Tue, December 17, 2024

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: USA Today

Trump's Cabinet picks are generating controversy. For his supporters, they're just right.

Trump voters - both the die hard and casual - in 11 states across the U.S. are supportive of the president-elect's cabinet picks.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: CNN

Many Trump voters still have doubts about him. Can he hold them?

Donald Trump's margin of victory in the presidential election was provided largely by voters who retain significant doubts about his character, policy agenda or both.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The Irish Times

Outgoing Ceann Comhairle says it is 'not right' to use role as Government bargaining chip

Seán Ó Feargháil intends to stand for position despite Micheál Martin recommending that Fianna Fáil TDs back Verona Murphy

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Sussex Express

Fears for Lewes district's green spaces and 'failing infrastructure' following government proposals for mandatory housing targets

Lewes politicians are expressing concern and frustration over government plans to introduce mandatory housing targets for local authorities.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Toronto Star

Trudeau government's mini-budget shows deficit soared by almost $22B, no money for $250 cheque plan, but cash for Trump's border demands

The fiscal update did not include any funding for the $250 cheques the Trudeau government promised Canadians just a few weeks ago.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: AOL

Chinese 'spy' live updates: Agent linked to Prince Andrew named as MP warns Yang Tengbo 'was not a lone wolf'

It is understood Andrew will stay away from the King's private Norfolk residence after the controversy surrounding alleged Chinese spy Yang Tengbo, who was banned from the UK and had forged links to the Duke of York.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The New York Times

An Offhand Remark by Trump Gives a Glimpse Into His Worldview

The first term, everybody was fighting me," the president-elect said. "In this term, everybody wants to be my friend."

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The West Australian

Real world pain hits business hard, as insolvencies and welfare numbers surge

Almost 26,000 businesses have plunged into insolvency since the 2022 election - including a record number last month - amid crippling cost pressures and surging JobSeeker levels that show more than 930,

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Business Standard

Politics in 2024: Lotus blooms in North; South witnesses a 'son' rise

The year 2024 not just reshaped the Indian politics, but also forced the political thinkers to come up with new explanations to describe the electoral behaviour

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The Marietta Times

Canada's finance minister resigns: Unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long his most powerful and loyal minister, announced Monday she was resigning from the Cabinet.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The New York Times

The Ordinary Explanations Behind the Mysterious Lights in the Skies

As tips roll in, most reported incidents involve piloted planes and hobby drones, not foreign spying or secret programs, officials say.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: CBC.ca

Trudeau faces frustrated MPs after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced frustrated MPs at a hastily arranged caucus meeting late Monday following Chrystia Freeland's shocking decision to resign from cabinet just before she was poised to deliver the government's much-anticipated fall economic statement.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Sydney Morning Herald

Never mind negative gearing. Australians pushed $67b through this tax vehicle

The record amount has flowed through a growing number of trusts to help Australians, mostly high-income earners, reduce their tax bills.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Business Insider

TikTok's CEO met with Trump as the fight to delay ban heads to Supreme Court

The meeting between Shou Chew and Trump is the latest in TikTok's legal fight to remain available in the US.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Business Standard

How Priyanka Gandhi's Palestine bag reignited Israel-Gaza debate in India

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra faces criticism and praise after carrying a Palestine bag, sparking renewed discussions on the Israel-Gaza conflict

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Yahoo

The key candidates to be Germany's next Chancellor

Olaf Scholz's government was officially brought down on Monday after he lost a vote of confidence, paving the way for an election on Feb 23.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The New York Times

As Adams and Trump Get Cozier, Some N.Y. Republicans Recoil

Donald J. Trump is speaking sympathetically about Mayor Eric Adams, but Republicans in New York still view the mayor with skepticism.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: NPR

Canada's finance minister resigns, posing biggest test of Trudeau's political career

The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years — whose popularity has plummeted due to concerns about inflation and immigration — can stay on.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Firstpost

Why did German Chancellor Olaf Scholz face no-confidence vote and lose? What next?

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a no-confidence motion, paving the way for early general elections on February 23, 2025. Scholz's defeat had been expected after his three-way coalition collapsed last month.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The Financial Times

German frontrunner Friedrich Merz faces row over unfunded tax cuts

Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

German election: Scholz loses confidence vote

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called a confidence vote following the collapse of his coalition government. He has lost the vote, paving the way for elections in February. DW has the latest.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Starmer's diplomacy downplays "epic scale" of Chinese spying

Yang Tengbo insists that he is not a spy and that he would "never do anything to harm the interests of the UK." He was speaking yesterday after instructing his legal team to disclose his identity following the "high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Langkah Zafrul: PKR and Umno must resolve tensions for Unity Government stability - Analysts

SHAH ALAM - Political analysts had called on PKR and Umno, two major entities within Unity Government to prioritise camaraderie and resolve tensions to avoid jeopardising the coalition's stability. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Associate Professor Dr Mohd Izani Mohd Zain had warned that mutual distrust could lead to larger issues beyond the alleged 'poaching' of party members.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Politico

High noon and FES o'clock

— FES o'clock: Meanwhile, Freeland has a fiscal update to unveil at 4 p.m. Need a metaphor for her task at hand? The Star's RYAN TUMILTY offers up a tightrope. The fishbowl's biggest question about that document: What's the federal deficit? Legions of observers in closed-door lock-ups will flip to the FES tables for the answer.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: i24NEWS

'Ben-Gvir is destroying the government' - budget passes despite protest vote

The budget passed 59-57 opponents after Ben Gvir abstained in first reading and voted against in the next readings • Ben Gvir and Smotrich's parties clashed amid the protest vote

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

SSC Stenographer Answer Key 2024 Out at ssc.gov.in: Get Direct Link Download Answer Key PDF and Raise Objections by Dec 18

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the provisional answer key for the Stenographer Grade 'C' & 'D' Examination 2024 (Paper I) . The Commission had conducted the Compute Based Examination (Paper-exam for Stenographer Grade 'C' & 'D' posts on December 10,

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Polls close in B.C. federal byelection as Trudeau government reels from Freeland's stunning resignation

Polls have closed in a byelection for the federal seat of Cloverdale-Langley City, in British Columbia's Lower Mainland.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Morning bid: Investors look past politics to central bank moves

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Political upheaval is jolting governments from South Korea to Germany to Canada, but for now investors are keeping cool and Europe's markets are set for a sedate open,

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Biden speaks of Oct. 7 and commitment to getting hostages home at Hanukkah reception

During his last Hanukkah reception as president, Biden spoke of the Oct. 7 attack on Isreal and his commitment to get hostages home.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump Sues Iowa Pollster Ann Selzer for 'Brazen Election Interference' and Fraud

Donald Trump sued prominent political analyst and pollster Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register and its parent company Gannett Monday for "brazen election interference" and fraud after she incorrectly predicted a swing-state win in Iowa for Vice President Kamala Harris just a day before the presidential election last month.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Biden Administration Takes First Step to Retaliate Against China Over Hack

The Commerce Department is banning the few remaining operations of China Telecom in the United States, a move that appears unlikely to deter Beijing from conducting sophisticated cyberoperations.

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: MSN

Canada overshoots deficit target by C$20 billion as finance minister resigns

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spending related to the pandemic and other one-off costs blew a bigger than expected hole in the government's budget last year, its fiscal update showed on Monday,

[ Tue, Dec 17th 2024 ]: Detroit News

DTE Energy-linked nonprofit quietly gave $100,000 to House speaker fund amid outage anger

Legislation requiring new penalties for utility companies over prolonged power outages has stalled out in the Michigan House under Speaker Joe Tate.
Mon, December 16, 2024

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New Zealand Herald

Oranga Tamariki reviews of bootcamp participants' death and abscondings not due until 2025

Oranga Tamariki's reviews into one bootcamp pilot participant's death and absconding incidents from two others won't conclude until the new year, the Children's Minister expects. It comes as Minister Karen Chhour accepts she and Oranga Tamariki underestimated the level of scrutiny the 10 pilot participants would be put under,

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Lincoln Journal Star

Affordable homes and animals: Rooster can remain despite 'wise-size' Lincoln houses

The City Council approved a plan to build 81 "wise size" homes in northwest Lincoln and got assurances from the health department that a rooster on adjacent land can remain.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Politico Europe

Slovakia's leaders have started trading insults, revealing a country 'falling apart'

In Bratislava, the president and prime minister don't like each other much. That has repercussions for democracy.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Slate

The Only Way To Interpret ABC's Trump Defamation Settlement

On Saturday it was announced that ABC News, and its parent company Disney, had reached a dubious settlement of a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, capping off an extraordinary stretch of capitulation by major players in old and new media since October.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Florida Politics

Jared Moskowitz reportedly being eyed to lead FEMA under Donald Trump

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Parkland is reportedly a leading candidate to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President-elect Donald Trump.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: CNN

Florida Democratic Rep. Moskowitz a top contender to lead FEMA for Trump

Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat, is a top contender to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Donald Trump's administration, two people with knowledge of the president-elect's consideration told CNN.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

RFK meets with lawmakers as his polio vaccine controversies swirl

A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, once filed to have the FDA cancel its approval of the polio vaccine. (Scripps News)

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

Russian defense shakeup: Smiles, betrayals, and arrests

Nikolai Patrushev, an assistant to the President of Russia, and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev smiled broadly as Defense Minister Andrey Belousov thanked his predecessor, Sergei Shoigu, for "achievements in the development of the defense department.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

Mysterious drones spark questions and concern

Drones spotted in the night sky on the East Coast have sparked questions about what they are and where they're coming from. Lawmakers and the incoming president say the government needs to provide more answers.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

"There's no reason for Russian troop presence in Syria" - Syria's new transitional government

Syria's new transitional government says there is no place for Russian presence in Syria a week after the country's long-time President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown. The new government also says it is open to engage in contacts with all countries to pave Syria's new future.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

Former Tory minister to advise Government on industrial strategy

Former Tory minister to advise Government on industrial strategy - The Government's new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council will hold its first meeting on Tuesday.

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

Blackburn demands briefing and answers from Pentagon on mysterious drone sightings

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

'Gobsmacking': Analyst shreds ABC and says Trump is 'exploiting the civil justice system'

ABC News made a terrible mistake when it agreed to settle President-elect Donald Trump's defamation case, wrote Eric Wemple in a scathing opinion analysis for The Washington Post on Monday. The settlement,

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN

Congressional candidate Fine seeks to ban flags promoting Palestine, Black Lives Matter and gay pride

Republican firebrand Randy Fine has filed a bill in the Florida Senate to ban local governments, public schools and state universities from displaying flags promoting a "fictional" Palestine, "pro-violence" Black Lives Matter,

[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New York Times

German Government Collapses at a Perilous Time for Europe

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote, deepening the political turbulence in one of the continent's most powerful economies.

'Ben-Gvir is destroying the government' - budget passes despite protest vote

The budget passed 59-57 opponents after Ben Gvir abstained in first reading and voted against in the next readings • Ben Gvir and Smotrich's parties clashed amid the protest vote

The article from i24NEWS discusses the passage of Israel's 2023-2024 budget despite significant opposition and internal political strife. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, has been accused by coalition members of undermining the government by demanding additional funds for his ministry, which led to a protest vote where his party abstained. Despite this, the budget was approved with a vote of 64-56 in the Knesset. The budget includes increased allocations for coalition parties, with Ben-Gvir's ministry receiving an additional 9 billion shekels ($2.4 billion). Critics argue that these funds are being misused, with some likening the situation to a "hostile takeover" of the budget process. The opposition, including Yair Lapid, has criticized the budget for prioritizing political deals over national interests, potentially leading to economic instability.

Read the Full i24NEWS Article at:
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/politics/artc-ben-gvir-is-destroying-the-government-budget-passes-despite-protest-vote


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