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Lawmakers questioned President-elect Trump’s energy secretary on climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration’s green energy agenda during his nomination hearing, which saw disruptions from several climate protesters. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, Liberty Energy Inc. CEO and Trump’s pick to head the … Read more

President-elect would cut taxes for richest 5% of Americans and increase them for everyone else, according to thinktank Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington DC on Monday will have giants from across the business and tech worlds in attendance, perhaps personified most dramatically if Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg sit together at the … Read more

Bondi facing senators as Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and CIA pick John Ratcliffe also face confirmation hearings Trump’s attorney general faces scrutiny at Senate hearing Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to lead the US justice department? Under questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she … Read more

The US president, Joe Biden, has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire deal, which will involve the release of Israeli hostages held in the besieged strip. Biden’s announcement came after the Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, confirmed a phased deal, which it is hoped will bring a permanent end to the fighting. The … Read more

President Biden balked at a question posed by Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich on Wednesday, about whether President-elect Trump deserves credit for the recent Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. The deal comes during Biden’s final days in office, less than a week before Trump’s second term starts on Jan. 20. A recent meeting between … Read more

Owner of the iconic West Village building said fans of the TV show and films have disturbed her and her tenants for years And just like that, Sex and the City enthusiasts may no longer be able to stand on the steps of character Carrie Bradshaw’s famous Manhattan home after its owner asked city officials … Read more

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, said Tuesday that the state is going to stockpile abortion medication in preparation for President-elect Trump’s return to the White House next week with GOP control of both chambers of Congress. The governor made comments about protecting abortion drugs like mifepristone during his state of the state address, … Read more

As with US bond yields, the UK economy risks catching cold whenever anywhere else sneezes – but Britain can insulate itself better The British government was right to describe the recent bout of market volatility in the UK as having been fuelled principally by “global factors” – in particular, a sharp rise in US bond … Read more

New polling says much of the world will welcome Trump. Europe will need to be more transactional abroad – but less so at home European jitters about Trump 2.0 not shared by much of world, poll finds When returning US president Donald Trump eyes up Greenland, Panama and Canada, as Vladimir Putin once eyed Crimea … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to be attorney general in his new administration faces the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning at a confirmation hearing.  Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) in late November after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew from consideration.  The Wednesday hearing begins … Read more