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Jan 8, 2025

Two powerful labor groups combining ahead of the Trump administration

Illustration of a raised fist with a sunburst behind it

Scoop: Schumer's plan to fire back at MAGA nominees

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Fed calls out Trump trade, immigration policies as inflation risks

Fed chair Jerome Powell walking to the podium

Mexican president says U.S. should be called "América Mexicana" in Trump clapback

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum points to an old map and says the United States should be called 'Mexican America', in response to Trump's proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'.

ACLU starts "immigrants' voices" campaign amid Trump deportation threats

Video still from ACLU's "Letters to America" campaign of an immigrant mom and her child.

The bond market's warning

Garland plans to release Jack Smith's Jan. 6 report over Trump's objections

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses members of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on November 18, 2024 in New York City.
Updated Jan 8, 2025 - Business

Quantum computing stock bubble pops after Nvidia CEO warning

Illustration of a dollar sign made out of quantum computer circuit chip.
Updated Jan 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing

Trump speaks during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.

LA's wildfires sparked by rare collision of climate factors

Photo of the Palisades Fire in California burning a car and homes.

Biden still thinks he would have beaten Trump

Joe Biden during a reception for new Democratic members of Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 5,
Jan 8, 2025 - Business

Anti-DEI shareholder proposals tripled since 2020

Scoop: State Department warned Trump team of looming UNRWA "catastrophe" in Gaza

Palestinians, carrying empty pots, line up to receive meals distributed by charity organizations in Khan Yunis, Gaza on January 02, 2025

These 5 cities have America's slowest driving

Zuckerberg and Meta say good riddance to fact-checking

Illustration of Mark Zuckerberg flicking a verified check mark off of his shoulder.

Wildfires erupt in L.A. as "life-threatening" Santa Ana winds hit Southern California

Firefighters battle winds and flames as multiple beachfront homes go up in flames along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu in the Palisades Fire on Tuesday, January 7, 2025

GOP roadblocks start to emerge on big Trump agenda bill

Donald Trump, wearing a blue suit and speaking at a "Trump Vance" podium in front of American flags.

Scoop: Trump plans to invite entire GOP Senate to Mar-a-Lago bash

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Las Vegas explosion suspect used ChatGPT to plan blast

Police enforce road closures at Desert Inn Road and Sammy Davis Jr. Drive after a vehicle fire and explosion Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in front of the entrance to Trump Inrternational Hotel in Las Vegas. (Noble Brigham/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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