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Rioters who stormed Capitol after Trump’s 2020 defeat toast his White House return

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Nov 07, 2024 12:43 pm - As it became clear Donald Trump was returning to the White House, the Florida man who posed for photos with then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern during the Capitol riot popped a bottle of Trump-branded sparkling wine. “Y’all are in trouble,” he said after taking a sip in a video shared on social media.
Biden gets blamed by Harris allies for the vice president’s resounding loss to Trump

By AAMER MADHANI
Nov 07, 2024 12:28 pm - Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too.
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts

Jacob Bogage
Nov 07, 2024 8:12 am - President-elect Donald Trump is poised to push swiftly for new tax cuts if Republicans win full control of Congress, further slashing corporate rates and extending trillions of dollars of other cuts even as the national debt soars.
Restaurants, other services still in grip of high inflation even as overall rate slows

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
Nov 07, 2024 7:39 am - While prices for most goods have been falling throughout the year, inflation for a wide range of services remains high. That has put a strain on consumers eating out, servicing their cars and paying for various kinds of insurance.
China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan

By SIMINA MISTREANU
Nov 07, 2024 7:31 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a pres...
A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down

By JULIA FRANKEL and MELANIE LIDMAN
Nov 07, 2024 7:23 am - Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.
An 8-hour Russian drone barrage keeps Kyiv on edge as the war in Ukraine nears 1,000 days

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Nov 07, 2024 7:18 am - Dozens of Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in a nighttime attack that lasted eight hours, authorities said Thursday, as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war.
Federal Reserve cuts its key interest rate by a quarter-point amid postelection uncertainty

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Nov 07, 2024 7:12 am - The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Thursday by a quarter-point in response to the steady decline in the once-high inflation that angered Americans and helped drive Donald Trump’s presidential election victory this week.
Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Nov 06, 2024 2:31 pm - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
Democrats hoped Harris would rescue them. On Wednesday, she called Trump to concede

By CHRIS MEGERIAN
Nov 06, 2024 2:27 pm - Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory, according to a senior adviser to the vice president.

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