The reaction to the killing of health insurance executive Brian Thompson is the latest example of the strength of visceral anti-elite sentiment coursing through the country. Even though the motive for the killing of Thompson, 50, is not yet clear, the gunman's actions have drawn out antagonism toward the health insurance industry in general. Social media users have sometimes outright gloated at the killing, which took place early Wednesday on a Manhattan street, as the UnitedHealthcare CEO prepared to address an investor conference. An as-yet-unidentified assailant came up from behind and shot him. |
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Authorities have collected DNA evidence in their hunt for the suspect in the midtown Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The suspect has so far evaded capture, two days following Thompson's death in what has been described by police as a premeditated attack. On Friday, officials said DNA evidence linked to the crime has been collected. |
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President-elect Trump has named several billionaires to top roles in his next administration — a combination worth over $360 billion and that includes the world's richest person. Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, brings the vast bulk of that wealth: a net worth of more than $346 billion, with that value fluctuating day by day. But even without Musk, the remaining billionaires who are worth a combined more than $15 billion outpace Trump's first administration, which at the time was the wealthiest in modern history, at $6.2 billion. Trump himself is reportedly worth an estimated $5.6 billion. |
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Mexico and Canada are competing for President-elect Trump's favor ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration, each trying to make their case as the more essential North American ally.
But both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are shadowboxing, pulling back from direct conflict between the two $2 trillion economies inextricably linked to — and forced to negotiate with — the $30 trillion behemoth. |
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President-elect Trump affirmed his support for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth in an exclusive sit-down interview with NBC News that will air Sunday. "It looks like Pete is doing well now," Trump told "Meet the Press" Moderator Kristen Welker. |
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BY REBECCA BEITSCH AND ALEX GANGITANO |
President Biden's consideration of preemptive pardons for those he fears may be targeted under a coming Trump administration is dividing his allies and igniting pushback from the GOP. Biden has had discussions with members of his senior team about using his pardon power to shield Trump critics, sparking formal deliberations in the White House counsel's office. |
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Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican committees asked the Supreme Court to overturn federal limits that restrict political parties from coordinating spending with candidates on the grounds that they violate the First Amendment. Limits on contributions to candidates are much lower than they are to party committees such as the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), which are also plaintiffs along with former Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio). |
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol apologized on Saturday for declaring martial law in the country for the first time since 1980, which sparked outrage from citizens and lawmakers alike. "I am very sorry and sincerely apologize to the people who may have been surprised," Yoon said in his public address. "I will not shirk the issue of legal and political responsibility in connection with the declaration of martial law." The National Assembly will decide whether or not to impeach the leader in a vote later Saturday local time. The parliament blocked the martial law declaration earlier this week. |
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New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) didn't rule out a return to the Republican Party during an interview with NY1 amid looming controversy surrounding him involving more federal corruption charges. "The party that's most important for me is the American party — I'm a part of the American party," he said when asked about joining the GOP. |
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OPINION | "Kill two birds with one stone" — this is America Inc.'s proposition to the incoming Trump administration as it lobbies for a double-sided détente with Venezuela to help increase energy imports and halt migratory flows to the Southern border. The oil industry and financiers with stakes in the Venezuelan economy see an opportunity to shift the Republicans away from the "maximum pressure" approach of President-elect Trump's first term. This was premised on strict sanctions, aimed at forcing out President Nicolás Maduro, an authoritarian socialist. |
OPINION | Before this November's election, two scholars — one Democrat and one Republican — observed that neither party seemed interested in building a "national governing coalition." Instead, each side appeases its own inflexible and often extreme interest groups, which helps them raise money and win primary elections at the cost of achieving real, lasting change. |
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As armed rebels have advanced at lightning speed in recent days from the north of Syria toward the capital, Damascus, footage online showed statues of the Assad dynasty — which has kept the country in its authoritarian grip for over 50 years — crashing to the ground.
But as the figures of President Bashar al-Assad's deceased father and brother fell to cries of "God is Great!" the question looming over the astonishingly rapid resurrection of the torpid civil war into a five-alarm fire is whether the rebels might topple the president himself. |
BY SIOBHAN HUGHES, BRIAN SCHWARTZ AND NATALIE ANDREWS |
Senate Republicans made clear they wouldn't rubber-stamp President-elect Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks, pushing another of Trump's selections to the brink this past week. But there are limits on how far they can go without risking political self-destruction.
A cool reception from senators sank former Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) bid for attorney general last month, and now the defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, is teetering over allegations about sexual misconduct and drinking. Still, if the former Fox News host and others stay in the running, skeptical GOP lawmakers have to decide whether they want to risk publicly rejecting the picks, touted by Trump as essential to shaking up the federal government "swamp" but viewed by some as unfit. |
France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is formally reopening its doors on Saturday for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019.
The restoration, a spectacular achievement in just five years for a structure that took nearly two centuries to build, is seen as a moment of triumph for French President Emmanuel Macron, who championed the ambitious timeline — and a welcome respite from his domestic political woes. |
BY EVA DOU AND AARON GREGG |
Amused observers have long dismissed Elon Musk's dream to colonize Mars as unserious science fiction. But in his pursuit of the Red Planet, Musk has managed to build a deadly serious business with vast military consequences.
Security experts say SpaceX has leapfrogged so far ahead in several critical technologies that it could deter major rivals like China from engaging in a war with the United States — or tip the balance if one breaks out. Others worry that it could provoke an untimely response. |
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