• Tue, January 7, 2025

by: Time

How Canada Fell Out of Love With Trudeau

Trudeau leaves his country in peril, which means Canadians are not in the mood to celebrate his accomplishments as Prime Minister. He did do some things, though.

by: cnbctv18

Delhi Election 2025 Dates Live: AAP alleges BJP government revoked Atishi's official residence due to political vendetta

The term of the 70-member Assembly ends on February 23, and elections have to held before that to constitute a new House.

by: Vanguard

Women and Gender in Conflict and Post-Conflict Politics in Nigeria

Gender equality has been a point of debate in the recent past. This is based on the ability to accord equal rights and opportunity for both genders where discrimination and prejudice are prevented. In Nigeria,

by: Reuters

US determines Sudan's RSF committed genocide, imposes sanctions on leader

The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group's leader over a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

by: Richmond

Youngkin wants tax relief legacy; Dems in assembly have other ideas

Portsmouth, expects a "boring session" of the General Assembly to begin on Wednesday, but that may be wishful thinking. Lawmakers began arriving in Richmond this week with the Capitol complex temporarily closed because of a breakdown in public water service in Richmond after a winter storm.

by: Mint

Politics News News Today Live: Wall Street eyes active 2025 IPO year with $18 billion in potential offerings

Stay engaged with the latest in politics, covering government policies, political debates, and legislative updates. From breaking developments in national governance to international diplomatic relations,

by: Slate

What, Exactly, Happened to Justin Trudeau? And What Happens Next in Canada?

On Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down as the country and party leader, marking the end of a decade in power. (That's a long time, but it's still short of his dad's 15 cumulative years in office.

by: CNN

Fact check: Trump makes false claims about January 6, Europe, NATO and Canada

President-elect Donald Trump made numerous false claims during a wide-ranging Tuesday news conference in Florida, many of them related to foreign affairs and international trade. Here is a fact check of some of these claims.

by: Reuters

US allows transactions with governing institutions in Syria despite sanctions

The decision by the outgoing Biden administration will send a signal of goodwill to Syria's new Islamist rulers.

by: ABC

House passes Laken Riley Act as first bill of new Congress

The House will vote at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress.

by: MSN

Trump plans meeting with SALT-focused Republicans - report

A group of about 20 Republican House members from New York, New Jersey, and California was invited to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Saturday, ahead of a likely fight over extending his 2017 tax cuts.

by: MSN

Republicans move on immigration bill with some bipartisan support

Republican lawmakers pressed forward this week on an immigration bill with bipartisan support as a first push on a tough-on-immigration approach promised by President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election.

by: MSN

US shifts over $100M in military aid from Israel, Egypt to Lebanon

The Biden administration in its final days is trying to bolster a ceasefire agreement that it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

by: MSN

'All hell will break out': 3 foreign policy takeaways from Trump

Trump promised 'all hell will break out' in the Middle East if Israeli hostages are not returned by the time he takes office.

by: MSN

Joe Rogan Says Mexico Should Become US State With Canada

The podcaster floated the idea of annexing Mexico, in response to Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the 51st state.

by: MSN

Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration

Social media company Meta Platforms on Tuesday scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity, bowing to criticism from conservatives as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time.

by: MSN

Aurora mayor blasts Denver counterpart for city's Tren de Aragua and migrant crisis

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman has called on Denver Mayor Mike Johnston to come clean about his potential role in how two nonprofits allegedly housed migrants in Aurora without notifying local officials.

by: MSN

Trump Floats Canada As 51st US State, Says He's Ready To Use 'Economic Force' To Achieve It

President-elect Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Canada could become the 51st U.S. state as he criticized trade imbalances and subsidies, signaling a potential escalation in economic and political tensions with America's northern neighbor.

by: MSN

Laken Riley Act passes US House | Family says bill in her name 'has our full support'

The bill seeks to give ICE and state governments more resources against those who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes.

by: MSN

Dear UN Secretary-General Guterres: Your tenure has been a failure on multiple fronts

The world has become infinitely more dangerous under your watch since you were first elected Secretary-General in October 2016. Today we face several simultaneous regional conflicts, from the explosion of violence across the Middle East,

by: MSN

US shifts more than $100M in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah.

by: MSN

Donald Trump refuses to rule out using military force to invade Greenland and Panama Canal

Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military force to bring Greenland and the Panama Canal under US control. Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort during a news conference, the President-elect said that he needs both the world's largest island and the Central American canal for "economic security".

by: MSN

Federal prosecutors say they've uncovered 'additional criminal conduct' by NYC Mayor Adams

Federal prosecutors who indicted Mayor Adams on corruption charges last year allege they have uncovered "additional criminal conduct" that the mayor and others engaged in. The prosecutors from the Manhattan U.

by: MSN

U.S. declares genocide in Sudan, sanctions paramilitary leader

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces has used systematic murder and sexual violence in its war in Sudan, the U.S. government says as it sanctions RSF's chief, Hemedti.

by: MSN

Harris to travel to Singapore, Bahrain and Germany before leaving office

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Europe, the Middle East and Asia from Jan. 13 through Jan. 17, the White House said on Tuesday. The trip, which will likely be Harris' last as vice president before leaving office on Jan.

by: MSN

Trump's Panama, Greenland Threats Signal Unchained Second Term

In the space of an hour, President-elect Donald Trump called for absorbing Canada, declined to rule out using military force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland, demanded NATO allies spend 5% of GDP on defense and vowed "all hell would break loose" in the Middle East if Hamas doesn't release Israeli hostages before he takes office.

by: MSN

Physician governor urges Capitol Hill to block RFK Jr.'s confirmation: 'Our children's lives depend on it'

Questions over the likelihood of Kennedy's confirmation took a turn this week after GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, the incoming chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, called out the potential future HHS Secretary for being "wrong" on the issue of vaccines.

by: MSN

Alexcia Cox, first woman and Black person to serve as Palm Beach County state attorney, sworn in

Alexcia Cox's first remarks as state attorney focused on her rise through the ranks at the prosecutor's office and her vision for the future.

by: MSN

'Gulf of America'? Trump proposes bold renaming, targets Mexico and Canada

In a statement as audacious as it was provocative, President-elect Donald Trump declared on Tuesday his intention to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America." The announcement, accompanied by criticisms of Mexico's trade and immigration policies,

by: MSN

Trump won't rule out force to take Panama Canal, Greenland

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday to rule out using military or economic action to pursue acquisition of the Panama Canal and Greenland, part of a broader expansionist agenda he has promoted since winning the Nov.

by: MSN

Pope Appoints Progressive Cardinal As New Archbishop Of Washington

San Diego Cardinal Robert McElroy will replace the retiring Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the Vatican said in an announcement Monday.

by: MSN

Trump fails to rule out military use to take control of Greenland, Panama Canal

President-elect Trump refused to commit to avoiding use of military force to take control of Greenland or the Panama Canal at a press conference on Tuesday. Why it matters: Trump's remark is an escalation of his rhetoric regarding Greenland and the Panama Canal.

by: MSN

Trump Won't Rule Out Military Action in Greenland, Panama in Fiery Press Conference

Trump aired grievances against rivals, the Justice Department, and other nations in a winding and pugnacious press conference.

by: MSN

Nursing home advocates wanted lawmakers to override a McKee veto. Here's why that won't happen.

The Raise the Bar Coalition is now calling on the General Assembly "to expedite passage of the Workforce Standards Board bill on day one."

by: MSN

Pope Francis' critiques of Israel's actions in Gaza are not misguided

The continued bombardment of Gaza that has killed and maimed civilians almost every day since early October 2023 has long ago ceased to be a war of self-defense.

by: MSN

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Bending to the political headwinds of the incoming Trump administration, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with "community notes" written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social platform X.

by: MSN

Trump: 'All hell will break out' if Hamas hostages not released by inauguration

President-elect Trump repeated his warnings that all hell will break loose in the Middle East if hostages kidnapped from Israel and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are not released before his inauguration on Jan.

by: MSN

US Judge in Florida Blocks Special Counsel's Trump Report

A federal judge in Florida issued an order Tuesday blocking the Justice Department from releasing a final report on two criminal probes into President-elect Donald Trump's conduct.

by: MSN

Facebook lifts restrictions on calling women 'property' and transgender people 'freaks'

Facebook and Instagram have quietly loosened their public rules on hate speech against transgender people, women, and immigrants as executives seek to curry favor with Donald Trump. In an update to its hate speech policy on Tuesday, spotted first by The ...

by: MSN

Immigration is a higher priority for Americans than it was a year ago, an AP-NORC poll shows

More Americans say immigration should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2025, as the country heads toward a new Republican administration in which President-elect Donald Trump has promised the mass deportations of migrants and an end to birthright citizenship.

by: MSN

Oil companies pay record $5.6M settlement after FTC alleges illegal coordination

Three oil companies will pay a record penalty to settle allegations that they illegally coordinated before a merger between them was complete in 2021 and 2022, the federal government announced Tuesday.

by: MSN

Why does Donald Trump want to buy Greenland?

Why does Donald Trump want to buy Greenland? - 'We are not for sale and will never be for sale,' Greenland prime minister says

by: MSN

Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Phillips

Musk's intervention came in response to Phillips rejecting a request for the government to lead a public inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham - which sparked calls fro

by: MSN

Hawaii governor: RFK Jr. 'could actually damage the health of our nation terribly'

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) warned that President-elect Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services could "damage" the nation's health. "The president has been reelected,

by: MSN

Hamas stands by demand for end to Gaza war under hostage deal, as Trump deadline nears

Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be "hell to pay" unless they go free by his Jan.

by: MSN

Maddow Blog | Trump is hardly in a position to complain about a 'difficult' transition

If Donald Trump wants to see a president responsible for a "difficult" transition process, he shouldn't look at Joe Biden, he should look in a mirror.

by: MSN

GOP leaders are moving ahead with the Laken Riley Act. What's in the bill?

GOP leaders are moving ahead with the Laken Riley Act. What's in the bill? - Laken Riley was brutally murdered in February while on a run

by: MSN

Trump won't rule out military, economic action as he seeks control of Panama Canal, Greenland

President-elect Donald Trump declined on Tuesday to rule out military or economic action as part of his avowed desire to have the U.S. take back control of the Panama Canal and acquire the Danish territory of Greenland.

Trump won't rule out military, economic action as he seeks control of Panama Canal, Greenland

President-elect Donald Trump declined on Tuesday to rule out military or economic action as part of his avowed desire to have the U.S. take back control of the Panama Canal and acquire the Danish territory of Greenland.
The article from MSN discusses former President Donald Trump's interest in exerting control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, hinting at potential military or economic actions to achieve this. Trump has not ruled out using military force or economic leverage to secure U.S. interests in these strategic locations. He has previously expressed a desire to buy Greenland from Denmark, which was met with rejection, and has also shown concern over the Panama Canal's management, suggesting that the U.S. should have more control due to its historical construction of the canal. This reflects Trump's broader strategy of using America's economic and military might to influence global infrastructure and geopolitical positioning.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/trump-won-t-rule-out-military-economic-action-as-he-seeks-control-of-panama-canal-greenland/ar-AA1x7LJd

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