Trump Discusses Tax Cuts for New Yorkers With G.O.P. Lawmakers
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Trump Discusses Tax Cuts for New Yorkers With G.O.P. Lawmakers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump reiterated his support for undoing a major provision of his 2017 tax law on Saturday when he told more than a dozen House Republicans at his Florida estate to come up with a plan for increasing the state and…

Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
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Israeli Security Chiefs Join Critical Talks for a Cease-Fire in Gaza

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli security and policy chiefs were expected to arrive in Qatar on Sunday for high-level talks about a proposed cease-fire deal in Gaza that would see hostages released in the final days of President Biden’s term and before Donald J. Trump takes office….

Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’
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Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday of the officials in charge of fighting the Los Angeles wildfires, calling them “incompetent” and asking why the blazes were not yet extinguished. “The fires are still raging in L.A.,” Mr. Trump wrote on…

Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs
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Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An unpaid group of billionaires, tech executives and some disciples of Peter Thiel, a powerful Republican donor, are preparing to take up unofficial positions in the U.S. government in the name of cost-cutting. As President-elect Donald J. Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency…

Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota
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Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When historic flooding ravaged southeastern South Dakota last summer, leaving homes and businesses in ruins, Gov. Kristi Noem made a controversial decision: She chose not to deploy the state’s National Guard. Citing the high cost and arguing that the Guard should only be…

Opinion | The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.
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Opinion | The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fears of falling global fertility are to many on the right what climate change is to the left: the master problem of the age, the slow-moving crisis that is even now destabilizing societies. “Population collapse due to low birthrates is a much bigger…

Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
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Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday brought together five current and former presidents. But photos of the group later shared to social media by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Carter Center left one of them out of frame: President-elect Donald J….

F.B.I. Briefs Top Senators on Armed Services Panel About Hegseth
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F.B.I. Briefs Top Senators on Armed Services Panel About Hegseth

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines F.B.I. officials briefed the top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee late Friday afternoon on the findings from their background check of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary, according to two people aware of the briefings….

Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns
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Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought two unsuccessful federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald J. Trump, resigned his post this week, according to an announcement buried in the footnote of a legal filing. Mr. Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor who lost a…

Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to divest from dozens of funds, trusts and investments in preparation to become the nation’s top economic policymaker. Those plans were released on Saturday…