ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s latest threats to impose sweeping new tariffs on imports, particularly from China, are raising alarms over their potential to significantly hike the cost of living for American families. According to a recent report from the National Retail Federation, the proposed tariffs could slash consumer...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he called an urgent meeting later this week with provincial premiers on how to deal with Donald Trump’s threat to impose crippling tariffs on Canadian products. Speaking to reporters one day after the US president-elect promised to slam Canada with a 25% tariff across the ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, is his pick to lead the Treasury Department. Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Bessent will help him “usher in a new Golden Age for the United States.” “Unlike in past Ad...
The cryptocurrency market has hit a major milestone, surpassing a $3 trillion market cap following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory earlier this month. Bitcoin surged to more than $93,000, up from below $70,000 before the elections, with altcoins following suit. Trump’s positive stance is expected to influence the U.S. Securities and Exc...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated veteran Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to become the head of the Commerce Department. Lutnick will lead “our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump said on Truth So...
Republicans are considering cuts to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to offset the cost of extending tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. As the GOP prepares to take control of Congress, there are discussions about introducing strict work requirements and spending caps on these programs. The proposed...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as transportation secretary in his next administration. In a statement, Trump called Duffy a “tremendous and well-liked public servant,” saying he was “a respected voice and communicator” in the Republican...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that Chris Wright will join his administration as energy secretary and become a member of the newly-formed Council of National Energy. Wright, a prominent figure in the energy sector, has experience in the nuclear, solar, geothermal and oil and gas industries. Trump highligh...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Though it has yet to be established, a department tasked with cutting US government spending headed by tech mogul Elon Musk has begun accepting staff applications, seeking to hire “revolutionaries” with high IQ scores. “We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week o...
LONDON (AA) – The climate financing needs of low and middle-income countries, which are projected to exceed $2 trillion per year by 2030, are among the key topics at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) which began Monday in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. COP29, which runs until Nov. 22, will be a platform for discussing […]...
