President-elect Donald Trump is set to challenge policies aimed at boosting diversity at companies and universities when he takes office next month, throwing
December 10, 2024
U.S.
December 10, 2024
As Trump’s legal cloud lifts, 45 allies still threatened by state-level 2020 election charges
December 10, 2024
China's exports grew at a slower pace in November than the previous month, while imports shrank, signalling concerns for the world's No. 2 economy as U.S.
December 10, 2024
China's exports slowed sharply and imports unexpectedly shrank in November, in a worrying sign for the world's No. 2 economy as Donald Trump's imminent return to the
December 10, 2024
Judge pauses lawsuit alleging Trump’s Education secretary pick enabled sexual abuse of children decades ago
December 09, 2024
The Kremlin said on Monday that it had so far had no contact with Donald Trump or his team after the U.S. president-elect called for an immediate ceasefire and
December 09, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump's planned U.S. government efficiency drive involving Elon Musk could lead to more joint projects between
December 09, 2024
Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation and January 6 pardons, says Cheney and others ‘should go to jail’
December 08, 2024
Trump says he doesn’t plan to remove Fed chairman Jerome Powell
December 08, 2024
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December 08, 2024
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December 08, 2024
GOP rifts open over Trump agenda as legislative landmines await new Congress
December 08, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is jubilant about President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House
December 08, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced that the U.S. will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine
December 07, 2024
U.S.
December 07, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebel forces are threatening the government of President Bashar al-
December 07, 2024
A former CIA officer joins Smerconish to discuss the background check process that Pete Hegseth will face as Trump's Defense Secretary nominee.
December 07, 2024
Trump returns to world stage for Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris
December 07, 2024
U.S.
December 07, 2024
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is running to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee
December 06, 2024
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will travel to Paris to attend the re-opening of Notre-Dame cathedral on Saturday, and could use the trip to hold talks with U.S.
December 06, 2024
Donald Trump's transition team is considering canceling the U.S.
December 06, 2024
Trump expresses confidence in Hegseth and says he can be confirmed to lead Pentagon
December 06, 2024
‘Further and faster’: Why Trump’s NASA pick is sending shock waves through the space community
December 06, 2024
U.S.
December 06, 2024
President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration
December 06, 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his "White House A.I.
December 06, 2024
As Hegseth’s public profile grew, he faced deepening private turmoil
December 05, 2024
Biden White House considering preemptive pardons for Trump’s perceived enemies
December 05, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump met with the chief executives of U.S. drugmakers Pfizer and Eli Lilly as well as industry lobbying group PhRMA on Wednesday night, Axios reported on Thursday.
December 05, 2024
Import tariffs during President-elect Donald Trump's first term broadly lowered stock values on the day they were unveiled, and were associated with lower future
December 05, 2024
Trump’s victory has some liberal judges reversing their retirement plans
December 05, 2024
U.S.
December 05, 2024
Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit, billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said he feels optimistic about a second Trump term. CNN Senior Media Analyst Sara Fisher breaks down why.
December 05, 2024
Bitcoin surges above $100,000 for the first time as Trump picks pro-crypto SEC chair
December 05, 2024
Trump picks Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration
December 04, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs and lighten the financial burden on American households
December 04, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named a former White House aide to serve as counsel to an effort co-led by Elon Musk to slash government
December 04, 2024
Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted
December 04, 2024
Dollar Tree may stop selling some products because of Trump’s tariffs
December 04, 2024
Hegseth vows to ‘fight like hell’ to win confirmation in the face of some GOP doubts
December 04, 2024
U.S.
December 04, 2024
What does it mean if young men sense that their masculinity is under threat? Or if they sense a bleak and hopeless future?
December 04, 2024
If Trump starts a trade war with Mexico and Canada, where will Americans get all their stuff from?
December 04, 2024
Trump’s DOGE push finds support from some Democrats on Capitol Hill
December 04, 2024
Advisers to Donald Trump publicly and privately are floating proposals to end the Ukraine war that would cede large parts of the country to
December 04, 2024
There are no grounds yet for negotiations on how to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, Russia said on Wednesday, in comments about peace talks that have become more frequent since Donald
December 04, 2024
U.S.
December 04, 2024
Trump cites Hunter Biden pardon in latest legal attempt to throw out hush money conviction
December 03, 2024
U.S.
December 03, 2024
Fox News ignores Pete Hegseth misconduct allegations as concerns over Trump pick mount
December 03, 2024
Every day, Nidia Montenegro spends hours checking her cellphone, hoping to receive a long-awaited appointment with U.S. border officials to seek asylum in the United States
December 03, 2024
While many Democrats are calling for a party overhaul after Kamala Harris lost every battleground state to Republican Donald Trump in the
December 03, 2024
Wall Street isn’t buying Trump’s deportation threats or Elon Musk’s spending cut claims
December 03, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland France is still the center of Europe's attention on Tuesday, with the government all-but-certain to collapse after both the
December 03, 2024
Trump again vows to block Japanese firm’s controversial takeover of US Steel
December 03, 2024
Some key GOP senators open to no FBI background checks on Trump picks
December 03, 2024
U.S.
December 03, 2024
Trump to travel to Paris for Notre Dame Cathedral reopening
December 03, 2024
Jeffries faces leadership test as Democrats fight for committee posts to battle Trump
December 03, 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his Jan. 20 inauguration.
December 02, 2024
A small migrant caravan has set out from southern Mexico, heading north, but is unlikely to reach the U.S. border after authorities broke up two other small caravans headed to the United States over the weekend
December 02, 2024
Already reeling from their November defeat at the polls, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden's pardoning of his son for a federal felony conviction — after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who operates above the law
December 02, 2024
President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and pardon his son Hunter wasn't all that surprising to those who are familiar with the president's devotion to his family
December 02, 2024
The Democratic-led U.S.
December 02, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The dollar breezed into December on the front foot, helped by Donald Trump's weekend support for its global reserve status just as
December 02, 2024
Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier
December 02, 2024
The next U.S. administration may make an effort to ease tensions with Moscow but Western sanctions are unlikely to be lifted any time soon,
December 02, 2024
Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid mixed trading
December 02, 2024
Nearly a month after a devastating election loss that exposed cracks in the very foundation of their party, Democrats remain deeply divided over the extent of their political problem — or even if they have one
December 02, 2024
President Joe Biden announced that he pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted earlier this year of federal gun and tax crimes. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.
December 02, 2024
Trump’s extraordinary selection of his daughters’ fathers-in-law for key posts underscores his reliance on family members
December 01, 2024
Recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are bracing for potential challenges to their status in the country during President-elect Donald Trump's second term in the White House
December 01, 2024
Start your week smart: FBI director, Trump’s tariffs, Syrian civil war, hostage video, lake-effect snow
December 01, 2024
Why Trump’s tariff plans could lead to higher interest rates
December 01, 2024
Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived
December 01, 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency
December 01, 2024
(This Nov. 30 story has been corrected to change the name of DEA to Administration, not Agency, in paragraph 20) By Sarah N.
December 01, 2024
Trump plans to replace current FBI director with firebrand Kash Patel, drawing bipartisan fire
December 01, 2024
U.S.
November 30, 2024
Zelensky wants to ‘work directly’ with Trump on ending Ukraine’s war with Russia
November 30, 2024
Latinos have become a new battleground frontier for political candidates
November 30, 2024
Republicans swept to power on Election Day and now control the House, the Senate and the White House, with plans for an ambitious 100-day agenda come January
November 30, 2024
China's factory activity expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, an official survey showed, adding to a string of recent data suggesting
November 30, 2024
Trump has dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Mar-a-Lago
November 30, 2024
U.S.
November 29, 2024
‘Wildly disruptive’: What happened last time Trump moved a federal agency out of DC
November 29, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Trump is ‘intelligent and experienced,’ capable of finding ‘solutions’
November 28, 2024
The federal government is about to transition from one that prioritized safeguards for artificial intelligence to one more focused on eliminating red tape
November 28, 2024
5 things to consider buying before new tariffs take effect
November 28, 2024
Mexico’s president denies Trump’s claim that she agreed to shut down the US-Mexico border
November 28, 2024
Parents of American held captive in Gaza hope Biden and Trump will work together on hostage deal
November 28, 2024
While most of Los Angeles sleeps, 58-year-old Melquiades Flores starts his day at 1 a.m., supervising the unloading of produce at M&M Tomatoes and Chile Company,
November 27, 2024
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Wednesday the election of U.S.
November 27, 2024
Trump’s national security adviser pick is weighing proposals to end the Russia-Ukraine war
November 27, 2024
Donald Trump loved to use tariffs during his first presidency
November 27, 2024
U.S.
November 27, 2024
After a delay, President-elect Trump's team agreed to start the transition but declined to sign agreements on government funding and security clearances. Steve Contorno explains.
November 27, 2024
The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in exports, the government said Wednesday, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of third-quarter growth
November 27, 2024
Ikea says Trump’s tariffs could push up prices
November 27, 2024
For one conservative Catholic family in Ohio, activism begins at home
November 27, 2024
French stocks hit a more than three-month low on Wednesday as investors fretted about the fragile government's ability to
November 27, 2024
MSCI's global equities index edged lower and the dollar slipped with Treasury yields on Wednesday as investors digested the latest economic data and the
November 27, 2024
Trump tries to force other countries to negotiating table on immigration and trade with promise to hike tariffs
November 26, 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith move to abandon two federal cases accusing Trump of endangering American democracy and national security does away with the most serious legal threats Trump was facing as he returns to the White House
November 26, 2024
If Donald Trump makes good on his threat to slap 25% tariffs on everything imported from Mexico and Canada, the price increases that could follow will collide with his campaign promise to give American families a break from inflation
November 26, 2024
Canadian officials are blasting President-elect Donald’s Trump’s threat to impose sweeping tariffs
November 26, 2024
What could get more expensive if Trump launches a new trade war with Mexico and Canada
November 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States
November 26, 2024
Trump’s pick to lead HUD faces home affordability woes and possible budget cuts
November 26, 2024
Shares of U.S. and European automakers dropped on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump pledged steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China,
November 26, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland And so it begins.
November 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China - detailing how he will implement campaign promises
November 26, 2024
Republican senator blocks promotion of general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
November 25, 2024
Donald Trump's Republicans are promising to hit the gas next year when they assume full control of the U.S.
November 25, 2024
The political fortunes of Brazil's hard-right former President Jair Bolsonaro long mirrored those of his ideological ally Donald Trump - but their fates now
November 25, 2024
Republican U.S.
November 24, 2024
During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump had hailed what would become Project 2025 as a conservative roadmap for “exactly what our movement will do."
November 23, 2024
Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members
November 23, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief, to be a special envoy for
November 23, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he will nominate prominent investor Scott Bessent as U.S.
November 22, 2024
With Gaetz out as attorney general pick, Trump’s right flank looks for a new ally at FBI
November 22, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
November 22, 2024
In his first interview after withdrawing as Trump's attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz said he will not rejoin Congress and discussed Trump selecting Pam Bondi as his new attorney general nominee.
November 22, 2024
TJ Maxx says it will thrive on Trump’s tariff ‘chaos’
November 22, 2024
European real estate stocks surged, propelling the benchmark index to a one-week high on Friday, while easing of
November 22, 2024
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general, is Donald Trump’s new pick to serve as U.S. attorney general
November 22, 2024
Trump’s social media company is exploring a crypto payment service called TruthFi
November 21, 2024
More Biden judges will be confirmed, but four appeals court nominees won’t see a vote under Senate deal
November 21, 2024
Donald Trump has put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of finding ways to cut government spending and regulations
November 21, 2024
The European Union should seek constructive engagement on trade with the incoming Trump administration, but be ready to hit back in a coordinated way at the
November 21, 2024
Trump team maps out Latin America strategy as part of mass deportation plan
November 21, 2024
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON -President-elect Donald Trump is poised to enact a dramatic expansion of "school choice" programs next year that would make it easier for hundreds of thousands of parents
November 21, 2024
From champagne to speeches, would-be Trump Supreme Court justices draw conservative buzz
November 21, 2024
Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump’s defense secretary nominee
November 21, 2024
Absences by Trump’s Senate pals help Democrats confirm Biden judges
November 20, 2024
Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to penalize him even more
November 20, 2024
Jay Clayton, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S.
November 20, 2024
3 urgent tasks awaiting Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary
November 20, 2024
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
November 20, 2024
Texas is offering 1,402 acres (567 hectares) of land along the border with Mexico to the incoming Trump administration to lease as part of a plan for the mass deportation of immigrants,
November 19, 2024
New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss Trump’s hush money conviction, but say they are open to delaying sentencing until after his second term
November 19, 2024
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims to avoid homes with yard signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump
November 19, 2024
How are the wealthy feeling about Trump? The art market this week might hold a clue
November 19, 2024
Fired FEMA worker Marn'i Washington speaks out after the agency says she advised disaster relief teams to avoid homes with signs supporting former President Donald Trump while canvassing in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
November 19, 2024
Ahead of FEMA chief’s testimony to Congress, fired worker tells CNN she was following protocol when skipping Trump homes
November 19, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump may be planning to attend a SpaceX rocket launch in person in Texas on Tuesday, another sign of his
November 18, 2024
Under normal circumstances, Trump’s criminal record and other aspects of his life, including financial history, would disqualify him from getting access to classified information.
November 18, 2024
Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of the president-elect’s quest for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market
November 18, 2024
One of the top remaining vacancies in President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Cabinet is his treasury secretary — and the views of his top contenders there reflect broader questions about how the president-elect might wield tariffs in his new administration
November 18, 2024
Stellantis' will adapt to changes in the U.S. car market expected under a Trump government, CEO Carlos Tavares said on Monday, with a platform that can offer electric,
November 18, 2024
Trump expands pool of possible Treasury picks as top candidates jockey for the job
November 18, 2024
The pound held steady on Monday after falling to a six-month low the previous week as the dollar surged on the back of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S.
November 18, 2024
Some Arab Americans are expressing concern over Donald Trump's picks for key positions in his next administration
November 18, 2024
Most U.S. stocks ticked higher to recover some of their sharp slide from last week
November 18, 2024
A U.S. stock rally fueled by Donald Trump’s election victory is stumbling, as investors contend with everything from renewed inflation worries to uncertainty
November 18, 2024
As Trump vows mass deportation, polls suggest growing support – but not a mandate
November 17, 2024
As attorney general, Gaetz would go from being under DOJ scrutiny to leading the nation’s top law enforcement agency
November 17, 2024
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his relationship with U.S.
November 16, 2024
Trump is determined to see Gaetz confirmed as AG despite controversies
November 16, 2024
Trump picks fracking company CEO Chris Wright as next Department of Energy secretary
November 16, 2024
The Trump transition team is considering a former Uber executive and three current or former Republican congressmen - one of
November 16, 2024
Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling
November 16, 2024
A senior economic adviser to U.S.
November 16, 2024
Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically different political landscape will be able to reignite the momentum to bring their loved ones home
November 16, 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group's key shareholder, ARC Global Investments, has unloaded nearly all its stake in the media company, it said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.
November 15, 2024
If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F
November 15, 2024
Oklahoma's education superintendent has sent an email to public school superintendents requiring them to show students his video announcement of a new Department of Religious Freedom and Patriotism
November 15, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday that he was creating a National Energy Council to coordinate policies to boost U.S. energy production that will be led by his pick for
November 15, 2024
A trade group has asked the incoming Trump administration to consider a "comprehensive plan" for updating the U.S.
November 15, 2024
The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited two Iranian nuclear sites on Friday as part of a visit to Iran, ahead of an expected European diplomatic push over Tehran's atomic
November 15, 2024
Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was involved in investigation into 2017 sexual assault allegation
November 15, 2024
Options players are piling in to riskier bets across the U.S. stock market, supporting a rally that has come on the back of fading election worries and
November 15, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness” and “left-wing indoctrination.”
November 15, 2024
Trump picks former congressman Doug Collins to serve as Veterans Affairs secretary
November 14, 2024
Vaccine maker stocks tumble after Trump picks RFK Jr. for health secretary
November 14, 2024
Judge recognizes ‘real possibility’ of Trump pardons as he delays trial for January 6 riot defendant
November 14, 2024
Israel expects the incoming Trump administration to take a hard line against Iran and its nuclear ambitions, which will create an opportunity for more peace deals with Arab
November 14, 2024
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper.
November 14, 2024
Republican Donald Trump's return to the presidency is expected to precipitate a shift in the U.S. government's legal stance in major cases
November 14, 2024
Investors sharply ramped up their short bets on Asian currencies and turned bearish on the Singapore dollar for the first time since early July on rising
November 14, 2024
Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for the closing weeks of the 118th Congress: Do “whatever it takes” to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees as a second Donald Trump presidency looms
November 14, 2024
Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader, President-elect Donald Trump presented him with one of his first tests — an announcement that he intends to nominate House Republican Matt Gaetz as attorney general
November 14, 2024
U.S. stocks slipped as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool
November 14, 2024
The head of Taiwan's central bank said on Thursday that he doubted that U.S.
November 14, 2024
Trump considering his lawyer Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general, sources say
November 14, 2024
U.S. prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to pause their bid to revive the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of illegally handling classified
November 13, 2024
The governors of Illinois and Colorado on Wednesday said they will co-chair a coalition of mostly Democratic-led states to fight back against polices
November 13, 2024
Doctors say requests for permanent sterilizations and long-term birth control like IUDs have surged across the nation since Donald Trump was elected president last week
November 13, 2024
The Trump inflation shock could be worse than the last inflation crisis, Larry Summers warns
November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, opting for a loyalist who has built a national reputation as a disruptor and has vowed to dramatically overhaul the Justice Department
November 13, 2024
South Korea's Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound
Australia's CBA fails to notify regulators over cash access fee, Australian reports
Exxon Mobil Corp. sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims
‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama
Former BOJ chief Kuroda predicts more rate hikes
Australia job vacancies rebound 4.2% in November quarter
Nuggets center Nikola Jokic sidelined for game against Celtics due to illness
No more unbeatens: No. 8 Florida topples top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 with stifling defense
Pink fox 'Linabell' wins Chinese hearts as Disney taps emotional economy