Donald Trump Raises Stakes for Mike Johnson to Save Embattled Speakership
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday laid out a path for House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain the speakership in the next Congress. Mr. Johnson's chairmanship is in jeopardy after his plan to rush through pork-heavy spending measures has angered Mr. Trump and Elon Musk, whom the president-elect has appointed to lead the government in cutting […]
After Pepe Unchained soared over 400%, Wall Street Pepe presale raises $19M in 2 weeks – Cointelegraph
Frog memecoin remains in high demand as investors gear up for the long-awaited “memecoin supercycle.” Following Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, the price of Pepe rose 250%. Similarly, this week, the low-cost meme token Pepe Unchained rose 400% within just three days of its launch. Now, the new meme coin is Wall […]
Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £250,000 | Society
More than £250,000 has been raised by Guardian and Observer readers in less than a week after the appeal was launched for charities supporting families affected by war and violence in places such as Gaza and Ukraine. This milestone was achieved ahead of the annual fundraising telethon on Saturday, December 14th. Journalists accepting donations over […]
Reporter’s sympathy with suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer raises eyebrows
Former Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz continued to show support for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in high-profile TV appearances and on social media this week. In a post uploaded to her instagram page On Tuesday morning, Lorenz shared a TikTok clip romanticizing the shooting and the location where it happened. The clip, […]
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in Latest Funding Round as Valuation Soars Above $40 Billion
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has secured $6 billion in new capital, closing a funding round that values the company at more than $40 billion. bloomberg report Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture xAI has raised an additional $6 billion from investors in a major milestone, according to a recent regulatory filing with the SEC. […]
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6 billion in equity financing as AI race heats up
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised an additional $6 billion from investors as it ramps up competition from Sam Altman's OpenAI, according to a regulatory filing. XAI – the company that created that sneaky “Grok” chatbot available on Musk’s social media site X – has raised funding from a total of 97 investors. […]
U.S. raises alarm over Russian interference in Romania’s election
The Biden administration and members of Congress are wary of Russian interference in the presidential election in Romania, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally bordering Ukraine and the Black Sea. Romania's Security Council declassified intelligence this week saying a Russian-backed online influence campaign facilitated the election of ultranationalist and pro-Moscow candidate Karin Georgescu. He […]
Trump’s DEA pick raises red flags: ‘Disqualifying’
president-elect trump nominated Florida Sheriff Chad Chronister was sworn in as head of the Drug Enforcement Administration on Sunday, sparking pushback from several Republicans. Chronister has been criticized for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky calling him a “disqualifier.” Most notable is Chronister boasted At the time, the […]
Hunter Biden’s confident demeanor in unearthed video raises questions about dad’s pardon plans
Unearthed video of Hunter Biden smiling and displaying a confident demeanor while being pressed about a possible pardon has raised questions about when his father made the decision to pardon his son. There is. President Biden has repeatedly said throughout the year that he would not pardon his son and would not interfere in the […]
Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, raises eyebrows for egregious COVID policies
Donald Trump has nominated several excellent candidates for his administration. Overall, conservatives are looking forward to RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense, Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence, and other strong candidates. I am doing it. However, Trump's choice […]