[ad_1] Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi has already used the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi announces she won’t run for leadership post, marking the end of an era
[ad_1] CNN — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will relinquish her leadership post, after leading House Democrats for two decades, building a legacy as one of the most powerful and polarizing figures in American politics. Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker, said …
Read More »Republicans will control the House, but they can’t do much to fix the economy quickly
[ad_1] CNN — Congressional Republicans have repeatedly blamed President Joe Biden and their Democratic counterparts for the surge in inflation and the rocky economy. But though the GOP has captured control of the House in the midterm election, albeit by a very slim margin, there’s not much the party can …
Read More »A recipe for gridlock: Lawmakers brace for partisan feuds and legislative stalemate
[ad_1] CNN — Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has seen this before. Nearly a dozen years ago when Barack Obama was president, a newly emboldened House GOP majority came to power, promising to rein in the Democratic agenda, cut spending and investigate a White House they believed had run rampant. …
Read More »UK finance minister announces tax hikes and spending cuts, says country is in recession
[ad_1] Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt, in his hotly anticipated inaugural Autumn Statement, unveiled a sweeping £55 billion ($66 billion) fiscal plan. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K. government on Thursday unveiled a sweeping £55 billion ($66 billion) fiscal plan as it seeks to plug …
Read More »Tennessee AG investigating Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift ticket chaos
[ad_1] Taylor Swift performs at the 2019 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, November 24, 2019. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Tennessee’s attorney general said he is launching an investigation into Ticketmaster after his office was flooded with complaints over the ticket company’s website crashing Tuesday as Taylor Swift fans raced to …
Read More »G20’s criticism of Russia reflects the rise of new Asian power: India
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN — When world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, issued a joint statement condemning Russia’s war in Ukraine, a familiar sentence stood out from the 1,186-page document. “Today’s era must not be of war,” it said, echoing what Indian Prime Minister Narendra …
Read More »6 takeaways from former Vice President Mike Pence’s CNN town hall
[ad_1] CNN — Former Vice President Mike Pence in a CNN town hall on Wednesday refused to commit his support to former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign and left the door open to seeking the Republican nomination himself. Speaking a day after the release of his memoir, “So Help Me …
Read More »January 6 committee pushes back on Pence ‘closing the door’ on his potential testimony
[ad_1] CNN — The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, on Wednesday pushed back on former Vice President Mike Pence’s recent comments that Congress has “no right” to his testimony and that he was “closing the door” on it. “The Select Committee has proceeded respectfully and responsibly in our …
Read More »Trump Media merger partner loses board member days before meeting
[ad_1] The Truth social network logo is seen displayed behind a woman holding a smartphone in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A South Florida real estate executive has quit the board of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company that agreed to take former …
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