Articles filed under Political Figures
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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executionsDec 23, 2024 7:06 am - President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
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Floating a new plan, Speaker Johnson insists there will be no government shutdownDec 20, 2024 1:44 pm - Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
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Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertaintyDec 20, 2024 7:20 am - The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty.
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Trump backs new GOP plan to fund government and raise debt limit as shutdown nearsDec 19, 2024 3:40 pm - President-elect Donald Trump announced “success” in coming up with a new plan to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, urging Congress to swiftly pass it in votes as soon as Thursday evening.
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Closures, Social Security checks, furloughs: What a government shutdown might meanDec 19, 2024 1:53 pm - Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or stay on the job without pay — just ahead of the holidays.
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Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and othersDec 19, 2024 9:07 am - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment, leaving the future of the prosecution uncertain.
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Tariff threats cast a shadow over US reliance on Canada for the majority of its oil importsDec 19, 2024 8:57 am - The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump.
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What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?Dec 18, 2024 6:33 am - NEW YORK — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, Big Tech chiefs — including Apple's Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s M...
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Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissedDec 17, 2024 1:58 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict wa...
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Canada's finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political careerDec 16, 2024 2:23 pm - TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful an...