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Delta CEO expects Trump presidency will be ‘positive’ for the airline
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Donald Trump was helpful to the carrier in his first term, and he expects his return to the White House to be "positive" for Delta.
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Trump names Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, as ‘border czar’
President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as "border czar" in his incoming administration, a position that is likely to play a key role in Trump's campaign pledges to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and mount a massive deportation operation.
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Wall Street rolls higher as bitcoin bursts above $87,000
U.S. stocks rose Monday, led by those seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s reelection as president, but drops for some high-profile Big Tech stocks kept indexes in check.
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The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era
The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump's resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it?
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Trump’s election may usher in leadership change at FBI
Donald Trump lavished Christopher Wray with praise when he named him FBI director in 2017, introducing him as an "impeccably qualified individual" and a "model of integrity."
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Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
Anti-abortion advocates say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House next year.
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Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.
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Trump rebuilds Democrats’ ‘blue wall’ states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania
Republicans landed historic victories in Pennsylvania this week, winning the battleground state's valuable presidential electoral votes, posting a two-seat gain in its U.S. House delegation and sweeping all four statewide offices on the ballot, including a U.S. Senate seat.
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The story of how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again
As he bid farewell to Washington in January 2021, deeply unpopular and diminished, Donald Trump was already hinting at a comeback.
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Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after his presidential win
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the Republican's presidential victory.
