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January 6, 2025

Sen. Rand Paul says he was ‘uninvited’ to White House picnic over breaks with Trump
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was “uninvited” to an annual White House picnic typically attended by members of Congress and their families, framing the move to reporters on Wednesday as retribution for his opposition to key components of President Donald Trump’s agenda. “They’re afraid of what I’m saying, so they think they’re going to…
Kaja Sokola, a former model from Poland, applauds Weinstein conviction
It wasn’t exactly the verdict that Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola had hoped for, but it was the verdict she said women determined to fight against sexual predators needed. A former runway model from Poland, Sokola was one of three women who accused Weinstein of sexually assaulting them more than a decade ago. On Wednesday,…
DNC will redo party elections for David Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta’s posts after procedural error
The Democratic National Committee has voted to hold new elections for two of its vice chair positions after a procedural challenge, meaning Florida activist David Hogg and Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, who were elected to the party’s executive committee in Febru, have to run again in order to keep their positions. They won’t have…
Defense lawyers rest their case
Lawyers for Karen Read rested their case Wednesday, nearly two weeks after they began mounting a defense that sought to undermine allegations that she drunkenly backed her SUV into her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, and left him for dead three years ago. The case, which prompted intense media coverage and allegations of law enforcement…
Diddy’s lawyers portray ‘hotel nights’ as consensual encounters
This is a free article for Diddy on Trial newsletter subscribers. Sign up to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs’ federal trial. U.S. government prosecutors have presented the drug-dazed, marathon sexual encounters known as “freak offs” as part of Diddy’s sweeping criminal conspiracy. But in a forceful cross-examination of Diddy’s ex-girlfriend “Jane” today,…
A ‘shadow’ Fed chair could be coming. Who it could be and how markets might react.
Under normal circumstances, moderating inflation and a weakening labor market would make an easy case for interest rate cuts. But these aren’t normal times, and a scattering of headwinds on the horizon have made Federal Reserve officials leery of easing monet policy for fear that the inflation fight isn’t over. That sentiment is setting up…
Canon, Fujifilm face GE HealthCare’s growing scope
TOKYO — U.S.-based GE HealthCare Technologies has expanded its reach in Japan while wielding market-leading computed tomography (CT) scanners as well as diagnostic drugs, pushing local players Canon and Fujifilm Holdings to try to counter its substantially larger scale. GE HealthCare entered the field of surgical treatment with an acquisition in 2021 and was spun…
Government can’t hold Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, federal judge rules
The federal judge presiding over Mahmoud Khalil’s case ruled that the Trump administration, for now, cannot deport or detain the Columbia University activist based on a determination by U.S. Secret of State Marco Rubio. The judge’s order will not take effect until Friday, allowing the government time to appeal. Rubio has cited an obscure provision…