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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024
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Donald Trump is returning to the world stage. So is his trolling
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ROB GILLIESUpdated 6:10 PM CST, December 10, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s recent dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his visit to Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral were not just exercises in policy and diplomacy.
They were also prime trolling opportunities for Trump.
Throughout his first term in the White House and during his campaign to return, Trump has spun out countless provocative, antagonizing and mocking statements. There were his belittling nicknames for political opponents, his impressions of other political figures and the plentiful memes he shared on social media.
Now that’s he’s preparing to return to the Oval Office, Trump is back at it, and his trolling is attracting more attention — and eyerolls.
On Sunday, Trump turned a photo of himself seated near a smiling first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame ceremony into a social media promo for his new perfume and cologne line, with the tag line, “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist!”
The first lady’s office declined to comment. ...
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Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece
President-elect Donald Trump has made another flurry of job announcements. He said Tuesday that he had selected Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Kimberly Guilfoyle as the ambassador to Greece and Tom Barrack as the ambassador to Turkey.
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Trump shooting task force says DHS, Secret Service haven't produced docs on golf course incident
The task force investigating the assassination attempts of President-elect Trump released its final report on Tuesday.
Trump trolls Justin Trudeau as "governor" of the "great state" of Canada
President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently had dinner at Mar-a-Lago.
www.cbsnews.comReport on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders
A congressional task force looking into the assassination attempts against Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is recommending changes to the Secret Service.
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Executive 'hit lists' and wanted posters: NYPD warns about threats to executives
Online posts have listed the names and salaries of health insurance executives and "Wanted" signs have been posted in Manhattan, according to the bulletin.
Former Jan. 6 committee chair fires back at Trump's suggestion that panel members should be imprisoned
The president-elect suggested in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that the former committee's members should be jailed.
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‘A blow to Putin’s prestige’: What al-Assad’s fall means for Russia
As Moscow shelters Syria’s longtime leader, analysts say Russia’s Middle East ambitions are likely to continue.
Democratic Representatives, activist call on Biden to commute federal death sentences
Dem. Reps. Ayana Pressley and Cori Bush called for Biden to commute the death sentences of those on federal death row in a press conference Tuesday.
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Syria: Israel confirms attack on naval fleet in Latakia
The BBC has verified videos showing blasts in the Syrian port of Latakia, as Israel conducts strikes across Syria.
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Top Republicans split over strategy to move Trump's 2025 agenda
Incoming Senate GOP leader John Thune wants to pass two bills: border and energy policy in one and tax cuts in a second. The House’s top tax writer is pushing for one big package.
www.nbcnews.comDA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction
Prosecutors are trying to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as he returns to office, and they're suggesting various ways forward.
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Mother whose son's death inflamed Syrian revolution on Assad's downfall
Hamza al-Khatib, 13, was arrested at a 2011 anti-government rally and tortured - but Assad's downfall has not brought his family justice.
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Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it | CNN Politics
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law – a move that comes in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the measure.
www.cnn.comBiden says he was 'stupid' not to put his name on pandemic relief checks like Trump did
President Joe Biden says he was “stupid” not to put his own name on pandemic relief checks in 2021, like Donald Trump had done in 2020.
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N.Y. attorney general refuses to drop $486 million judgment against Trump
A lawyer for the president-elect had urged Letitia James' office to "completely dismiss" its civil fraud case against Trump and his company.
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What is Iran signalling since the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad?
A stalwart Assad ally for decades, Iran has to decide how it will approach the new Syria.
Mace sustains injuries after ‘pro-trans man’ assaults her at Capitol - Washington Examiner
Mace said she is wearing a new wrist brace and has iced her arm after the attack.
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Trump picks Andrew Ferguson to chair FTC, Ronald Johnson as U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Andrew Ferguson, who is already one of the FTC's five commissioners, will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
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