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As the U.S. Congress scrambled to come up with a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown Friday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump insisted that a debt ceiling increase be included in any such deal, then went a step further by seeking to suspend or eliminate the debt limit before he takes office. Here’s why. CBC | World News
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How Trump is playing off Canada’s political chaos
It’s been a tumultuous week in Canadian politics, and Donald Trump has been paying attention, weighing in on Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and repeating taunts about America’s “51st state.” CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton asks The National’s At Issue panel how Canada should navigate the U.S. president-elect’s trolling. CBC | World News
Read More »‘President Elon Musk’? Billionaire, Trump help scuttle U.S. funding deal negotiated in Congress
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to a bipartisan congressional budget negotiation, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats after unelected billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition to it. CBC | World News
Read More »In marathon press conference, Putin says he is ready to meet Trump and is open to negotiations on Ukraine
During a carefully choreographed annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about Ukraine, Syria and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. CBC | World News
Read More »Nigel Farage reveals how Elon Musk helped Trump win – and hasn’t ruled out helping Reform
Nigel Farage spent the weekend with Donald Trump and Elon Musk – and has broken his silence after rumours the billionaire could help Reform with a bumper cash donation. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »SoftBank to make $100B US investment in the U.S., Trump announces with CEO by his side
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on Monday that Tokyo-based SoftBank would invest $ 100 billion US in the country over the next four years in what they said would be a boost to its economy. CBC | World News
Read More »ABC News to give $15M to Trump presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit
ABC News has agreed to pay $ 15 million US toward Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos’s inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump frowns on U.S. missiles being used inside Russia, raising questions about future Ukraine policy
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump criticized Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied missiles for attacks deep into Russian territory in a Time magazine interview published on Thursday, comments that suggest he could alter Washington’s policy toward Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump is trying to ‘humiliate’ Justin Trudeau with Canada jokes, ex-Trump adviser says
When Donald Trump jokes that Canada could become the 51st state, and refers to Justin Trudeau as a governor rather than prime minister, it’s all an effort to “humiliate” the Canadian leader, says John Bolton, his former national security adviser. CBC | World News
Read More »FBI Director Chris Wray to resign following Trump nomination of replacement
FBI Director Chris Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump signalled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash Patel. CBC | World News
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