Here’s how Trump plans to install longtime ally Kash Patel as FBI director

President-elect Trump announced last week that he intends to nominate former White House aide and longtime ally Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, potentially making him the only U.S. president to have fired and installed two separate FBI directors in the middle of their 10-year terms.  “Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America […]

Obama Touts Pluralism in First Post-Election Remarks

Former President Barack Obama, in his first remarks since Donald Trump handily won the 2024 presidential election, called for “forging alliances and building coalitions” and urged Americans who want democracy to survive to compromise.[#item_full_content]

S&P, Nasdaq End Higher as Rate Cut Seems in View

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose to record closing highs Friday following upbeat forecasts from Lululemon Athletica and other companies and as U.S. jobs data fueled expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this month.[#item_full_content]

Romania’s Top Court Scraps Presidential Election

Romania’s constitutional court on Friday canceled the country’s presidential election following allegations of Russian interference in favour of the far-right frontrunner, just two days ahead of the run-off.Romania’s pro-EU President Klaus Iohannis said he would stay in his…[#item_full_content]

NYPD Believes Suspected Killer of CEO Has Left City

Investigators have a “reason to believe” the person of interest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has left New York City, police commissioner Jessica Tisch said in an interview aired on Friday. Investigators believe he arrived in the city Nov. 24 on a …[#item_full_content]