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Mike Lee predicted that there would be a DOGE Speaker soon after the spending bill fiasco. Amid the shutdown crisis, calls for a DOGE Speaker have grown louder in the past two or three days and both Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s names have been floated as the new Speaker as Mike Johnson’s spending bill

Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) (NYSE:BRK.B) just dropped over $560 million on stocks during the December market slump, taking advantage of bargain prices. Leading the spree was an $405 million investment in Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY)8.9 million new sharespushing Berkshire’s stake in the energy titan past 28%. Despite Occidental’s rough year with a 24%

The key takeaways from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech in Macau on Friday were that Beijing was committed to maintaining the “one country, two systems” governing principle, but the city and Hong Kong must reposition themselves to better implement the policy given challenges in the new era, political observers have said. That repositioning included intensifying

Move brings total in student loan forgiveness during Joe Biden’s term as president to $180bn, Education Department says. US President Joe Biden’s administration is cancelling student loans for another 55,000 people in the United States, amounting to $4.2bn in debt forgiveness just weeks before his time in office ends. The White House said in a

Chinese President Xi Jinping has inspected PLA troops during his visit to Macau, urging them to enhance their defensive capabilities and preparedness to fight. On the last of his three-day visit to Macau to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to Chinese administration, Xi inspected the People’s Liberation Army garrison hours after swearing

As with many a lame-duck president in the past, it feels as if Joe Biden has already left the national stage even though he has a month left in his term. In his case, that disappearing act is vastly exaggerated by the man who was his predecessor and will be his successor. Donald Trump sucks

Pope Francis and outgoing US president Joe Biden spoke by phone yesterday about various current issues, beginning with peace efforts in view of Christmas. The US leader thanked the Pope for “his work to promote human rights and protect religious freedom.” He then accepted an invitation to visit the Vatican in January. A theme close

While kids are certainly trying to make their way onto Santa’s nice list, plenty of parents — including your favorite celebrities — are being a little naughty by pranking their children into behaving well this holiday season. We’re, of course, referring to the annual Elf on a Shelf tradition … where parents discreetly hide Santa’s

Lunch with Lynn, anyone? Jaywing’s Becca Tredget says that, with brands seeing considerable success in 2024, next year employee-generated content will truly go stratospheric. 71% of people say that it’s even more important to trust the brands they buy from today than it was in the past. But, too often, the reality of the brand

On December 19, 2024, Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio), the renowned investor and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, executed a significant stock transaction involving Sirius XM Holdings Inc. This transaction saw the addition of 4,963,844 shares at a price of $21.60 per share, impacting Buffett’s portfolio by 0.04%. This move underscores Buffett’s continued interest in the media

Russia’s central bank is expected to raise its key interest rate beyond its record of 21 per cent on Friday, as policymakers struggle to tame inflation in what Vladimir Putin described as an “overheating” war economy. Elvira Nabiullina, the hawkish governor of Russia’s central bank, the CBR, is facing an increasingly loud chorus of criticism

By Holmes Chan Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday presided over the inauguration of new Macau leader Sam Hou-fai, capping off a three-day visit as the former Portuguese colony marks 25 years since being returned to China. Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou-fai attends a flag-raising ceremony at the Golden Lotus Square marking the 25th anniversary of

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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. Macau is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its return to Chinese administration on Friday, with President Xi Jinping inaugurating the sixth-term government in

A former CNN pundit has offered a mea culpa for shrugging off concerns about President Biden‘s mental decline.  Chris Cilizza, who served as CNN’s editor-at-large before leaving the network in 2022, spoke candidly about his lack of journalistic curiosity about Biden’s condition to serve following a pair of damning reports this week from The New

What’s New Deportations of illegal immigrants from the United States hit a 10-year high in 2024, following a surge in southwest border crossings during the first years of President Joe Bidens term in the White House. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released its annual report Thursday, looking back at its work in fiscal year 2024,

What’s New OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called billionaire Elon Musk “a friend” on The Free Press podcast Thursday, despite the two tech giants’ ongoing public feud. Newsweek reached out to Musk’s communications team for comment. Why It Matters Musk has been an ever-growing presence in U.S. politics, with Kai Trump, the president-elect’s granddaughter, even saying