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Trump's first day actions loom large as Davos begins

Jan. 21, 2025 01:10 AM EST

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — As the World Economic Forum’s annual gabfest gets into full swing Tuesday, President Donald Trump gave everybody something to talk about with his actions on his first day back in office. Energy industry executives will mull Trump's vow to “drill, baby,...

Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?

Jan. 20, 2025 22:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden's actions, began his immigration crackdown, withdrew the U.S. from the...

Do US adults support Trump's Day 1 actions? Here's what polling shows

Jan. 20, 2025 20:13 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's second term began with efforts to deliver on key campaign promises, including his vows to crack down on immigration and restore “ energy dominance.” In his first Oval Office appearance in his second term, he issued sweeping pardons...

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed

Jan. 19, 2025 10:03 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration. The president-elect has outlined a wide-ranging agenda that blends traditional conservative approaches to taxes, regulation and cultural issues with a more populist bent on trade and a shift...

Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok

Jan. 17, 2025 14:02 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump heads back to the White House with vows to impose tariffs and other measures on America's biggest rival. Despite that, Xi...

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Jan. 16, 2025 20:17 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy. “Your head will spin when you see what’s going to happen," he said of...

The Latest: Burgum, Zeldin and more appear for confirmation hearings, Bondi returns for day 2

Jan. 16, 2025 13:54 PM EST

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run. Here's the latest: ...

Founder of muckraking financial information firm Hindenburg Research calls it quits

Jan. 16, 2025 01:05 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — Nate Anderson, the founder of the muckraking financial information firm Hindenburg Research, says he is disbanding the organization after it finished the pipeline of work it set out to do. Hindenburg, founded in 2017, has a track record of sending the stock prices...

Transportation secretary pick vows to buck any pressure to help Elon Musk in agency probes of Tesla

Jan. 15, 2025 16:27 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick to head the Transportation Department promised Wednesday to scrutinize Boeing's safety issues, streamline regulations and not interfere in ongoing agency investigations into Elon Musk’s electric car company if confirmed as secretary. Former...

Edmunds highlights the top car-tech trends from CES 2025

Jan. 15, 2025 06:46 AM EST

CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas continues to provide a sneak peek at future technology. The annual showcase includes advanced automotive tech in an industry striving to reduce pollution and increase occupant safety while also providing greater convenience and...