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Stephen Harper now board chair for AIMCo

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GOP No-Shows Help Dems Approve Judicial Nominees Against Trump’s Wishes
Republicans on Tuesday ripped JD Vance, Marco Rubio and others for their absences from the chamber, which allowed Senate Democrats to ram through key Biden judicial nominees. Vance (R-OH), the vice president-elect, and Rubio (R-FL), Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of State, weren’t the only GOP senators missing, but they were singled out. Asked about the absences of several GOP senators who could have blocked President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees from moving forward, Sen. John Kennedy (R-L
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‘Morning Joe’ Host Reveals Key ‘Takeaway’ of Trump Meeting
Joe Scarborough has revealed that the key “takeaway” of the controversial meeting he and his fellow Morning Joe co-host, Mika Brzezinski, had with Donald Trump is the president-elect’s apparent concern with his shocking secretary of defense pick, Pete Hegseth. A former Fox News host and military veteran, Hegseth has been among the most jaw-dropping selections out of a uniquely jaw-dropping crop of prospective presidential administration nominees—and the criticism has only grown since it emerged
Reuters
Canada cabinet minister steps down in fresh blow to PM Trudeau
A member of Canada's Liberal government stepped down on Wednesday amid allegations he had misrepresented his background, dealing another challenge to beleaguered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault "will step away from Cabinet effective immediately ... (and) focus on clearing the allegations made against him," Trudeau's office said in a two-line statement. The announcement marks a sharp change in approach from Trudeau, who as recently as Tuesday had defended Boissonnault against opposition charges that he had falsely claimed to have indigenous roots.
Bloomberg
China Ship Stirs Suspicions After Baltic Sea Cables Damaged
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The Hill
Haley raises concerns about Gabbard, RFK Jr.
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley raised major concerns with President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his Cabinet. Haley criticized both picks on her SiriusXM show, “Nikki Haley Live.” She condemned Gabbard’s comments on Russia’s war on Ukraine and her support of a pardon for…
Reuters
Putin's spy chief warns West against direct military conflict with Russia
President Vladimir Putin's spy chief warned the West on Wednesday that it risked disastrous consequences if the United States and its European allies stoke a direct military confrontation with Russia over Ukraine. Moscow has criticised a decision by Washington to let Ukraine use U.S. missiles to strike into Russia, and on Tuesday Putin lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks. Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said Russia would punish any NATO states that help Ukraine strike deep into Russia with long-range Western weapons.