U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, waded into Germany’s election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country’s savior. The AfD is running second in opinion polls and might be able to thwart either a center-right or center-left majority, but Germany’s mainstream, more centrist parties have…
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election set in motion a race against time by President Biden to safeguard his environmental legacy in his remaining days as president. But his administration’s stepped-up pace of climate-related announcements will likely mean little once Trump is inaugurated and the Republican-led Congress is seated in January. Mr. Biden’s most…
Politics / December 20, 2024 The Electoral College’s count Tuesday confirms that Trump fell dramatically short of a “massive mandate.” Ad Policy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes out to address the crowd after being declared the winner during an election night party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has signaled eagerness to wrap up the war in Gaza as quickly as possible, even as the outgoing Biden administration continues its last-ditch diplomatic push for a ceasefire deal. Earlier this week, Trump said if the hostages held by Hamas are not home by Jan. 20, 2025, the date of…
Downing Street has confirmed that Peter Mandelson is the new ambassador to the US. In a statement Keir Starmer said: I am delighted to appoint Lord Mandelson to be the next British ambassador to the United States of America. The United States is one of our most important allies and as we move into a…
For centuries, Princeton has been the political and economic elite that America hates. Princetonians dominate Wall Street, with alumni earning some of Wall Street’s highest salaries. Princeton is far overrepresented in the top 1 percent, where 23 percent of Princeton students end up at the age of 34. Princeton is overrepresented in Congress, too. It’s…
(MENAFN– GlobeNewsWire – Nasdaq) NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On December 20th, New York time, USA, MetaEra (X: @MetaEraHK ), a forefront media and market consulting service organization in the Web 3.0 sector, officially reviewing its rapid development in the past year. 2024 is undoubtedly a historic year for the Cryptocurrency industry.…
LOS ANGELES — China’s ruling Communist Party used an agent in California to influence state politics, U.S. prosecutors said Thursday as they unveiled criminal charges against a Chinese national. FBI agents arrested Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, at his home in Chino Hills, near Los Angeles, on charges that he acted as an agent for a…
By Blessing Nweke Lord Peter Mandelson is set to be named the UK’s next ambassador to the United States, replacing Dame Karen Pierce, whose term is expected to end in early 2025. The Labour veteran, known for his pivotal role in shaping New Labour, was widely seen as a frontrunner for the prestigious diplomatic position.…
WASHINGTON — Top diplomats from the Biden administration are in Damascus on Friday to meet new Syrian authorities led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a State Department spokesperson said, the first in-person and official meeting between Washington and Syria’s de-facto new rulers. The State Department’s top Middle East diplomat, Barbara Leaf, Presidential Envoy for Hostage…