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2024&#39;s Most Notable Quotes
2024's Most
Notable Quotes
Dec 7, 2024 8:00 AM CST

2024's Most Notable Quotes

There are a couple that have to do with cats, and a lot that have to do with politics

(Newser) - Well, 2024 is almost behind us, and it turns out humanity didn't take the year off from opening their pieholes and saying things that went viral or just broke people's brains. Yale University compiled a list of the year's most notable quotations, and perhaps unsurprisingly for an...

Morning Joe Criticizes Guest's Joke, He Fires Back

David Frum suggests MSNBC hosts are in 'fear' of incoming Trump White House

(Newser) - The Morning Joe team is again making headlines over its handling of the incoming Trump administration. Once more, critics say Joe Scarborough and wife Mika Brzezinski are kowtowing, while the MSNBC hosts defiantly reject the idea. The latest flap stems from an appearance on Wednesday by Atlantic writer David Frum,...

Bezos: I May Be 'Naive,' but I'm 'Very Optimistic' About Trump

Amazon founder says he thinks 'it's going to be great' under the incoming administration

(Newser) - Some Americans started thinking about fleeing the country after Donald Trump won his second presidency, but Jeff Bezos isn't too worried—in fact, he's "very optimistic this time around." Speaking Wednesday at the New York Times' DealBook Summit , the Amazon founder said that President-elect Trump "...

After Trump Tariffs Threat, Mexico Makes Huge Drug Bust

Mexico makes what officials say is biggest fentanyl seizure ever there

(Newser) - Mexican soldiers and marines seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country's history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days...

Trump Team Relents, Allows Nominee Background Checks

Transition team signs much-delayed agreement with DOJ to get security clearances

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing...

In NY Case, Trump Lawyers Cite Hunter Biden Pardon

They accuse DA of engaging in 'the type of political theater' that president condemned

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's lawyers cited President Biden's pardoning of his son in their latest bid to have Trump's hush-money conviction tossed. In the filing made public Tuesday, Trump attorneys Todd Blance and Emil Bove said that "in issuing a 10-year-pardon to Hunter Biden that covers any and...

Eye on His Inauguration, Trump Issues Gaza Ultimatum

President-elect: If Israeli hostages aren't released by Jan. 20, 'there will be ALL HELL TO PAY'

(Newser) - As news broke Monday that 21-year-old American Omer Neutra had been killed in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, renewed attention was directed to the plight of the hostages still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza. President-elect Trump was one of those weighing in, and he made clear...

Trudeau Shows Up on Trump's Home Turf Over Tariffs

Canadian PM makes unannounced stop at Mar-a-Lago for meeting with incoming president

(Newser) - No one's completely sure if Donald Trump's tariffs proposal is a real, fleshed-out plan or merely a "negotiating ploy" with China, Mexico, and Canada to win some trade concessions. Whatever it turns out to be, Canadian Prime Minister seems to be taking the threat seriously, paying...

Trump Win Is Working Out Well for the Village People

'YMCA' tops charts for first time since 1978 release

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's election victory was also a win for the makers of his favorite campaign song. The Village People's "YMCA," which Trump has been playing and dancing to at rallies since 2020, rose steadily in the charts in the final weeks of the campaign and hit...

Smith: Case Is Active Against Trump Employees

Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira prosecutions are awaiting a court decision

(Newser) - Although special counsel Jack Smith decided to drop the felony prosecutions of the president-elect, he said the case against two employees of Donald Trump remains active. Walt Nauta and Carlos de Oliveira are accused of helping Trump obstruct a federal investigation into the removal of classified government documents when his...

Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Election Interference Case
Jack Smith Delivers
a Big Win to Trump
UPDATED
Nov 25, 2024 1:29 PM CST

Jack Smith Delivers a Big Win to Trump

Special counsel files motions to dismiss election interference, classified documents charges

(Newser) - Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge in Washington, DC on Monday to dismiss the case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn the 2020 election, per the AP . Smith and his team also moved to abandon the classified documents case against the president-elect, according to a filing in...

Trump's Transition Is Being Funded in Secret

President-elect has so far not signed traditional agreements, is keeping donors under wraps

(Newser) - President-elect Trump won't say who's paying for his transition effort, and the secrecy is raising eyebrows in some circles. Most presidents-elect sign an agreement with the outgoing administration that allows them access to federal funds meant for the transition—in exchange for the incoming president agreeing to limits...

Kim Jong Un Suggests Trump Bromance Is Over

Leader says past negotiations revealed US operates by force, not a will to coexist

(Newser) - If President-elect Trump hopes for another handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he best tone down his expectations. "We have already gone as far as possible with the United States with negotiations," Kim said at a defense exhibition in Pyongyang on Thursday, per the AP . "...

On X, a Verbal Battle of the Billionaires

Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos poke at each other over Trump election win

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos doesn't post much on X, but he emerged on Thursday morning to hit back at fellow billionaire Elon Musk, who made an allegation about the Amazon founder that he roundly refutes. "Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose...

Trump Fumes Over GOP's Absent Senators

As a result, Democrats push through 5 of Biden's judicial nominees in 3 days

(Newser) - President Biden is closing in on President-elect Trump's record of appointing 234 federal judges during a single term and Trump isn't having it. "Republican Senators need to Show Up and Hold the Line," he said Wednesday as Democrats confirmed two more judges in 50-48 and 50-49...

Ohio Democrat Beats Trump's Pick, Extends House Record

Marcy Kaptur will be serving her 22nd term

(Newser) - Ohio Democratic US Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term on Wednesday, defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Trump. Her victory in northwest Ohio over state Rep. Derek Merrin allows Kaptur to continue her streak as the longest-serving woman in House history, the AP reports. The final results were...

Delta CEO Says Trump's Return Is a Welcome One

Administration could bring 'breath of fresh air' after government 'overreach,' says Ed Bastian

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines' CEO is optimistic about a second Trump administration, whose approach to regulation could be a "breath of fresh air." Ed Bastian on Wednesday characterized the last four years as being marked by a "level of [government] overreach," CNBC reports. The airline industry has...

Trump Picks His NATO Ambassador
Trump Names
His NATO
Ambassador
Nov 20, 2024 10:25 AM CST

Trump Names His NATO Ambassador

Calls his former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker 'a strong warrior and loyal Patriot'

(Newser) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as US ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about. In a statement, Trump said Whitaker was "a strong warrior and loyal Patriot" who "will ensure the...

Walmart CFO: We'll Likely Hike Prices if Trump Brings in Tariffs

And that's not the only company warning it may pass costs of Trump's import plan onto consumers

(Newser) - Walmart had a better-than-expected third quarter, but consumers might not reap the benefits of that for long if President-elect Trump's threatened tariffs on imports come to pass. Trump said during his campaign that he plans on imposing a 10% to 20% tariff on imports in general, with fees as...

Trump's Education Secretary Pick: 'Billionaire Pro Wrestling Mogul'

President-elect announces he will nominate Linda McMahon

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's latest Cabinet announcement: Linda McMahon for secretary of education. McMahon and her husband, Vince McMahon, founded World Wrestling Entertainment; the AP refers to her as a "billionaire professional wrestling mogul." Linda McMahon has served as a board member of Sacred Heart University and also briefly...

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