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….

Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis
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Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis on Saturday, granting one of the nation’s highest honors to a figure he called “the People’s Pope.” “Pope Francis, your humility and your grace are beyond words, and your love…

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…

In Congress, a Push for Proxy Voting for New Parents Draws Bipartisan Support
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In Congress, a Push for Proxy Voting for New Parents Draws Bipartisan Support

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Representative Brittany Pettersen, a second-term Colorado Democrat, was not planning to have a second child at the age of 43. “As if our life wasn’t complicated enough!” she said with a laugh as she arranged herself on a couch in her office on…

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,…

Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office
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Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration on Friday issued sweeping extensions of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela in a move that makes it almost impossible for President-elect Donald J. Trump to swiftly strip the benefit when he takes…