Tag: leader
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Mexican cartel leader who faked own death to “live a life of luxury” in U.S. is arrested in California, feds say
A high-ranking Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death to “live a life of luxury” in California has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking, U.S. officials said Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa was arrested in Riverside, California, on Tuesday, the Justice Department said in a statement. Gutierrez-Ochoa is the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, 58,…
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U.N. court ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu, former defense chief and a Hamas leader
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel has said was killed in an airstrike in July. Judges found there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” both Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally and knowingly deprived the civilian…
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Hakeem Jeffries elected House Democratic leader as GOP is set to retain control of lower chamber
Washington — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was elected Tuesday to lead Democrats for another two years in the minority despite the party failing to flip control of the lower chamber in the 2024 election. Democrats are holding their leadership elections on Tuesday as the party seeks to keep its leadership intact as it reels from…
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What Biden is expecting from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
What Biden is expecting from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South America. During the visit, he will meet with allies and Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News’ Natalie Brand has more. Be the first to know Get…
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Trump meets with Argentina’s president, the first foreign leader he’s met with since election
CBS News Miami Live Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election. The meeting was confirmed by a person who insisted on anonymity to discuss an event that hadn’t yet been announced publicly. The…
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What will be on Senate Republican leader John Thune’s plate?
What will be on Senate Republican leader John Thune’s plate? – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Republicans elected South Dakota’s John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as the new majority leader. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on how the vote went down and what Thune will be tasked with. Be the first…
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What to know about Sen. John Thune, the new Republican leader in the Senate
Thune elected Senate Republican leader John Thune elected Senate Republican leader as Mitch McConnell steps down 02:39 Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune as leader, anointing a new standard bearer to replace Mitch McConnell at the party’s helm in the upper chamber. The South Dakota Republican is set to lead the…
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Senate Republicans to elect new leader as Trump looms over contest
Washington — Senate Republicans are meeting Wednesday to elect a new leader to represent the conference after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down from the post. Meeting behind closed doors on Wednesday morning, the Republican senators are casting secret ballots to elect their new leadership,…
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FAA bans U.S. flights to Haiti after bullets hit 3 planes as gang violence rages, new leader sworn in
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country. Bullets hit a Spirit Airlines plane when it was about to land in the capital Monday,…
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What is a recess appointment, the power Trump wants from the next GOP leader?
What is a recess appointment, the power Trump wants from the next GOP leader? – CBS News Watch CBS News Congressional Republicans are preparing to carry out President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. This weekend, he took to social media saying that the next Senate Republican leader must “agree to recess appointments.” CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole…