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President-elect Donald Trump announced late Thursday that his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff come January, the first woman to ever hold that position. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history, and was an integral part of both my 2016
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Trump ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani got a tongue-lashing Thursday in federal court after missing a deadline to turn over valuables to two election workers he defamed, including one asset, a vintage Mercedes, that he took for a drive to vote in Florida. He owes the women, Ruby Freeman and daughter Wandrea
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he won’t step down if President-elect Donald Trump, who has previously criticized Powell’s performance, asks him to resign. Speaking at a press conference Thursday to discuss the Fed’s move today to cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, Powell added that it is not permitted under the
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The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced its second interest rate cut of 2024, trimming its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points amid cooling inflation. The expected move by the U.S. central bank provides additional relief to millions of Americans grappling with high borrowing costs. The Fed cut, half the size of its September reduction, lowers
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After President-elect Donald Trump’s victory against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election was driven in part by young male voters, some are calling for the use of South Korea’s “4B Movement” in the United States. The presidential election was seen by many as a referendum on women’s rights. Trump has been found
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President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race, but several key dates are still ahead in the certification process before he takes the oath of office for his second term. Though considered bureaucratic in the past, the certification process has come under increased public scrutiny since the 2020 election, when
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President-elect Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2024 election, claiming victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the race to the White House. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump is projected to win at least 291 electoral votes, 21 more than the 270 needed to clinch victory. CBS News projected the former president
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Washington — The Justice Department and special counsel Jack Smith’s office are engaged in active discussions about how to wind down the ongoing federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the talks. At the center of the discussions is the Justice Department’s longstanding policy against prosecuting a sitting president and
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Former President Donald Trump, now reelected to a second term, has vowed to enact business-friendly policies, including sharp corporate tax cuts, higher tariffs and swift deregulation. He says he’ll cut the corporate tax rate by 6%, from its current 21%, to 15%, leading to greater profitability for companies. Such a substantial cut would mark the
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CBS News projected early Wednesday that Donald Trump will be the president-elect, ending a wild and unprecedented 2024 presidential race. From President Biden’s sudden exit, Vice President Kamala Harris’ late entry and two assassination attempts against Trump, the path to this Election Day was historic and unpredictable. Here are some key moments from the campaign: of
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