Fact Check: No evidence NATO chief said he’ll expel US if Trump ‘surrenders Ukraine’ The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has expressed his support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia but there is no evidence he said he will expel the U.S. if President-elect Donald ... 11/25/2024 - 7:33 pm | View Link
If the police are looking for possible reasons behind the shooting death of UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson, they have a lot of digging ahead of them. Via Rolling Stone:
Another ongoing lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, named Thompson along with two other top executives. A pension for firefighters in the city of Hollywood, Florida, filed the securities fraud class action earlier this year, accusing Thompson and his colleagues of selling $120 million of their UnitedHealth shares after learning of a U.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs and lighten the financial burden on American households.
But what if, as many economists expect, interest rates remain elevated, well above their pre-pandemic lows?
Trump could point a finger at the Federal Reserve, and in particular at its chair, Jerome Powell, whom Trump himself nominated to lead the Fed.
In keeping with the new season of "Trump! The Reality Show," Trump’s team hints that a shakeup in the White House press briefing room could be coming. Via The Hill:
People close to Trump have said in recent days he should dramatically change who gets access to the president, suggesting podcasters, internet personalities and media deemed more friendly to him could replace outlets like the major television networks, The New York Times and The Washington Post in the room’s front rows.
Reporters covering The White House, in conversations with The Hill this week, described a feeling of annoyance, frustration and dread at such an idea.
Kash Patel, Donald's pick to run the FBI, was recently told by the bureau that he had been targeted as part of an Iranian hack. Interestingly, aside from Patel being a dangerous pick, Donald himself has been told by the bureau in the past that he is "one of the top targets" of Iran.
CNN reports:
Hackers are believed to have accessed at least some of Patel's communications, according to one of the sources.
Trump transition spokesman Alex Pfeiffer declined to comment specifically on the hack in a statement to CNN.
"Kash Patel was a key part of the first Trump administration's efforts against the terrorist Iranian regime and will implement President Trump's policies to protect America from adversaries as the FBI Director," Pfeiffer said in the statement.
Foreign hackers have targeted members of Trump's inner circle in recent months.
Above, The Hunna performs, I Wanna Know. We have so many questions we wanna know.
Balloon Juice is thinking about elite order, and the shocking apparent assassination of the head of a rapacious, evil insurance company.
Digby says that they're coming for Granny again!
Mike the Mad Biologist says the Democrats better say, "NOPE."
Lawyers, Guns & Money wonders if the SCOTUS will rewrite the Constitution to transfer powers to ?
Mike Siegel's Runoff Is In 2 Weeks
A day or two ago, Bernie e-mailed his supporters about how “the most important issue facing the American people and the global community is the rapid rise of oligarchy. Never before in modern history have so few had so much wealth and power. Never before has a ruling class been able to exercise that power not only in the United States but in every corner of the planet.