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Michigan AG’s prosecution of 2020 false electors continues after Trump win

November 26, 2024, 8:35am Nation & World

The Michigan Attorney General’s Office filed six briefs on Monday asking a judge to advance charges to trial against Republican electors who signed a document in 2020 falsely claiming Donald Trump had won the state’s election that year. Read story

Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump

November 26, 2024, 8:18am Nation & World

Cuba’s at one of its lowest points since the 1959 revolution, with nationwide scarcity fueling massive emigration, occasional protests and government crackdowns. Gangs control the streets of Haiti’s capital, firing on arriving jets and forcing delays in elections to replace slain President Jovenel Moïse. Read story

FILE - A locked gate on a closed road near the site of a planned Rivian electric truck plant is shown March 7, 2024, in Rutledge, Ga.

Biden administration to loan $6.6B to EV maker Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused

FILE - A locked gate on a closed road near the site of a planned Rivian electric truck plant is shown March 7, 2024, in Rutledge, Ga.

November 26, 2024, 8:16am Business

President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will make a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian Automotive to build a factory in Georgia that had stalled as the startup electric vehicle maker struggled to become profitable. Read story

FILE - Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Tianjin, China, Jan. 16, 2023.

Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office

FILE - Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Tianjin, China, Jan. 16, 2023.

November 26, 2024, 8:14am Business

President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and… Read story

A vendor waits for customers at his store selling electric toy cars at the Yiwu wholesale market in Yiwu, east China&rsquo;s Zhejiang province on Nov. 8, 2024.

Trump’s sharp tariff hikes could speed up China’s shift to new markets and offshore factories

A vendor waits for customers at his store selling electric toy cars at the Yiwu wholesale market in Yiwu, east China&rsquo;s Zhejiang province on Nov. 8, 2024.

November 26, 2024, 8:13am Business

Visitors who bought fridge magnets at Times Square or other tourist hotspots around New York in recent years most likely were purchasing the work of Du Jing or one of her fellow exporters in a small Chinese city that supplies the U.S. and the world with tons of small commodities. Read story

FILE - A line of unsold 2024 Mustang Mach-E electric utility vehicles sit at a Ford dealership May 19, 2024, in Denver.

Auto industry’s shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits

FILE - A line of unsold 2024 Mustang Mach-E electric utility vehicles sit at a Ford dealership May 19, 2024, in Denver.

November 26, 2024, 8:12am Business

If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Read story

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are, from left, Glen Yung, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman (on screen), Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

Clark County Council ends plan for February levy lid lift for sheriff’s office staffing

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are, from left, Glen Yung, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman (on screen), Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

November 25, 2024, 2:43pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council will not move forward with a February ballot measure asking voters to boost staffing at the sheriff’s office after a Monday meeting ended in a stalemate. Read story

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump&#039;s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Senators took down one Trump Cabinet pick. But the fight over their authority is just beginning

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump&#039;s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

November 25, 2024, 2:33pm Politics

It's a short phrase in the Constitution, mentioned in passing. But it's already taking on an outsize significance as President-elect Donald Trump charts his return to office. Read story