98 minutes ago Five actions Biden can take to protect civil liberties before Trump’s presidency

From confirming judges to closing detention centers, six experts address how the president can limit Trump’s impactIn less than two months, Donald Trump will take office, threatening several areas of American life and international policy. The president-elect has pledged to take aim at LGBTQ+ rights, specifically for transgender and gender-non-conforming people. He has promised to conduct mass deportations and raids as a part of a far-right approach to US immigration. And he is expected to roll back data collection practices on police misconduct and stifle any hope of passing police reform in Congress – specifically the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.Trump will largely be able to roll out his agenda, outlined in the 900-plus-page Project 2025 document, as Republicans took control ...

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6 hours ago Bitcoin rises after SEC chair says he is to step down when Trump is inaugurated

Gary Gensler, a critic of the cyrpto industry, will leave the US financial regulator on 20 JanuaryCryptocurrencies have risen sharply after one of the industry’s biggest critics, Gary Gensler, said he would stand down as the head of the US financial regulator when president-elect Donald Trump was inaugurated in January.In a post on X, Gensler confirmed he would resign from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 20 January. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Jeff Bezos issues blunt response to Elon Musk's claim he predicted Trump would lose

Jeff Bezos clapped back at Elon Musk after the Donald Trump ally claimed the Amazon founder told people the president-elect 'would lose for sure' and should sell all Tesla and SpaceX stock.

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13 hours ago Ellen DeGeneres, the Cotswolds and the Meghan Markle connection: The die

It is a long way from sunny Montecito, California, to England's Cotswolds. But that is the move Ellen DeGeneres was this week said to be planning in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election.

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17 hours ago Elon Musk TROLLS Ellen DeGeneres with wild Diddy conspiracy theory amid her UK move after Trump win

Elon Musk couldn't resist the urge to troll Ellen DeGeneres following news that she has left the United States and moved to the United Kingdom.

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19 hours ago Those who try to emulate Teflon Trump often come unstuck – just ask Gaetz

The fall of the Florida congressman who was accused of sexual misconduct proves there is one rule for Trump and another for everyone elseWhen he ran for US president in 2016, Donald Trump boasted that he would “surround myself only with the best and most serious people”, adding: “We want top-of-the-line professionals.”Second time around, Trump appears to have quality control issues. On Thursday Matt Gaetz, his pick to be attorney general, withdrew from consideration amid allegations including sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl, drug use and misappropriating campaign funds. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Donald Trump is flogging 'signature edition' guitars for £8K to make extra cash

It is not like president elect Donald Trump is short of a few bob but the power hungry bloke is now making even more cash on the side by selling signed electric guitars

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20 hours ago Jeff Bezos publicly hits back at Elon Musk's claims saying they are '100% not true'

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have had an awkward back on forth on X, formely Twitter, over a dispute regarding president elect Donald Trump

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21 hours ago Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct

Former congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name as President-elect Donald Trump's choice for attorney general in the face of sexual misconduct allegations

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22 hours ago Trump breaks his silence on Matt Gaetz's withdrawing as his AG pick and why he 'respects' the decision

President-elect Donald Trump reacted to the news that his nominee for attorney general former Rep. Matt Gaetz had chosen to withdraw his name from consideration.

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