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PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš said on Thursday he would get rid of his major businesses by moving them to an independent trust in order to be able to become the prime minister again. Babiš said he believed the move would help him avoid a conflict of interest that could arise from his private dealings and his political status. “I’ve decided to take a step that I never […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After flirting with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday he’s staying put. “I can hold this seat. I’m not quitting on California and neither should anyone else,” Issa, who represents a district anchored in San Diego County, said in a statement. Issa’s brief, footloose impulse was prompted by the November approval of a new U.S. […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As a leader of the College Democrats at Vanderbilt University, Luci Wingo knew the odds of a Democrat winning one of Nashville’s three U.S. House seats weren’t great. Yet her hope grew as the party mounted an aggressive campaign for its candidate, Aftyn Behn, in a special election to replace a Republican who had resigned. In the end, high Democratic enthusiasm and millions of dollars in […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trump administration officials overseeing the immigration crackdown launched this week in New Orleans are aiming to make 5,000 arrests with a focus on violent offenders, a target that some city leaders say is not realistic. It’s an ambitious goal that would surpass the number of arrests during a two-month enforcement blitz this fall around Chicago, a region with a much bigger immigrant population than New Orleans. […]

By Jan Wolfe and Jack Queen Dec 4 – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday handed a victory to President Donald Trump in his effort to keep National Guard troops in Washington, pausing a lower court order that would have ended the deployment in the coming days. In a written order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit lifted an injunction that said the troops needed […]

By Chibuike Oguh and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Global shares and the dollar on Thursday were mostly higher as traders await a Fed interest rate cut, although Wall Street stocks were mostly flat after a batch of economic data. U.S. stocks were lower after two consecutive sessions of gains, with the benchmark S&P 500 falling in choppy trading. Consumer staples, healthcare, and consumer discretionary stocks were […]

By Erin Banco and Phil Stewart Dec 4 (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers have reviewed a summary of a Pentagon document that lays out the scope of the Trump administration’s campaign to strike vessels carrying narcotics in the Caribbean, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Members of Congress see the document as central to their investigation into a September 2 operation in which the U.S. military destroyed a suspected […]

Each NFL stadium will have to install a new playing surface by the start of the 2028 season to meet standards set through lab and field testing. NFL field director Nick Pappas detailed the plans for the program on Thursday that will provide each team “a library of approved and accredited NFL fields” before the start of next season. Teams will then have two years to install the new approved […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events. At the same time, the administration has added new criteria for highly skilled foreign workers seeking a particular visa. The new rules would deny entry […]