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The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at its highest levels on record on Friday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in one of its key stocks. The Dow was up 156 points, or 0.4% after briefly cruising over its Dec. 4 intraday record of 45,073.63 at the open. It needs to hold above 45,014.04 to mark its first …

The members of rock band Kiss are still “deeply honored” by their Kennedy Center distinction despite some of them vocally slamming President Donald Trump, the center’s chairman, in the past. On Wednesday, Trump revealed the star-studded lineup of honorees being recognized for their artistic and cultural influence, which in addition to Kiss, also includes country music titan George Strait, English actor …

The one thing Trump wants out of his meeting with Putin  Politico Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit  CNN Alaska summit tests Trump’s peacemaker credentials  The Hill Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?  Al Jazeera Putin visits U.S. for Trump summit as a peer, not a pariah  Axios Source link

Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers and their allies on Thursday launched a special election campaign urging California voters to approve new congressional districts to shrink the state’s Republican delegation, a move that could determine control of Congress next year and stymie President Trump’s agenda. The special election effort is a response to Republican-led states, notably Texas, pushing at Trump’s behest …

Trump will seek to squeeze Ukraine ceasefire deal out of Putin at Alaska summit  Reuters Fooled by Putin again? Trump’s rhetoric suggests he could be  CNN Trump and Putin’s changing relationship to take center stage in Alaska  ABC News Why did Russia sell Alaska to the United States?  Al Jazeera Marjorie Taylor Greene says Zelensky ‘doesn’t want peace’ ahead of Trump-Putin summit  The Independent Source …

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) tried to make a point about crime in Washington, D.C. — but critics are focusing on mistake he repeated instead. During a Fox News interview on Wednesday, Mullin was seemingly unaware of the identity of Muriel Bowser, the mayor of the nation’s capital, as he continued to use male pronouns to describe her. “The left media, …

Donald Trump falsely claimed that crime in Washington DC is “the worst it’s ever been” on Thursday, amid a federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of the national guard and federal agents in the city. “Washington DC is at its worst point,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “It will soon be at its best point.” He …

New Delhi, India – When United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, their summit will be followed closely not only in both those countries, Europe and Ukraine – but also more than 10,000km (6,200 miles) away, in New Delhi. Since the end of the Cold War, India has juggled a historically …

Some experts say his interventionist approach to the affairs of investor-owned corporations represents something new — at least in American government, though academics say it has echoes in approaches seen in China, post-war Europe and Singapore. “In a U.S. context, it’s unprecedented in modern history,” said Ryan Bourne, a chair at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. While Trump …

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