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HuffPostJohn Dean Reveals Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's 'Revenge' Plot
The Watergate figure said the president could "take the wind" out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.
- HuffPost UK
'Does It Make You Feel Queasy?' Kay Burley Corners Minister Over Axed Winter Fuel Payments
It follows reports that a cabinet minister claims £350 of taxpayer cash per month for her second home's energy bills.
- Associated Press
Trump says he'll nominate Kash Patel as FBI director to remake the agency. Here's what happens next
President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning announcement that he will nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sets the stage for a fresh round of turbulence at a law enforcement agency tasked with protecting the homeland and investigating federal crimes. Patel, a steadfast Trump ally with plans to shake up the bureau, is a study in contrasts from the current tight-lipped director, Christopher Wray, who preaches a “keep calm and tackle hard” mantra. In selecting Patel late Saturday over more conventional contenders, the incoming Republican president is again testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans and their willingness to defy him.
- Associated Press
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system. Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy."
- The Independent
Top pollster warns Keir Starmer will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’
Sir John Curtice says Keir Starmer has shown ‘absolutely no ability’ to explain how he is going to lead the country out of its problems after five months of government, as the PM prepares for major policy reset this week
- The Telegraph
Marine Le Pen threatens to bring down French government over pension tax
Marine Le Pen, National Rally (RN) leader, has threatened to bring down the French government on Monday if Michel Barnier, France’s prime minister, does not drop effective cuts to pensions.
- CNN
The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down
Time and time again the Assad dynasty has survived internal and external challenges and lived to fight another day. But nothing lasts forever.
- The Independent
Britain sets aside £10bn for future payments to EU more than eight years after Brexit vote
Exclusive: To cover the continuing costs of Britain’s divorce from Europe, the government has accounted for £20.6bn in future payments for Brussels staff and diplomats’ pensions, as well as the UK’s pre-existing financial obligations
- AFP
Philippine president says Russian submarine 'worrisome'
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday described as "very worrisome" the presence of a Russian attack submarine off the country's coast in the disputed South China Sea.Roy Vincent Trinidad, spokesman for the navy in the South China Sea, said the incident is "not alarming".
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s FBI Pick Scored Gig After Frontrunner Flunked Job Interview
Kash Patel may have finally been nominated for the position he craved the most—Federal Bureau of Investigation director. But it’s not like Donald Trump wanted him first. President-elect Trump said Saturday he would nominate Patel to head the FBI, heralding him as a “brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter” and signaling he would push current FBI Director Christopher Wray out of his 10-year term. But Patel wasn’t Trump’s first choice for the role, according to Axios—he just di
- Business Insider
Here's the state of the last uncalled House race and why it's important
Democrat Adam Gray currently has 105,083 votes, compared to 104,856 votes for Republican John Duarte, according to the California Secretary of State.
- The Telegraph
Assad’s old allies can’t ride to the rescue this time
In 2015, Russia waged its largest military campaign outside its borders since the Cold War, launching a sweeping air war to rescue Bashar al-Assad’s crumbling regime in Syria. Back then, Syrian rebels were closing in on the regime’s strongholds, even as Assad leaned heavily on Iran and Hezbollah for support in the years prior. Moscow’s intervention turned the tide, culminating in the recapture of the largest Syrian city of Aleppo and a fragile stability that has largely held since.
- Sky News
More than 20,000 people have crossed Channel in small boats since Labour won election
More than 20,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats since Labour came to power. A total of 20,110 people in small boats have now arrived in the UK since the election on 4 July after two boats carrying 122 people reached British waters overnight, according to leaked analysis obtained by Sky News and The Guardian. Sky News reported on Saturday morning the two boats had arrived - the first since 16 November, while the French authorities said 151 people were rescued in the Channel and taken back to France overnight into Sunday morning.
- The Telegraph
Sinn Fein locked out of power as ruling parties set to win election
Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are in a tight race to become Ireland’s next taoiseach, leaving Sinn Fein locked out of power, according to the latest general election results.
- Wales Online
Labour is no longer Wales' most popular party in shock political poll
The YouGov poll of 1,121 Welsh voters has surprising findings for several Welsh political parties
- The Guardian
‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC
The move comes as US faces increased threats from bird flu, mpox, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases
- The Independent
Confusion grows over Labour’s economic plan as minister refuses to rule out sidelining growth pledge
Alex Norris was repeatedly pressed on whether the government planned to sideline the PM’s pledge to make the UK the fastest growing economy in the G7
- The Independent
Ellen DeGeneres’s England home floods weeks after her move to the UK following Donald Trump’s victory
The flood was caused following the aftermath of Storm Bert
- HuffPost
How A Recent Supreme Court Decision May Have Already Hamstrung RFK Jr.'s Big Plans
Can liberals stop worrying and love the end of "Chevron deference"?
- The Hill
Opinion - Trump’s Europe policy is a lose-lose game — unless he pivots
Donald Trump's proposed Europe policy may prove self-defeating, as it risks leaving the continent more vulnerable to Russian aggression and Chinese economic dominance, while also sowing divisions among allies and undermining the ability of EU member states to meet U.S. expectations.