The Ukrainian president said ‘we cannot yet know’ what Trump’s position toward Ukraine will be once he takes office. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he has had a “productive conversation” with President-elect Donald Trump, amid concerns Trump’s return to the White House would usher in a drop in U.S. support for Kyiv in its ongoing
The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage point on the heels of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election. The Thursday decision will bring the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.5 percent and 4.75 percent, following a half-point cut in September. The central bank raised the rate to
Several other Democratic governors made similar announcements this week. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced he is calling for state lawmakers to convene a special session later this year after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory earlier this week. Newson said the special session will focus on safeguarding the state’s progressive policies around the climate, abortion,
The military ‘will also continue to stand apart from the political arena,’ the secretary of defense said. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the Pentagon will engage in an orderly transition to the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump and that the military won’t be involved in any policies. “As it always has, the U.S.
Democratic lawmakers are pointing fingers within their party for the “mistakes” of Vice President Kamala Harris’s “disastrous campaign,” which ultimately cost her the election, Axios reported. “Will the big-money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lesson from this disastrous campaign? … Probably not,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), who caucuses with
‘Those of us concerned about grassroots democracy and economic justice need to have some very serious discussions,’ Sanders said. After the Democratic Party posted losses during the 2024 election, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for a realignment of sorts within the Democratic coalition to focus on “working class people.” On Nov. 6, the longtime senator
WASHINGTON—Experts told The Epoch Times that President-elect Donald Trump’s victory on Nov. 5 spells the end of multiple prosecutions against him and effectively foreclosed the possibility of him serving any related prison sentence. Trump has already said that he would quickly fire the man in charge of his two federal prosecutions—special counsel Jack Smith—upon entering