger Golubski, the former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective accused of misconduct, criminal behavior and "the grossest acts of corruption a police officer can commit," has died of an apparent suicide. He was 71. Police rushed to Golubski's home ... (KCUR-FM via Kansas Reflector)

Children illegally worked dangerous overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find

13 hrs ago - Updated on: December 2, 2024 / 4:11 PM EST Federal investigators found nearly a dozen children to be working dangerous, overnight shifts at Seaboard Triumph Foods' pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, Iowa, the Department of Labor announced. Employe ... (CBS News)

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