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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The White House is racing to lock down President Biden’s dearest policy goals, distributing billions of dollars to safeguard favored projects before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. With less than two months left in his term, Biden plans to pursue a laundry list of items including funding weapons for Ukraine, pressing for stability in Gaza and winning confirmation of roughly a dozen federal judges.

Canada failed to cultivate new trade corridors that could have helped to mitigate the potential impact of Donald Trump’s tariff threats ahead of his return to the White House, experts tell Global News.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday dismissed the possibility of an immediate cabinet expansion, stating that no discussions have been held to fill the lone vacant ministerial position. «The situation (for cabinet expansion) has not come. There has been no discussion to fill up that one vacancy,» he told reporters, effectively putting to rest speculation about potential changes in the state cabinet's composition. He also said that the issue was not discussed with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge.

President-elect Donald Trump is creating a National Energy Council that he says will establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world

Paraguay’s foreign minister says his country is committed to its relationship with Taiwan and has no plans to break off their diplomatic relationship in favor of China as he visited the increasingly isolated island

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The idea of ‘small government’ has long held totemic appeal on the American Right, especially after Ronald Reagan ran a charm offensive in the 1980s to reposition government as a problem rather than solution.

President-elect Donald Trump declared a win on stopping illegal immigration through Mexico on Wednesday after talking with that country’s leader. But Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Mexico was already doing its part and had no interest in closing its borders.

real estate industry is experiencing a profound transformation, led by the rise of prop-tech, a technological revolution set to redefine how properties are developed, managed, and purchased. In an insightful conversation with Vandana Ramnani, Editor - Real Estate at HT Digital, Boman Irani, President - CREDAI, and Chairman and Managing Director - Rustomjee Group, shared his thoughts on how proptech is not only enhancing efficiency but also addressing the complexities of land acquisition, redevelopment, and regulatory processes.

US Vice President Kamala Harris eventually faced significant challenges in publicly breaking from US President Joe Biden which was a decision eventually driven by her loyalty to his administration, reported The Hill. Senior adviser Stephanie Cutter explained that Kamala Harris wanted to avoid the negative media narratives that could arise from openly criticizing Joe Biden. According to The Hill, Kamala Harris actually maintained that US Vice Presidents traditionally do not diverge from their Presidents while citing recent historical examples, such as Mike Pence's break with Donald Trump following the Capitol riot. In spite of public perception that she might be a candidate for change, Kamala Harris struggled to articulate specific differences between her policies and those of Joe Biden. The Hill noted that in an interview on ‘The View’, when asked what she would have done differently from Joe Biden, she could not identify any significant change which was the statement that was later exploited by Donald Trump during his campaign rallies.

recent Emerson Polling survey conducted in the month of November revealed that US Vice President Kamala Harris leads among the Democrats with 37% support for the 2028 US Presidential nomination, reported Independent. California Governor Gavin Newsom follows with 7% while Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg garners around 4%. According to Independent, among the Republicans, US Vice President- elect JD Vance has 30% support while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy receiving more than 5%. Pollsters did not provide pre-written options; instead respondents filled in their choices which allowed for a broader range of potential candidates, including figures like Rep. Rashida Tlaib and former First Lady Michelle Obama, asserted Independent. Kamala Harris is reportedly contemplating her political future while considering a gubernatorial run in California or another Presidential bid.

Canada Post confirmed on Thursday it is laying off some striking postal workers as the nationwide work stoppage hits the two-week mark, but said the action is temporary.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted

Belaganj assembly by-election in Bihar, the JDU has started early preparations for the assembly polls next year. Besides the JDU, the BJP won two seats and Hindustani Awam Morcha retained one seat, making it a clean sweep for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). All four seats fall in the Magadh-Shahabad belt of Bihar where the NDA had not been able to perform well since the 2020 assembly election. Earlier Janata Dal and since 1990, the RJD had been winning the Belaganj seat. JDU candidate Manorma Devi's victory in the by-election marked the first time in 34 years that a party other than the RJD won the seat. «This victory is significant as we have defeated RJD in their stronghold and have gained ground in Magadh and Shahabad region. The vote transfer among the NDA allies has been smooth and it has solidified in people's minds ahead of the assembly polls,» JDU general secretary and state minister Ashok Choudhary told ET.

Social media users were taken aback by Vice President Kamala Harris' first video address to her supporters following the election on Tuesday. In the video, which was posted by the official X account of the Democratic Party, Harris addressed supporters who were disheartened by the most recent election.

US Vice President Kamala Harris revealed that their internal polling never indicated that she was leading US President- elect Donald Trump during her US Presidential campaign, in spite of public polls suggesting otherwise, reported USA Today. David Plouffe, who is a key campaign adviser, expressed surprise at the discrepancy while stating that their internal data consistently showed Kamala Harris trailing Donald Trump. According to USA Today, David Plouffe noted that while public polls in late September and early October portrayed a competitive race, the campaign was aware of its challenges, specifically after US President Joe Biden dropped out in the month of July. Also Read: Sarah Michelle Gellar hints at legacy sequel for ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ | Release date update

missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said. Russia's second major aerial attack on Ukraine's power grid in less than two weeks amplified fears that the Kremlin aims to cripple the country's power generation capacity before winter. «Attacks on energy facilities are happening all over Ukraine,» Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said in a post on Facebook. He added that emergency power outages were implemented nationwide.

Mexicans are worried that threats by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs could affect a wide range of iconic Mexican products, some of which support entire regional economies

Donald Trump dined on Wednesday with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida

Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike in youth e-cigarette use

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Rebels in Syria launched a large-scale attack on Assad government forces, storming a military base and seizing control of swaths of territory in the country’s northwest in the first major outbreak of fighting between the two sides in recent years. The Syrian government said Thursday that its forces are confronting the continuing attack.

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