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Top Democrat sounds alarm over Trump transition plan delay

Former President Trump speaks at a town hall.

Harris to make closing argument speech at the Ellipse 1 week before Election Day

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event on October 18, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Oct 23, 2024 - Business

New leaders at Boeing, Starbucks and Nike face similar problems

Illustration of three orange traffic cones around an overturned office chair

"Increasingly unhinged and unstable": Harris blasts Trump for alleged Hitler praise

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Harris is hoping to seize on a fresh warning from Donald Trump's former chief of staff and high-profile events to regain momentum during the campaign's final stretch. Photographer: Jim
Oct 23, 2024 - Business

McDonald's says fifth of restaurants not selling Quarter Pounders

A McDonald's storefront

Meet the billionaires funneling millions into the 2024 race

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., from left, former US President Donald Trump, and Senator JD Vance, a Republican from Ohio and Republican vice-presidential nominee, prior to a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
Oct 23, 2024 - Economy

Data shows disconnect between Americans' perceived financial strain and reality

Illustration of a see saw with frustrated emoji on one side and a money emoji on the other
Oct 23, 2024 - World

In photos: Fernando Valenzuela's storied MLB career

Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela throws a ball during a game.
Updated Oct 23, 2024 - World

What to know about the Russia-North Korea alliance

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vladivostok, Russia, in April 2019.
Oct 23, 2024 - World

North Korean troops are in Russia, U.S. says

US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III holds a closing press conference during the second of two days of defence ministers' meetings at NATO headquarters on October 18, 2024 in Brussels,
Oct 23, 2024 - Business

Harris' secret admirers: Bill Gates and Jamie Dimon

Jamie Dimon and Bill Gates

Drone feeds are shaping public perceptions of war

An Israeli drone flies through blue skies.
Oct 23, 2024 - Business

Trump's closing strategy: Make a splash and attack

Photo illustration of Donald Trump, a McDonald's sign, Madison Square Garden, and Trump dancing at a campaign event

What two big global trends tell us about the 2024 election

Illustration of a large crack emerging below a podium.

Los Angeles Dodgers legend Fernando Valenzuela dies

Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the New York Yankees during Game 3 of the 1981 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 23, 1981, in Los Angeles.
Updated Oct 23, 2024 - Sports

In photos: LeBron and Bronny James make NBA history

 LeBron James #23 and Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers on defense during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena on October 22, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

John Kelly tells NYT Trump said: "Hitler did some good things"

President Donald Trump (R) speaks to the press after the new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly (L) was sworn in, in the Oval Office of the White House, July 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general and formerly secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, replaces R

Harris on abortion rights: "I don't think we should be making concessions"

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at the Resch Expo Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin,

Senate Democrats lean on abortion rights as closing argument

This is Chuck Schumer

Reality bites Johnson and Jeffries PACs

Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson, wearing blue suits and sitting in chairs.

Scoop: Mike Johnson's promise on next year's speaker race

This is Mike Johnson
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