Trump taps Peter Navarro, convicted of contempt of Congress, as trade counselor

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he has named longtime aide Peter Navarro, who served on the White House Trade Council in the first Trump administration, to be “senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.” The announcement comes just months after Navarro, 75, was released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for defying

Police Investigating ‘Brazen Targeted’ Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City Wednesday morning, calling it a “brazen targeted attack,” the New York Times reported. Thompson was shot just before 7 a.m. outside a Midtown hotel where his company was holding an investors meeting. Thompson’s killer escaped on an electric Citi Bike