U.S. economy added a strong 256,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economy added a strong 256,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%.
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The Daily BeastCNN Plots to Bury the Anchor Trump Hates Most
CNN is considering a substantial demotion for one of its highest-rating stars—who also happens to be a longtime antagonist of President-elect Donald Trump. CNN chief Mark Thompson called Jim Acosta on Wednesday to propose that his show, CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, be moved from its 10 a.m. ET time slot to midnight, according to the newsletter Status News. “The move would effectively exile Acosta to the Siberia of television news,” media reporter Oliver Darcy pointed out.
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Joe Biden Admits His Big Mistake As President That Donald Trump Absolutely Nailed
“That wasn’t a stupid thing" for Donald Trump to do, confessed the outgoing president.
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Ana Navarro Smacks Down Kevin O'Leary's Biden 'History' Question With A Blunt Look At Trump
The CNN commentator reminded the "Shark Tank" investor about his ties to the president-elect in a tense on-air exchange.
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All Three Former Presidents Will Skip Trump's Inaugural Lunch: Report
During Trump's 2017 luncheon, he called for a standing ovation for Hillary Clinton and forecast four years of “peace and prosperity” under his administration.
- CBC
Ford sends U.S. a clear message with patriotic hat
It was difficult to miss Ontario Premier Doug Ford's message to would-be American expansionists on Wednesday: He wore it right on his hat.Speaking to reporters in Ottawa ahead of a premiers' meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Canada's response to the threat of U.S. tariffs, Ford wore a navy peaked cap emblazoned with the words "Canada is not for sale" in white block letters.The design clearly evoked the "Make America Great Again" slogan popular among supporters of president-el
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Trump Cries ‘CORRUPTION!’ Over FBI Shutting DEI Office Before His White House Return
President-elect Donald Trump has cried foul over the FBI shuttering its diversity, equity and inclusion wing just before his return to the White House. Trump and his MAGA allies have long railed against DEI, which they see as a fast track for under-qualified people to attain jobs that would have otherwise gone to better-suited candidates without regard to ethnicity or gender. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), even accused the FBI of having “prioritized” DEI over “protecting the American people.” The
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Donald Trump Posts ‘Blacklist’ Online And Critics Fear The Same Thing
The president-elect’s request of potential government employees was slammed.
- The Daily Beast
WATCH: MAGA Lawmaker Thrown to Ground as He Tries to Defy Georgia House Ban
A MAGA state senator in Georgia was shoved to the ground and arrested Thursday for trying to defy a ban and forcefully enter the House chambers. Colton Moore was thrown down as he tried to push his way past police and officials to make it inside the chamber for Gov. Brian Kemp’s state of the state speech. Moore, 31, was banned indefinitely from the chambers last year after he referred to the late House speaker David Ralston as “one of the most corrupt Georgians we’ve seen in our lives” during a
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Jill Biden expresses disappointment with Pelosi: ‘We were friends for 50 years’
First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The Washington Post, providing rare public comments about the fractured relationship between her husband, Joe Biden, and Pelosi following the president’s departure from the 2024 race.
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Paul Krugman Issues Dire Warning On How ‘A Lot’ Of Trump Voters Will Be ‘Brutally Scammed’
The economist also slammed one of the president-elect’s policies as “terrible.”
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Donald Trump Declares Stance On LA Olympics After Allies Call To Move Them To Red State: Report
Some conservatives have claimed that alleged mismanagement of the wildfires shows Los Angeles couldn't handle the sporting event.
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Exclusive-Trump team asks three US senior career diplomats to resign, sources say
Aides to President-elect Donald Trump have asked three senior career diplomats who oversee the U.S. State Department's workforce and internal coordination to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, in a possible signal of deeper changes ahead for the diplomatic corps. The team overseeing the State Department's transition to the new administration, the Agency Review Team, has requested that Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz leave their posts, the sources said. While political appointees typically submit their resignations when a new president takes office, most career foreign service officers continue from one administration to the next.
- CBC
How Albertans feel about premier's approach to Team Canada tariff threat response | Canada Tonight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to sign a joint statement of unity from the federal government and Canada’s premiers against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian goods. Former Alberta politician Gary Mar says Smith’s reluctance to sign onto the agreement is in part because of the ‘disproportionate impact’ it may have on Alberta.
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Trump Names Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight as ‘Special Ambassadors’ to ‘Troubled’ Hollywood: They’ll Bring ‘Lost Business’ Back
President-elect Donald Trump is hoping to make Hollywood “stronger than ever before” by naming Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors,” whose goal will be to bring back business lost to “foreign countries.” “It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a …
- The Canadian Press
Mark Carney launches leadership bid, comes out swinging against Pierre Poilievre
OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney officially kicked off his bid to replace Justin Trudeau on Thursday by launching barbs at Pierre Poilievre and describing the Conservative leader as a dangerous, sloganeering populist.
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Greenland Hotel Exec: Don Jr. Got ‘Homeless’ People to Pose as MAGA Supporters
The chief executive of a Greenland hotel where Donald Trump Jr. hosted a lunch in for MAGA supporters has claimed that the attendees did not actually know who Don Jr. was and were just looking for a free lunch. “[Trump Jr.] had just met them in the street and invited them for lunch, or his staff did. But I don’t think they knew who they were inviting,” Jørgen Bay-Kastrup, the chief executive of Hotel Hans Egede in Nuuk, Greenland, told the Guardian in an interview published Thursday. “That of co
- The Wrap
Jimmy Kimmel Says Confirmation Hearings Have ‘Finally Found the Dumbest Person in the Senate’ | Video
A confident Freudian slip on Fox News was the nail in the coffin for the ABC host The post Jimmy Kimmel Says Confirmation Hearings Have ‘Finally Found the Dumbest Person in the Senate’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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China has been stockpiling a key US crop before Trump takes office
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened tariffs of 60% against all Chinese goods, igniting fears of retaliatory tariffs from China.
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Trump Is Walking Back His Biggest Campaign Promises Before Taking Office
From lowering the costs of groceries to ending the war in Ukraine "in 24 hours," the president-elect is backpedaling on the things he said he would do.
- The Daily Beast
Greenland PM Dashes Trump’s Hopes Live on Fox News
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said on Fox News that his country’s residents “don’t want to be Americans,” despite what any possible public relations stunts by right-wingers like Donald Trump Jr. might suggest. “We will always be a part of NATO. We will always be a strong partner for the U.S. We are close neighbors. We have been cooperating in the last 80 years, and I think the future has a lot to offer to cooperate with,” Egede told anchor Bret Baier. “But we want to also be clear,” he sta