Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience
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Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Of all the government agencies that President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to shrink or eliminate, perhaps none has been a greater target than the Environmental Protection Agency. During the first Trump administration, the nation’s top regulator of air and water pollution and…

TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration
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TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, where former presidents, family members and other important guests traditionally are seated, two people familiar with…

In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America
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In Farewell Address, Biden Warns of an ‘Oligarchy’ Taking Shape in America

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden on Wednesday warned that an “oligarchy” of the ultrawealthy was emerging in America, sounding the alarm about unchecked power as he gave a farewell speech to the nation just days before he surrenders office to a man he disdains. In an…

Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve
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Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines First let me hit you with some realities: The secretary general of NATO, Mark Rutte, has said that the West is not prepared for the challenges that will come over the next five years and that it’s time to “shift to a wartime…

Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg’s Macho Posturing Looks a Lot Like Cowardice
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Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg’s Macho Posturing Looks a Lot Like Cowardice

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I really, really wanted to like Mark Zuckerberg’s gushing appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast last Friday. Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, Facebook’s parent company, made some important points about the inadequacies of fact-checking as well as the troubling ways that governments can…

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks
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Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s tariff threats targeting Canada, even as she stressed her broader willingness to work with him on the cusp of his second…

Opinion | Would Pam Bondi Stand Up to Trump as Attorney General?
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Opinion | Would Pam Bondi Stand Up to Trump as Attorney General?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines If anything, Ms. Bondi’s résumé most resembles that of Janet Reno, who spent 15 years as the state attorney for Miami-Dade County (called Dade County at the time) before serving as the U.S. attorney general from 1993 to 2001. That’s not to suggest…

Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing
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Takeaways From Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation Hearing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Pete Hegseth’s four-hour hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday was strikingly contentious. Democrats derided him as blatantly unqualified to oversee the Defense Department’s three million employees and $849 billion budget. Republicans acknowledged that he was an unconventional pick, but said…

House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams
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House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A divided House on Tuesday approved legislation that aims to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic programs designated for female students, as Republicans sought to wring political opportunity from a social issue that helped them win the 2024 elections….