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The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

The Philippine vice president publicly threatens to have the president assassinated

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker if she herself is…

Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it’s shaping up much differently than his first. He’s prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and hampered by…

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

By BILL BARROW, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the…

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, CHRIS RUGABER, JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next…

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed higher on Wall Street as the market posted its fifth straight gain and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another record high. The S&P 500 rose…

Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be attorney general under President-elect Donald Trump amid…