2024

Trump May Have Already Settled On A Running Mate For 2024: REPORT

Trump May Have Already Settled On A Running Mate For 2024: REPORT Sebastian Hughes on May 26, 2022 Former President Donald Trump is reportedly considering New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik to be his vice presidential nominee, should he make another run for the White House in 2024, multiple GOP sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Trump’s inner circle has allegedly begun to talk about Stefanik, the third-ranking Republican in the House and chair of the House Republican Conference (HRC), potentially joining the ticket, in part due to the belief he would benefit from selecting a woman, CNN reported.

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‘Please Just Stop’: Potential 2024 Candidate Tears Into Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Over Texas Shooting Remarks

‘Please Just Stop’: Potential 2024 Candidate Tears Into Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Over Texas Shooting Remarks Sebastian Hughes on May 25, 2022 A potential 2024 challenger to Democratic Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema went after her for comments she made on the Texas school shooting Tuesday that killed 19 children and two teachers. Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego criticized Sinema for tweeting she was “horrified and heartbroken by the senseless tragedy” and that “no families should ever have to fear violence in their children’s schools.” “Please just stop,” Gallego wrote in a retweet of her post Tuesday. “Unless you are willing to break

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Global digital tax deal might not be ready until early 2024 – France

PARIS – A global digital tax deal might not be ready until the end 2023 or early 2024, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday, flagging a big delay to the reform’s implementation. The deal, which officials had hoped to sign off on at the middle of this year, aims to reallocate rights to tax big digital groups such as Apple and Google to the countries where the end clients are located. It is the first of two pillars of a major overhaul of the rules of cross-border taxation which also include plans for a global minimum corporate

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Orban tells CPAC conservatives in Europe, U.S. must align “troops” for 2024 votes

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST – Conservatives in Europe and the United States must fight together to “reconquer” institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten Western civilisation ahead of votes in 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. Nationalist Orban said the next U.S. presidential election, when Donald Trump suggests he may seek a second term in the White House, and the vote for the European Parliament would make that a vital year. He was addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the United States’ most prominent conservative gathering, in Budapest, the first such CPAC event in

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Musk says he prefers ‘less divisive’ candidate than Trump in 2024

WASHINGTON – Billionaire Elon Musk made clear on Thursday that even though he wants Twitter to lift its permanent ban on former President Donald Trump, that doesn’t mean he supports Trump in a prospective 2024 presidential campaign. Musk, the world’s richest person and CEO of Tesla, is attempting to close a deal to acquire Twitter. Musk told a Financial Times conference on Tuesday that Twitter’s decision to ban Trump was “morally bad.” He followed up on those remarks in a tweet on Thursday evening, stressing he does not back Trump as a presidential candidate. “Even though I think a less

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Republican Hutchinson, at odds with Trump, eyes 2024 U.S. presidential run

By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson said on Sunday he is considering a run for the 2024 Republican U.S. presidential nomination, making clear that he is “not aligned” with former President Donald Trump, another potential candidate. Hutchinson, a former congressman and head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is in his final year as governor of the southern state, with Arkansas law barring him from seeking a third four-year term. Asked on CNN’s “State of the Union” whether he was considering running for his party’s presidential nomination, Hutchinson said, “I am. But of course you’ve got to

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President Youngkin? Virginia Governor Plans To Elevate His National Profile Ahead Of 2024

President Youngkin? Virginia Governor Plans To Elevate His National Profile Ahead Of 2024 Sebastian Hughes on April 21, 2022 Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is looking to raise his national profile by establishing two new political groups in the aftermath of becoming the first Republican to win statewide in over a decade, Politico reported. The move will allow the recently elected governor to have a larger role in the upcoming midterm elections, Politico reported. Youngkin, who is limited to one term as governor, has not expressed any interest in a 2024 presidential run, but has not ruled out the possibility. “I’ve

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Phil Murphy Drops NJ in Latest Move Toward 2024 Presidential Run

TRENTON, NJ – Never mind that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy tried to position himself as the pandemic medical and economic health progressive trailblazer of the left during the pandemic. He locked down his state longer than almost any other state in America. He forced students to wear face masks until the very last minute. Never mind the senior citizens who died due to his directive to nursing homes that forced them to take in elderly COVID-19 patients. Phil Murphy is probably running for President. The good news is, he can’t be any worse than Joe Biden. The bad news

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Kristi Noem Attempts To Broaden Support In Major Speech Ahead Of Potential 2024 Run

Kristi Noem Attempts To Broaden Support In Major Speech Ahead Of Potential 2024 Run Sebastian Hughes on April 7, 2022 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem laid out her vision for the Republican Party in a speech Wednesday night amid speculation she could launch a campaign for president in 2024. Noem, who rose to prominence due to her comparatively relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, touched on a wide range of issues while speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Outside of her pandemic policies, the governor emphasized her recent restricting of Critical Race Theory in K-12 classrooms and legislation she signed

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Atlantia sees 27% rise in profit to 2024 as it opens new chapter

By Francesca Landini and Valentina Za MILAN – Italy’s Atlantia expects its core profit to rise by 27% by 2024, it said on Friday, as traffic on motorways and in airports it operates recovers and the infrastructure group expands into adjacent sectors. Unveiling a new multi-year strategy, the conglomerate controlled by Italy’s powerful Benetton family set a 2024 profit goal of 5.1 billion euros ($5.6 billion), a figure matching the investments it expects to deploy over the same period. Atlantia, preparing to draw a line under a lengthy legal dispute with Italy’s government following the deadly collapse in 2018 of

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Thai fiscal, monetary policy to help ensure full recovery in 2024 -Finance Minister

BANGKOK – Thailand’s fiscal and monetary policy are still operating together to achieve 4% economic growth this year and ensure a full economic recovery, its finance minister said on Thursday. The central bank had forecast Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, which expanded 1.6% last year after a 6.2% contraction in 2020, would be fully recovered in 2024, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said. “Coordination between monetary and fiscal policy will continue until we are confident that the economy is fully recovered,” he told a business seminar. Arkhom said escalation of the crisis involving Russia and Ukraine could affect Thailand, not only in terms of

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MAN to deliver first electric truck in 2024

BERLIN – German commercial vehicle maker Traton’s MAN unit plans to deliver its first electric truck in early 2024, MAN said on Thursday, adding that it was on track to meet its goal of more than doubling its profit margin in coming years. Seen as the problem child at Traton, in which Volkswagen has a 89.72% stake, MAN said in March last year it was targeting 8% margins to finance its transition to electric vehicles but did not specify when it aimed to reach the target. Despite posting first half margins of 3.3% in 2021, the MAN bus and trucks

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StanChart CEO Winters keen to stay through 2024 at least

LONDON – Standard Chartered Chief Executive Bill Winters is keen to stay at the bank at least until the delivery of its new goal to hit a double-digit return by 2024, he told Reuters on Thursday. “We have put a refreshed set of guidance on the table today, I would love to deliver that guidance and deliver that package … it’s more than just sharpening up the financials, it’s changing the way that we operate,” he said. Winters is by far the longest-serving CEO at a major British-based bank after the shock departure of Barclays CEO Jes Staley in November.

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Manchin would not back Supreme Court confirmation right before 2024 election

WASHINGTON – Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday he would not support a Senate vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick for a Supreme Court seat if a vacancy opened up right before the 2024 presidential election. Manchin, who often clashes with his own party, told reporters his view was consistent with his view when Republican President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court a little over a month before the 2020 presidential election. Manchin voted against Barrett’s confirmation, though he said he had supported her nominations for a previous post. He added it would

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Democrat Congresswoman AOC attacks Kyrsten Sinema, calls for primary in 2024

NEW YORK, NY – New York City Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is now attacking one of America’s openly gay female senators, Krysten Sinema after Sinema chose to vote with her conscience and not her political party, against ending the right to filibuster. “Kyrsten Sinema is about four years into her six-year term and I don’t believe she’s really given a compelling case as to why she should be renominated as the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in Arizona,” Cortez said. “She has proven herself an obstacle to the right to vote in the United States. She’s not an ally

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Italy’s doValue aims for 6% loan recovery rate by 2024

MILAN – Italy’s biggest debt recovery firm doValue will aim to keep the amount of loans it manages stable at 160 billion euros ($180.5 billion) to the end of 2024, while improving its collection rate to 6% from 4%, it said late Tuesday. “The credit servicing sector is evolving rapidly,” doValue said in a statement, adding that companies operating in the industry must also change. “Transformation means extracting more revenues per unit of gross book value managed … (and) lower costs per unit of gross book value managed.” To keep its loan portfolio at a stable level, doValue said it

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Former radio funny guy Howard Stern to Trump in 2024 race “I’ll beat his a–“

There was a time when Howard Stern was funny. Back in the 1990s when he was pushing the limits of talk radio, he was the king of radio. Since then, he has disappeared into the void of satellite radio and when you’re allowed to be obscene and vulgar, it no longer became funny or interesting. Now, the 67-year-old former shock jock said if Donald Trump runs for President in 2024, he will run against him. Stern said it would be his civic duty to run against Trump, “There’s no way I’d lose.” Stern supported Hillary Clinton in 2016 when she

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POLL: 44% Of Republicans Want A Trump Presidential Bid In 2024

Bryan Babb on October 7, 2021 A Wednesday Pew Research Center poll found that nearly half of Republicans would like to see former President Donald Trump launch another presidential bid in 2024. At least 44% of Republicans stated they would like to see Trump start a second presidential campaign in 2024. Furthermore, 67% of Republicans would like to see Trump remain a major political figure “for many years to come,” according to the poll. Of the 67% of Republicans who want Trump to maintain his status as a major political figure, 22% stated they would rather Trump use his influence

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‘I’d Beat Him Like I’d Beat Everyone Else’: Trump Weighs In On Ron DeSantis 2024

Former President Donald Trump said in an interview set to air Monday that he does not think Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will run against him in 2024 and says he’d beat him if DeSantis does. “If I faced him, I’d beat him like I would beat everyone else,” Trump said during the interview with Yahoo Finance Live. “I think that most people would drop out, I think he would drop out.” Trump has consistently teased a third presidential bid in 2024, and recent polls showed him leading the field, often with DeSantis in second place. A Conservative Political Action

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