‘There it is!’ Rolled eyes meet Trump billionaire’s warning of ‘calamity’ without tax cuts

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury chief, billionaire Scott Bessent, received blowback on social media after claiming that Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy would prevent “economic calamity.” Bessent testified Thursday before Congress for the position of Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. If confirmed, Bessent would join the long list of millionaires and billionaires who…

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Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas

The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked. According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible to…

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‘A tough place to get out of’: Trump announces he’s sending migrants to Guantanamo Bay

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he’s ordering the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare Guantanamo Bay to house undocumented migrants. The president made the announcement before signing the Laken Riley Act that received bipartisan support in Congress. “Today, I’m also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of…

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