President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 30 threatened to slap a 100% tariff on a group of nine nations — the so-called BRICS — if they try to replace the U.S. dollar with another currency. The BRICS countries include Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Trump said he’ll
It’s unusual for a new social media service to get a foothold in a marketplace entrenched by the likes of X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok which, dominate people’s phones. But Bluesky, a nearly 2-year-old app, is now grabbing attention amid a recent surge of new users, which the company says is likely due to
‘Everybody is talking about the hostages … but it’s all talk, and no action,’ president-elect writes in Truth Social post Donald Trump (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President-elect Donald Trump has a message for Hamas and its benefactors in Tehran: Release the hostages before Inauguration Day, or else. In a Monday afternoon Truth Social post, Trump said
Around 100 hostages remain in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip after being taken from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. President-elect Donald Trump threatened severe consequences if hostages held in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, are not released by the time he takes office on Jan. 20 next year. “Everybody is talking about
‘The staffer told the officers that he forgot the ammunition was in the bag,’ the Capitol Police said. Capitol Police officers arrested a staffer for Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2. Officers manning a checkpoint saw on the X-ray screen what appeared to be ammunition in a bag being screened,
‘He came to this decision this weekend, so let’s be very clear about that,’ Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters President Joe Biden was “being truthful to the American people” when he repeatedly insisted he would not pardon his son because he only decided to issue the pardon “this weekend,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said
‘Our hope is for the nation to be blessed with the peace and light of the holiday season,’ the Bidens said. First Lady Jill Biden announced the 2024 White House holiday theme on Dec. 2, called “Season of Peace and Light.” The White House hopes to invite roughly 100,000 visitors through the doors at 1600