Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right party ahead of upcoming elections

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest. Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed

A Look Ahead: Trump’s agenda vs. Congress

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Transcript: Philanthropist and author David Rubenstein on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 29, 2024

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Janet Yellen tells Congress that U.S. could hit debt limit in mid-January

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon that her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling as early as Jan. 14. “Treasury expects to hit the statutory debt ceiling between January 14 and