Trump, who was elected for the second time in November, will be sworn into office in Washington on Monday. Last month, his transition team confirmed that Trump had broken with precedent to invite Xi and other world leaders to the ceremony. Beijing’s foreign ministry said Friday that Han would attend as Xi’s “special representative”. “China […]
Justice Juan Merchan’s ruling means Trump will be required to appear at a court hearing just 10 days before his Jan. 20 inauguration – an unprecedented scenario in U.S. history. Before Trump, no U.S. president – former or sitting – had been charged with or convicted of a crime. The judge said Trump, 78, may […]
Trump pressured his fellow Republicans in Congress to reject a stopgap bill to keep the government funded past the deadline of midnight on Friday. Absent congressional action, the U.S. government will begin a partial shutdown on Saturday that would disrupt everything from air travel to law enforcement in the days leading up to the Dec. […]
The resignation of Freeland, 56, who also stepped down as finance minister, marked the first open dissent against Prime Minister Trudeau from within his cabinet and may threaten his hold on power. Liberal leader Trudeau lags 20 points in polls behind his main rival, Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who has tried three times since September to […]
“It’s crazy what’s taking place. It’s crazy. I disagree very vehemently with sending missiles hundreds of miles into Russia. Why are we doing that? We’re just escalating this war and making it worse. That should not have been allowed to be done,” Trump said in an interview to mark his being named Time’s Person of […]
Bitcoin has more than doubled in value this year and is up about 45% in the four weeks since Trump’s sweeping election victory, which also saw a slew of pro-crypto lawmakers being elected to Congress. It last traded at $100,027 as of 0240 GMT, up 2.2% on the previous session, after earlier rising as high […]
At their first meeting in Washington in March 2017 after Trump was elected to his first term in the White House, the US leader “asked me a series of questions”, Merkel said. Trump wanted to know about “my East German background and my relationship with Putin. He was very fascinated by the Russian president,” she […]
China has no plan to surpass or replace the United States, Xie Feng said in a speech in Hong Kong on Friday, addressing Chinese officials and the U.S. ambassador to China. Beijing is seeking to reset relations with Washington ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in January. Trump has pledged to impose tariffs […]
The greenback climbed above 156 yen for the first time since July. The euro slumped to its weakest since Nov. 2023 at $1.0546 and sterling hit its lowest on the dollar in three months at $1.2683. Higher trade tariffs and tighter immigration under the incoming Trump administration are projected to fuel inflation, potentially slowing the […]
Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will co-lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, an entity Trump indicated will operate outside the confines of government. Donald Trump said in a statement that Musk and Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful […]
