Trump seeks to get GOP in line ahead of second term
President-elect Trump is hosting a meeting with members of both the House and Senate this week to try to get Republicans on board, avoiding any surprises that could delay his agenda. President Trump met with Senate Republicans in Washington earlier this week and spent the weekend hosting several factions of House Republicans at Mar-a-Lago to […]
Ukraine doubles down on Kursk ahead of Trump taking office
Amid intense pressure to take Kursk back from Russian and North Korean forces, Ukraine is leaning toward efforts to maintain Russian territory in Kursk, apparently making the area a valuable card in potential negotiations with Russia. He seems to be betting that there is. After weeks of Russian and North Korean advances on Kursk, Ukraine […]
Mayorkas extends deportation shield for eye-popping number of immigrants ahead of Trump admin
The Biden administration announced Friday an extension of deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals from numerous countries, weeks before the incoming Trump administration is expected to launch a historic deportation operation. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, Venezuela, Sudan, and […]
Biden buys time for immigrants ahead of Trump inauguration
The Biden administration on Friday ramped up critical humanitarian programs for migrants, buying time for beneficiaries before President-elect Trump takes office. The Department of Homeland Security announced it is extending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela. Under TPS, nationals of countries deemed too dangerous to be deported are […]
Trump sentenced in NY criminal case ahead of inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sentenced in his New York hush money case after the Supreme Court rejected a … source
Biden extends temporary protection status for 800,000 migrants from Venezuela and El Salvador ahead of Trump crackdown
The Biden administration is extended About 1 million migrants from Venezuela and El Salvador have been granted temporary protection ahead of an expected immigration crackdown under President-elect Donald Trump. The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it will extend protected status for an additional 18 months for nearly 600,000 immigrants from Venezuela and more […]
‘Overwhelming support’: Republican governors rally around Trump and DOGE ahead of inauguration
Exclusive: Republican governors across the country have expressed “overwhelming support” for President-elect Trump's proposed Department of Government Efficiency, better known by its acronym DOGE. In a letter to legislative leaders first shared on Fox News on Friday, the governors said they fully support DOGE and emphasized the importance of balancing the federal budget. “As state […]
Dollar retains strength ahead of payrolls; sterling slips again – Investing.com
Investing.com – The US dollar rose slightly on Friday, extending recent gains ahead of the release of the highly influential monthly jobs report, while the pound continued to fall. As of 04:00 ET (09:00 GMT), the dollar index, which tracks the U.S. dollar against a basket of six other currencies, was trading 0.1% higher at […]
Nonfarm payrolls ahead, TSMC sales top estimates – what's moving markets – Investing.com
Investing.com – U.S. stock futures fell sharply ahead of Friday's release of the all-important December Nonfarm Payrolls report. This statistic could affect the Federal Reserve's interest rate expectations, and many central bank officials are already expressing some caution about the possibility of future rate cuts. Another company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TW:), reported that […]
Dollar gains extend ahead of US jobs reading – Yahoo Finance
Written by Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was on track to extend its longest weekly winning streak in more than a year on Friday, buoyed by rising bond yields and hopes that U.S. jobs data will be strong again. The dollar rose 0.5% against the yen this week to buy 158.03 yen, adding […]