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Trump's Meme Coin Has Reportedly Netted Him More Than $50 Billion On Paper in Just 48 Hours

Just hours before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly struck it rich to the tune of tens of billions of dollars — thanks to the $TRUMP meme coin. According to Axios, Trump’s position in the coin was — as of Sunday morning — worth a whopping $58 billion. The outlet reports the new windfall, on paper, now accounts for roughly 89 percent of Trump’s net worth, and is enough to make him one of the world’s 25 richest people. Ethics watchdogs are up in arms about the launch of t ...

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Trump plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted January 6 rioters

Trump plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some convicted January 6 rioters By Alayna Treene, Alison Main and Marshall Cohen, CNN 5 minute read Published 1:07 PM EST, Sun January 19, 2025 Supporters of then-President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. Stephanie Keith/Reuters/File (CNN) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his team have drafted a slate of pardons for people convicted for their role in the January 6 Capitol attack to be is ...

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Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Updated 5:08 AM EST, January 19, 2025 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments created holidays more than a century ago to honor Lee and later combined the day with the federal holiday establi ...

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National Guard confusion as troops fear turning into Trump's deportation 'Gestapo'

January 19, 2025 8:31AM ET Some National Guard troops are concerned they'll be called up to implement Donald Trump's mass deportation plans like a Hitler-era "Gestapo" that must enforce the incoming president's far-right policies against undocumented immigrants. Politico reported Sunday that "Some of the 435,000 troops worry they’ll get pulled into a legally murky mission rooting out people in communities where they have day jobs such as sheriffs, cops or firefighters." ...

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Trump's Return Nudges Economists' Inflation Outlook Higher

Economists are starting to model the effects of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to raise tariffs, cut taxes and restrict immigration. The upshot: Inflation and interest rates are likely to be higher for at least the next two years than forecasters anticipated before the election. The consumer-price index is now expected to rise 2.7% in December 2025 from a year earlier, according to the average forecast of 73 economists who answered The Wall Street Journal’s quarterly survey. In October, t ...

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'Don't you dare start reneging!' MAGA fans turn on Trump over Friday night appointment

January 18, 2025 8:18AM ET An announcement by Donald Trump of a new appointee to his administration precipitated a wave of unhappiness from his supporters late Friday night with one MAGA fan accusing him of letting them down. On Truth Social, the president elect wrote, "I am pleased to announce that Peggy Schwinn will be our next United States Deputy Secretary of Education. Peggy has a strong record of delivering results for children and families. She previously served as the Commissio ...

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Former Trump aides are warning newbies: Buy legal insurance or risk a hefty bill

Jan. 18, 2025, 6:00 AM EST WASHINGTON — As Republicans gear up for new jobs in the second Trump administration, people who worked for Donald Trump the first time around are dispensing advice about a must-buy item for those coming to Washington. It’s not an article of clothing or a trendy apartment, and it is something most hope they will never use. Incoming administration staffers are being warned to weigh the threat of a pricey legal defense and consider purchasing a form of legal insurance ...

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Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc

Updated 5:26 AM EST, January 18, 2025 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s chair. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations. Last year, the bloc added Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has been invited to join. Turkey, Azerbaijan a ...

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Protesters descend on Washington ahead of inauguration

January 18, 2025, 12:21 PM The People's March, a feminist-led progressive movement, kicked off on Saturday with tens of thousands of attendees as Washington, D.C., braces for a frigid presidential inauguration. While the cold may deter some protesters from President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration ceremony, which has been moved into the Capitol Rotunda, law enforcement and organizers told ABC News that several protests and major events are still planned throughout the weekend. One o ...

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Man who sprayed 'Wasp & Hornet Killer' at cops guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 is going to prison

Jan 18th, 2025, 12:01 pm An Army veteran from Illinois who unloaded a can of “No Pest Wasp & Hornet Killer” while facing off with police guarding the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riots has learned his fate. William Lewis, 58, was sentenced Friday to 37 months in prison — or more than three years — by U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, a Barack Obama appointee. Lewis previously pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, the D.C. U.S. Attorn ...

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Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike

4 min ago - January 20, 2025, 12:02 AM Teamsters union members working at Costco Wholesale locations across the country voted to authorize a strike on Sunday, with more than 85% of members in favor of hitting the picket lines. The union represents more than 18, ... (ABC News)

Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire agreement

37 min ago - Published 9:16 p.m. ET Jan. 19, 2025 | Updated 9:16 p.m. ET Jan. 19, 2025 Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the ... (USA Today)

Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump

1 hr ago - Updated 7:22 AM EST, January 20, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary power ... (AP)

DOGE already cracking at the seams? Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly plans to step aside after 'friction' with staff

1 hr ago - Sunday 19 January 2025 23:03 EST Former presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is reportedly expected to leave his post at the Department of Government Efficiency. President-elect Donald Trump appointed Ramaswamy to co-lead t ... (The Independent)

Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump's 'existential risk' to Canada in campaign launch

1 hr ago - Sun 19 Jan 2025 16.02 EST Last modified on Sun 19 Jan 2025 19.27 EST Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as a “battle tested leader with the scars to prove it” du ... (The Guardian)

Harris and Emhoff headed back to California after inauguration; source says they're looking at NYC apartments

2 hrs ago - Updated on: January 19, 2025 / 6:37 PM EST Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are heading back to California after the inauguration, a senior administration official confirmed Sunday. Harris, the official said, will take t ... (CBS News)

Stacy Dixon to Serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence

2 hrs ago - Jan. 19, 2025, at 5:58 p.m. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stacy Dixon is set to become President-elect Donald Trump's acting director of national intelligence, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told Reuters. Dixon has se ... (US News and World Report/Reuters)

Supreme Court attorney now repped by Trump lawyers failed to report millions in poker winnings

3 hrs ago - Jan 19th, 2025, 5:48 pm A lawyer known for handling high-profile cases and co-founding the popular Supreme Court news and analysis site SCOTUSblog has been indicted on federal tax evasion charges for allegedly failing to report millions of dollars t ... (Law & Crime)

Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions

3 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, taking charge as Republicans assume unifie ... (Associated Press)

JD Vance Holds Talks With China's Vice President Before Trump Inauguration

3 hrs ago - Published Jan 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM EST | Updated Jan 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM EST Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Sunday as he gears up to assume his responsibilities and office, welcoming the foreign official to ... (Newsweek)

Graham calls for the 'decimation' of Iranian nuclear program after ceasefire

4 hrs ago - 01/19/25 4:59 PM ET Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday called for the “decimation” of the Iranian nuclear program in the wake of a new ceasefire in Gaza. “The next topic I will be engaging in with President Trump, is to take this m ... (The Hill)

Man accused of starting fire at congressional office motivated by TikTok ban, police say

4 hrs ago - 01/19/2025 03:57 PM EST FOND DU LAC, Wisconsin — A man accused of setting fire to a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on the popular TikTok video-sharing pla ... (Politico)

Mike Johnson Implies Conditions For California Wildfire Aid Is A 'Common Sense Notion'

5 hrs ago - Jan 19, 2025, 03:44 PM EST House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he “won’t commit” to providing aid without conditions to the flame-engulfed region of Los Angeles County. Johnson and other Republicans have been considering leveraging ... (Huff Post)

CNN Biden plans to leave Trump a letter, following modern presidential tradition

7 hrs ago - Before he leaves office for the final time, President Joe Biden plans to pen President-elect Donald Trump a letter, CNN is told. Four years ago, when Trump famously skipped Biden’s inauguration after refusing to acknowledge his victory, Biden re ... (Yahoo! News)

Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the US under winter storm warnings

10 hrs ago - By MICHAEL CASEY Updated 4:53 PM CST, January 19, 2025 BOSTON (AP) — Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several inches of snow Sunday followed by dangerously cold temperatures that will grip much of the country f ... (AP)

Trump pledges a series of Day 1 executive actions to end 'four long years of American decline'

11 hrs ago - WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump used a raucous rally Sunday on the eve of his inauguration to promise swift Day 1 action remaking the federal government, shifting federal priorities at breakneck speed and ensuring that “the c ... (Associated Press)

Secret tunnel found on U.S.-Mexico border to be sealed off

11 hrs ago - January 19, 2025 / 9:42 AM EST A secret tunnel discovered last week on the U.S.-Mexico border will be sealed by Mexican authorities, an army official in Ciudad Juarez said Saturday. The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects the Mexican city of Ciud ... (CBS News/AFP)

Instagram rolls out TikTok-like features amid uncertainty about rival's future

12 hrs ago - Updated 3:17 PM EST, Sun January 19, 2025 New York CNN — Instagram has rolled out a number of updates in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo. And on Sunday, In ... (CNN Business)

National Guard confusion as troops fear turning into Trump's deportation 'Gestapo'

13 hrs ago - January 19, 2025 8:31AM ET Some National Guard troops are concerned they'll be called up to implement Donald Trump's mass deportation plans like a Hitler-era "Gestapo" that must enforce the incoming president's far-right policies against undocumente ... (Raw Story)

Trump's Return Nudges Economists' Inflation Outlook Higher

13 hrs ago - Economists are starting to model the effects of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to raise tariffs, cut taxes and restrict immigration. The upshot: Inflation and interest rates are likely to be higher for at least the next two years than fore ... (Wall Street Journal (gift link))

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