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☆ Former President Donald Trump on crypto: Not sure I'd want to take it away at this point
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer President Donald Trump on crypto: Not sure I'd want to take it away at this pointFormer President Donald Trump and former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, his vision for the country, fate of entitlements and cutting federal spending, bitcoin and crypto regulation, competition against China, U.S. trade policy and power of tariffs, and much more.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jay Clayton Organizations: SEC, China Locations: U.S

☆ Opinion | Democrats Need to Stop Playing Nice
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Joe Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There is a moment in the 2008 HBO movie “Recount” that illuminates an essential difference between Republicans and Democrats. Warren Christopher, a courtly former secretary of state, represents the Democratic candidate Al Gore. Democrats litigate; Republicans fight. Democrats float toward an almost helium-infused state of high-mindedness; Republicans see politics as a no-holds-barred cage match. But given the party’s recent history, the Democrats will probably need some CRISPR editing to their DNA.

Persons: Warren Christopher, Al Gore, “, ” James Baker, George W, Bush, Christopher, Baker, Biden’s Organizations: HBO, Democrats, Democratic, Democrats litigate, Republicans, Union Locations: Florida, United States, Biden’s pugilistic State

☆ A 100-year-old influencer shared the secrets to her long life, such as a dark sense of humor and travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Kirschenbaum, who turns 101 in August, told Business Insider that the unusual situation was somewhat typical of life as a centenarian. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementDevelop a sense of humorThe centenarian said she had a dark — and often self-deprecating — sense of humor that has smoothed her path through life. She recently went to India — for the second time. Do you have a powerful story to share with Business Insider?

Persons: —, Mildred Kirschenbaum, Kirschenbaum, Gayle Kirschenbaum, Gerald, Gayle, Kirshenbaum, I've Organizations: Service, Business Locations: New York, Manhattan, Florida, India, Mexico

☆ Biden says the question isn't about his age: 'It's about how old are our ideas'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewPresident Joe Biden on Thursday used his State of the Union to take concerns about his age head on. Advertisement"Now some other people my age see differently, the American story of revenge, resentment, and retribution," Biden said. "My fellow Americans, the issue facing our nation isn't how old we are: It's about how old our ideas are," he said. Polling shows that even in this hyper-partisan era, Americans broadly agree in their concerns about Biden's age. Democrats also bristle about the extent of concerns about Biden's age compared to former President Donald Trump, the man Biden surpassed to become the oldest president.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Biden, I've, Donald Trump, Robert Hur's, Hur, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Trump's, Trump, Clinton Organizations: Service, Union, Business, New York Times, Siena College

☆ Donald Trump still has a problem with suburban voters, and it could cost him the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementIn Mecklenburg County, which contains Charlotte and many of its most populous suburbs, Trump only won by 7 points (52%-45%). The pattern repeated itself in Wake County, which is anchored by the state capital of Raleigh and its suburbs. While Trump won Wake by 20 points (58%-38%), it was well below his roughly 51-point edge over Haley statewide. Glenn Youngkin in 2021 — Trump also underperformed in suburban areas including Loudoun County and Henrico County. And in Henrico County, a former GOP stronghold that is still filled with many suburban voters who once fully embraced the party's candidates, Trump only won by 11 points (55%-44%).

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Trump, Wake, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, they're, Glenn Youngkin, — Trump, Haley, Biden Organizations: Service, Republican, South Carolina Gov, GOP, Business, Vermont, North, Trump, Wake, Haley, Democratic, Gov, Virginia, White House Locations: North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, Wake County, Raleigh, Mecklenburg, Virginia, Loudoun County, Henrico County, Northern Virginia

☆ ‘Oppenheimer’ cast members join Jane Fonda and more to turn spotlight on nuclear threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. “We want to raise our voices to remind people that while Oppenheimer is history, nuclear weapons are not,” the group writes in their letter. And political will is created when people demand it.”Cillian Murphy (as J. Robert Oppenheimer) and writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of "Oppenheimer." The film tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, who along with a team of scientists, developed and designed the atomic bomb.

Persons: Christopher Nolan’s Oscar, “ Oppenheimer, “ Oppenheimer ”, Matthew Modine, Tony Goldwyn, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Viggo Mortensen, Emma Thompson, Rosanna Arquette, Robert Oppenheimer’s, Charles Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, ” “ Robert Oppenheimer, ”, NTI, Ernest J, Moniz, “, ” Cillian Murphy, Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Melinda Sue Gordon, J Organizations: CNN, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Sunday night’s, Los Angeles Times, NTI, Weapons, Universal Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Opinion | John Kerry: ‘I Feel Deeply Frustrated’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( David Wallace-Wells | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kerry, now 80, is stepping down this week but will continue to work on climate change. It is the test of our own times, a test as acute and as existential as any previous one. When Biden came in, the credibility of the United States was in the crapper, and we were viewed with suspicion if not derision. Our job was to go out and create credibility for our nation and for the president. At the time, the U.S. didn’t really have a global strategy, and so we laid out “keep 1.5 alive.”

Persons: John Kerry, Biden, didn’t, ” Organizations: Munich Security Conference Locations: United States, Kerry, Paris, U.S

☆ Opinion: Super Tuesday won’t help Haley. But she can help Trump.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Opinion Daniel Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

To start with, who are the Republican voters that Trump will have the most trouble getting to the polls in November? In South Carolina, it was 36% of voters in the Republican primary (and Trump won 18% of them). In New Hampshire, it was 46% (and Trump won 22% of them). Biden won four of 2020’s battleground states by 2% or less, and Trump won North Carolina, the closest battleground state in which he prevailed, by just a little over a point. Her effort isn’t harmless, however: It does force the Trump campaign to spend money that could otherwise be put toward taking on Biden.

Persons: Daniel McCarthy, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, there’s, Joe Biden, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson —, Phillips, Williamson, Biden, Haley, Trump, John Kasich, Sen, Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders of, Clinton, it’s, battlegrounds, Haley’s Organizations: Conservative, The Spectator, Syndicate, CNN, Republican, United Nations, GOP, Trump, Democratic, Dean Phillips of Minnesota, Democratic Party, Ohio Gov, North, Twitter, Facebook, Biden Locations: Washington , DC, Michigan, Ted Cruz of Texas, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, North Carolina

☆ Lauren Boebert says she's 'not dumb' and knew switching districts would be tough, but she 'talked to God' and he told her to press on
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boebert left Colorado's 3rd congressional district for its 4th congressional district. Boebert said God told her to press on with the decision. I knew all the attacks that would come my way," Boebert told The Washington Post in an interview published Sunday. Boebert said she would leave her existing seat in Colorado's 3rd congressional district for the more conservative 4th congressional district instead. Boebert told BI in a statement on February 28 that her son "should be held accountable for poor decisions just like any other citizen."

Persons: Lauren Boebert, Boebert, —, she'd, Arizona Sen, John McCain, Hilary Clinton, Jayson, Tyler Organizations: Service, Washington Post, The Colorado Republican, Colorado, Denver Post, Rifle Police Department, Business Insider Locations: Colorado's, Arizona, New York

☆ In a likely Biden-Trump rematch, voters known as 'double haters' are poised to determine the election. Who are they?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The election could be determined by "double haters," or voters who view both candidates negatively. In 2016, Trump won among "double haters." These voters are often called "double haters," as they'll have to choose between two candidates that they don't like. In 2016, Trump won among "double haters," as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's once-high favorable ratings cratered during the campaign. AdvertisementIn the end, the "double haters" could end up saving Biden's presidency.

Persons: Biden, Trump, —, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, It's, Hillary Clinton's, Biden —, Barack Obama — Organizations: Trump, Service, New York Times, Siena, Biden, Times, Capitol Locations: Siena, Israel

☆ Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Elon Musk lawsuit: OpenAI is at an inflection point
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer SEC Chairman Jay Clayton on Elon Musk lawsuit: OpenAI is at an inflection pointFormer SEC Chairman Jay Clayton joins 'Squawk box' to discuss Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, whether Musk's claim is valid, impact of the lawsuit on the companies involved, and more.

Persons: Jay Clayton, Elon, Sam Altman Organizations: SEC, Elon, OpenAI

☆ Trump wins the Michigan primary, remains in driver's seat for the GOP presidential nomination
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump won the Michigan GOP presidential primary on Tuesday, according to multiple outlets, continuing his march to the party's nomination ahead of Super Tuesday. Since January, Trump has emerged victorious in the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire primary, Nevada caucuses, and South Carolina primary. But the GOP electorate remains enamored with the former president, judging by his track record in the earlier contests. Trump narrowly won Michigan in the 2016 general election, besting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a state that until that year had backed every Democratic presidential nominee since 1992. The Republican made significant inroads with working-class voters in suburban Detroit and rural voters across the state.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Nikki Haley, Trump's, Haley, Ann Arbor, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Service, Michigan GOP, South, Business, Former South Carolina Gov, GOP, Trump, Michigan, Democratic, Republican Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, Michigan, Oakland County, Detroit, Washtenaw County, Ann, Kalamazoo, Kent, Oakland, Israel, Gaza

☆ Exclusive: Russia-linked smear campaign against Hunter Biden began earlier than previously thought
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The man pushing the thumb drive was a citizen of an Eastern European country and a guest of Claremont. That evening, Rollie passed a thumb drive containing disinformation about Hunter Biden and Burisma to a Pompeo aide. Smirnov was indicted last week for lying to the FBI about Hunter Biden. The revelation about Rollie's thumb drive comes shortly after the indictment of Smirnov, for allegedly making false statements about Hunter Biden in June 2020. Like Smirnov, Rollie's materials accuse Hunter Biden of involving his father in Burisma's business and committing a vast off-the-books fraud.

Persons: Mike Pompeo, Hunter Biden, Rollie, Pompeo, Burisma, BI Rollie, I'm, Rollie's, Biden's, Josef, Johnathan Buma, Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Peter Schweizer, Rudy Giuliani, John Solomon, Hunter, Giuliani, Alexander Smirnov, Smirnov, Biden, David Weiss, Smirnov's, Joe Biden, GOP Sen, Charles Grassley, MAGA, Jack Posobiec, Buma, Anastasiia Carrier Organizations: Claremont Institute's, Claremont, Business, BI, KGB, Department, Claremont Institute, FBI, New York Times, Prosecutors, GOP, State Department, Justice Department, Anastasiia Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Beverly Hills, Eastern, Soviet, Los Angeles, Russian, Delaware, Ukraine, The Hill, East, West, Eastern Europe

☆ Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: The inability of banks to consolidate has been a negative
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: The inability of banks to consolidate has been a negativeFormer SEC Chairman Jay Clayton joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Reddit's IPO decision, Capital One-Discovery deal, potential antitrust hurdles, 2024 race, and more.

Persons: Jay Clayton Organizations: SEC

☆ A Nerve Center for the Right Wing Rises in Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Robert Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the lobby of the grand Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla., where a sprawling new force in Washington’s right-wing ecosystem, the Conservative Partnership Institute, was holding its winter conference, the former Trump legal adviser Cleta Mitchell was exultant. “Did you hear the ‘War Room’ today? Bannon was on fire!” she said to a friend. She was referring to the podcast hosted by Stephen K. Bannon, the former Trump White House senior adviser who had been condemning Republican senators for supporting billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine and Israel earlier that day. Ms. Mitchell was among some 150 conservative donors and activists who gathered in Coral Gables earlier this month to celebrate the ascendancy of a group that has become a well-paying sinecure for Trump allies and an incubator for the policies the former president could pursue if elected.

Persons: Trump, Cleta Mitchell, Bannon, Stephen K, Mitchell, Ben Carson, Byron Donalds, Florida — Organizations: Conservative Partnership Institute, Trump White House, Trump, Housing, Urban Development Locations: Coral Gables, Fla, Washington’s, “, Ukraine, Israel, Florida

☆ House Republicans have impeached the first Cabinet secretary in almost 150 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House Republicans rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. AdvertisementHouse Republicans on Tuesday rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking a historic moment exactly a week after an embarrassing failure. Three Republicans, Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California, and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, joined House Democrats in voting against the measure. The last time Congress impeached a Cabinet secretary was in 1876 when lawmakers impeached former Secretary of War William W. Belknap. Biden has emphasized how the White House tried to strike a bipartisan border-Ukraine deal only for former President Donald Trump and House Republicans to nuke the agreement shortly after its public announcement.

Persons: Alejandro Mayorkas, —, Steve Scalise's, Mayorkas, Ken Buck, Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of, Mike Gallagher of, Blake Moore, Joe Biden, Biden, George Santos, William W, Belknap . Belknap, aren't, Donald Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Kevin McCarthy's, Greene, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Adam Schiff, Bill Clinton Organizations: Republicans, Homeland, Service, Tuesday, GOP, Rep, House Democrats, Utah Republican, White House, Homeland Security, Mayorkas, U.S, House Republicans, The Georgia Republican, California Democrat Locations: Washington, Ken Buck of, Tom McClintock of California, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, Utah, Belknap, U.S . Southern, Ukraine, California, Trump

☆ As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits prison sentence, FTX customers await a surprise: full repayment
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Lawyers representing the bankruptcy estate of FTX told a judge in Delaware last week that they expect to fully repay customers and creditors with legitimate claims. After the dust settled from FTX's bankruptcy, Solana saw a huge run-up in its price, and it continued to rally after the September report. The bankruptcy estate of FTX has been looking to sell its Anthropic stake, according to a court filing this month. For FTX customers, being made whole, according to a judge's ruling, means getting the cash equivalent of what their crypto was worth in November 2022.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Fried, FTX, Andrew Dietderich, —, Joseph Bankman, Barbara Fried, Brendan Mcdermid, John Ray III, Michael Kives, Braden Perry, FTX's, Ray, we're, It's, Solana, Lewis Kaplan, Elizabeth Williams, Michael Lewis, Lewis, IOUs, Perry, SBF, Renato Mariotti, Mariotti Organizations: Bankman, Federal Court, Reuters, K5 Global, SpaceX, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, CNBC, Alameda Research, U.S . Justice Department's Securities, Commodities, SEC Chari Locations: FTX, Delaware, Plenty, Palo Alto , California, New York City, U.S, Bankman, Solana, Alameda, FTX's, Anthropic, New York, Brooklyn

Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesThe Biden campaign circulated talking points to allies that were obtained by The Associated Press. Biden aides say they do not expect the president or his campaign to take on the age question more directly. Messina compared the special counsel's report to former FBI Director James Comey's October 2016 announcement that he was further investigating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's handling of classified emails. Beyond celebrating the release of the special counsel's embarrassing descriptions of Biden, Trump won a new trove of delegates in Nevada's Thursday caucuses, where he ran unopposed. Barry Goodman, a Biden fundraiser from Michigan, said he’s had some donors “take a wait and see approach” about supporting Biden, even before the special counsel’s announcement.

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☆ Indonesia election: Young voters will decide the country’s future, here’s what they care about
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Rachel Wilson | Rosa Deacostanoya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

With a majority of the electorate under 40 years of age, the candidates are all vying for young voters to claim victory. On the ground, young voters are struggling to find jobs that suit their aspirations.” Yoes Kenawas, doctoral candidate at Northwestern UniversityIn addition to these economic concerns, more young voters also now worry about climate change. The social media battlegroundNearly 80% of people in Indonesia are connected to the internet and people aged 16 to 64 spend an average of more than three hours a day on social media, according to the We Are Social 2023 Digital Report, which provides global social media insights. Wednesday’s results will potentially offer a verdict on how effective social media campaigns have been in addressing young voters’ worries. There is a concern that young voters could get trapped in “a political campaign that is relying on gimmicks,” Kenawas said.

Persons: Indonesia’s, Joko Widodo, Ganjar Pranowo, Anies Baswedan, Prabowo Subianto, — Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Raka, Widodo’s, Subianto, Abigail Limuria, Bijak, ” Abigail Limuria, ”, Yoes Kenawas, ” Yoes Kenawas, Instagram, Kenawas, Muhaimin Iskandar, Mahfud, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Subianto’s, Widodo, He’s, he’s, ’, ” Kenawas Organizations: CNN, Indonesia, Indonesian Defense, CNN Indonesia, Center for Strategic, International Studies, International Labour Organization, Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency, Northwestern University, “, CSIS, Widodo Locations: Central Java, Jakarta, Swiss, Indonesia, policymaking, CNN Indonesia

☆ Hillary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg decry sexual violence as a war tactic
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Hillary Clinton, Sheryl Sandberg and a coalition of scholars, government officials and legal experts discussed Friday how to prevent sexual violence as a weapon of war. Israeli authorities have accused Hamas militants of committing widespread, systemic sexual violence as part of their attack. Despite mounting evidence from Israeli investigators and eyewitness sources, Hamas has repeatedly denied allegations that its fighters committed sexual violence during the attack. Matviichuk said sexual violence during the war in Ukraine is violence that “is directed to the whole Ukrainian society.”“The survivors of sexual violence feel shame because it happens with them,” Matviichuk said. “It is about understanding deeply, the very real ways that women and girls are impacted differently by global challenges including this challenge of conflict-related sexual violence,” Clinton said.

Persons: Hillary Clinton, Sheryl Sandberg, ” Clinton, Clinton, Obama, Sandberg, ” Sandberg, Jeffrey Gettleman, Hala, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Sandberg, Matviichuk, ”, ” Matviichuk, “, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Clinton’s, Columbia University –, ” Linda Thomas, we’re, ” Thomas Organizations: New, New York CNN, Columbia University’s Institute of Global Politics, Georgetown Institute for Women, Security, State, Facebook, Lean, UN, Columbia University, Global, New York Times, Strategic Initiative, Women, Center for Civil Liberties, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia Locations: New York, Sudan, Darfur, Ukraine, Israel, Africa, Horn of Africa, Palestine

☆ Four Secret Service agents were disciplined after getting snookered by imposter federal cops
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But what happened to the four Secret Service agents they bamboozled? But the remaining two are still working as Secret Service agents "after discipline," Mihalek said. But the pair's ability to trick four Secret Service agents was no laughing matter. But at least one of the other Secret Service agents had his location tracked while working. AdvertisementRegardless, it's a bad look, former Secret Service agents told Business Insider.

Persons: —, imposters, Jill Biden, Haider Sher Ali, Arian Eugene Taherzadeh, Donald J, Mihalek, Ali, Joe Biden, Ari Eugene Taherzadeh, Taherzadeh, Air Marshal who'd, he'd, El, Calvin Klein, Jill Biden's, Taherzadeh's, Jill, Joseph Funk, Funk, Bill Pickle, Al Gore's, Pickle Organizations: Secret Services, Service, Federal, Association Foundation, Secret, Court, Southern District of, Southern District of New York, Army Ranger, Air, Homeland Security, Anadolu Agency, DHS, Secret Service, agency's Uniformed Division, Homeland Security Investigations, Uniformed Division, Business, Employees, TorchStone, Rolex Locations: Washington ,, Southern District, Southern District of New, Eastern, United States, Southern District of New York

Pandemic school closures upended U.S. education. Many students lost significant ground, and the federal government invested billions to help them recover. Students Are Making a ‘Surprising’ Rebound From Pandemic Closures. The students most at risk are those in poor districts, whose test scores fell further during the pandemic. The analysis did not include Asian students, who represent 5 percent of public school students.

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☆ John Podesta will take over for John Kerry as top US climate diplomat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —John Podesta, a senior White House adviser focused on clean energy and climate, will take over as US climate diplomat after John Kerry steps down this spring, according to a source familiar with the move. Podesta first came to the Biden White House in September 2022, when he was tasked with implementing the climate measures in the Inflation Reduction Act. Podesta also previously served as a top climate adviser to former President Barack Obama, where he was involved both in domestic and international climate policy. Podesta will inherit a more favorable international climate landscape than Kerry did when he took the role in 2021. And Kerry prioritized restarting international climate talks between the US and China, after China abruptly halted cooperation over other geopolitical issues.

Persons: CNN — John Podesta, John Kerry, Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s, Biden, Barack Obama, integrally, Kerry, Jeff Zients, John Podesta, ” Zients, “ John, –, ” Kerry, ”, “, “ We’ve, Biden’s, John, “ He’s, Donald Trump, “ We’re Organizations: CNN, White, Democratic, White House, State Department, Biden White House, Obama, Dubai . White, COP28 Locations: Paris, Dubai ., Glasgow, Sharm el, Dubai, China

The credible data that exists on crimes motivated by conspiracy theories shows a disturbing increase. Many of those charged said they had bought into Trump’s conspiracy theories about a stolen election. “Lies, lies lies: They're lying to you over and over and over again,” said Steve Girard, a Pennsylvania man who has protested the incarceration of Jan. 6 defendants. While they may have taken on a bigger role in our politics, surveys show that belief in conspiracy theories hasn't changed much over the years, according to Joe Uscinski, a University of Miami professor and an expert on the history of conspiracy theories. Russia has amplified numerous anti-U.S. conspiracy theories, including ones claiming the U.S. runs secret germ warfare labs and created HIV as a bioweapon, as well as conspiracy theories accusing Ukraine of being a Nazi state.

Persons: ”, Nash, Melissa Sell, Sell, Elon Musk, There's, Evan Hansen, Wired.com, Musk, It’s, ” Hansen, Donald Trump, Trump, Mark Milley, Milley, Laws, Vince Lynch, Lynch, Danielle Citron, Sandy, —, Alex Jones, Sandy Hook, Hillary Clinton, chemtrails, “, hospitalizations, Robert Palmer, they're, Steve Girard, Jan, hasn't, Joe Uscinski, ” Uscinski, “ Jan, Tom Fishman Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S ., United, Big Tech, Meta, Facebook, titans, Army, University of Maryland’s National Consortium, University of Virginia School of Law, Sandy Hook Elementary, CNN, FBI, Capitol, The Associated Press, Trump, University of Miami, Twitter, United States, U.S, . Locations: Maui, Chile, America, United States, Pennsylvania, U.S, Israel, Newtown , Connecticut, Florida, California, Wisconsin, Washington, Russia, China, Iran, Ukraine, Nazi

☆ Congressional Republicans want to kill a bipartisan border bill to give Trump an edge in the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Madison Hall | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Senate Republicans and Democrats have attempted to negotiate border-related legislation for weeks. Trump is pushing his supporters in Congress to kill the bill to gain an upper hand in the election. No public text has been released despite months of negotiations, even senators have complained that they are receiving few details from the discussions between Sen. James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, and Senate Democrats. "Using a one-time spending package to enact these unrelated permanent policy changes sets a dangerous precedent and risks assistance to our international partners," 11 Senate Democrats said in a statement about the talks. House Speaker Mike Johnson said it's "absurd" to suggest he would kill the talks to help Trump.

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