Pam Bondi wrote history in 2010 when she was elected as the first female attorney general of Florida. She had already spent more than 18 years as a prosecutor in the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office; she rose to fame only after holding the state’s principal legal officer position. In office, Bondi highlighted the issue […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has stirred controversy with most his cabinet appointments. His selections thus far are people who have made it clear that they will be totally loyal to the president and allow for little daylight between their agency and Oval Office. Furthermore, a number of them are individuals who have been openly hostile […]
The New York City judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s “hush money” case said there will be no sentencing next week, as had been previously scheduled, and he will hear arguments from the defense team as to why the case should be dismissed now that Trump is president-elect. A sentencing was scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26, […]
Donald Trump has surrounded himself with people who have competing views on AI regulation. Elon Musk, for example, has supported more AI regulation in the past. JD Vance, on the other hand, has called for less focus on regulation and more on innovation. Some Silicon Valley veterans are betting that president-elect Donald Trump’s new administration […]
Emerging powers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East have showered U.S. President-elect Donald Trump with congratulations since he won the election. The general response from these countries—with a few notable exceptions such as Brazil and Mexico—has been much warmer than it was after outgoing President Joe Biden’s win in 2020. “You are […]
Ollolai Mayor Francesco Columbu said thousands of Americans have expressed interest in snapping up homes offered to them for as little as €1 after the town launched a new website on Tuesday. The site, aimed at Americans who might be looking to relocate following Trump’s election win, invited them to start building their ‘European escape’ […]
Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have packed up and moved to the UK following Donald Trump’s election win earlier this month, according to a report. The comedian, 66, and the “Arrested Development” alum, 51, are gearing up to put their sprawling Montecito, Calif., mansion on the market in a bid to start […]
Donald Trump’s policy to introduce tariffs will have a negative impact on the Australian economy but there are ways to diversify and increase Australia’s capacity to deal with Trump’s tariffs, writes Craig Hill. EVEN THOUGH TRUMP SAYS he’s going to do a lot of things, in reality he is usually constrained by the checks and balances in […]
Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s high-profile picks to join his Cabinet have faced serious allegations of sexual impropriety, complicating the calculus for Republican senators already weighing their professional qualifications as they decide whether to go along with their party leader on key government posts. His choice for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is […]
“What he can do and wants to do is use his bully pulpit to bully companies that moderate content in a way he doesn’t like,” says Evan Greer, director of Fight for the Future, a digital rights advocacy group. “And if he continues to do that, he’s very likely to run smack into the First […]