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☆ McConnell suggests Trump is 'highly unlikely' to win presidential election due to Ye, Fuentes dinner
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jonathan Ernst | ReutersSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested Tuesday that Donald Trump is "highly unlikely" to regain the presidency as a result of his recent dinner with the rapper now known as Ye and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. "First, let me just say that there is no room in the Republican Party for anti-Semitism or white supremacy," McConnell, R-Kentucky, told reporters. "And anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States," McConnell said. "And that would apply to all of the leaders in the party who will be seeking offices," McConnell added. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting Republican Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C. Joshua Roberts | Reuters

☆ Logistics Companies Are Diversifying Hiring, but Challenges Persist
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Liz Young | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

Photo: Sarah Oden/Associated PressWomen and people of color are being hired into top roles in the logistics industry. United Parcel Service Inc. turned to Carol Tomé, a former finance chief at Home Depot Inc., in 2020 to become chief executive officer. Raj Subramaniam, who is from India, was chosen to succeed FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith as chief executive earlier this year. Judy McReynolds has been chief executive of ArcBest Corp. , one of the largest trucking companies in the U.S., since 2010. Studies also show there is a big gap in pay across the logistics industry.

☆ Some Republicans criticize Trump for meeting with white supremacist
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Some Republicans on Sunday criticized Donald Trump for dining with white supremacist Nick Fuentes at the former president's Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida, even as Trump said the encounter was inadvertent. Also, I didn't know Nick Fuentes," Trump wrote. The White House slammed Trump, saying in a statement that "bigotry, hate, and antisemitism have absolutely no place in America — including at Mar-A-Lago." "To my friend Donald Trump, you are better than this. Even a social visit from an antisemite like Kanye West and human scum like Nick Fuentes is unacceptable," Friedman wrote on Twitter.

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoNov 24 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The Fed gave U.S. markets a perfect pre-Thanksgiving tonic on Wednesday, which should keep risk appetite bubbling along nicely in Asia on Thursday. U.S. markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, and liquidity and activity will be light on Friday. chartEncouraging signs could come from South Korea. South Korea's economy is losing momentum as higher living costs dent household income and demand.

☆ White House's Jha: Social media platform owners should consider role in COVID misinformation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha joins Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Owners of social media platforms should consider their personal responsibility regarding health disinformation, and the public should choose reputable sources to trust, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Tuesday. "You can decide to trust America's physicians, or you can trust some random dude on Twitter. Those are your choices," Jha said at a White House press briefing. Jha was answering a question on Twitter allowing politicians and others who spread COVID vaccine misinformation back onto the platform under the leadership of new owner Elon Musk.

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. health official celebrated and vilified as the face of the country's COVID-19 pandemic response, used his final White House briefing on Tuesday to denounce division and promote vaccines. True to form, Fauci used his final press briefing to strongly encourage Americans to get COVID vaccines and booster shots, and touted the effectiveness of masks, all of which became partisan totems in the United States. NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci joins White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. November 22, 2022. He made his first appearance at the White House press briefing in 2001, according to the broadcaster C-SPAN. Democrats accused Trump of presiding over a disjointed response to the pandemic and of disregarding advice from public health experts including Fauci.

REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoNov 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the release of Donald Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee, handing a defeat to the Republican former president who had called the Democratic-led panel's request politically motivated. The panel in its request invoked a federal law that empowers its chairman to request any person's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). House Democrats have said they need to see Trump's tax returns to assess whether the IRS is properly auditing presidential returns and to gauge whether new legislation is needed. Trump's lawyers have said the committee's real aim is to publicly expose his tax returns and unearth politically damaging information about Trump. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in August also ruled against Trump and in October refused a rehearing.

Supreme Court clears way to Congress for Trump tax returnsThe conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court cleared the release of Trump's tax returns to the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee. The committee in its request invoked a federal law that empowers its chairman to request any person's tax returns from the tax-collecting Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Trump's lawyers have said the committee's real aim is to publicly expose his tax returns and unearth politically damaging information about Trump. The complaint seeks $250 million in damages, to stop the Trumps from running businesses in the state and to ban Trump and his company from acquiring New York real estate for five years. Trump lawyer James Trusty told the judges that Trump's status as a former president made this an unusual case that required a special master's review.

[1/3] U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields the gavel as she presides over the House of Representatives approving two counts of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce on Thursday whether she will step down as Democratic leader of the chamber, a day after Republicans were projected to have won control of the House in the midterm elections. Pelosi, an 82-year-old liberal from California who is the first woman to hold the powerful job of speaker, has been under pressure during the past few years from younger House Democrats to yield power. House Democrats are set to vote on their leaders on Nov. 30. She became speaker again in 2019 when Democrats rode a wave of opposition to then-President Donald Trump to win control of the House and was re-elected as speaker in November 2021.

Pelosi, 82, and two other top leaders have been under pressure the last few years from younger House Democrats to yield power after two decades at the helm. Pelosi, the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said late on Wednesday House Democrats "will continue to play a leading role in supporting President Biden’s agenda - with strong leverage over a scant Republican majority." House Democrats are set to vote on their leaders on Nov. 30. On Wednesday, House Republicans offered initial support for Kevin McCarthy to serve as speaker when the next Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3. McCarthy currently serves as House Republican leader and will face election by the entire House at the start of the new year.

☆ U.S. House Speaker Pelosi wraps up long and historic leadership career
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Patricia Zengerle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

For our daughters and our granddaughters, now the sky is the limit," Pelosi said after first becoming speaker in 2007. As speaker, Pelosi helped pass the 2010 Affordable Care Act, a law dubbed Obamacare that enabled millions of previously uninsured Americans to obtain medical coverage. The visit capped decades of Pelosi's high-profile opposition to China's authoritarian rulers including President Xi Jinping. During her first stint as speaker, Pelosi called Bush "a total failure." Though branded a West Coast liberal by Republicans, Pelosi first learned politics 60 years ago on the East Coast as the daughter of a big-city mayor and congressman, Baltimore's Thomas "Big Tommy" D'Alesandro.

☆ Trump announces presidency bid for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Anuja Jaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. President Donald Trump's wife, former first lady Melania Trump, sits in the front row with former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn behind her as the former president announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S....moreU.S. President Donald Trump's wife, former first lady Melania Trump, sits in the front row with former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn behind her as the former president announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstClose

☆ Defining photos from the Trump presidency
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Dave Lucas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attend a dignified transfer of the remain of U.S. Special Forces soldier Sgt. 1st Class Javier Gutierrez who was killed in an attack in Afghanistan, as the president stopped for the ceremony on his...morePresident Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence attend a dignified transfer of the remain of U.S. Special Forces soldier Sgt. 1st Class Javier Gutierrez who was killed in an attack in Afghanistan, as the president stopped for the ceremony on his way back to Washington from New Hampshire, at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, February 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstClose

☆ Trump faithfuls Roger Stone and Mike Lindell were at his 2024 announcement, but very few members of Congress made an appearance
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Friends and family close to former President Donald Trump were present for his 2024 announcement. Also absent were three of Trump's children, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump. Trump loyalists in attendance included his former adviser Roger Stone and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. Also in attendance were Trump family members Barron Trump, Eric Trump and his wife Lara, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who were all seen walking into the event together. Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Jared Kushner, and Barron Trump enter Mar-a-Lago where Donald Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign on November 15, 2022.

☆ Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were absent from their father's 2024 campaign launch. Here are the family members who attended the event.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Jared Kushner was present while his wife, Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, was not pictured. Eric Trump, his wife Lara Trump, Jared Kushner, and Barron Trump, Donald Trump's youngest son, were seen entering the ballroom together where the announcement was made. Notably, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump were not immediately spotted with the rest of the family. Barron Trump, 16, sits besides Melania Trump during Donald Trump's campaign launch on November 15, 2022. Andrew Harnik/APMeanwhile, Donald Trump Jr. was tweeting clips of his father's campaign announcement that evening.

Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he's running for president again in 2024. Trump's 2024 campaign comes as he faces escalating federal and state criminal investigations. Trump cast himself as the lone panacea to a long list of ills on a "quest to save our country." Supporters wait for the arrival of former President Donald Trump during an event at his Mar-a-Lago resort on November 15, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Grover Cleveland, of the National Democratic Party, was the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms in the White House.

☆ Trump launches 2024 U.S. presidential run, getting jump on rivals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Steve Holland | Andy Sullivan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Trump steered clear of the name-calling that has marked other public appearances, opting instead for a critique of Biden’s presidency and a review of what Trump said were the policy achievements of his own time in office. Biden, 79, said last week he intends to run for re-election and will likely make a final decision by early next year. TRUMP’S PRESIDENCYDuring his turbulent 2017-2021 presidency, Trump defied democratic norms and promoted “America First” nationalism while presenting himself as a right-wing populist. Trump has elicited passionate support from many Americans, especially white men, Christian conservatives, rural residents and people without a college education. Ivanka Trump was not at the event, although her husband Jared Kushner was along with her brothers Don Jr. and Eric.

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress aim to pass bills protecting same-sex marriage, clarifying lawmakers' role in certifying presidential elections and raising the nation's debt ceiling when they return from the campaign trail on Monday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen both signaled that addressing the nations' looming debt ceiling would be a priority during the session. Some Republicans have threatened to use the next hike in the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, expected in the first quarter of 2023, as leverage to force concessions from Biden. Pelosi, who would lose her position as speaker if Republicans win a majority in the House, told ABC News on Sunday that the best way to address the debt ceiling was "to do it now." "We'll have to, again, lift the debt ceiling so that the full faith and credit of the United States is respected."

☆ 6 memorable times Trump wielded his trademark Sharpie
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump has been known to use a Sharpie as his writing utensil of choice — wielding it on presidential documents and fan autographs alike. Then-U.S. President Donald Trump displays his signature after signing the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul plan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2017. Trump loved to use a Sharpie so much he even reached out to the stationary company to design a custom pen for him to sign documents, emblazoned with his mountain-peak-like signature. "I was signing documents with a very expensive pen and it didn't write well," Trump said, referring to the government pen. He added: "And then I started using just a Sharpie, and I said to myself, 'Well wait a minute, this much writes much better and this cost almost nothing.'"

The two leaders will meet on Monday, the White House said, for their first face-to-face meeting since Biden became president, amid low expectations for significant breakthroughs. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan announced the plan to brief Taiwan about the talks on Thursday, telling reporters the United States aimed to make Taiwan feel "secure and comfortable" about U.S. support. China is firmly opposed to it," Zhao told a regular briefing, shortly after the ministry announced that Xi would meet Biden and also attend the G20 meeting and a later APEC summit next week. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks virtually with Chinese leader Xi Jinping from the White House in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2021. Biden and Xi last met in person when Biden was vice president during the Obama administration.

☆ India, U.S. are natural allies - Yellen
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( David Lawder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a news conference in the Cash Room at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, U.S. July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstNOIDA, India, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The United States and India are natural allies that can show the rest of the world that democracies can deliver for their citizens, despite volatility and war, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday. Yellen, in a speech highlighting the Biden administration's desire to deepen economic ties with India, said that both the global economy and the democratic idea were at inflection points. "The U.S. and India are 'natural allies,' in the words of a former Indian prime minister," Yellen said, adding that both countries waged similar fights for independence to attain freedom and dignity." The United States was working to strengthen India's "friend-shoring" role as a trusted, reliable supplier.

☆ D.C. AG suing Commanders owner Snyder for false statements in workplace investigation
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine on Thursday announced his office was suing Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, the team, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for colluding to deceive residents about an investigation into a toxic workplace culture. "We allege Dan Snyder, the Commanders, Roger Goodell, and the NFL misled the public about what was being done to address the allegations of harassment and the toxic culture the Commanders maintained," Racine said. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst 1 2 3"They did all of this to hide the truth, protect their images and let the profits roll." The Commanders and the NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment. read moreReporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles, editing by Ed OsmondOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 6 notable times Trump wielded his infamous Sharpie, from bold trademark signatures on presidential documents to his 'SharpieGate' alteration of a map of Hurricane Dorian
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

☆ White House says North Korea supplying Russia with artillery shells
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United States has information that indicates North Korea is covertly supplying Russia with a "significant" number of artillery shells for its war in Ukraine, White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday. Kirby told a virtual briefing that North Korea was attempting to obscure the shipments by funneling them through countries in the Middle East and North Africa. "We do have a sense on where they are going to transfer these shells," Kirby said, but declined to give any more details as the U.S. weighs its possible options. North Korea fired at least 23 missiles into the sea on Wednesday, including one that landed less than 60 km (40 miles) off South Korea's coast, which the South's President Yoon Suk-yeol described as "territorial encroachment."

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