Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think
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Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To state the obvious: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unqualified to run a nuclear-armed organization with a budget approaching a trillion dollars. That’s the point. Donald Trump…

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case
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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jack Smith, the special counsel who indicted President-elect Donald J. Trump on charges of seeking to cling to power after losing the 2020 election, said in a final report released early Tuesday morning that he believed the evidence was sufficient to convict Mr….

Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth
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Democrats Say F.B.I. Did Not Interview Critical Witnesses About Pete Hegseth

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Senate Democrats on Monday said that an F.B.I. background check on Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, omitted key details on major allegations against him, in part because it did not include interviews with critical witnesses. One missed…

Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case
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Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines David C. Weiss, the special counsel who spent years investigating Hunter Biden, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” about his inquiry that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole” in a final report made public on Monday. “The president’s…

Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex
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Elon Musk Is Expected to Use Office Space in the White House Complex

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk is expected to use office space in the White House complex as he launches the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to slash government spending in the Trump administration, according to two people briefed on the plans. The space will…

Cleveland-Cliffs Signals a Possible New Bid for U.S. Steel
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Cleveland-Cliffs Signals a Possible New Bid for U.S. Steel

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A possible new takeover bid for U.S. Steel emerged on Monday, teeing up more turmoil over the once-dominant company’s future after President Biden’s decision to block its acquisition by a Japanese company. Lourenco Goncalves, the chief executive of an American competitor, Cleveland-Cliffs, said…

News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return
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News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Reporters and editors at national newspapers are increasing their reliance on encrypted communications to help shield themselves and their sources from potential federal leak investigations and subpoenas. Multiple media organizations are evaluating whether they have enough insurance coverage to absorb a potential wave…

Biden Administration Adopts Rules to Guide A.I.’s Global Spread
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Biden Administration Adopts Rules to Guide A.I.’s Global Spread

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration issued sweeping rules on Monday governing how A.I. chips and models can be shared with foreign countries, in an attempt to set up a global framework that will guide how artificial intelligence spreads around the world in the years to…

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…

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…