Dethroned Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown refuses to call victorious GOP rival Bernie Moreno
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic superstar Sen. Sherrod Brown's 50-year career came to an abrupt end last week with an upset of Republican challenger Bernie Moreno. But Ohio's next senator is still waiting for the traditional call for concessions. Brown began his electoral career in 1975 as an Ohio state representative. Getty Images Moreno and people […]
The Guardian view on Trump’s tariff push: it should spark a global call for fairer trade | Editorial
“handOh, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff,” Donald Trump told business leaders in October. “These are my favorite words. We need a public relations firm.''Now that he has won the election, Trump's words are shaking the world's capital. Many fear he will pull back the curtain on the U.S. economy, locking it […]
Elon Musk backs call to place Fed under Trump’s control
President Trump's ally Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has expressed support for the president-elect's controversial attempt to bring the Federal Reserve under White House control. On Friday, Musk responded to Republican Sen. Mike Lee's (Utah) post about X with a “100” emoji. “The executive branch should be under the direction of […]
Kremlin says reports of Trump-Putin call about Ukraine are ‘pure fiction’ | Donald Trump
The Kremlin has denied reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US President-elect Donald Trump, calling the media reports “pure fiction.” washington post first reported Citing unnamed sources, the report said Trump told Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine. Reuters also reported the call. “It's completely false. It's pure fiction. It's just […]
Massachusetts Progressives Call on Fellow Dem Rep. Seth Moulton to ‘Resign’ over Trans Sports Comments
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) has been accused of “betraying” his own party for speaking out against transgender male athletes in women's sports, and one Salem lawmaker has said the same. They are demanding the resignation of members of Congress. “Democrats spend too much time trying not to offend anyone, rather than being brutally honest about […]
President-Elect Trump Hits Ground Running, Warns Putin During Call To Not Escalate War In Ukraine
Republican President-elect Donald Trump got serious in a phone call Thursday, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine. President Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine immediately if elected, but the president-elect said in a phone call that he expressed interest in discussing regional peace goals and a follow-up […]
Giants’ Brian Daboll rues failed flea-flicker call: ‘Bad coaching’
MUNICH — The NFL's worst offense should probably focus on getting the basics right before expanding into elaborate trick plays. The Giants attempted a flea flicker in the second quarter of Sunday's 20-17 loss to the Panthers at Allianz Arena, but it failed in embarrassing fashion. They were trailing 10-0 and trying to find a […]
Trump team reacts to report about alleged call with Putin
President-elect Trump's transition team has neither confirmed nor denied that the 2024 election winner told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call last week not to escalate the war with Ukraine. The Washington Post reported that Putin and Trump met on Thursday, marking the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump won a […]
Trump has first post-election call with Putin, warns against ramping up in Ukraine: report
President-elect Donald Trump had his first post-election phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin last week, warning him against increasing intervention in Ukraine, according to a new report. During Thursday's meeting, the president-elect focused on U.S. military power in Europe while the Kremlin dictator sought to prevent Russia from escalating the war in Ukraine, officials […]
Haberman suggests Trump 'showing off' by having Musk join Zelensky call
CNN political analyst and New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said President-elect Trump's decision to include billionaire Elon Musk on a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a sign of a lack of support for the president. He suggested it was a “way of showing off.” “I think it's a matter of trust. […]