(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has selected Republican Commodity Futures Trading Commission official Caroline Pham as the agency’s acting chair, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned five members of his family, saying he wanted to prevent them from being targeted by “baseless and politically motivated investigations.” Those pardoned are his two brothers James and Francis. Also on the list are Sara, the wife of James Biden, Biden’s sister Valerie and her …
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(Fixes capitalization in headline) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Paul Abbate, the deputy director of the FBI who took over temporarily as acting director after the resignation of Christopher Wray, retired from his post on Monday, an FBI official said. It was not immediately clear who will be taking over as acting director …
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(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will call for a “revolution of common sense” during his inaugural address, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday citing excerpts of his prepared remarks. “I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success. A tide …
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By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States on Monday, ushering in his second term in office and capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American history. Inauguration Day is, by tradition, largely dedicated to pomp and circumstance. One president leaves the White …
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By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday questioned the fairness of a private $2.8 billion settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, suggesting it might not go far enough to compensate student athletes. The Biden administration expressed its views in a filing in the federal court in Oakland, California, where the NCAA …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will issue an order intended to end birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children whose parents lack legal immigration status, an incoming White House official said on Monday. Citing the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the official said in briefing: “The federal government will not recognize automatic birthright citizenship …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump on Monday will sign a memorandum aimed at fighting inflation after he takes office that calls for an “all of government” response to bring down costs for Americans, an incoming White House official said. The official offered no details on specific actions called for in the memo to be …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump will sign 11 border-related executive orders, including one authorizing the deployment of U.S. troops to the border, a Fox News reporter said in a post on X on Monday. Another order will designate certain international cartels and crime organizations as terrorist groups, while another will direct the Departments of …
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By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Donald Trump has vowed to investigate or prosecute political rivals, former intelligence officials, the country’s former military chief, prosecutors and judges, tech moguls, members of Congress and left-wing Americans after he becomes president on Monday. Here is a list of some of his potential targets: POLITICAL ADVERSARIES During his presidential campaign, …
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