Congress Narrowly Averts Authorities Shutdown — And Rejects Trump’s Debt Ceiling Instructions
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Donald Trump gave his first rally-style speech since his election victory in Phoenix on Sunday.
On the occasion — AmericaFest 2024 — he mentioned immigration, defended a few of his most controversial cupboard picks, and laid out his plans for when he takes workplace on January 20, which he known as “liberation day.”
Trump additionally repeated his threats of retaking the Panama Canal.
“We’re being ripped off at the Panama Canal like we’re being ripped off everywhere else,” he stated.
On Reality Social Saturday, Trump accused Panama of charging American vessels “exorbitant prices” to make use of the very important waterway that acts as a shortcut linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
“The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the US,” Trump vented.
“If the principles, both moral and legal, of this magnanimous gesture of giving are not followed, then we will demand that the Panama Canal be returned to us, in full, and without question,” he stridently added, referring to a 1977 treaty.
The 78-year-old Republican additionally echoed his plans to impose tariffs in opposition to the European Union, Canada and Mexico. He stated he wouldn’t let the E.U. flip the U.S. right into a “dumping ground.”
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Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 12:00
Trump threatens EU with tariffs except it makes ‘large scale’ buy of US fuel and oil
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union except it purchases extra oil and fuel from the US – an intimidation tactic that Trump has wielded in opposition to different nations as properly.
After saying a 25 % tariff on the U.S. largest buying and selling companions, Canada and Mexico, and threatening to extend tariffs on China, Trump has now focused the E.U.
“I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!” Trump wrote on Reality Social round 1 a.m. Friday.
Ariana Baio has the complete story.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 11:00
Trump voters are assured he’ll flip the financial system round, new ballot says
One-third of Individuals who voted for President-elect Donald Trump stated they selected him due to his enterprise acumen or financial imaginative and prescient, a brand new ballot reveals.
Thirty-three % of Trump voters stated, in their very own phrases, they voted for him due to the “economy” or as a result of “he is a good businessman,” a Washington Put up-Schar College ballot launched Friday reveals.
“He is a good businessman and doesn’t let anyone take advantage of him,” one Trump voter from Wisconsin advised pollsters.
Katie Hawkinson has the story.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 10:00
Biden admin appears to lock in legacy on immigration and dying penalty
The Biden administration is utilizing its waning days in workplace to make a closing mark forward of the incoming Trump White Home.
It introduced Friday it will forgive one other $4.28 billion in scholar debt for 54,900 debtors who pursued careers in public service, bringing Biden’s whole to some $180 billion of forgiveness total, the biggest sum of debt forgiveness from any president in U.S. historical past.
On the identical time, the administration stated it will scrap additional forgiveness proposals from the U.S. Division of Schooling, noting “uncertainty around the implementation” given Trump’s impending inauguration.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 09:00
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rand Paul again Elon Musk as Home speaker
Republicans are calling for Elon Musk to be the brand new speaker of the Home amid contentious negotiations over a spending deal to keep away from a authorities shutdown.
“The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk,” Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky wrote on X on Thursday. “Think about it . . . nothing’s impossible (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds).”
Consultant Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia additionally piped in on X: “DOGE can only truly be accomplished by reigning in Congress to enact real government efficiency. The establishment needs to be shattered just like it was yesterday. This could be the way.”
Josh Marcus has the main points.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 08:00
“They better be careful”: Trump repeats tariff threats on EU
“They better be careful”: Trump repeats tariff threats on EU
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 07:00
Justice Thomas didn’t disclose two further luxurious journeys funded by billionaire patron
Justice Clarence Thomas didn’t disclose two journeys — which hadn’t been publicly reported — paid for by a billionaire Republican donor, a brand new Congressional report reveals.
Within the wake of ProPublica’s explosive 2023 report into Thomas’ failures to reveal his ties to rich donor Harlan Crow, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee carried out a 20-month investigation into the ethics challenges on the Supreme Court docket.
The report — spanning 97 pages plus 824 pages of supporting paperwork — was launched Saturday, detailing two further journeys paid for by Crow that Thomas hadn’t beforehand disclosed. Extra broadly, the report additionally captured an array of conflicts of curiosity and undisclosed presents by justices, prompting the panel to advocate the nation’s highest courtroom set up an enforceable code of conduct.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 06:00
Congressman floats idea that Musk has promised Trump a ‘windfall’ if he does billionaire’s bidding
Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York advised Thursday night time that Elon Musk would offer President-elect Donald Trump with a “windfall” if the incoming commander-in-chief does the bidding of the X proprietor.
The Tesla CEO was profitable in his efforts to take down a seamless decision that was set to permit the federal government to stay funded by way of Christmas, forcing Speaker Mike Johnson again to the drafting board.
Musk tweeted in opposition to the invoice Wednesday earlier than Trump did the identical, pushing for it to be voted down. Speaker Mike Johnson then withdrew the invoice earlier than introducing a shorter model Thursday which was rejected even because it was backed by each Musk and Trump.
Gustaf Kilander has the story.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 05:00
In photographs: Trump and distinguished Republicans communicate in Phoenix
President-elect Donald Trump arrives to talk throughout Turning Level’s annual AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. (AFP through Getty Photographs)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks forward of a go to by President-elect Donald Trump through the AmericaFest 2024 convention sponsored by conservative group Turning Level in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr (REUTERS)
Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s appointee for “border czar”, speaks forward of a go to by Trump through the AmericaFest 2024 convention sponsored by conservative group Turning Level USA in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Cheney Orr (REUTERS)
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout Turning Level’s annual AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. (Picture by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Picture by JOSH EDELSON/AFP through Getty Photographs) (AFP through Getty Photographs)
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 04:00
Lara Trump teases ‘big announcement’ as she removes herself from the Florida Senate race
Lara Trump dropped out of the operating for the Senate on Saturday night, teasing a “big announcement” to come back in January.
Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law was floated as a potential alternative for Marco Rubio, the president-elect’s alternative for secretary of state.
Two weeks in the past Trump introduced she was additionally stepping down from her position as co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee.
“After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” Trump shared in a put up on X.
“I do have a big announcement that I’m excited to share in January, so, stay tuned,” she added.
Rhian Lubin has the complete story.
Kelly Rissman23 December 2024 03:00
