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The World in Brief from The Economist
Understand what’s on the global agenda with this daily news briefing.
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20241115. Trump nominates RFK junior for health secretary; Israel strikes Syria, and more
04:09||Ep. 20241115Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy junior, a vaccine-sceptic and conspiracy-theorist, to be America’s health secretary.
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Senate backlash against Gaetz’s nomination; Israel strikes Syria, and more
12:29|Both Republican and Democratic Senators called for the sharing of a House ethics report on Matt Gaetz, a radical Republican congressman who Donald Trump nominated to be attorney-general.A Republican trifecta; Trump’s radical pick for attorney-general, and more
11:36|Republicans secured a majority in America’s House of Representatives, giving them a governing trifecta. Also, Donald Trump nominated Matt Gaetz, a loyalist and hardline Republican congressman, to be attorney-general.20241114. Trump taps Gaetz for attorney-general; Republicans secure House, and more
04:16||Ep. 20241114Donald Trump nominated Matt Gaetz, a loyalist and hardline Republican congressman, to be attorney-general.
Republicans elect Senate leader; Trump and Biden meet, and more
11:58|Republican senators elected John Thune of South Dakota as their next leader in America’s upper chamber.Musk given cabinet role; American aid to Israel to continue, and more
11:41|Donald Trump chose Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to run a new Department of Government Efficiency. Also, America said it would continue to send military aid to Israel because the country had attempted to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.20241113. Trump’s cabinet picks; the Archbishop of Canterbury resigns, and more
03:44||Ep. 20241113Donald Trump reportedly picked Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota and a loyal defender of the president-elect, as his homeland-security secretary, overseeing immigration.