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…

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
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Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap loans to build electric car factories. Grants for chargers. Regulations that push automakers to…

As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency
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As a Felon, Trump Upends How Americans View the Presidency

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A big economic package, mass deportations, maybe even some invasions of other countries. Oh, and one more item. “I’ll do my little thing tomorrow,” a busy President-elect Donald J. Trump mentioned the other night. That little thing was the first criminal sentencing of…

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
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Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, calling it a “shameful” decision that undermines America’s commitment to telling the truth. Responding to a question by a reporter,…

Giuliani Found in Contempt of Court Over Continued Defamation of Election Workers
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Giuliani Found in Contempt of Court Over Continued Defamation of Election Workers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal district judge found Rudolph W. Giuliani in contempt of court on Friday for continuing to defame two Georgia women after the 2020 election. In May, Mr. Giuliani agreed to stop repeating lies about the women, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, a…

With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet
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With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A quiet but bitter partisan clash is underway on Capitol Hill over President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choices for key cabinet posts, as Republicans face immense pressure to fast-track confirmations and Democrats charge that they are cutting corners on vetting for critical administration jobs….