Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

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Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs

Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the

Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
Election|US

New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever

A study of access to polls during elections has found systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in turnout

New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever
Election|Political|US

Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russell Vought to be the director of the U.S.

Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say
Election|US

Johnson tells Tapper why House Ethics Committee report on Gaetz should not be released

CNN's Jake Taper questions House Speaker Mike Johnson on why he doesn't think the House Ethics Committee report on allegations related to Matt Gaetz should not be released.

Johnson tells Tapper why House Ethics  Committee report on Gaetz should not be released
Election|US

Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be 'beyond frustrating'

A federal judge who was nominated by Donald Trump says it would be “beyond frustrating and disappointing” if the president-elect hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election

Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be 'beyond frustrating'
Election|US

Absences by Trump’s Senate pals help Democrats confirm Biden judges

Absences by Trump’s Senate pals help Democrats confirm Biden judges

Absences by Trump’s Senate pals help Democrats confirm Biden judges
Business|Celebrity|Crime|Election|US

‘It’s pathetic’: Anderson Cooper and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Giuliani’s legal woes

Rudy Giuliani has turned over his 1980 Mercedes-Benz convertible, his luxury watch collection and a diamond ring, marking a partial end to a saga where the former mayor of New York City has tried to outrun the court system as two Georgia election workers try to collect on a $150 million debt he has owed them for a year. CNN's Anderson Cooper discusses with correspondent Kara Scannell and legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin.

‘It’s pathetic’: Anderson Cooper and Jeffrey Toobin discuss Giuliani’s legal woes
Election|US

Georgia election workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani ask judge to hold him in contempt in new legal threat

Georgia election workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani ask judge to hold him in contempt in new legal threat

Georgia election workers defamed by Rudy Giuliani ask judge to hold him in contempt in new legal threat
Election|Political|US

Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface

As senators prepare to consider Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they’ll likely be doing so without the FBI background checks that are staples of the confirmation process

Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface
Election|US

Pennsylvania Democratic official apologizes for comments about ignoring election laws

Pennsylvania Democratic official apologizes for comments about ignoring election laws

Pennsylvania Democratic official apologizes for comments about ignoring election laws
Crime|Election|US

Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them

Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to penalize him even more

Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them
Crime|Election|US

Trump's lawyers say hush money case must be dismissed after election victory

Donald Trump's lawyers told a judge that the Republican's conviction for illegally covering up hush money payments to a porn star should be dismissed because he won the U.S.

Trump's lawyers say hush money case must be dismissed after election victory
Election|Europe|Political

EU party chiefs reach deal on von der Leyen's Commission nominees

European Parliament leaders have reached agreement on the members who will comprise the next European Commission, spokespeople

EU party chiefs reach deal on von der Leyen's Commission nominees
Election|US

Trump pick for Manhattan's top federal prosecutor urges focus on national security, money laundering

Jay Clayton, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S.

Trump pick for Manhattan's top federal prosecutor urges focus on national security, money laundering
Election|Political|US

Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz

Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz
Crime|Election|Political|US

Donald Trump's lawyers urge judge to ignore prosecutors and dismiss hush money conviction

As prosecutors push to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, his lawyers are urging a judge to ignore them and scrap the case before he takes office in January

Donald Trump's lawyers urge judge to ignore prosecutors and dismiss hush money conviction
Election|World

India's ruling party projected to have edge in crucial state polls

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies are projected to have an edge in two crucial state elections, according to TV exit polls on Wednesday, in an apparent

India's ruling party projected to have edge in crucial state polls
Crime|Election|US

Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Election|US

Once again, polls underestimated Trump. Experts only have a hunch why

Following Republican President-elect Donald Trump's victory in this month's election, some U.S. pollsters are scrambling to understand why their surveys once again

Once again, polls underestimated Trump. Experts only have a hunch why
Election|Europe|Political

France's Le Pen threatens to topple government on cost-of-living concerns

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday threatened to seek to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier's fragile coalition government if her National Rally (RN) party's cost-

France's Le Pen threatens to topple government on cost-of-living concerns
Election|Finance

There may be no durable Trump trade: Mike Dolan

Pity the poor forecasters compiling 2025 investment outlooks. Little of their hastily-compiled post-election annual outlooks may endure beyond the end of this year.

There may be no durable Trump trade: Mike Dolan
Education|Election|Political|US

Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean

Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.”

Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean
Celebrity|Election|Entertainment|US

Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred

President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration

Trump's casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred
Business|Election|Political|US

Musk's influence deepens during Trump's transition

Elon Musk has been at Trump's side at Mar-a-Lago and in Washington since the election. How great is his influence? And could he wear out his welcome? CNN's Brian Todd reports.

Musk's influence deepens during Trump's transition

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