Davos, Switzerland — It’s not Comey. Or Mueller. Or the Russians. Or Stormy Daniels. It’s the economy, stupid. And right now, the Trump economy is blasting off. Davos Man likes. In conversations with business and political leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there is almost zero […]
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Conservative Senate candidate says Trump immigration plan would amount to ‘amnesty’
A conservative candidate for the U.S. Senate in Arizona has come out against a new White House proposal on immigration, saying that giving permanent legal status to “Dreamers” before building a southern border wall would amount to “amnesty.” “I think that we need to secure the southern border and we […]
Trump praises African leader after White House dustup
President Donald Trump sought to mend relations Friday with a key African leader in the aftermath of his controversial comments about African nations, praising the U.S. partnership with Rwanda along the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum. Trump’s meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame came shortly after Trump drew […]
Floodwaters threaten Paris, closing roads, tunnels, cellars
Parisians remained largely unfazed Friday as the Seine River continued to rise and approach peak levels. The Paris region has been deeply affected by the floods that hit the country over the past week, but in the capital city, it was business as usual for the most part. The Seine […]
Trump speaks at Davos: ‘America is the place to do business’
President Donald Trump defended his “America First” policy agenda on center stage Friday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, telling business and political leaders the United States “is open for business.” “Now is the perfect time to bring your business, your jobs, your investments to the United States,” […]
US economy grew at solid 2.6 percent rate in fourth quarter
The U.S. economy grew at a solid rate of 2.6 percent in the final three months of last year, helped by the fastest consumer spending since the spring of 2016 and a big rebound in home construction. The Commerce Department says the fourth quarter advance in the gross domestic product, […]
Davos lets Trump ‘explain himself better to the world,’ former comms director says
Attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, gives President Donald Trump “a platform to explain himself better to the world,” Anthony Scaramucci told ABC News’ Terry Moran. “The consensus would be that he’s a nationalist, an American-centric, that he would never attend an event like this,” Scaramucci said. “There’s […]
Houston kidnap victim killed during FBI raid
A kidnapping victim was killed after an FBI raid went wrong in Texas on Wednesday, according to authorities. “FBI was conducting an operation at a home in the 7300 block of Elbert Street in Northeast Houston. During the course of the operation, an individual was fatally injured,” reads a statement […]
House Dems bringing ‘Dreamers,’ sexual assault victims to State of the Union
Several House Democrats will bring Dreamers as guests to next Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, a move that comes as the White House announced it will present a new immigration framework to Congress Monday that offers a pathway to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million children brought to […]
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