Ap Photos: Editor Selections From The Past Week In Asia

Donald Trump called NBC Late Night host Seth Meyers a “moron” and threatened Comcast in an early morning social media post. Said Trump: “These are not shows or entertainment, they are simply political hits, 100% of the time, to me and the Republican Party. Comcast should pay a BIG price for this!”

Jane Mayer: “As recently as the spring of 2023, according to an account shared last week with The New Yorker, Hegseth ordered three gin-and-tonics at a weekday breakfast meeting with an acquaintance in Manhattan.” Said the person: “It was an extremely strange experience. We met at Fox News in New York for breakfast, and he suggested we go across the street to a bar.

Tennessean: “Hegseth’s prospective appointment also represents an early return on investment in its yearslong aspiration to create a theocratic state in which traditionalist Christian men lead the military and other essential government institutions.” “At a minimum, Hegseth’s nomination energizes these Reformed evangelicals to dig in their heels and keep fighting.”

Nahal Toosi: “Unlike many of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees, Rubio is a shoo-in for Senate confirmation, having already nabbed some Democratic support. U. S. diplomats and foreign officials, too, view the GOP senator from Florida as a knowledgeable, not-insane, well-behaved person with whom they can engage.” “Rubio’s committee hearing is set for Wednesday and he’s expected to be one of the first Trump nominees to take up his post.” “But he’ll be lucky to last a year at Foggy Bottom.

Late last night, President-elect Donald Trump made a last-ditch, lackluster effort to prevent the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s highly anticipated report. However, U. S. District Judge Aileen Cannon swiftly denied Trump’s request to extend her previous injunction, which had temporarily blocked the report’s publication. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.

“Questions surrounding a newly reelected Democratic lawmaker deepened in recent weeks as Florida moved to sue the company she once led in an attempt to recoup a more than $5 million covid overpayment,” the Washington Post reports. “The Office of Congressional Ethics, the House’s internal watchdog, referred Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) to the House Ethics Committee for further investigation in September 2023 after finding ‘substantial reason’ to believe that she may have violated campaign finance rules.”