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Wednesday, December 18th, 2024

 

Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out hush money conviction

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday — the same day that a judge rejected his bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) A judge on Monday refused to throw out U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. Manhattan Judge Juan M.Read more


TikTok asks U.S. Supreme Court for emergency order to block upcoming ban

Lawyers for social media company TikTok on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block a federal law set to come into effect on Jan. 19, 2025, that would ban the popular platform in the U.S., unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, agreed to sell it. (Richard Vogel/The Associated Press) TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-basedRead more


SoftBank to make $100B US investment in the U.S., Trump announces with CEO by his side

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks next to SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 16. The two announced on Monday that SoftBank would invest $100 billion US in the U.S. over the next four years in what they said would be a boost to the country’s economy. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on Monday that the Tokyo-based company would invest $100 billion US in the U.S. over the next four years, in what theRead more


Germany’s Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote, as he requested, setting up snap election

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his ballot during a vote of confidence against him in a plenary session at the German parliament Bundestag, in Berlin on Monday. (Markus Schreiber/The Associated Press) The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for the Feb. 23 early election necessitated by the collapse of his government. Scholz’s three-party coalition fell apart last month after the pro-market Free Democrats quit in a row over debt, leaving his Social Democrats and theRead more


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