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Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade

  • News source: Ana Swanson, Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Simon
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The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.
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Israel cabinet to meet to discuss Lebanon ceasefire deal

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The ceasefire would reportedly be for an initial 60 days and include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.
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FBI special agent charged with sexually assaulting 2 women

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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An FBI special agent has been arrested in Montgomery County, Maryland, and stands accused of sexually assaulting two women.
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Trump has advisers conduct internal probe of his top legal adviser: Sources

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President-elect Trump asked his top advisers to conduct an internal investigation into alleged claims of impropriety by his top legal adviser Boris Epshteyn, sources say.
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Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees

  • News source: Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
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President-elect Donald J. Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into Boris Epshteyn, a powerful figure in the transition. Mr. Epshteyn denies the allegations.
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Biden pardons 'Peach' and 'Blossom' in White House Thanksgiving turkey tradition

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who are escaping a fowl fate as part of a White House tradition.
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WATCH: Small plane makes crash landing into tree in Southern California

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A single-engine plane crash-landed near a California airport, smashing into a tree on the ground.
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Trump says he plans to enact new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on his first day in his office

  • News source: Zoë Richards and Steve Kopack | NBC News
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President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said his incoming administration would slap new tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada and China, solidifying a key campaign promise that could have a major impact on trade.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he plans to impose a 25% tariff on products imported from Mexico and Canada, framing the proposal as a response to the ongoing fentanyl crisis.


"On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL...
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Trump says he'll slap tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on Day 1

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China in an effort to stop the flow of drugs entering the country and illegal border crossings.
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'Demure' named as 2024 word of the year by Dictionary.com

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear

  • News source: Charlie Savage
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Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing.
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Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is the candidate for the dominant Swapo party but its popularity has waned.
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After Gaetz, other controversial nominees test Trump's sway with Senate Republicans

  • News source: Scott Wong, Syedah Asghar and Frank Thorp V | NBC
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Senate Republicans derailed President-elect Donald Trump’s first jaw-dropping pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz. But it’s unclear if they will be able to block any other controversial nominees despite skepticism from some rank-and-file Republicans.

In the weeks since Trump’s dramatic election victory, the power struggle between the president-elect and independent-minded Senate Republicans has been playing out in plain view. There had been questions about whether the new Senate GOP majority would simply kowtow to Trump, the party’s most dominant...
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Trump election interference case dismissed

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump was dismissed Monday after special counsel Jack Smith requested the case end as Justice Department policy forbids the "prosecution of a sitting president." Prosecutors could decide to charge Trump again after he leaves office. Nikole Killion reports.
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Biden celebrates 'Friendsgiving' with service members in New York

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The first couple delivered remarks and served food at an event with service members and their families at the U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York in Staten Island.
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