Japanese stocks soar on election of likely new PM
The LDP, which has ruled Japan largely uninterrupted since World War II, put Sanae Takaichi on track to be the country’s first female prime minister.
The LDP, which has ruled Japan largely uninterrupted since World War II, put Sanae Takaichi on track to be the country’s first female prime minister.
The prime minister quit following widespread criticism over his new cabinet, which was largely unchanged from that of the prior government.
The opposition may yet get him to cut a deal on extending health care subsidies. Limits to his spending power are more out of reach.
The high court has already ruled in the president's favor with some interim decisions.
'We need them to turn the lights back on,' Speaker Mike Johnson said of the Senate.
Bari Weiss is expected to be announced as editor-in-chief of CBS News, as employees worry her new role will bring a pro-Israel bias, more censorship, and lower editorial standards.
Both allies and critics of the president have begun to fear that he is no longer swimming in the currents of the American conversation.