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Trump’s pick to lead Federal Housing Agency has openly fought efforts to help poor

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “It’s a deregulatory agenda, and it’s an anti-poor people agenda.” Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said Turner’s views, if translated into policy, could increase homelessness. Trump’s announcement of Turner’s nomination praised him for “helping lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities” as head of …

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Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action

Associated Press

Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S. This month, the Texas attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor, saying she violated Texas law by prescribing abortion pills to a patient there via telemedicine. A survey conducted for the Society …

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'Man of the Year' or man of their wallets?

Raw Story

— Elon Musk’s Billion-Dollar Bargain: Buying the White House, One Regulation at a Time. Now it appears that Musk’s $277 million investment in purchasing the White House for Donald Trump is about to pay off big, as Reuters reports: “The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla, according to …

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Colombia’s ELN rebels announce Christmas truce

Associated Press

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group announced a unilateral truce on Sunday, to last until Jan. 3, the first since the previous ceasefire broke down in August. Colombian President Gustavo Petro shared the truce announcement on his X account, with a message saying that “the end of war, is the nation’s goal for 2025.” The group, known in …

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Ivanka to be 'informal adviser' in new admin as Jared profits off Middle East: report

Raw Story

Ivanka Trump is expected to remain an "informal adviser" in President-elect Donald Trump's next administration but will do it "under the radar" this time, sources close to the former president's daughter said. "She's still his daughter, and a trusted voice, so in that sense an informal adviser, as we all are with our family members," former Trump administration staffer and …

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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city’s famous elevated train doesn’t run. The Biden administration notified Congress last week that it would commit $1.9 billion toward a nearly $5.7 billion project to add four new L stations on the …

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Mohali building collapse toll rises to 2, efforts on to rescue trapped people

India Today

The body of a boy was found on Sunday from a three-storey building that collapsed in Punjab's Mohali, taking the death toll to two, as intensive efforts from various rescue agencies continued in the hope of finding survivors trapped under the rubble. In a remarkable display of coordinated efforts, Indian Army columns along with NDRF and state rescue teams have …

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'Hiring' Of Helicopters By Andaman & Nicobar Admin Not Exigible To Tax Under Central Sales Tax Act: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has held that the supply of helicopters by Pawan Hans Ltd. to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands administration, under an agreement executed in the year 2003, is not exigible to tax under the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. Disagreeing with the Tribunal, the High Court said that the clauses pertaining to confidentiality and security were hardly …

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'Rubber-stamped absolute zealots': GOP senator melts down as Biden breaks Trump record

Raw Story

President Joe Biden surpassed President-elect Donald Trump's judicial nominee record on Friday, leading to a chorus of cheers from Democrats in Congress — and a forceful boo from at least one firebrand Republican. He's set to depart office after appointing one Supreme Court justice, 45 appeals court judges, 187 district court judges and a pair of International Trade Court judges, …

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Trump's "McCarthy era" throwback: A promise to deport protesters

Salon

With President-elect Donald Trump promising to make mass deportation a top priority in 2025, one related campaign promise has fallen off the radar. During the campaign, Trump said several times that he would seek to deport pro-Palestinian protesters, which would be an obvious test of the new president's willingness and ability to challenge long-established First Amendment rights. Cameron said he …

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White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

LA Times

President Biden’s administration is looking at which rules to finish and which to pull back before the end of his term. President Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald …

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US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration

Associated Press

DETROIT — In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whom Trump has named to co-lead a “Department of Government Efficiency” to cut costs and regulations, has floated the idea of him helping to develop safety standards for self-driving vehicles — even …

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White House starts scrapping pending rules, including student debt cancellation

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims. “This isn’t the way I wanted it to end,” …

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Maha Kumbh 2025: Boat Fares Soar by 50%, devotees brace for costlier rides

India Today

In preparation for the upcoming Maha Kumbh in January, the Kumbh Mela Administration has approved a 50% increase in boat fares. The move was finalised after constructive discussions between the Prayagraj District Boatmen Association and the Mela administration. Pappu Lal Nishad, President of the Prayagraj District Boatmen Association, welcomed the hike, noting that fares had remained stagnant for years despite …

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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves, bears and salmon. Dunleavy has asked President-elect Donald Trump to issue a state-specific executive order that would set …

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Biden scraps plans to cancel widespread student loan debt

Salon

The Biden administration has withdrawn its proposals for large-scale student loan relief programs, closing the door on mass loan forgiveness in the remaining weeks of his term. The U.S. Department of Education is rescinding two of its major student loan proposals, which would have considered some amount of loan forgiveness for at least 38 million Americans, according to Politico. In …

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Republican senators demand an end to science and tech cooperation with China

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A group of Republican senators is demanding that the Biden administration revoke a science and technology agreement with China, barely a week after the two countries renewed cooperation for five more years to keep ties from deteriorating. In a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the lawmakers, led by Sen. Jim Risch, the ranking member of …

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Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Winston Leiva rattles off a long list of things immigrants should do to protect themselves against President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to conduct mass deportations when he returns to the White House. “The truth is we don’t know to what extent it will affect us.” The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights meeting, in a conference room decorated with …

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Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

NPR

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to have zero-emissions. A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: The Biden administration has approved California's plan to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state in 2035 to be zero-emission vehicles. LAURA …

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China slashes cochlear implant prices in landmark bulk buy program

China Daily

China's first centralized procurement program for cochlear implants has dramatically reduced their average cost, cutting prices from over 200,000 yuan to around 50,000 yuan, the National Healthcare Security Administration announced Thursday. Five domestic and international companies secured bids for the implants through a bulk buying program held in Tianjin, according to a preliminary list released by the administration. The procurement …

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As Trump 2.0 looms, Taiwan’s chip industry braces for upheaval

Al Jazeera

Taipei, Taiwan – With just weeks left in office, outgoing United States President Joe Biden and his team are scrambling to lock in billions of dollars in funding to re-shore chip manufacturing to the US. But with President-elect Donald Trump set to take office on January 20, the future of the CHIPS Act now looks uncertain, leaving Biden’s administration racing …

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Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

NPR

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Sponsor Message "I'm proud that my Administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history," Biden said in a White House video accompanying the announcement. The President continued to frame his administration's climate objectives as economic opportunity for the nation, highlighting jobs created by building offshore wind energy projects and by …

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A key Trump ally on immigration explains how mass deportations could work

LA Times

A Kansas official who is an informal advisor to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on immigration issues doesn’t expect mass deportations to prompt arrests of migrants at sensitive locations such as schools and churches. Kobach: “Whatever the Trump administration does will certainly be litigated because it’s one of those hot-button issues.” “I believe that the Trump administration has every intention …

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Former top aide to New York City’s mayor surrenders to D.A.’s office to face charges

LA Times

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, chief advisor to New York Mayor Eric Adams, is shown at a City Hall news conference last year. The former chief advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams surrendered Thursday to face corruption charges in the latest blow to the administration of a mayor under indictment amid investigations into multiple aides and allies. The topic was not …

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Trump’s pick to lead Federal Housing Agency has openly fought efforts to help poor

Abortion opponents shift focus to pills with lawsuits, proposed laws and possible federal action

'Man of the Year' or man of their wallets?

Colombia’s ELN rebels announce Christmas truce

Ivanka to be 'informal adviser' in new admin as Jared profits off Middle East: report

Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Mohali building collapse toll rises to 2, efforts on to rescue trapped people

'Hiring' Of Helicopters By Andaman & Nicobar Admin Not Exigible To Tax Under Central Sales Tax Act: Delhi High Court

'Rubber-stamped absolute zealots': GOP senator melts down as Biden breaks Trump record

Trump's "McCarthy era" throwback: A promise to deport protesters

White House scrapping pending regulations on transgender athletes, student debt in bid to slow Trump

US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration

White House starts scrapping pending rules, including student debt cancellation

Maha Kumbh 2025: Boat Fares Soar by 50%, devotees brace for costlier rides

Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Biden scraps plans to cancel widespread student loan debt

Republican senators demand an end to science and tech cooperation with China

Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump

Biden administration approves California plans to ban sale of gas-only vehicles

China slashes cochlear implant prices in landmark bulk buy program

As Trump 2.0 looms, Taiwan’s chip industry braces for upheaval

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

A key Trump ally on immigration explains how mass deportations could work

Former top aide to New York City’s mayor surrenders to D.A.’s office to face charges