Posts by Kim Browne
Trump Suffers Massive Loss Over National Guard Deployment to D.C.
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority” by ordering troops into the nation’s capital for “non-military, crime-deterrence missions” without the express permission of the city’s leadership. Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard…
Read MoreKaroline Leavitt Melts Down Over Question on Trump’s Death Threats
Those lawmakers were Representatives Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, as well as Senators Mark Kelly of Arizona and Elissa Slotkin of Michigan. “The sanctity of our military rests on the chain of command, and if that chain of command is broken, it…
Read More“Insanity”: House in Total Chaos After Shutdown
The Trump administration first bungled the release of the files in July, when the Justice Department issued a memo that contradicted Attorney General Pam Bondi on the alleged existence of Epstein’s so-called “client list.” Since then, Trump has attempted to brush off the scandal, repeatedly referring to it as a Democrat-invented “hoax.” “For years our…
Read MoreMike Johnson Justifies Trump Threatening to Execute Democrats
The Trump administration first bungled the release of the files in July, when the Justice Department issued a memo that contradicted Attorney General Pam Bondi on the alleged existence of Epstein’s so-called “client list.” Since then, Trump has attempted to brush off the scandal, repeatedly referring to it as a Democrat-invented “hoax.” “For years our…
Read MoreZohran Mamdani Reveals What He Plans to Talk to Trump About
The Trump administration first bungled the release of the files in July, when the Justice Department issued a memo that contradicted Attorney General Pam Bondi on the alleged existence of Epstein’s so-called “client list.” Since then, Trump has attempted to brush off the scandal, repeatedly referring to it as a Democrat-invented “hoax.” “For years our…
Read MoreRepositioning of IReit Global’s Berlin asset to have ‘significant impact’ on DPU
[SINGAPORE] The absence of property income as a result of the repositioning of IReit Global’s office asset in Berlin is expected to have a “significant impact” on the real estate investment trust’s (Reit) distributions to unitholders. On Thursday (Nov 20), the Europe-focused Reit said in a business update for its third quarter ended Sep 30…
Read MoreHere’s the Data Showing Why Dems Must Keep Talking About Climate
This trust gap is a key part of the argument that Data for Progress and Fossil Free Media are making. Their memo points to findings that, right now, neither party has a significant trust advantage on “electric utility bills” (D+1) or “the cost of living” (R+1). But Democrats do have major trust advantages on “climate…
Read MoreHSBC overhauls trading business in bid to become debt powerhouse
The firm will merge Group-of-10 rates trading unit with FX, EM rates and commodities desks into a new global macro division [LONDON] HSBC Holdings is restructuring its trading division as part of chief executive officer Georges Elhedery’s push to make the lender a powerhouse in the debt financing business. The firm’s Group-of-10 rates trading unit…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street opens sharply higher after Nvidia earnings, jobs data
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes jumped at the open on Thursday (Nov 20) as technology stocks received a boost after Nvidia’s stellar results quelled some concerns around an AI bubble, while a firm September jobs report showed signs of a resilient economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 428.7 points, or 0.93 per cent,…
Read MoreWalmart jumps to Nasdaq in biggest exchange transfer on record
[NEW YORK] Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, said it will move its stock listing to the Nasdaq, marking the largest defection in the New York Stock Exchange’s history. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company, which has been on the NYSE since 1972, said it expects its shares to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the…
Read MoreThe Comey Hearing: This Would Be Hilarious If It Weren’t So Scandalous
In its filing yesterday, the government did little to dispute the facts, arguing instead that if Halligan misled the jury, dismissal would be inappropriate unless the court found prejudice. That may be true in the abstract, but nothing about these errors feels harmless: The misstatements were grave, fundamental, and, given the grand jury’s already narrow…
Read MoreForget Musk’s latest pay package, his last one could wipe out years of Tesla profits
Tesla faces potential US$26 billion profit hit if it loses its appeal over Musk’s pay ruling [LOS ANGELES] Tesla’s gaudy US$1 trillion executive-compensation package for CEO Elon Musk has obscured a more pressing concern: Musk’s 2018 pay package – still tied up in court – could eat up years’ worth of the electric vehicle maker’s…
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