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Trump Tapping Texas Border Chief to Head Border Patrol
Mike Banks, who spearheaded Gov. Greg Abbott's strong border crackdown, is expected to be appointed to lead the U.S. Border Patrol after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in next week, according to sources familiar with the decision.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:07:16 EDTCIA Employee Pleads Guilty to Iran Leak
A CIA employee who was accused of leaking classified documents about Israel's plans to strike Iran will plead guilty to criminal charges that he willfully retained and transmitted national defense information, according to a court filing.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 14:26:30 EDTIRS Chief to Step Down on Trump's Inauguration Day
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said in a letter to IRS workers on Friday that he intends to step down from his position on President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:57:03 EDTFAA Opens Probe Into SpaceX's Starship Explosion
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid debris.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:29:23 EDTReports: Ramaswamy to Run for Ohio Governor
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly will run for Ohio governor in 2026.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:37:36 EDTOhio Gov. DeWine Taps Husted for Vance's Senate Seat
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday picked his own Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate, passing over former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, reports NBC News.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:14:14 EDTCNN Guilty of Defaming Navy Vet, Must Pay $5M Damages
A Florida jury on Friday found U.S. broadcaster CNN liable for defaming a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:49:13 EDTCBO: 2025 Deficit Flat at $1.9T Before Tax Changes
The Congressional Budget Office on Friday forecast a $1.865 trillion U.S. budget deficit for fiscal 2025, largely flat with last year and indicating no major deterioration in government finances before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Monday. The CBO "baseline"...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:52:17 EDTSchumer Urged Biden to Bow Out After Trump Debate
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urged President Joe Biden "not to run" for reelection shortly after Biden's poor performance in a debate against President-elect Donald Trump in June, The New York Times reported.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:03:05 EDTIsrael's Security Cabinet Approves Ceasefire Deal
Israel's security cabinet approved in a vote Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister's office said.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 05:01:12 EDTSen. Cotton: Refusal to Sell TikTok Proves It's a Spy App
ByteDance, the Chinese-based parent company of the social media site TikTok, has plenty of time to sell it, and its failure to do so proves the app is used for spying, Sen. Tom Cotton said Friday. "ByteDance and its Chinese Communist masters had nine months to sell TikTok...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:21:29 EDTSenate Advances Laken Riley Act
The Laken Riley Act is one step closer to passage.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:02:48 EDTGoldman Sachs Boosts CEO Pay by 26% to $39M
Goldman Sachs raised CEO David Solomon's compensation by 26% to $39 million for last year, according to a filing, and its board lined up an $80 million stock retention bonus that signals he will stay at the helm for another five years.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:59:19 EDTTrump: Inauguration Will Be Indoors
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he "ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda" due to very cold weather expected Monday.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:00:38 EDTAnti-Trump Cartoonist Arrested on Child Porn Charges
Editorial cartoonist Darrin Bell, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2019 in part for his artwork that took on the first Trump administration, was arrested on charges of allegedly possessing more than 100 child pornography videos and is being held under $1 million bail.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:38:39 EDTTrump: TikTok's Future 'Ultimately Goes Up to Me'
President-elect Donald Trump told CNN on Friday that TikTok's future "ultimately goes up to me" despite the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a federal law banning the app unless it's sold. Trump spoke to CNN's Pamela Brown shortly after the Supreme Court unanimously upheld...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:21:31 EDTLatin America Officials Seek Talks on Trump Deportation Plans
President-elect Donald Trump and officials in his incoming administration reportedly are holding off on immigration discussions with Latin America countries until after he's sworn into office.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:22:26 EDTOzempic Among 15 Drugs Chosen for Medicare Price Negotiations
Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers, the Biden administration said Friday.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:14:09 EDTSupreme Court Backs TikTok Ban Unless Sold by Chinese Parent Company
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:08:39 EDTTrump Plans Anti-immigration Push on Day 1
President-elect Donald Trump's team is ironing out a wide slate of aggressive executive orders on immigration that could be released just hours after he is sworn into office Monday, sources familiar with the planning are saying.
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