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☆ 'Parks & Rec' cocreator Mike Schur made being the nicest guy in Hollywood a career path
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Samantha Rollins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementMike Schur is known for clever, kind-hearted TV shows like "Parks and Recreation" and "The Good Place." Schur explained to BI why all his shows have a central theme of hope and his philosophy as a boss. Related storiesSchur's Hollywood success started with a stroke of good luckSchur with cast on the set of "Parks and Recreation." AdvertisementSchur's management style boils down to being a good personSchur, center, with the cast of "The Good Place" during Universal Television's TCA Studio Day events. Schur on the set of "The Good Place."

Persons: Mike Schur, Schur, Charles, Ted Danson, he's, Colleen E, who's, I've, Obama, Ben Cohen, It's, Greg Daniels, Daniels, Evans Vestal Ward, Colleen Hayes Organizations: Netflix, Recreation, Hayes, Hollywood, NBCU, Getty, Universal, NBC Locations: Purgatory, Chilean, Pacific, Hollywood

☆ Jack Smith is giving up on his cases against Trump for now
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementJack Smith wants to end his major criminal case against Donald Trump. In back-to-back filings on Monday, special counsel Jack Smith sought permission from federal judges to abandon both of his cases against President-elect Donald Trump. "The Department's position is that the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated," Smith wrote in relation to the election-interference case. "The American People re-elected President Trump with an overwhelming mandate to Make America Great Again," Steven Cheung wrote in a press statement. "Today's decision by the DOJ ends the unconstitutional federal cases against President Trump, and is a major victory for the rule of law.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Smith, Steven Cheung Organizations: Department, Trump, American People, DOJ Locations: Florida

In one instance he requested as much as $100,000 per month in exchange for his services, according to sources familiar with the matter. As of Monday afternoon, it does not appear the transition team will heed that recommendation. “I am honored to work for President Trump and with his team,” Epshteyn said in a statement to CNN. Trump’s legal team was investigating several other similar alleged incidents, according to sources familiar with the situation. “Boris is a Trump original—loyal and effective from the very beginning,” a Trump transition official told CNN.

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☆ End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Charlie Savage | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Both cases against Mr. Trump — for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election and his later hoarding of classified government documents and obstruction of efforts to retrieve them — were short-circuited by the fact that he won the 2024 election before they could be definitively resolved. Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought both cases against Mr. Trump, asked courts on Monday to shut them down. The result is not just that Mr. Trump appears set to escape any criminal accountability for his actions. (Mr. Smith left the door open to, in theory, refiling the charges after Mr. Trump leaves office, but the statute of limitations is likely to have run by then.) It also means that two open constitutional questions the cases have raised appear likely to go without definitive answers as Mr. Trump takes office.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Trump —, Jack Smith, Smith Organizations: Monday, Justice Department

☆ Celebrity lookalike contests are taking over the internet. But they aren’t new
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It feels all the more fitting then, that amid today’s geopolitical conflicts, increasing climate catastrophes and economic uncertainties, we’re seemingly hooked on celebrity lookalike contests. But the idea of a lookalike contest is in fact a time-honored form of entertainment. Nine girls in a Fox Films and Daily Telegraph Shirley Temple lookalike contest in Sydney, Australia, October 1934. For the last 40 years, a bar in Key West, Florida has been staging an annual Ernest Hemmingway lookalike competition. Humanity isn’t fixed.”Oscar Journeaux won the Harry Styles lookalike competition on November 9 in London.

Persons: Timothée Chalamet, jostle, YouTuber Anthony Po, Oscar, ” Reed Putman, ”, Paul Mescal, Harry Styles lookalikes, Matthew Chattle, Max Braunstein, Glen Powell, Mikala Compton, Harry Styles, Dev Patel’s doppelgänger, Zayn Malik’s, Jeremy Allen White, White, Carmy, —, White’s, Daily Telegraph Shirley Temple, Charlie Chaplin, Dolly Parton, Shirley Temple, femme, Myrna Loy, Alice Faye, Katharine Hepburn, Ernest Hemmingway, Ellis Cashmore, “, Oscar Journeaux, Leon Neal, Angie Huntley, Jim Wilkes, Cashmore, ” Andy Harmer, David Beckham, Lookalikes, it’s, ” Harmer, Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Andy Harmer, Camilla Shadbolt, David, Fiona Hanson, Denise Ohnona, Kate Moss, Ohnona, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Manel Esteller, Harmer, Vetements, “ She’s, You’re, ” Miles Mitchell, Stefan Jeremiah, lookalikes Organizations: CNN, Washington, “, Gaelic Athletic Association, American, Statesman, USA, Marlboro Reds, Fox Films, Daily Telegraph, Mitchell Library, State Library of New, Cleveland Food, Toronto Star, Argentina, University of Barcelona’s School of Medicine, Cell, Paris Fashion Locations: Ireland, London, Austin , Texas, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, “ The, Oakland , California, Sydney, Australia, State Library of New South Wales, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Cleveland, Key West , Florida, British, Toronto, Canada, Victoria, Lancashire

☆ Trump’s determination to install controversial picks faces next test
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Gabbard and another contentious Trump pick — Pete Hegseth, who has been tapped to lead the Defense Department — came under sharpened scrutiny Sunday as the spotlight shifted from Matt Gaetz, Trump’s toppled choice to be attorney general. Trump’s pick of Hegseth is also facing uncertainty after the release last week of a 2017 police report detailing an alleged sexual assault in California. But the withdrawal of Gaetz — who was already widely disliked in Congress — may leave senators feeling they owe the president-elect on his other highly controversial choices. Trump’s new selection for attorney general, Pam Bondi, is meanwhile being welcomed by many Republicans, suggesting she’ll have an easier path to confirmation than Gaetz. But that would still leave the question of who is acceptable to Trump while being confirmable in the Senate.

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CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings Monday. Trump has said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, shattering previous norms around special counsel investigations. In the election case Trump faced in Washington, DC, Smith charged the former president over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, a plot that culminated in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. “The Government’s position on the merits of the defendant’s prosecution has not changed,” Smith said in the filing. In the documents case brought in Florida, Trump was indicted for allegedly taking classified national defense documents from the White House after he left office and resisting the government’s attempts to retrieve the materials.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Smith, ” Smith, Tanya Chutkan, ”, Chutkan, Steven Cheung, ” “, ” Cheung, Aileen Cannon’s, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, “, Stormy Daniels Organizations: CNN, US, White House, Supreme, Capitol, White, Trump, American People, Appeals, US Justice Department, DOJ Locations: Washington ,, Washington , DC, Florida, Trump's, Lago, Georgia, New York, Peach State

After Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi for the role. Trump’s choice for second-in-command at the Justice Department is Todd Blanche, who served as his lead criminal defense lawyer in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Jordan’s government communications minister, Mohamed Momani, described the shooting as a terror attack that targeted public security forces in the country. The one-two punch of witches and warriors delivered a strong box office weekend to kick off the holiday season. “Wicked,” the first of a two-film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, dominated with an estimated $114 million in North America alone.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Bondi, indicting Trump, Todd Blanche, Daniels, Blanche won’t, Blanche, he’s, Rabbi Zvi Kogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mohamed Momani, Urologist, Darius Paduch’s, Weill, Weill Cornell urologist, Maansi Srivastava, Darius Paduch, Paduch, Press Sen, Eric Schmitt, “, ” Schmitt, Kristen Welker, Trump, Schmitt, ”, Republican Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Sarah McBride, Caroline Choe, lar Organizations: FBI, Trump, Justice, Justice Department, UAE, United Arab Emirates, Chabad Lubavitch, Jewish, Weill Cornell, NBC News BR, BR, Press, Promotion, Republican, American Farm Bureau, NBC News, Paramount Pictures Locations: Florida, Trump, Moldovan, Abu Dhabi, New York, Gulf, Jordan, Afghanistan, Turkey, North America

☆ Meet the Press – November 24, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +57 min

[END TAPE]KRISTEN WELKER:According to the Washington Post, President-elect Trump plans to fire the team that worked with the special counsel. So, I think President Trump is picking reformers for these Cabinet positions. After the midterms Joe Biden said that there was no way President Trump would ever be back in the White House. He's going to sign some executive actions, but he's also going to then begin to roll out this plan. I also think he's going to face some skepticism by Republicans on using the military, for instance, going kind of into different states.

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Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said that he supports Pam Bondi, Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department. Trump repeatedly attacked the Justice Department while on the campaign trail this year and detailed what they would expect from the department if elected. On the campaign trail, the president-elect also indicated that he would use the Justice Department to target his political opponents, including Smith. He added, "I intend to to help Pam Bondi get the votes. I've come to respect Pam Bondi.

Persons: Sen, Eric Schmitt, Donald Trump's, Schmitt, Trump, Pam Bondi, Tom Williams, Jack Smith, —, Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Chutkan, Kristen Welker, ” Schmitt, Matt Gaetz, I've Organizations: Justice Department, Trump, NBC, Press, Getty, U.S, Justice, WIN, Political, Illegal Voters, Bondi Locations: Florida

WASHINGTON — When Matt Gaetz abruptly withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s candidate for attorney general on Thursday, many career attorneys in the Justice Department breathed a sigh of relief. 2 position at the department — Todd Blanche, the president-elect’s defense lawyer — can help protect the department’s career civil servants from Trump’s wrath. Greg Nash / Pool via Getty ImagesHow Trump’s first deputy attorney general faredWhen Trump first took office in 2017, he didn’t know his deputy attorney general well, and their relationship immediately became vital and volatile. But that immunity does not extend to the attorney general, deputy attorney general or other DOJ prosecutors. “If I were he, I would have stayed as far away from the Justice Department as I could.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s, Trump, Pam Bondi, “, Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, —, Blanche, ”, Gaetz, ” Donald Trump, Emil Bove, Mark Peterson, Trump Blanche, Daniels, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Taft, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Blanche won’t, Blanche —, he’s, ” Mimi Rocah, she’d, ” Rocah, Michael Bromwich, we’ve, ” Bromwich, Rod Rosenstein, Greg Nash, Trump’s, didn’t, Robert Mueller, James Comey, Jeff Sessions, Sessions, Rosenstein, Mueller, ” Rosenstein, ” “, ’ ” Rosenstein, ” Blanche Organizations: Justice Department, ”, Department, of, Trump, Manhattan Criminal, Manhattan, Attorney, NBC News, White House, DOJ, Justice, MSNBC, Department of Justice, Russia, White, “ Locations: Florida, Southern, York, New York City, Cadwalader, Wickersham, Washington, Westchester County , New York, New York, ”, U.S, Moscow, Bromwich

Despite receiving complaints of exploitation from students, Bondi and then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris both declined to join the investigation. Harris attacked Trump in the 2020 and 2024 elections and painted him as a business fraud and threat to democracy. Now, if confirmed by the Senate, Bondi is set to become President-elect Trump’s attorney general. Some Florida attorneys have defended Bondi and said she followed norms as state attorney general. And, if she declines to prosecute prosecutors for political reasons, will be forced out by Trump like her predecessors.

Persons: Pam Bondi’s, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Trump’s, William Barr, Barr, Jeffrey Clark, We’ve, Ballard, Dave Aronberg, Aronberg Organizations: Trump University, Trump, Senate, FBI, Department of Justice, Fox News, Justice Department, DOJ, Department, Washington, U.S, Capitol, Ballard Partners, Palm, Democrat Locations: Florida, California, Bondi, Georgia, Philadelphia, Palm Beach County , Florida

☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company needs a 'culture change' after security failures
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella called for a culture change amid the company's security challenges. Microsoft has accepted responsibility for security flaws, acknowledging breaches by hackers. Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, doesn't have the best track record regarding security. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company needs to change that. Since taking the helm in 2014, Nadella has been known for leading empathetically and emphasizing that change wouldn't come from blaming employees.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Brad Smith, Nadella Organizations: Microsoft, US Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security, Wired, Business Locations: CrowdStrike, Russian

☆ Why Republicans think their Senate majority could last the decade: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Plus, politics reporters Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard examine how Donald Trump's transition team is turning to the much-maligned Project 2025 to fill jobs in the administration. I think it bodes well for us to keep the majority through the rest of the decade,” Daines, of Montana, told NBC News. “They made themselves nuclear,” Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of Trump’s transition and his nominee to serve as commerce secretary, told CNBC in September. But with the campaign over, Trump’s transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration. Both Homan and Ratcliffe were listed as contributors to Project 2025, while Carr wrote a chapter on the FCC.

Persons: Sahil Kapur, Allan Smith, Vaughn Hillyard, Donald Trump's, Steve Daines, “ We’re, ” Daines, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Republican Sen, Susan Collins, Democrats haven’t, GOP Sen, Thom Tillis, Trump, Sen, Gary Peters, Jon Ossoff, Ted Budd, Ron Johnson, —, Vaughn Hillyard Donald Trump, “, ” Howard Lutnick, Tom Homan, Brendan Carr, John Ratcliffe, Both Homan, Ratcliffe, Carr, Read, jud, tim, ️, Rea Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Democrats, GOP, National Republican, NBC News, Republicans, Democratic, Republican, CNBC, Trump, Federal Communications Commission, FCC Locations: Montana, West Virginia , Montana and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, Arizona , Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Alaska , Iowa , Kentucky , Texas, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona , Georgia

It took Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, just a few weeks to make his mark on the Senate — even before he'd actually take the oath of office to replace retiring Sen. Mitt Romney next year. But I’m not going to give him an unconditional yes to anything that he wants.”“He is not Mitt Romney and he is not Donald Trump. Former Utah Republican Gov. After deciding to run for Senate after Romney’s retirement announcement, Trump weighed in and endorsed Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs. But his colleagues and Trump allies felt that they understood his perspective, with Curtis’ likely disapproval of Gaetz leading to his quick withdrawal.

Persons: John Curtis, he'd, Sen, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump, Curtis, Matt Gaetz’s, Trump, I’m, He’s, ”, Carlos Curbelo, Romney, ” Curbelo, Jason Chaffetz, Hillary Clinton, Gary Herbert, Herbert, ” Herbert, he’s, Curbelo, Curtis ’, “, John, ‘, ’ ” Curbelo, it’s, didn’t, censuring Trump, It’s, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, he’d, you’re, That’s, Gaetz, Curtis didn’t, general’s, ” “ He’s, what’s Organizations: Rep, Justice Department, Republican Party that’s, Trump, GOP, NBC, Republican, “, Brigham Young University, Democratic Party, Congress, Former Utah Republican Gov, NBC News, Commission, Senate, Republicans, GOP House, Capitol, Riverton Mayor, Republican Senate, Ford Locations: Utah, Florida, Salt Lake City, Taiwan, Provo, Washington, Texas, “

Donald Trump names a new pick for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. And President-elect Donald Trump has a new pick for who he wants to be the next attorney general. Russia’s use of such a missile, which can strike far beyond Ukraine and can carry a nuclear warhead, is a warning to Ukraine, Washington and other NATO states, analysts said. Staff Pick: Denzel Washington brings his charm to ‘Gladiator II’Denzel Washington as Macrinus in a scene from "Gladiator II." The best Advent calendars on Amazon include options with chocolate, beauty and skin care products, Legos, dog treats and more.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Putin, Trump, Pam Bondi, Gaetz, Bondi, Ballard, “, Vance, Republicans ”, ”, Read, Vladimir Putin, Yesterday’s, Jussie, Jair Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro, Max Verstappen, Denzel Washington, Aidan Monaghan, Paramount Pictures Denzel Washington, ” Washington, smirk ”, Washington, Ronda Racha Penrice, — Michelle Garcia Organizations: Ballard Partners, Justice Department, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Prisons, Trump, Republicans, Department, Gaetz, DOJ, West, Defense, NATO, Justice, Chicago police, Former, Paramount Pictures, Ronda Racha, NBC Locations: Ukraine, Bondi, West Russian, Russia, Washington, Illinois, Chicago, Wisconsin, Uzbekistan, Las Vegas, Ronda

North Carolina lawyer Katie Jenifer is trying to prepare one year’s worth of estrogen for her transgender daughter. If the Trump administration still allows trans people to change the gender marker on their passport, Greenesmith said, it might require them to provide proof of gender-reassignment surgery, putting gender-marker changes out of reach for the majority of trans people. There is no existing policy that would allow the government to require people to turn in “X” passports, for example. Katie Jenifer and her transgender daughter, Maddie, at the White House for a Pride Month celebration in June. If that were to happen, she could lose access to health care.

Persons: Ash Orr, Katie Jenifer, Belle, they’re, Donald Trump’s, Heron Greenesmith, ” Greenesmith, Trump, Greenesmith, ”, “, ” Trump, Sasha Buchert, ” Buchert, Stefani Reynolds, I’ve, ” Orr, he’s, Finn Franklin, ” Franklin, “ I’m, ” Finn Franklin, Finn Franklin Franklin, He’s, Maddie, Jenifer, Katie Jenifer Jenifer, ” Jenifer, Trevor, Orr, Bennett Kaspar, Williams, Aldita Gallardo, Gallardo, wasn’t, ” Gallardo, Dahlia Belle, she's, Belle “, ” Belle, it’s Organizations: NBC News, Transgender Law Center, ”, Medicare, State Department, Lambda Legal, Getty, Trans, “, Rogue Community College, Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, Oregon Health, OHSU, Trump, White, Holler Health, Transformation Fund, Emergent, Transformation, U.S, House, Transgender, Society Locations: Virginia, Carolina, Oregon, Massachusetts, U.S, Morgantown , West Virginia, West, “ West Virginia, Grants Pass , Oregon, Washington , Oregon, California, Portland, . North Carolina, West Virginia, Los Angeles, Oakland , California, Louisiana, Birmingham , Alabama, Jacksonville , Florida, Portland , Oregon

☆ How Ariana Grande built her fortune, from Broadway and Nickelodeon to hit albums and movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | Gianluca Russo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

By the end of the decade, Grande's music career had reached new heights with "Sweetener" and "Thank U, Next." Ariana Grande performs "7 Rings" during the Sweetener World Tour. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Ariana GrandeGrande released her fourth studio album, "Sweetener," in 2018. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Thank U, Next." Later that year, Grande embarked on the Sweetener World Tour to promote the pair of releases.

Persons: Ariana Grande, Kevin Mazur, Grande, Grande's, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Taylor Swift Organizations: Forbes Locations: Ariana Grande Grande

☆ Why some U.S. companies are scaling back DEI programs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Delon Thornton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump's election has left some concerned that his policies could harm diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, especially given some of his outspoken Cabinet picks and his interest in potentially dismantling the Department of Education. Though some companies are pulling back, many still view DEI as essential. DEI became a top priority for U.S. companies after the 2020 protests following George Floyd's murder. But in the past couple of years, some of these same companies like Google, Meta , Lowe's and Ford have scaled back their DEI initiatives, citing political pressure, high costs and economic uncertainty. Watch the video above to find out more about why some companies are pulling back from DEI initiatives.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Mary, Frances Winters, George Floyd's Organizations: of Education, The, Companies, Harvard Kennedy School, Fortune, McKinsey Institute, Google, Ford

Sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz had drawn scrutiny after Mr. Trump said he wanted to nominate him for attorney general. Mr. Trump moved quickly to replace Mr. Gaetz with another conservative favorite. Federal prosecutors ultimately dropped the case against Mr. Gaetz, but their chart of payments was obtained by the ethics committee, which was investigating whether Mr. Gaetz had sex with the woman when she was underage. After she turned 18, Mr. Gaetz paid for sex with her on at least two other occasions, the person said. Mr. Trump seemed attracted to Mr. Gaetz as attorney general especially because of the former congressman’s willingness to blow things up.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Trump, Donald J, Gaetz, Pam Bondi, Gaetz’s, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Vance, Mr, ” Mr, “ Matt, Jean Carroll, Hegseth, Kennedy, Elon Musk, Linda McMahon, JD Vance, “, ”, Todd Blanche, Blanche, implacably, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins of, Mitch McConnell of, John Curtis of Utah, Collins, McConnell, Murkowski, Curtis, John Cornyn, Kevin Cramer, Ginger Luckey, Kevin McCarthy, Andrew Bailey, Robert J, Giuffra Jr, Cromwell, Boris Epshteyn, Marco Rubio, Trump’s, Tim Balk, Michael Gold, Michael C, Bender, Karoun Demirjian, Robert Draper, Catie Edmondson, Maya C, Miller, Michael S, Schmidt, Noah Weiland Organizations: Senate, Justice Department, Republicans, Fox News, Trump, DOJ, Mr, SpaceX, World Wrestling Entertainment, Capitol, Republican, Fort Walton, Florida Panhandle, New York Times, Wednesday, The Times, CNN, Sullivan, Department, Justice, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives, 119th Locations: Florida, Washington, Ohio, Monterey , Calif, Manhattan, Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Texas, North Dakota, Fort, Fort Walton Beach, Missouri, New York

☆ There's another surge in Americans seeking secondary passports. Global citizenship firms explain what's changed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Global citizenship firms said clients are especially concerned about LGBTQ+ rights and the economy. American interest in secondary passports has been on the rise over the last year — and global citizenship firms have reported another surge since President Donald Trump's reelection. AdvertisementThe firm said it saw a 392% increase in inquiries from US nationals during election week compared to the week prior. AdvertisementHe said people are concerned about Trump's promise to raise tariffs, and how that could impact the economy and the US dollar. Leading up to the 2020 election, Jafri said there was an increase in interest from his clientele's Republican contingent.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Judi Galst, Reaz Jafri, Dasein, Jafri, isn't, he's, Galst, Rose Emmett, she's, Emmett, Elizabeth Warren, they've, Galt Organizations: Global, Henley & Partners, New, CS Global Partners, Republican Locations: New York, Europe, London, United States

☆ 3 of Trump's top cabinet-level picks recently worked as lobbyists, with clients ranging from Amazon to Qatar
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Susan Wiles, Trump's incoming chief of staff, maintained ties to a lobbying firm until this month. Sean Duffy, Trump's pick for Transportation secretary, has lobbied for a group of major airlines. The EPA, under Obama, Trump, and Biden's administrations, have repeatedly opposed efforts to mine in the bay, home to one of the world's largest salmon fisheries. Starting not long after he left Congress in 2019, Duffy lobbied for Polaris, a US auto manufacturer known its off-road and recreational vehicles. ProPublica previously reported that Duffy lobbied White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as Polaris sought to win exemptions to tariffs on the parts it was importing.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Susan Wiles, Sean Duffy, Trump's, Donald Trump, Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Wiles, Duffy, Uber —, Bondi, Ballard, Trump, Jeff Hauser, Brian Ballard, Alaska . Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Obama, Peter Navarro, Ron Klain, Biden's, Fannie Mae, Steve Ricchetti, Biden, Jeff Ricchetti, Barack Obama, Hauser, Hauser isn't, " Hauser Organizations: Washington, Incoming White House, Amazon, GM, MetLife, Fidelity National Financial, Ballard Partners, Trump, Republican, The New York Times, Alaska ., Alaska Republican, Partnership, EPA, Federal Aviation Administration, United, Polaris, White, General Motors, Uber, Fidelity, North, Major League Baseball, Biden, Raytheon, Politico Locations: Florida, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Trump, Alaska, North America, Bondi, Washington

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that his new pick for attorney general is Pam Bondi. Bondi previously served as Florida’s attorney general. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore," Trump said in a post to Truth Social. The attorney general position would require confirmation by the Senate. Trump praised Gaetz on Truth Social after he withdrew, saying that Gaetz "has a wonderful future."

Persons: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Matt Gaetz, —, Trump, Pam, ” Bondi, Bondi, Hillary Clinton, “, Gaetz, Vance Organizations: of Justice, DOJ, Trump, Senate, Republican National Convention, Pennsylvania ” Locations: Bondi, “, Philadelphia

“Far too often, patients relying on federal government health care programs are forced to accept bureaucratic, one-size-fits-all coverage,” Crapo said. But Trump’s lack of specificity about health care could empower Oz to fill in the blanks. Oz said on an AARP questionnaire: “We can expand Medicare Advantage plans. If Oz is confirmed and chooses to push more people into Medicare Advantage, as he has pitched, he may not have too hard a time. “In our focus groups, people say they’re satisfied with both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, and they make their choices based on different preferences,” Neuman said.

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☆ ‘I do not support the death penalty’: Why the prosecution in Laken Riley’s murder trial asked for life in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Eric Levenson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“I do not support the death penalty,” Gonzalez wrote on Twitter, now X, in September 2020. The punishment stopping short of the death penalty, though, earned criticism from some right-wing firebrands like US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. “Jose Ibarra deserves the death penalty,” the Republican from Georgia wrote on X. Four days after the killing, Gonzalez brought in Sheila Ross from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council to join a task force in the murder case. Three months later, Gonzalez released the statement announcing prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.

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