Giorno: 14 Gennaio 2025

Onetime Dem Fundraiser Now Supports Trump

Lindy Li went from raising money for Democrats to now fundraising for President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural committee.[#item_full_content]

Iran Offers Firefighting Aid to Charred Los Angeles

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Iran offered to send rapid response teams to assist in fighting the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which have left scores of families homeless and claimed at least 24 lives, Newsweek reported.[#item_full_content]

GOP tax leaders: US small businesses could pay more tax than small businesses do in China if Trump cuts expire

Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee, the House’s chief tax writing committee, pointed out during a Tuesday hearing that if Congress lets President-elect Trump’s tax cuts from his first term expire, millions of small businesses in the United States will see a top tax rate that is higher than what small businesses in […]

‘Thank you Ron’: Trump praises DeSantis over Florida immigration push

President-elect Trump is giving a shoutout to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for pushing a special legislative session to implement Trump’s expected immigration crackdown. And Trump is urging other governors across the country to follow Florida’s lead. “Thank you Ron, hopefully other governors will follow!” the president-elect said Tuesday in a social media post. DeSantis is […]

Dow Rises 220 Points, While S&P, Nasdaq End Flat

The S&P 500 closed nearly unchanged while the Nasdaq dipped after a volatile session on Tuesday as investors gauged inflation data and braced for quarterly earnings reports to justify stock valuations and the strength of the U.S. economy.[#item_full_content]

India steps up diplomatic relations with the Taliban as rival Pakistan loses influence in Afghanistan

India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, met acting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai last week, making a strong leap forward in bilateral relations.  While India has been gradually increasing its engagement with the Taliban, this latest meeting represents the highest-level talks since the Islamic group’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Notably, this was the second […]

Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism

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California wildfires prompt House Republican talks on conditioning aid: ‘A pound of flesh’

As wildfires rage in California, Republicans in Washington have begun discussing whether to condition federal aid on changes to policies they blame for the blazes. “It’s part of the discussion right now,” Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital. “People are unwilling to just stroke a check for something that, quite honestly, they still […]

Gold Star families devastated by Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal endorse Hegseth for SecDef

Families who lost loved ones during the disastrous 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan are throwing their support behind Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth. Hegseth, who Trump tapped to head the Defense Department, underwent questioning from the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, where he faced over four hours of questioning from […]

CA lawmaker demands federal probe amid fire destruction, as Sacramento seeks unity and accountability

California lawmakers called for unity amid the historic Los Angeles wildfires, while at least one fired off letters to Congress calling for federal investigations into Sacramento’s fire preparedness and environmental policies. Republican lawmakers also said at a news conference Monday that any talk of gaveling-in the special session with the express purpose of buttressing the […]