Yahoo News Ethics panel Republicans reject release of Gaetz investigative report over objections of Democratic members
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ethics panel Republicans reject release of Gaetz investigative report over objections of Democratic members.
Latest stories
HuffPost UKKeir Starmer Warned Labour's Mandate For Change Is Based On A 'Time Bomb'
And that's not because of a threat from the right.
- The Independent
Team Trump discord over Kemi Badenoch’s meeting with JD Vance
Newly elected Tory leader Kemi Badenoch hopes to have found a new political ally in vice president elect J. D. Vance after the two met – but not everyone in Team Trump is happy
- The Independent
Peter Sarsgaard says ‘big problem’ in the US caused Trump’s election victory
‘He’s a large, rich, white bloat of a man,’ the actor said
- The Daily Beast
Lara Trump Ditches RNC as Bigger Political Future Beckons
Lara Trump, the wife of Donald Trump’s third child, Eric, announced her resignation as co-chair of the Republican National Committee Sunday night—prompting a new round of speculation over her political future. The 42-year-old posted on X Sunday night that “serving as the @GOP co-chair throughout the course of the most consequential election in American history has truly been the honor of my life.” The news was initially reported by the Associated Press, which noted the former television producer
- Rolling Stone
Trump’s Biggest Lies From His ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
From immigrants to Obamacare, the president-elect continued his campaign trail falsehoods
- The Daily Beast
Trump Makes Dumbfounding Claim That Democrats are Fighting to ‘Get Rid of the Popular Vote’
President-elect Donald Trump launched a baffling claim Monday that "Democrats are fighting hard to get rid of the Popular Vote in future Elections." In a post on his Truth Social network, he added: “They want all future Presidential Elections to be based exclusively on the Electoral College!” In fact, the popular vote has in recent decades heavily favored Democrats and, this year, Trump became the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years. Democratic candidates have won the popular vo
- Associated Press
Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions
Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. Trump has threatened broad trade penalties, but said he didn’t believe economists' predictions that added costs on those imported goods for American companies would lead to higher prices for U.S. consumers. In the interview, Trump defended tariffs generally, saying they are "going to make us rich.”
- France 24
Trump discusses cutting Ukraine aid, mass deportations in first post-election TV interview
US President-elect Donald Trump said in an NBC interview aired Sunday that his incoming administration would "probably" reduce aid to Ukraine and deport all undocumented immigrants in the United States. Trump also said he would consider taking the US out of the NATO alliance. Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO.In his first formal television
- The Guardian
Labour’s big majority is fragile and it has weak mandate for change, says report
Exclusive: Election strategy of ‘not being the Tories’ is a timebomb, says Labour-linked thinktank Compass
- The Independent
Trump says Liz Cheney and other Jan 6 committee members should be jailed as he reveals day one plans
President-elect says current and former House members who investigated the Capitol riot ‘should go to jail’
- The Guardian
Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’
President-elect says he will ‘act quickly’, claiming convicted Capitol rioters had been put through a ‘very nasty system’
- The Independent
Trump’s claim that Democrats are ‘fighting hard’ to keep the Electoral College sparks confusion
While many figured that the president-elect was just trolling liberals with his post, some progressives hoped that Republicans would actually believe him and suddenly support getting rid of the Electoral College.
- Euronews
Brussels avoids comment on Romania's cancelled election after shock judicial ruling
The shock ruling by Romania's Constitutional Court has been harshly criticised by the two candidates who made it to the second round, but not by the European Commission, which is avoiding comment on the matter.View on euronews
- PA Media: UK News
Rayner ‘knows people impatient for change’ amid fall in support for Labour
The Deputy Prime Minister pointed to ‘significant challenges’ faced by the Government since the election.
- Reuters
Catalan separatists threaten ending support for Spain's PM, want confidence vote
Catalan separatist party Junts introduced a measure in Spain's lower house on Monday urging Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to submit to a motion of confidence, further straining the fragile minority government that relies on Junts backing to pass laws. "We're proposing a question of confidence because those of us who put our trust in him feel that he hasn't honoured that gesture." Constitutionally, only the prime minister can decide whether to ask for the lower house's confidence through a simple majority.
- INSIDER
Meet the new Trump administration staffers who will shape key US policies starting in 2025
Trump's cabinet picks so far include Matt Gaetz, Elon Musk, and Pete Hegseth. See who else he's tapped in 2024 to be part of his administration.
- Associated Press
Ghana's ex-leader is declared the presidential election winner and pledges 'reset' in a bad economy
Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama was declared the winner of the presidential election on Monday and pledged a “a life of limitless opportunity” for citizens after voters vented their anger over the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Previously president of the West African nation between 2012 and 2017, the 65-year-old Mahama received 56.5% of votes cast, or 6.3 million votes, the electoral commission said. Mahama had promised to “reset” the country on various fronts.
- The Daily Beast
‘Lamest of the Lame Ducks’: Democrats Slam Disappearing Biden
Disaffected Democrats, including some from within his own administration, are furious with President Joe Biden for shrinking into a political non-entity since his party was walloped in last month’s election, according to multiple reports. “He’s been so cavalier and selfish about how he approaches the final weeks of the job,” a former White House official told Politico. The outlet—which spoke to nearly two dozen officials, including current and former White House staffers—reported that, since the
- The Hill
Newsom lines up resistance to Trump’s second term
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning himself as a leader of the Democratic resistance to President-elect Trump’s forthcoming second term, as chatter builds about his potential 2028 ambitions. Newsom moved quickly to counter the new president-elect in California, declaring the Golden State “ready to fight” and calling a special session of the state Legislature to “Trump-proof”…
- Cover Media
Zachary Levi: 'Supporting Trump hasn't ruined my career'
Zachary Levi has denied his public support for Donald Trump impacted his Hollywood career. During an appearance on the Club Random with Bill Maher podcast, the Shazam! actor was quizzed on his endorsement of Trump during the recent US Presidential elections. When asked if he felt his political leaning led to him being cancelled in Hollywood, Levi insisted it wasn't the case. "No. For coming out and voting for Trump?" the star replied. "I mean, listen, I have yet to see what the ultimate effects