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Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany’s new chancellor?
Friedrich Merz, Union candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, joins the "Quadrell" TV round in the Bundestag election campaign.Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesFriedrich Merz, migration hardliner and longtime…
Palantir plunges after CEO Karp changes share sales plan, Pentagon budget cut report
Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp attends meetings at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 18, 2023.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersThe share price of Palantir fell as much as 12.5% Wednesday after news that CEO Alex Karp had adopted a new…
Trump Media sues Brazil Supreme Court judge who once crossed Musk
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Kevin Lamarque | ReutersTrump Media and its fellow…
Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, a key role for Trump’s trade agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, flanked by U.S. Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, on the day he signs executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, in Washington, U.S., February 13, 2025. Kevin…
Trump administration keeps Biden’s tough rules for merger reviews
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it will keep using strict guidelines adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden to review proposed corporate mergers.The decision to retain the guidelines — which have been widely…
Trump tours a Boeing plane to spotlight delay on getting new Air Force One
The motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump is parked next to a 12-year-old Boeing 747-8 that Trump was touring in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Feb. 15, 2025.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump toured a Boeing plane on…
U.S. gave Ukraine a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return
SLOVIANSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 9: In an aerial view, a chalk quarry on Mount Karachun is seen in front of the city on February 9, 2025 in Sloviansk, Ukraine. Due to the strategic importance of the mountain and the telecommunication tower…
Europe clambers to form Ukraine plan as U.S. forges ahead with Russia on peace talks
France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) walks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R) and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Dec. 7, 2024.Julien De Rosa | Afp |…
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | ReutersThe Trump administration's effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the…
Trump wants the Supreme Court to let the firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
A supporter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court, in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaCarlos Barria | ReutersThe Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the…