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The IndependentCan Trump pardon himself now he has won the presidency again?
Experts weigh in on whether the now president-elect Donald Trump can spare himself
- The Daily Beast
Opinion: Republicans Launch Anti-Trans Assault as Democrats Flounder
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher. South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace is leading Republicans into another anti-trans culture war as President-elect Donald Trump takes office and Democrats are struggling to respond, explains Parker Molloy, author of the award-winning The Present Age newsletter, in an interview with The New Abnormal co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie. “Nothing brings down inflation faster than banning trans people from
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Press Secretary Pick Praised Mike Pence on Jan. 6 in Deleted Posts
Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, deleted posts praising then-Vice President Mike Pence for certifying Trump’s loss in 2020. Leavitt, then 23 and fresh out of Trump’s White House press office, retweeted a video of Pence calling Jan. 6 “a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol,” CNN reported Monday. “Love him or hate him, he kept the wheels of democracy moving & pushed forward to certify his own loss,” she wrote. “Thank you, Mr. Vice President. It was an hon
- Rolling Stone
Trump and His Team Are ‘Laughing’ at Biden’s Commitment to Decorum
Biden called Trump a fascist. Now his White House is ensuring an orderly transfer of power — and staging photo ops with the president-elect
- Sky News
Donald Trump nominates billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be US ambassador to UK
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be his ambassador to the UK. Mr Trump made the announcement in a post on social media, calling him "one of the most successful businessmen in the country". Mr Stephens is chairman, president, and CEO of Stephens Inc, a privately owned financial services company with its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the firm's website.
- The Independent
Democrats are turning to governors to block Trump and be the party’s faces ahead of 2028
With major deportation push on the horizon, state leaders prepare to lead a second resistance against a Trump White House
- The Hill
Virginia gubernatorial race finds 2 women vying to make history
Virginia’s upcoming gubernatorial race is poised to make history in 2025, with two women likely to lead the Republican and Democratic tickets. Lieutenant Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) are the clear front-runners in their respective parties, with Republicans and Democrats largely falling in line behind them. If Earle-Sears and Spanberger each…
- Fortune
LinkedIn cofounder and Democratic mega-donor Reid Hoffman might leave the U.S. after Trump win
After bankrolling private litigation against Trump, Hoffman fears retribution from the president-elect.
- CNN
Biden’s pardon of his son pours fuel on Trump’s claims of politicized justice
President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s second term.
- HuffPost
'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Defends Kamala Harris Interview After Backlash
"It felt like a no-brainer," Cooper said.
- Associated Press Finance
North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor
North Carolina legislative Republicans moved closer Monday to enacting a measure that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other Democratic officials, and also placing on the ballot constitutional amendments that could buttress GOP voting and tax policies. Along party lines, the GOP-dominated state Senate voted successfully to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that in part would weaken Gov.-elect Josh Stein, the next attorney general in Jeff Jackson and other Democrats also elected in November as lieutenant governor and schools superintendent.
- BBC
Namibia opposition refuses to recognise poll result
Presidential candidate Panduleni Itula alleges electoral malpractice after voting was extended.
- Sky News
Ireland election: Alleged crime gang boss Gerard Hutch fails to win seat
Gerard Hutch, the alleged head of a major criminal gang in Dublin, has failed to win a seat in Ireland's general election. Mr Hutch, known as The Monk, came fifth in the four-seat Dublin Central constituency, where Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald topped the poll. Mr Hutch, 61, is on bail for an alleged money laundering charge in Lanzarote.
- Fortune
Donald Trump once threatened to jail Mark Zuckerberg, but last night they ate Thanksgiving eve dinner together
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team sat down with President-elect Donald Trump at the politician’s Mar-a-Lago resort on Wednesday.
- The Hill
The Memo: Democrats try to figure out where they go from here
Democrats are asking what went wrong and where they go from here, as President-elect Trump prepares to take office in January. The dust may be beginning to settle from Vice President Harris’s loss, but the questions for a party that has lost control of every branch of government have only grown sharper. Every aspect of…
- HuffPost
Elizabeth Warren Signals Possible Support For Trump Labor Nominee
The Massachusetts senator said she views the nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as a “test” of whether Trump will be cowed by business groups.
- The Independent
A frontrunner has emerged to lead the DNC - but the big names have yet to enter the race
Head of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a vice chair of the national party has reportedly already locked down half the required endorsements
- Parade
Sofía Vergara, 52, Sizzles in Topless Photo While Rocking Teeny-Tiny String Bikini Bottoms
Fans say the actress is getting 'better with age.'
- NewsWire
Fresh detail about man who peed at Woolies
More details have been revealed about a man who urinated on $300 worth of meat in a Sydney CBD Woolworths.
- Yahoo News Australia
Bali tourist wakes up blind and 'gasping for air' after innocent decision
The young woman believes there is one crucial reason she is still alive.