Albertsons has terminated its planned merger with Kroger and is suing Kroger for alleged breach of the merger agreement, claiming it had failed to make its “best efforts” to get the merger approved. The planned merger was doomed after a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon blocked it, but on […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau complained about the 2024 presidential election results, claiming that women will “always have an ally” within his government. Trudeau’s comments come after President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris last month, eight years after Trump beat then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. The Canadian prime minister bemoaned how his […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday he is resigning from the FBI, ending his term three years early after President-elect Donald Trump indicated he planned to replace him. The announcement, reported by the New York Times, comes after Trump revealed last month that he had nominated former intelligence aide Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist, […]
Republican lawmakers in Utah criticized the state’s mail-in voting process after two legislative audits from the 2024 election cycle revealed some flaws in the system. After recent audits revealed a 2% error rate in signature verification on ballots, and found many deceased and duplicate voters in the elections system, including a few who wrongfully voted, […]
Senate Democrats are upping the pressure on the Biden administration to take proactive action and protect hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in the United States from possible deportation under President-elect Donald Trump. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) publicly called on President Joe Biden Wednesday to extend […]
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark, who this week was named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year, said she’s experienced privilege “as a white person” in her sport, arguing the league had “kind of been built” on the achievements of black athletes. The Indiana Fever guard has made a name for herself and the WNBA, pushing […]
A week after betting markets determined Pete Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of defense to be doomed, his Cabinet bid has renewed viability, and his odds to be confirmed by the Senate have skyrocketed. On Dec. 4, Polymarket betting odds gave Hegseth an 11% chance of being confirmed. On Wednesday, his odds stand at 69%. Rise, […]
President-elect Donald Trump is set to ring the New York Stock Exchange bell on Thursday, kicking off trading for the day. The move by the president-elect comes as he has made fixing the country’s economy a major focus, discussing how he would create a new Cabinet focused on addressing the cost of living in October. […]
A Michigan Republican lawmaker unveiled a new amendment Wednesday that would change the state’s constitution to require proof of citizenship during registration and to show photo identification when casting a ballot. “Only American citizens can vote in American elections,” said state Rep. Bryan Posthumus, the incoming House Republican floor leader, during a local radio interview. “Unfortunately, […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser told members of Congress that the nation’s capital is ready for federal workers to return to in-person work, as President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have made it a priority. The local government and the incoming Republican trifecta at the federal level have a common interest in getting federal workers […]
