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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an event in Mount Stewart, P.E.I., Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (Ron Ward /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Donald Trump on tariffs threat

November 30, 2024 at 2:58 p.m.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has flown to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products.

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes

November 28, 2024 at 3:14 p.m.

Several Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes, the lawmakers or their offices said Thursday.

FILE – The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Donald Trump’s promises on growth and inflation

November 24, 2024 at 12:43 p.m.

Donald Trump has big plans for the economy — and a big debt problem that will be a hurdle to delivering on them.

FILE – Investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, N.C., Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley, File)

Donald Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

November 23, 2024 at 3:27 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time before settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his treasury secretary nominee.

Donald Trump chooses Scott Bessent to be treasury secretary, Russel Vought as budget chief, Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

November 22, 2024 at 7:35 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary.

FILE - Linda McMahon speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

November 19, 2024 at 8:36 p.m.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary.

Trump’s treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs

November 18, 2024 at 2:38 p.m.

The choice of how Donald Trump fills his highest-profile Cabinet selection, treasury secretary, will be the clearest indication yet of how he intends to wield import tariffs in his new...

President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Donald Trump takes over the White House

November 15, 2024 at 7:22 a.m.

Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy.

FILE – This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Kamala Harris’ team warns CEOs her opponent is a threat to the economy. But Donald Trump says tariffs can drive growth

November 1, 2024 at 3:40 p.m.

Kamala Harris’ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Data shows migrants aren’t taking ‘Black jobs’ or ‘Hispanic jobs,’ despite what Trump says

October 12, 2024 at 8:59 a.m.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — a promise he has predicated, in part, on the notion...

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