2024 Presidential Election - Kamala Harris & Donald Trump

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Donald Trump Is Time’s Person of the Year

Mr. Trump also received the title in 2016, after his first presidential election victory. He has had a tempestuous relationship with the publication.

December 12, 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ after ‘historic comeback’: ‘Unparalleled in American History’

President-elect Donald Trump was named Time’s “Person of the Year” on Thursday after his stunning political comeback — which the magazine described as “unparalleled in American history.”

December 12, 2024

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Time ‘Person of the Year’ Donald Trump gives savage three-word takedown of Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign

Donald Trump savaged Vice President Kamala Harris’ failed White House bid in his Time “Person of the Year” interview — saying her biggest mistake was “taking the assignment” altogether.

December 12, 2024

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Biden Is Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for a U.S. President

Many of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.

December 12, 2024

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New Federal Rule Limits Overdraft Fees at Large Banks

It is unclear whether the rule, which could help save Americans billions in fees each year, will remain in place after President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to office.

December 12, 2024

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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

The second largest single-day act of clemency happened in 2017 by then-President Barack Obama.

December 12, 2024

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The Resurrection of Trump’s Support for Pete Hegseth

The president-elect became convinced that letting Pete Hegseth fail would set off a feeding frenzy among senators. What followed was a MAGA swarm that helped salvage his bid, at least for now.

December 12, 2024

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Former top Biden aide slams Hunter pardon: ‘Attack on our judicial system’

Anita Dunn, a longtime Biden ally who served as his senior adviser for communications, indicated that she supported the decision to pardon the 54-year-old first son but not for the reasons the president used to justify it.

December 12, 2024

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Trump Chooses Kari Lake to Lead Voice of America

Ms. Lake, a former TV news anchor turned right-wing firebrand who has called journalists “monsters,” would be in charge of a federally funded news outlet with a huge global audience.

December 12, 2024

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