Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, one of the most influential roles in government with wide oversight of tax policy, public debt, international finance and sanctions.The selection ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team for a second term.Bessent, a Wall Street financier who once worked for George Soros, was an early backer of Trump’s 2024 bid and brings a relatively conventional resume to the role.The 62-year-old’s nomination on Friday evening kicked-off a series of cabinet announcements and White House appointments that…
State Sen. Nate Boulton, center, speaks with other Democrats in downtown Des Moines on Oct. 16, 2024, the first day of early voting in Iowa. Former state Rep. John Forbes, left and Democratic congressional candidate Lanon Baccam, right, are also shown. (Photo by Kathie Obradovich/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Iowa Sen. Nate Boulton,…
Weeks after his passing on Sept. 29, Ron Ely’s cause of death has been revealed.Per a death certificate obtained by TMZ, Ely, the actor best known for playing the title role in the Tarzan TV series, died from “end-stage heart disease.” He was 86.Ely was the storied man of the…
The claim: Record-breaking turnout in 2024 election proves 2020 election was stolenA Nov. 6 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) uses an image showing 2024 election results to claim President Joe Biden’s 2020 election vote totals were illegitimate.The image shows President-elect Donald Trump with 71 million votes compared to Vice…
Colorado counties with higher Hispanic populations showed a more pronounced increase in support for Donald Trump in 2024, compared to the Republican’s share of the vote in the 2020 presidential election. This map shows shifts toward Trump, the Republican, or Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, in the 2024 election. The…
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo‘s Wicked press tour has been one for the books. The duo – who portray Glinda and Elphaba in the onscreen adaption of the beloved Broadway show, respectively – have notably grown emotional while discussing their special connection in the film, which hit theaters in November…
Chicago voters turned out at a much lower rate in this month’s general election than in recent presidential contests, marking the lowest turnout rate in 28 years, according to the most recent data from the Chicago Board of Elections.While election officials initially expected a high turnout, it ended up being…
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Getty and Heavy Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres has debuted a new look, according to a video posted by an English pub on Instagram. She is now a brunette.The video showed DeGeneres with brown hair as she sat in a pub next to her wife Portia de Rossi. People magazine called…
The incoming administration of Donald Trump is inheriting a house on fire in the Middle East, but there is a big opportunity for a win there if his new team is prepared to be bold. It will require some risky foreign policy moves that might not align with his campaign’s domestic focus…
(CBS DETROIT) – The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has certified the state’s 2024 presidential election results. The board, comprised of two Republicans and two Democrats, voted unanimously on Friday to certify the results in all 83 counties.Any candidate has until Nov. 25 to request a recount. “Our state and…
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. As much as Deion Sanders and Co. have impressed this year, I’m still not sold on the Buffaloes. My biggest issue is that the…
A judge rejected the suggestion that Sean “Diddy” Combs be placed under house arrest on a private island while he awaits trial. Diddy, 55, and his legal team appeared in court for a bail hearing on Friday, November 22, in New York City, which was attended by Us Weekly. The…
Are these kicks a shoe-in for winter? Stylists have revealed the must-have shoes for the season, and, despite their comfort and warmth, UGGs are supposedly not among them. UGG boots — the fuzzy footwear that skyrocketed to popularity in the early 2000s and have recently been revived by Gen Z — are…
Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton has described Sebastian Gorka, who the incoming commander-in-chief has nominated as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism, as a “con man” who “needs a full FBI field background investigation.”Bolton made the comment during a CNN appearance on Friday…
President-elect Donald Trump won Arizona on his way back to the White House, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris after a hard-fought battle in the Grand Canyon State.The presidential race in Arizona encompassed many of the national trends that propelled Trump to victory, in vote-rich Maricopa County and beyond. Trump made…
Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images October 2023 Cher opened up about how her significant age gap with Edwards can cause some hilarious miscommunication. “Sometimes I’m talking to him and he has no idea who I’m talking about,” she said in an interview with Extra. “The other day, I said, ‘Do…
Sen. Rick Scott is all on board with the efficiency initiative from President-elect Donald Trump. Scott is part of the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Caucus in the Senate, joining Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa in that cost-cutting quest. “It’s past time for big reforms that scale back big government regulation and get…
ALBANY — New York State enrollment data shows a downward trend in the number of Democratic voters between the 2020 and 2024 presidential election cycles, with Republicans and unaffiliated voters seeing an uptick in voter registrations.Statewide, enrollment in the Democratic Party decreased by 4%, or about 242,000 active voters, from…
Every time generative artificial intelligence drafts an e-mail or conjures up an image, the planet pays for it. Making two images can consume as much energy as charging a smartphone; a single exchange with ChatGPT can heat up a server so much that it requires a bottle’s worth of water…
Former Georgia State Representative sbd gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams joined students on the campus of Howard University for a post-election discussion to talk about what the future holds for them following the 2024 presidential election. Abrams is the university’s inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics.The…
Jim Kubiak is in his seventh season of analyzing the play of Buffalo Bills quarterbacks for The Buffalo News. Kubiak is the all-time leading passer at Navy, has played in the NFL, NFL Europe and the Arena Football League and has been a coach and executive in the AFL. He…
President Biden is making a last-ditch effort to cancel more student debt before the end of his term, after facing years of setbacks in his attempts to erase billions of dollars in borrowed money. The Department of Education announced an interim final rule this month to extend the deadline for…
Sean “Diddy” Combs and Kim Porter’s twin daughters, Jessie and D’Lila Combs, paid tribute to their late mother on the sixth anniversary of her death. “We can’t believe it’s been 6 years without you,” the sisters wrote via their shared Instagram account on Friday, November 15. “We think about you…
After the election, a new theory spread quickly on TikTok that a heroic presidential candidate was quietly investigating corrupt deep-state actors who rigged the results, waiting in the wings until those corrupt actors could be rounded up and tried for their crimes.If that theory sounds familiar, it’s because it’s reminiscent…
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Pharmaceutical stocks continued to fall Friday after President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Shares of COVID vaccine manufacturers Moderna and Pfizer fell early Friday morning, down 4% and 4.3% respectively. Shares of Novavax, another US-based…
Native Vote 2024. Native News Online released the results of a survey detailing Native American voting patterns in the 2024 presidential election.The survey, conducted Nov. 7-13, showed Donald Trump received 51% of Native American votes in the presidential election, while Kamala Harris garnered 45% of the votes, according to the…
Some House Democrats have had enough of Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) analysis of Vice President Kamala Harris’ Election Day loss to President-elect Donald Trump – and one lawmaker believes it’s time for her to “take a seat.” Pelosi, 84, ruffled feathers within the Democratic caucus after she told the New…
Donald Trump clinched victory in the 2024 presidential election last week, sweeping all seven swing states to secure 312 Electoral College votes in a dramatic and historic week for America.The president-elect eliminated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris’s chances of making history as the first female president, and will now return…
This time Jalen Brunson hit the shot. Two nights after his potential game-winner bounced in and out, Brunson’s trey with six seconds remaining beat the Nets on Friday night, 124-122, and avoided an epic collapse at MSG. On the following possession, Dennis Schroder was rejected by Mikal Bridges at the…
Morena Baccarin faces a world that’s been taken over by monsters in the new thriller Elevation — and she knows exactly what she would need in order to survive a real-life apocalypse. “My family,” Baccarin, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly, referring to husband Ben McKenzie and their children. (She shares…
Things might look gloomy at CNN with layoffs, salary cuts and a new digital programming model that may or may not work. But On The Money has learned that private equity firms have been crunching the numbers on a possible acquisition of the ratings-challenged network. Don’t exactly hold your breath…
It took months for Democrats to settle on their primary presidential calendar, an extended battle that ended up booting Iowa and New Hampshire from the mix and vaulting South Carolina to the top of the pack.Now that all could be scrapped.With President Joe Biden soon leaving the White House after…
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, many Americans, especially celebrities, have pledged to give up their citizenship and move elsewhere. For Americans exploring dual citizenship options or seeking a second passport, many countries offer pathways to citizenship based on ancestry. These countries often allow citizens of foreign nations to…
(Bloomberg) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and the Democratic National Committee spent close to $1.5 billion in their unsuccessful presidential bid, but they didn’t go into debt doing so, according to the campaign’s chief financial officer.Most Read from BloombergConservative media outlets have reported that Harris’ unsuccessful campaign spent lavishly…
US food manufacturers “deliver safe, affordable and convenient products”, one of the country’s principal trade bodies has said, after President-elect Trump named industry critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. Trump yesterday (14 November) appointed Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK Jr., as Secretary of Health and Human…
A fake script for Friday night’s bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul went viral on social media, sending boxing fans into a frenzy. The phony letter, posted by an X user with just over 200 followers, made the rounds in the hours before the slated 11 p.m. fight in…
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It’s Miss Universe Season! Menahem Kahana / AFP via Getty ImagesThe “national costume” part of the Miss Universe pageant has, and will always be, my favorite part of the Miss Universe pageant. Afp / AFP via Getty ImagesThe United States has had quite the history of some interesting costumes over…
President-elect Donald Trump is making his Cabinet picks and raising eyebrows on both sides of the aisle with choices looking very different compared to his first White House administration.Trump most recently tapped environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of the late Democratic U.S. President John F. Kennedy for the…
Donald Trump famously hates the so-called “fake news” media (don’t get him started on CNN). But he could be really good for media stocks. That’s because Lina Khan, the head of the Federal Trade Commission, is likely on her way out as soon as Trump takes office or shortly thereafter. Whoever replaces…
AI, yi, yi. A Google-made artificial intelligence program verbally abused a student seeking help with their homework, ultimately telling her to “Please die.” The shocking response from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM) terrified 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan — as it called her a “stain on the universe.”…
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