President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose massive tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico with the aim of stopping drug smuggling, an announcement that left the markets reeling in fear of a new trade war with Beijing.
The threatened double-digit tariffs would likely have major impacts on key sectors of the US economy, including auto manufacturing, crude oil and agriculture, all of which involve trade with the targeted countries.
The measures could also further drive inflation, hitting the American consumer.
Meanwhile, Trump is reportedly planning to grant his cabinet nominees “sweeping security clearances” and delay their being subjected to FBI background checks until his own officials have taken over the bureau.
The Republican spent Monday evening celebrating a major legal victory after Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith moved to drop the the federal election interference and classified documents cases against him.
Citing a precedent that prevents a sitting president from being charged, Smith said his team is treating Trump as a current president and asked for the cases to be abandoned.
Smith stressed that the reason for the motions had nothing to do with the strength of the evidence collected, which he believes is strong.
Key Points
- Donald Trump vows to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico to stop drug smuggling
- Markets in turmoil as China warns ‘no one will win’ if Trump starts trade war
- President-elect's nominees to receive ‘sweeping security clearances’ and delayed FBI background checks, report claims
- Trump demands apology from New York Times for ‘junk’ coverage of him and lashes out at Maggie Haberman
- Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Trump in election interference and classified documents cases
What do Trump’s tariffs actually mean for Americans’ pockets?
12:05
Joe Sommerlad
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly told his supporters that tariffs are “not going to be a cost to you, it’s a cost to another country”.
But that claim has been widely dismissed by economists.
Before Election Day, the Bloomberg editorial board issued a warning slamming the claim as a “popular delusion”.
So while Trump claims his tariffs plan will hurt US trade partners, what does it actually mean for American consumers?
Rhian Lubin takes a closer look.
Donald Trump Jr and Elon Musk joke about MSNBC host’s ‘castration’
11:45
Joe Sommerlad
Influential conservatives are currently having a lot of fun joking about buying liberal news network MSNBC and standing in for its top hosts.
In a series of recent posts on X, that platform’s owner Elon Musk, the president-elect’s son Donald Trump Jr and podcaster Joe Rogan fantasized about what they would do if they owned the channel and mocked host Lawrence O’Donnell in distrubing fashion.
Josh Marcus has more.
Kevin McCarthy says Gaetz’s AG nod was ‘a fear for all young girls’ in latest war of words between GOP enemies
11:25
Joe Sommerlad
The former House speaker has called Matt Gaetz’s nomination to become Trump’s attorney general a “fear for all young girls” in the latest war of words between the longtime Republican foes.
There’s been no love lost between the two former GOP congressmen ever since Gaetz led the charge to oust McCarthy as speaker in October 2023.
On Monday, the injured party couldn’t resist sticking the knife in over Gaetz’s shortlived bid to join Trump’s administration when he appeared on Fox News’s Jesse Watters Primetime.
McCarthy commended the Trump administration for getting rid of the “problem” and took a swipe at Gaetz, saying that young girls “need their justice”.
James Liddell reports.
Trump nominees to receive ‘sweeping security clearances' and delayed FBI background checks, report claims
11:05
Joe Sommerlad
Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees will receive “sweeping security clearances” and only receive FBI background checks once the 47th president’s administration takes over that bureau, The Guardian reports this morning.
That could mean that his appointees do not classified briefings until Trump takes office on January 20, the latest evidence of the Republican’s scornful attitude towards the bureau and its vetting process, which he appears to regard as a tiresome obstacle to his aims, rather than a highly necessary security safeguard.
“The Trump-Vance transition lawyers continue to constructively engage with the Biden-Harris administration lawyers regarding all agreements contemplated by the Presidential Transition Act. We will update you once a decision is made,” Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes said in a statement responding to the story.
Lauren Boebert follows Gaetz on to Cameo – then apparently realizes why she shouldn’t have
10:45
Joe Sommerlad
Republican Representative Lauren Boebert briefly followed her former colleagues Matt Gaetz and George Santos onto the paid video app Cameo – before abruptly deactivating her account.
The controversial Colorado representative posted a clip on Saturday offering “America First pep talks”, birthday wishes, or other recorded messages for a fee of $250 or more.
The account reportedly did not initially identify her as a serving congresswoman, instead describing her as an “influencer”, a “political commentator” and “not your typical Republican politician”.
But according to reports, the account soon stopped taking bookings and then went offline entirely after experts questioned whether it would break congressional ethics laws.
Io Dodds has more.
Trump endorses Florida CFO to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
10:25
Joe Sommerlad
The president-elect has endorsed Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis as his personal choice to replace Matt Gaetz in the House of Representatives.
Gaetz stepped down from his seat in the House earlier this month after Trump nominated him to lead the Department of Justice, only to then withdraw his bid to be attorney general last week as allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use mounted, despite his denials.
Here’s the latest from Katie Hawkinson on Patronis.
Watch: Trump ‘border czar’ Tom Homan threatens to jail Denver mayor
10:05
Joe Sommerlad
Another day, another serving of macho rhetoric from Homan on Fox News as he outlines his plans for enforcing the mass deportation of illegal immigrants next year.
Trump border czar Tom Homan says he's willing to throw the mayor of Denver in jail
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 26, 2024
(Not sure how he would do this, but sounds quite fashy) pic.twitter.com/t65cPu9uTz
Here’s a bonus video of Jesse Watters invoking one of Trump’s creepier recent pronouncements in discussion of the same Colorado city.
Watters: Donald Trump is going to treat Denver like the women. He's going to protect Denver whether they like it or not. pic.twitter.com/i3a8JaAzob
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 25, 2024
Truth Social: Trump demands apology from New York Times for ‘junk’ coverage of him and lashes out at Maggie Haberman
09:45
Joe Sommerlad
The president-elect unexpectedly lashed out at the newspaper overnight, demanding an apology for its critical coverage of him and reserving particular ire for correspondent Maggie Haberman – or “Magot Hagerman”, as Trump prefers.
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 26, 2024
He may well have been annoyed by Haberman’s latest story about his aide, Natalie Harp, which contains the interesting detail that she sent him a series of passionate letters, declaring in one: “You are all that matters to me.”
An often unfettered and historically unsupervised flow of information that came from an aide to Trump over the last three years is set to follow him into the WH. @jonathanvswan me https://t.co/bkMCWwnMxf
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 25, 2024
Equally, he might have been upset by Haberman’s appearance on Kaitlan Collins’s CNN show last night, in which she speculated about the prospect of Trump ordering a revenge investigation into Jack Smith once he takes office.
A look inside the Trump Justice Department, and what it could mean for prosecutors on Jack Smith’s team. With @maggienyt and @eliehonig pic.twitter.com/HYBe5t4zGN
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 26, 2024
Here’s Mike Bedigan with more on Harp.
Markets in turmoil as China warns ‘no one will win’ if Trump starts trade war
09:25
Joe Sommerlad
While the likes of Laura Ingraham and Eric Trump were salivating over the prospect of the president-elect’s geopolitical posturing on Fox News last night – relishing the prospect of punishing international drug trafficking with, in effect, billion dollar fines – the markets did not care for it at all.
they're really going for this tariffs thing pic.twitter.com/80t8busqRZ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 26, 2024
The Canadian dollar hit a four-year low against the US dollar, the Mexican peso slumped to its weakest point since 2022 and the European and Asian stock markets declined in anticipation of a feud with China.
The FTSE 100 fell 0.4 percent, Paris’s Cac 40 and the Dax in Frankfurt both dropped 0.7 percent and Japan’s Nikkei tumbled 0.9 percent.
“It was just last month that Trump said that ‘the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff’, so there really should not have been a surprise in Trump’s intention, just in the timing of the comments,” said Sean Callow, a senior FX analyst at ITC Markets, according to The Daily Telegraph.
“The fall in trade-sensitive currencies makes sense, and should persist near term.”
Natixis economist Gary Ng added: “It’s definitely a shock to the market and weighing on Chinese assets, especially the export sectors.
“But compared to what he imposed on Canada and Mexico, the magnitude (of the Chinese tariff) is not that big, so investors might still want to see what are the follow ups and when/if the 60 percent promised will actually come through.”
Here’s Alisha Rahaman Sarkar on Beijing’s retaliatory rhetoric.
Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Trump in election interference and classified documents cases
09:05
Joe Sommerlad
As markets and world leaders reacted to the president-elect’s bombshell trade announcement on Monday evening, Trump himself was celebrating a major legal victory after a judge in DC agreed to dismiss the federal election interference indictment against him.
Citing a precedent that prevents a sitting president from being charged, Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith said his team is treating Trump as a current president and asked that the case be abandoned – to which Judge Tanya Chutkan duly agreed.
Smith stressed that the reason for the motion had nothing to do with the strength of the evidence.
His case accused Trump of pushing false claims of voter fraud and engaging in a fake elector scheme to overturn his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden.
BREAKING: Special Counsel Jack Smith files a motion to dismiss the federal indictment against Donald Trump, citing DOJ policy barring prosecution of a sitting president. Smith reaffirms the strength of the case but says the Constitution mandates dismissal before Trump's… pic.twitter.com/logqsZXk3C
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) November 25, 2024
Smith’s team also moved to abandon its attempt to revive its classified documents case against Trump.
This was how he reacted on Truth Social:
These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought. Over $100 Million Dollars of Taxpayer Dollars has been wasted in the Democrat Party’s fight against their Political Opponent, ME. Nothing like…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 25, 2024
….It was a political hijacking, and a low point in the History of our Country that such a thing could have happened, and yet, I persevered, against all odds, and WON. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 25, 2024
Donald Trump Truth Social 01:36 PM EST 11/20/24 @realDonaldTrump
Mike Bedigan and Ariana Baio have more.
Donald Trump vows to impose tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico to stop drug smuggling
08:45
Joe Sommerlad
Good morning!
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose massive tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico with the aim of stopping drug smuggling.
The threatened double-digit tariffs would likely have major impacts on key sectors of the US economy, including auto manufacturing, crude oil and agriculture, all of which involve major trade with the named countries.
The measures could also further drive inflation.
Here’s what Trump had to say about it on Truth Social...
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 26, 2024
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 26, 2024
...and here’s a full report from Andrew Feinberg and Josh Marcus.
Elon Musk praises Trump tariff threat
07:59
Josh Marcus
Elon Musk is among the Donald Trump allies cheering the president-elect’s threat to tariff Canada, Mexico, and China to stop drug smuggling.
“Price of Fentanyl will rise sharply,” Musk wrote on X.
Price of Fentanyl will rise sharply https://t.co/OOCm5oyRNj
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 26, 2024
While the tariffs are unlikely to impact illicit drug flows across the U.S. border, where most fentanyl is brought in by U.S. citizens at official ports of entry, they might impact Musk himself.
Tesla is reportedly building a factory in Mexico, one of numerous U.S. automakers with cross-border ties to suppliers and factories.
Watch: Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Trump in election interference and classified documents cases
06:00
Ariana Baio
Donald Trump endorses Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in Congress
05:00
Josh Marcus
President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to replace Matt Gaetz in the US House of Representatives.
Patronis, a long-time ally to the president-elect, has served as Florida’s CFO since 2017. He is married with two children and owns a seafood restaurant in Panama City.
In January, the CFO promoted a state bill that would have helped Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago residence is in Florida, pay his mounting legal fees.
Walmart becomes latest business to pull back from DEI policies after conservative pressure campaign
04:59
Josh Marcus
Walmart is cutting back its diversity programs after a conservative activist threatened to call a boycott days before Black Friday.
Robby Starbuck, a former music video director who campaigns against corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, said on Monday that he had persuaded the US retail giant to end a raft of “woke policies” such as providing racial equity training to its workers and funding anti-racist non-profits.
The company will review all funding for LGBT+ Pride events, remove all “transgender products” marketed to children from its stores, and stop participating in the Human Rights Council’s LGBT+ equality index.
It will also stop using the terms “DEI” and “LatinX” in official communications and stop requiring its suppliers to provide “certain demographic data” as part of its supplier diversity program.
Io Dodds has the story.
Donald Trump Jr. says White House might kick out legacy media
04:00
Josh Marcus
The Trump administration might kick traditional journalists out of the White House press room and replace them with online media personalities, according to Donald Trump, Jr.
“We had the conversation about opening up the press room to a lot of these independent journalists,” Trump said on his Rumble show “Triggered.”
”Why not open it up to people who have larger viewerships, stronger followings?” he added.
Trump, who said he recently talked about the idea with his father, president-elect Donald Trump, claimed such a step was necessary because outlets like The New York Times “lied” and had been “adverse to everything.”
Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint for a future GOP administration that has influenced Trump administration proposals and appointees, also suggested booting out standard White House beat reporters.
BREAKING: @DonaldJTrumpJr tells @michaeljknowles his dad may remove MSM from the WH press room
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 26, 2024
"We had the conversation about opening up the press room to a lot of these independent journalists...why not open it up to people who have larger viewerships, stronger followings?" pic.twitter.com/zkJopt0rB5
Trump rails against those who brought ‘empty’ criminal cases against him
03:30
Josh Marcus
After federal prosecutors signaled their plans to abandon the criminal cases against Trump, the president-elect celebrated his legal victory by insulting prosecutors, judges and district attorneys.
On Truth Social, Trump called the cases “empty and lawless” declaring they should have never been brought against him because they wasted “$100 Million Dollars of Taxpayer Dollars.”
As he has done in the past, Trump claimed the cases were politically motivated and brought by Democrats.
He insulted Fulton County DA Fani Willis and special prosecutor Nathan Wade, two people who oversaw the Georgia federal election interference case and faced accusations of misconduct. Claiming Wade has “zero experience”, Trump accused the two of taking vacations together using the money Wade was paid with.
He lashed out at Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, claiming Bragg did not want to bring the New York hush-money case against Trump but did so at the behest of the Justice Department. The New York case was separate from federal criminal inquiries.
Trump also accused New York AG Letitia James of unethically and “probably illegally” campaigning on a platform of holding Trump accountable.
“It was a political hijacking, and a low point in the History of our Country that such a thing could have happened, and yet, I persevered, against all odds, and WON,” Trump said.
Majority of Americans say they are happy with Trump’s transition
03:00
Josh Marcus
A majority of Americans are satisfied with Donald Trump’s election victory and approve of the transition process into his new administration, according to a CBS/YouGov poll released on Monday.
According to the poll, 59 percent of respondents approve of the transition process and 55 percent are happy or satisfied with Trump’s victory.
That support, however, is highly fractured on partisan lines, with 95 percent of Republicans optimistic or excited about Trump compared with just 15 percent of Democrats.
Elon Musk confirms X is limiting people’s ability to share news
02:27
Josh Marcus
Elon Musk has appeared to confirm that his social media company X, formerly Twitter, throttles traffic to other websites by stifling any posts that contain outside links.
Paul Graham, an influential tech investor and essayist, had complained on Sunday about X’s “deprioritization of tweets with links in them,” saying it made it harder to “find out what’s going on.”
“Just write a description in the main post and put the link in the reply. This just stops lazy linking,” Musk replied.
Graham then questioned why it should be any less “lazy” for him to link to one of his essays in a reply rather than an initial post, but Musk had not responded further as of Monday evening.
Io Dodds reports.
Elon Musk targets government workers by name as he recommends mass firings
02:00
Katie Hawkinson
Elon Musk is already identifying specific government employees with “fake jobs” as he recommends mass firings as co-chair of Donald Trump’s newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.
The billionaire re-shared a post last week that highlighted Ashley Thomas, a little-known director of climate diversification at the US International Development Finance Corporation. The original poster shared a screenshot of Thomas’s role, writing, “I don’t think the US Taxpayer should pay for the employment of a ‘Director of Climate Diversification (she/her)’ at the US International Development Finance Corporation.”
Musk captioned his re-shared post: “So many fake jobs.
So many fake jobs https://t.co/aVH8QtMcLE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 19, 2024
Trump threatens major tariffs
01:30
Josh Marcus
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to unilaterally impose a massive consumption tax on Americans who purchase goods imported goods from three of the country’s top trading partners on the day he takes office, seemingly with no regard for the inflationary effects of such a move.
In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he would hike the cost of Mexican and Canadian products by 25 percent by executive order if both countries did not take steps to curb what he described as unacceptable flows of drugs and migrants into the U.S. across their respective borders.
“On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” he wrote.
More details in our full story.
Why a Trump aide wrote a letter telling him ‘you are all that matters to me’
01:15
Josh Marcus
One of Donald Trump’s most trusted aides reportedly wrote him a series of adoring letters including one in which she told the President-elect: “You are all that matters to me.”
Natalie Harp, a former right-wing cable television host, had been on Trump’s radar since 2019 after her story of cancer survival caught his attention and he invited her to speak at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC).
She later joined his staff in 2022 as a devoted aide, though she has no official title. It is also uncertain what role, if any, Harp will have in the forthcoming administration.
Mike Bedigan reports.
Megyn Kelly jokes Pete Hegseth is not marriage material
01:00
Ariana Baio
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly attacked her ex-colleague Pete Hegseth’s marriage history but still defended him against sexual assault allegations.
Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, worked at Fox News alongside Kelly from 2014 to 2017. Kelly appeared on The Charlie Kirk Show, telling the far-right influencer she doesn’t “recommend marrying” Hegseth – before defending him against allegations of sexual assault.
“I’m gonna be honest, like looking at his marital history, it’s not an example of fidelity,” Kelly told Kirk. “I’m just gonna be honest and admit that upfront.”
Katie Hawkinson reports:
Former Trump aide shares ominous warning to women entering White House
00:40
Josh Marcus
Former Trump White House official Olivia Troye has issued a stark warning for women entering the incoming administration.
“The Trump White House’s chauvinistic male-dominated culture will be exacerbated by the presence of Elon Musk, JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr., Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, and other ‘bros’ in positions of authority or influence,” Troye, who served as former Vice President Mike Pence’s national security adviser, wrote on her Substack on Thursday.
“It will be an intimidating environment, but stay true to your values, even when it is uncomfortable or unpopular. Remember, you have only yourself to face in the mirror every day.”
Read more below.
Donald Trump Jr. and Elon Musk make crude joke about MSNBC host
00:20
Josh Marcus
Influential conservatives are joking about buying liberal news network MSNBC and standing in for top hosts. In a series of posts on Friday, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Jr., and Joe Rogan fantasized about what they would do if they owned the channel and mocked host Lawrence O’Donnell with a vulgar comment.
The exchange began when Trump claimed on X he had the “funniest idea ever” in response to the news that NBCUniversal is planning to spin off some of its cable networks, including MSNBC, and tagged Musk.
Musk then asked how much the network would cost.
“If you buy MSNBC I would like Rachael Maddow’s job,” Rogan chimed in. “I will wear the same outfit and glasses, and I will tell the same lies.”
“Ok @elonmusk & @joerogan. Since this is getting interesting I’ll throw my hat in the ring as well,” Trump responded. “I’ll mimic Lawrence O’Donnell… minus the castration of course. That’s a bridge too far.”
More details in our full story.
Kamala Harris is keeping her options open
00:00
Josh Marcus
Kamala Harris has told her aides to keep her options open in case she decides to run for president again in 2028, according to reports.
Sources close to the Harris family told Politico that the vice president has vowed to “stay in the fight” and may even run to be governor of California in 2026.
The sources said Harris would be pondering her path forward over the coming holiday season, but has told allies and advisers she doesn’t want to rule anything out.
Io Dodds reports.
Trump vows to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China to stop drug smuggling
Monday 25 November 2024 23:55
Josh Marcus
Donald Trump is threatening to impose serious tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China once he takes office to crack down on drug smuggling and immigration.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, the president-elect outlined his thinking.
Here’s his full message:
As everyone is aware, thousands of people are pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before. Right now a Caravan coming from Mexico, composed of thousands of people, seems to be unstoppable in its quest to come through our currently Open Border. On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country! Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!I have had many talks with China about the massive amounts of drugs, in particular Fentanyl, being sent into the United States – But to no avail. Representatives of China told me that they would institute their maximum penalty, that of death, for any drug dealers caught doing this but, unfortunately, they never followed through, and drugs are pouring into our Country, mostly through Mexico, at levels never seen before. Until such time as they stop, we will be charging China an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs, on all of their many products coming into the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Republican lawmaker accuses State Department of allegedly offering post-Trump ‘therapy’
Monday 25 November 2024 23:45
Josh Marcus
A California Republican has penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the State Department reportedly held “therapy and listening sessions” for employees following President-elect Donald Trump’s November victory.
Representative Darrell Issa penned the letter on November 19 after The Free Beacon, a conservative media outlet, reported the State Department offered stress management webinars on November 8 and November 13 to employees.
At least one of the sessions was titled “Managing stress during change” and offered “tips and practical strategies for managing stress and maintaining your well being,” according to the Beacon.
Katie Hawkinson reports.
Jack Smith moves to dismiss charges against Trump in election interference and classified documents cases
Monday 25 November 2024 23:00
Mike Bedigan
Special counsel Jack Smith has announced that he will be dropping both his 2020 election interference case and classified documents case against Donald Trump, following the President-elect’s victory.
The sudden, but somewhat surprising decisions were announced in two separate motions filed on Monday.
In the first, Smith wrote that there was precedent to not bring an indictment or proceedings against a sitting president, but stressed that the decision had been made due to the recommendations of the Justice Department rather than the strength of the case.
Mike Bedigan reports:
Trump adviser accused of trying to profit from position
Monday 25 November 2024 22:00
Ariana Baio
Boris Epshteyn, a longtime Trump adviser aiding with the presidential transition process, has been accused of trying to profit off his position within Trump’s circle, according to a CBS News report.
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens submitted a sworn declaration to the transition team claiming Epshteyn implied he would advocate for Greitens to have an appointed position unless it benefited him financially.
"Mr. Epshteyn’s overall tone and behavior gave me the impression of an implicit expectation to engage in business dealings with him before he would advocate for or suggest my appointment to the President,” the sworn declaration, seen by CBS News, said.
Epshteyn denied all wrongdoing calling the allegations “fake and defamatory” as a way to “distract” people.
Trump’s federal election interference case is dismissed
Monday 25 November 2024 21:47
Ariana Baio
Judge Tanya Chutkan has granted Jack Smith’s request to dismiss the federal election interference indictment against Donald Trump, officially ending the case – at least for the next four years.
Following the precedent that sitting presidents cannot be indicted or prosecuted, Chutkan agreed to dismiss the charges against Trump ahead of his inauguration.
“Dismissal without prejudice is also consistent with the Government’s understanding that the immunity afforded to a sitting President is temporary, expiring when they leave office,” Chutkan wrote.
Bird flu virus found in raw milk on California farm as RFK Jr continues to advocate its use
Monday 25 November 2024 21:30
Ariana Baio
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the incoming administration’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, continues to tout the use of raw milk, California health authorities acted Sunday to recall raw milk that had been contaminated with bird flu.
While no illnesses have been reported, the state’s Department of Public Health warned residents against drinking the batch of cream top, whole raw milk from Fresno County’s Raw Farm LLC and advised consumers to return the product to where it was purchased.
Julia Musto reports:
Some GOP senators hope more of Trump’s cabinet picks follow Gaetz’s lead
Monday 25 November 2024 21:00
Rhian Lubin
Some Republican senators are “privately hoping” that other controversial Trump cabinet nomi