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Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Angus King, I-Maine, cut a bipartisan deal to give Dreamers legal status while giving Trump money for his border wall, Trump’s White House successfully fought to kill the deal because it didn’t also curtail family-based immigration. Cornyn noted that any such bipartisan deal would take a backseat to border security and enforcement, which Republicans are making plans to provide funding for in a big party-line bill early next year. “Last term, President-elect Trump walked away from four different bipartisan compromises with Democrats to solve the DACA crisis. Last year, Trump successfully fought to sink a bipartisan deal to toughen border security as he campaigned on the issue. When asked if protecting Dreamers is “amnesty,” Kennedy echoed a famous dodge used by former President Bill Clinton.

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A Trump transition official disputed this arrangement. “President Trump has nominated highly-respected leaders who will serve our nation with excellence. “Whatever her partisan alignment, there is no question in President Trump’s orbit that Gabbard is 100% aligned with the MAGA movement and the America First agenda of President Trump. He and his team remain committed to her successful nomination,” the transition official told NBC News. Similarly, McConnell would be hard-pressed to allow Gabbard’s efforts to move forward, despite so far having kept his comments about Trump’s nominees private, one of the sources said.

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WASHINGTON — Conservative justices objected as the Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a new dispute over race in education by declining to consider whether an admissions program for public high schools in Boston unlawfully considered race. The court's refusal to hear the case marks the second time the court has declined to review a policy aimed at increasing diversity in public high schools since the high court ended the consideration of race in college admissions last year. The policy, implemented by the Boston School Committee in 2021, applied to three selective high schools in Boston: Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy and John D. O’Bryant School. The Supreme Court in February turned away a similar challenge to an admissions policy at a Virginia high school that was also aimed at increasing diversity. In a statement, Gorsuch said that the fact the Boston schools' policy was no longer in effect was one reason not to hear the case.

Persons: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Alito, John D, Jonathan Wiggs, Gorsuch, Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh Organizations: WASHINGTON, Boston School Committee, Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, O’Bryant, O'Bryant, of Math, Boston Globe, Getty, Boston, Boston Parent Coalition, Circuit, Appeals, Eau Claire Area School, Parents Locations: Boston, Virginia, Wisconsin

Celebrations broke out across Syria over the weekend, with statues depicting his father and predecessor, Hafez al-Assad, pulled down from their pedestals. “I’m not looking to go back into the past,” Trump said when asked he was whether he would go after outgoing President Joe Biden. Foreign dignitaries in attendance included President-elect Donald Trump, first lady Jill Biden, Prince William and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. South Korean president’s impeachment failsAn image of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is raised at a rally in Seoul calling for his ouster on Dec. 5. End of an Era(s)Tears will be ricocheting as Taylor Swift's record-shattering world tour draws to a close Sunday night with a final stop in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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☆ Meet David Sacks, member of the 'PayPal Mafia' and Trump crypto czar
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sacks will be Trump's crypto and AI czar, boosting Silicon Valley's place in the administration. After graduating from Stanford, Sacks attended law school at the University of Chicago. Now, Sacks is considered a member of the elite "PayPal Mafia," along with Thiel, Elon Musk, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. After leaving PayPal, Sacks pursued a brief stint in Hollywood and produced Thank You for Smoking, a 2005 satirical film that was nominated for a Golden Globe. On December 5, Trump announced that Sacks will serve as his AI and crypto czar, to the delight of some Silicon Valley execs.

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Interviews with more than a dozen individuals who worked with Patel shed new light on his path to power. After joining the White House as a member of the National Security Council, Patel became known as an aggressive colleague, sources say, often clashing with others. “The (FBI) director leads an agency that’s going after Russian and Chinese spies, mobsters, kidnappers,” one source familiar with the transition’s discussions about the FBI job told CNN. Earl Matthews, a former Trump official who worked with Patel in the White House, said he brings a unique resume to the job. ‘Why is Kash here?’By 2019, after Republicans lost their House majority, Nunes worked to make good on his promise to help Patel get to the White House.

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☆ Trump’s FBI pick co-hosted a show for a conspiracy-filled, far-right media organization
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Such were the weekly topics on “Kash’s Corner,” the eponymous online show hosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI. The show, available only to Epoch Times subscribers, could receive fresh scrutiny as Patel faces Senate confirmation hearings. The details of Patel’s contract with The Epoch Times aren’t known. Jekielek and The Epoch Times did not respond to requests for comment. “What, is the FBI going to come around and say, ‘Now, oh, we were just spending government dollars to help safeguard a nation’?

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Kash Patel, Patel, Jan Jekielek, Trump’s, ”, Larry Elder, “, Bill Guan, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, Gong, Barack Obama, ” Patel, Jekielek, Spygate, Bauer, Trump, Kash —, Guan, Nicholas Biase, Steve Bannon’s “, Joe Biden, “ We’ve, “ Russiagate ”, Hunter, They’re, “ It’s, Anthony Fauci, immunologist, “ Fauci, Daniels, Jean Carroll, ” Jekielek Organizations: President, FBI, Epoch Times, NBC, Times, Epoch, Trump’s Save America PAC, Big Tech, Trump, ”, A.J, University of Alabama, Prosecutors, Department of Labor’s, State, Diplomatic Security Service, Forces, Attorney’s, Southern, of, Public, NBC News, Capitol, Twitter, DOJ, U.S, Commission, National Institute of Allergy Locations: China, conspiracism, U.S, Vietnam, of New York, Trump

☆ Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-07 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

He’s also lobbied for policies that would restrict VA care and believes veterans should ask for fewer government benefits. “We want to have full choice where veterans can go wherever they want for care,” Hegseth told Trump on speakerphone as Shulkin listened, according to Shulkin’s 2019 memoir. For Shulkin, a rare “holdover” from President Barack Obama’s administration to Trump’s, this was “the worst-case scenario” for veteran health care, and one he had repeatedly warned Hegseth against. As secretary of defense, Hegseth would oversee the Military Health System, which is separate from the Veterans Health Administration. “If this continues, the Defense Department will eventually be a health care and pension provider that also happens to fight wars,” he wrote.

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☆ How a narrowly divided nation could frustrate Trump’s vast ambitions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-06 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But the Louisiana Republican on Thursday put his finger on one of President-elect Donald Trump’s greatest challenges. He delivered the smallest House majority since the Great Depression. Trump will need to manage Republican power more effectively in Washington than he did in his first term. The 2016 election gave Republicans a House majority of nearly 50 seats. In a House majority limited to a handful of seats, every lawmaker becomes a kingmaker.

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Choi Byung-hyuk, a retired four-star army general who is currently the South Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia, was named as Kim’s successor. Kim Yong-hyun, who has resigned as South Korean defense minister, in Washington in October. He did not directly address whether the emergency martial law was his idea, as opposition lawmakers and South Korean media have alleged. Choi Byung-hyuk, a retired army general who is the South Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has been named as Kim’s successor. Though PPP leaders repudiated Yoon’s martial law declaration and have asked him to leave the party, they said the party opposed the impeachment motion.

Persons: Yoon Suk, Yoon, Kim Yong, Choi Byung, ” Chung Jin, Saul Loeb, Kim, ”, Yoon’s, Jung Yeon, Han Duck, Kurt Campbell, “, Antony Blinken, Biden, Stella Kim, Jennifer Jett Organizations: South, Wednesday, AFP, Getty, Emergency Martial Law, National Office of Investigation, National Assembly, Protesters, Democratic Party, Yoon’s People Power Party, Police, U.S, Aspen Strategy, Reuters Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, South Korean, Saudi Arabia, Washington, Seoul, Korean, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ Analysis: John Roberts leads the charge to uphold bans on trans care
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Joan Biskupic | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Just who do we think we are?” Roberts said in the memorable 2015 dissent, when he similarly argued against judges intervening to protect individual rights. Roberts brushed aside arguments that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care amounted to sex discrimination and said decisions regarding medical treatment were best left to state legislatures. When Roberts previously dissented from the decision declaring a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, he said the five-justice majority had hijacked the democratic process. “Stealing this issue from the people will for many cast a cloud over same-sex marriage, making a dramatic social change that much more difficult to accept. Same-sex marriage, on the other hand, has faded as a campaign issue in the decade after Obergefell.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., to lead the Small Business Administration in his second term. Senator Kelly Loeffler, from the Great State of Georgia, to serve as Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)," Trump wrote on Truth Social. She ran in the 2020 special election for the seat but lost in a runoff election to Democrat Raphael Warnock. After the 2020 election, as Trump pushed his claims of widespread voter fraud, Loeffler repeatedly refused to acknowledge that he had lost the presidential election. The small business administrator is subject to Senate confirmation.

Persons: Donald Trump, Sen, Kelly Loeffler, Trump, Loeffler, Johnny Isakson, Raphael Warnock, Elise Stefanik, Marco Rubio, Pam Bondi Organizations: Small Business Administration, Senate, Trump Administration, NBC News Locations: Great State of Georgia, U.S, Washington, Georgia, Fulton, Florida

I’m behind you all the way.’” Hegseth told CBS News in the Capitol Wednesday. In the morning, Hegseth huddled with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Miss., in his committee office. Around noon, Hegseth met with Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who was recently elected the new majority leader. NBC News reported Tuesday night that Trump is considering replacing Hegseth amid the opposition to his nomination. Ron DeSantis, a one-time primary rival who later endorsed Trump; Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Trump's former ambassador to Japan; and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Trump's current pick for national security adviser.

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The martial law order, South Korea’s first since 1980, was reversed so quickly that many South Koreans weren’t aware of it until they woke up on Wednesday. People her age who had experienced martial law under the military dictatorship rushed to convenience stores to buy canned food, she said. Biden, who hosted Yoon for a state visit to Washington last year, has worked to enhance military and other ties with South Korea as a deterrent against China and North Korea, establishing a new trilateral security partnership with South Korea and its historic rival Japan. Earlier this year, South Korea became the first country outside the U.S. to host Biden’s annual Summit for Democracy. As South Korea grapples with political instability, the U.S. “should remain a steadfast ally,” Easley said.

Persons: “ Aren’t, Jeong, Yoon Suk, Kim Hong, Yoon, Emily Jo, ”, Jo, Yoo Yong, Yoo, Han Dong, ” Han, Lee Jae, myung, Jung Yeon, Ulf Kristersson, Lloyd Austin, Biden, Pat Ryder, Philip Fong, Leif, Eric Easley, Easley, ” Easley, Stella Kim, Cho Beomsoo, Jennifer Jett Organizations: Lawmakers, ‘, People Power Party, NBC, National Assembly, Getty, Democratic Party, Gallup, Korea Times, Swedish, Defense, South, for Democracy, South Korea, Pentagon, Embassy, Ewha Womans University Locations: “, Seoul, AFP, Gallup Korea, North Korea, Korean, Washington, South Korea, China, Japan, U.S, Korea, Hong Kong

Macron’s center-right prime minister, Michel Barnier, is facing a no-confidence vote tabled by far-right leader Marine Le Pen and her National Rally party. Marine Le Pen's National Rally party tabled a vote of no confidence in Barnier. A divided legislatureAfter Macron stunned Europe by calling snap parliamentary elections in June, Le Pen was only blocked from power by Macron’s centrists and their left-wing opponents working together tactically. But Le Pen says the budget cuts and tax rises are “red lines” she will not cross. Macron cannot run again due to term limits, leaving Le Pen as the current bookmakers’ favorite.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Antoine Armand, “, —, Donald Trump, Michel Barnier, Marine Le, Barnier, Macron, Stephane De Sakutin, ”, Rainbow Murray, Le Pen, Macron’s centrists, it’s, Murray, Nathan Laine, centrists, Olivier Chassignole, he’s, Douglas Webber, ” Webber, ’, ” Murray, Queen Mary said Organizations: Notre, Dame, ”, National Rally, Popular Front, National Assembly, Getty, Queen Mary University of London, European Union, Bloomberg, ” Taxi, Franco, Union Locations: Paris, France, Europe, American, Barnier, AFP, European, Greece, Lyon, technocrats, Europe’s, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Finland

WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday dives into the culture war issue of transgender rights as it weighs whether states can restrict gender transition care for minors. Democrats, including the Biden administration in the case now at the court, have sought to increase protections for transgender people. The surgery ban is not at issue in the Supreme Court case after a lower court judge said the plaintiffs did not have legal standing to challenge it. The case being argued Wednesday reached the Supreme Court after the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling last year rejecting challenges to the Tennessee law and a similar measure in Kentucky.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Biden, Brian Williams, L.W, Williams, Elizabeth Prelogar, Prelogar, Neil Gorsuch, Jonathan Skrmetti, Skrmetti, Steve Marshall, Trump Organizations: Trump, Tennessee, Biden, Alabama, Circuit Locations: Tennessee, Nashville, United Kingdom, Sweden, Idaho, Cincinnati, Kentucky

☆ France no-confidence vote: Michel Barnier likely to be ousted, deepening country’s crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Lauren Kent | Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —French lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a no-confidence motion that is widely expected to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, as the country grapples with a deepening political crisis and massive budget deficit. The no-confidence vote is the just the latest jolt on a political rollercoaster in France, where no single party has wielded a majority in parliament since snap elections in July. No government has been ousted in a no-confidence vote since 1962 and Barnier would become France’s shortest-serving prime minister in history. This gridlock has made the government’s budget problems much harder to solve. The credit rating agency expects France’s budget deficit to reach 6.2% of GDP by the end of the year.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Barnier, centrists, –, Emmanuel Macron, Russia’s, Tariq Kamal Chaudhry, “, ”, CNN’s Olesya, Saskya Vandoorne Organizations: CNN, Union, EU, Hamburg Commercial Bank, P Global Locations: Barnier, France, Greece, Ukraine, Hamburg

☆ Opinion | What Will Trump Do for ‘Vice Voters’?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Charles Fain Lehman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet selections are a mix of conventional (Senator Marco Rubio and Gov. Doug Burgum) and oddball (Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) — reflecting the heterodox coalition that brought him back to power. While never a traditional Republican, Mr. Trump, in a second term, looks likely to go further than in his first in dumping many traditional Republican policies. In particular, Mr. Trump seems willing, even eager, to embrace vice. In his recent campaign, Mr. Trump embraced a strategy of social moderation.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Marco Rubio, Doug Burgum, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Trump, Biden Organizations: Gov Locations: Florida

☆ Michel Barnier, France’s prime minister, likely to be ousted in no-confidence vote, deepening country’s crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Lauren Kent | Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —French lawmakers will vote Wednesday on a no-confidence motion that is widely expected to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, as the country grapples with a deepening political crisis and massive budget deficit. No government has been ousted in a no-confidence vote since 1962 and Barnier would become France’s shortest-serving prime minister in history. But it’s unclear how any future prime minister will find unified support in a divided political landscape and avoid being similarly toppled. This gridlock has made the government’s budget problems much harder to solve. The credit rating agency expects France’s budget deficit to reach 6.2% of GDP by the end of the year.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Barnier, centrists, –, Emmanuel Macron, Russia’s, Saskya Vandoorne Organizations: CNN, Union, EU Locations: Barnier, France, Greece, Ukraine

☆ Iran passes controversial ‘chastity’ law imposing even harsher dress restrictions. The president doesn’t like it
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already fueled nationwide protests and posed a serious challenge to regime stability. “In my opinion the hijab law, which I have to implement, is vague. It defines improper dress in various ways, ranging from nudity and dressing immodestly to wearing the hijab incorrectly. The law also introduces a system of fines and restrictions with financial penalties, even for initial offenses. While the harsher penalties have caused concern for Iranians, a particularly controversial aspect of the legislation is expanded surveillance.

Persons: CNN —, Masoud Pezeshkian, “, ”, Sina Toossi, Ebrahim Raisi, Negar Mortazavi, Pezeshkian, Mortazavi Organizations: CNN, Guardian Council, International, United Nations, Guardian, Supreme National Security Council Locations: Washington, DC, Iran

Gorsuch, a key vote in transgender case, remains silentOne of the most notable twists in the hours of speaking was a conservative justice who decided to say nothing at all: Neil Gorsuch. It’s one of several issues that adds uncertainty to the future of the litigation around transgender rights. Transgender rights advocates have argued that that anti-transgender laws aimed at supposedly protecting children are just the start of a strategy that would ultimately go after all transgender people. Transgender lawyer makes history in SCOTUS faceoffAs the conservative justices signaled support for the Tennessee law, they were forced to do so before the first openly transgender attorney to argue a case at the Supreme Court. Strangio thanked those who braved the frigid Washington, DC, weather to stand up for their rights and the rights of transgender people across the country.

Persons: –, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh –, Biden, Neil Gorsuch –, Donald Trump, Roberts, Kavanaugh, ” Roberts, Tennessee law’s, Alito, Samuel Alito, ” Chase Strangio, detransitioners, ”, ” Kavanaugh, Elizabeth Prelogar, Prelogar, “, CNN Prelogar, Neil Gorsuch, Gorsuch, Bostock, It’s, Amy Coney Barrett, ” Barrett, ” Prelogar, Barrett, J, Matthew Rice, ” Rice, Strangio, ” Strangio, ” CNN’s Chelsea Bailey, Joan Biskupic, Elizabeth Wolfe Organizations: CNN, Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, Civil, Tennessee, Conservative, Trump, West Virginia –, Congress, Supreme Locations: Tennessee, Netherlands, Idaho, West Virginia, Bostock, Clayton County, SCOTUS, Washington, –

☆ Mike Bloomberg warns making RFK Jr. HHS secretary risks killing Americans, urges Senate to reject him
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Just imagine if RFK Jr. had been in office during Trump's first term," Bloomberg said at the Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington D.C."Would Operation Warp Speed have even happened? RFK Jr. initially ran for president in 2024 as a Democrat, but switched to an independent bid and later dropped out to endorse Trump. Bloomberg in Tuesday's speech appealed directly to U.S. senators not to confirm RFK Jr. to the Cabinet role in the next Trump administration. Bloomberg expressed hope that Senate Republicans will convince Trump to reconsider nominating RFK Jr. before they are asked to weigh in. But RFK Jr. has taken a similar tack, endorsing a plan that he says is intended to "Make America Healthy Again" alongside Republicans.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's, Trump's, Bloomberg, Kennedy's, Trump, Kennedy Organizations: New York City, U.S Conference, Mayors, Billionaire, RFK, Bloomberg American Health Summit, Washington D.C, New, Bloomberg, RFK Jr, U.S, Republicans, Department of Health, Human Services Locations: Washington ,, Washington, New York City, U.S

☆ PSQ Holdings doubles, becoming latest stock to rip higher on news of Donald Trump Jr.'s involvement
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump Jr. speaks with the media at the end of the debate between Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hosted by CBS in New York, U.S., October 1, 2024. Talks of Donald Trump Jr. joining the board of PSQ Holdings sent the owner of the online marketplace PublicSquare skyrocketing on Tuesday. PSQ is a microcap stock with a market capitalization of only $72 million as of Monday's close. In November, Trump Jr. joined venture capital firm 1789 Capital as a partner.

Persons: Donald Trump Jr, JD Vance, Tim Walz, Donald Trump, PublicSquare, Trump, Tucker Organizations: Republican, U.S, Democratic, CBS, Bloomberg News, PSQ Holdings, Trump Jr, Machines Locations: New York, U.S, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Art Cashin, New York Stock Exchange fixture for decades, dies at age 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange and a man The Washington Post called “Wall Street’s version of Walter Cronkite,” has died. It was part of a persona that was carefully constructed over more than 50 years on Wall Street. Though he was a respected market historian, he was most renowned as a storyteller for the stock market. Those who are somewhat suspect, they do much better.”He had two great loves in his life: his family and the New York Stock Exchange. In the age of computerized trading, the fabled NYSE trading floor still survives, though in greatly diminished form.

Persons: Cashin, Walter Cronkite, ”, Bobby Van’s, Nellie, ” Cashin, Arthur D, Thomson McKinnon, “, PaineWebber, New York Americans —, John Wayne Western, I’ve, Arthur Cashin, Cronkite, Cashin Jr, — CNBC’s Martin Steinberg Organizations: UBS, New York Stock Exchange, Washington Post, CNBC, NYSE, Herzig, Wall, World Trade, New York Americans, Heroes, CBS, Xavier High School Locations: Jersey City , New Jersey, Jersey City, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Dunkirk, New, U.S, —, , New York, NY

☆ French lawmakers table no-confidence motion that could topple government
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Saskya Vandoorne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Paris CNN —French lawmakers said they had introduced a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday, setting up a vote that could see the far right topple his government within days. However, that maneuver in turn grants lawmakers the opportunity table no-confidence motions against him – and lawmakers on the left, who have repeatedly vowed to bring down Barnier’s government, did just that. She added a warning to French President Emmanuel Macron, writing: “We have tabled a motion of no confidence. “We are going to support this no confidence vote because the French have had enough of being mistreated. They thought things would change with Barnier, but it’s worse,” Le Pen told reporters on Monday.

Persons: Michel Barnier, Barnier, centrists, –, ” Mathilde Panot, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, ”, Le Pen, Pen Organizations: Paris CNN —, European Commission Locations: Greece, Brussels

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