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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. But any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles. Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. It's been in place for decades and applies to children born to someone in the country illegally or in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa who plans to return to their home country. It's not the practice of every country, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being abused and that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen. But others say this is a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, it would be extremely difficult to overturn and even if it's possible, it's a bad idea. Here's a look at birthright citizenship, what Trump has said about it and the prospects for ending it: During an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Trump said he “absolutely” planned to halt birthright citizenship once in office. “We’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous,” he said. Trump and other opponents of birthright citizenship have argued that it creates an incentive for people to come to the U.S. illegally or take part in “birth tourism,” in which pregnant women enter the U.S. specifically to give birth so their children can have citizenship before returning to their home countries. “Simply crossing the border and having a child should not entitle anyone to citizenship,” said Eric Ruark, director of research for NumbersUSA, which argues for reducing immigration. The organization supports changes that would require at least one parent to be a permanent legal resident or a U.S. citizen for their children to automatically get citizenship. Others have argued that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country. “One of our big benefits is that people born here are citizens, are not an illegal underclass. There’s better assimilation and integration of immigrants and their children because of birthright citizenship,” said Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies at the pro-immigration Cato Institute. In 2019, the Migration Policy Institute estimated that 5.5 million children under age 18 lived with at least one parent in the country illegally in 2019, representing 7% of the U.S. child population. The vast majority of those children were U.S. citizens. The nonpartisan think tank said during Trump’s campaign for president in 2015 that the number of people in the country illegally would “balloon” if birthright citizenship were repealed, creating “a self-perpetuating class that would be excluded from social membership for generations.” In the aftermath of the Civil War, Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in July 1868. That amendment assured citizenship for all, including Black people. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” the 14th Amendment says. “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” But the 14th Amendment didn't always translate to everyone being afforded birthright citizenship. For example, it wasn't until 1924 that Congress finally granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. A key case in the history of birthright citizenship came in 1898, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the states. The federal government had tried to deny him reentry into the county after a trip abroad on grounds he wasn’t a citizen under the Chinese Exclusion Act. But some have argued that the 1898 case clearly applied to children born of parents who are both legal immigrants to America but that it's less clear whether it applies to children born to parents without legal status or, for example, who come for a short-term like a tourist visa. “That is the leading case on this. In fact, it’s the only case on this,” said Andrew Arthur, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports immigration restrictions. “It’s a lot more of an open legal question than most people think.” Some proponents of immigration restrictions have argued the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th Amendment allows the U.S. to deny citizenship to babies born to those in the country illegally. Trump himself used that language in his 2023 announcement that he would aim to end birthright citizenship if reelected. Trump wasn't clear in his Sunday interview how he aims to end birthright citizenship. Asked how he could get around the 14th Amendment with an executive action, Trump said: “Well, we’re going to have to get it changed. We’ll maybe have to go back to the people. But we have to end it.” Pressed further on whether he'd use an executive order, Trump said “if we can, through executive action." He gave a lot more details in a 2023 post on his campaign website . In it, he said he would issue an executive order the first day of his presidency, making it clear that federal agencies “require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their future children to become automatic U.S. citizens.” Trump wrote that the executive order would make clear that children of people in the U.S. illegally “should not be issued passports, Social Security numbers, or be eligible for certain taxpayer funded welfare benefits.” This would almost certainly end up in litigation. Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute said the law is clear that birthright citizenship can’t be ended by executive order but that Trump may be inclined to take a shot anyway through the courts. “I don’t take his statements very seriously. He has been saying things like this for almost a decade," Nowrasteh said. "He didn’t do anything to further this agenda when he was president before. The law and judges are near uniformly opposed to his legal theory that the children of illegal immigrants born in the United States are not citizens." Trump could steer Congress to pass a law to end birthright citizenship but would still face a legal challenge that it violates the Constitution. Associated Press reporter Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, those on both sides of the abortion debate are watching closely for clues about how his picks might affect reproductive rights policy in the president-elect’s second term . Trump’s cabinet picks offer a preview of how his administration could handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail. He attempted to distance himself from anti-abortion allies by deferring to states on abortion policy, even while boasting about nominating three Supreme Court justices who helped strike down the constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for half a century. In an NBC News interview that aired Sunday, Trump said he doesn’t plan to restrict medication abortion but also seemed to leave the door open, saying “things change.” “Things do change, but I don’t think it’s going to change at all,” he said. The early lineup of his new administration , including nominations to lead health agencies, the Justice Department and event the Department of Veterans Affairs, has garnered mixed — but generally positive — reactions from anti-abortion groups. Abortion law experts said Trump’s decision to include fewer candidates with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement could indicate that abortion will not be a priority for Trump’s administration. “It almost seems to suggest that President Trump might be focusing his administration in other directions,” said Greer Donley, an associate law professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Karen Stone, vice president of public policy at Planned Parenthood Action Fund , said while many of the nominees have “extensive records against reproductive health care,” some do not. She cautioned against making assumptions based on Trump’s initial cabinet selections. Still, many abortion rights groups are wary, in part because many of the nominees hold strong anti-abortion views even if they do not have direct ties to anti-abortion activists. They’re concerned that an administration filled with top-level officials who are personally opposed to abortion could take steps to restrict access to the procedure and funding. After Trump’s ambiguity about abortion during his campaign, “there’s still a lot we don’t know about what policy is going to look like,” said Mary Ruth Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law. That approach may be revealed as the staffs within key departments are announced. Trump announced he would nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, which anti-abortion forces have long targeted as central to curtailing abortion rights nationwide. Yet Kennedy shifted on the issue during his own presidential campaign. In campaign videos, Kennedy said he supports abortion access until viability , which doctors say is sometime after 21 weeks, although there is no defined timeframe. But he also said “every abortion is a tragedy” and argued for a national ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a stance he quickly walked back. The head of Health and Human Services oversees Title X funding for a host of family planning services and has sweeping authority over agencies that directly affect abortion access, including the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The role is especially vital amid legal battles over a federal law known as EMTALA, which President Joe Biden’s administration has argued requires emergency abortion access nationwide, and FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Mini Timmaraju, president of the national abortion rights organization Reproductive Freedom for All, called Kennedy an “unfit, unqualified extremist who cannot be trusted to protect the health, safety and reproductive freedom of American families.” His potential nomination also has caused waves in the anti-abortion movement. Former Vice President Mike Pence , a staunch abortion opponent, urged the Senate to reject Kennedy’s nomination. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the national anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said the group had its own concerns about Kennedy. “There’s no question that we need a pro-life HHS secretary,” she said. Fox News correspondent Marty Makary is Trump’s pick to lead the FDA, which plays a critical role in access to medication abortion and contraception. Abortion rights groups have accused him of sharing misinformation about abortion on air. Russell Vought , a staunch anti-abortion conservative, has been nominated for director of the Office of Management and Budget. Vought was a key architect of Project 2025 , a right-wing blueprint for running the federal government. Among other actions to limit reproductive rights, it calls for eliminating access to medication abortion nationwide, cutting Medicaid funding for abortion and restricting access to contraceptive care, especially long-acting reversible contraceptives such as IUD’s. Despite distancing himself from the conservative manifesto on the campaign trail, Trump is stocking his administration with people who played central roles in developing Project 2025. Trump acknowledged that drafters of the report would be part of his incoming administration during the Sunday interview with NBC News, saying “Many of those things I happen to agree with.” “These cabinet appointments all confirm that Project 2025 was in fact the blueprint all along, and the alarm we saw about it was warranted,” said Amy Williams Navarro, director of government relations for Reproductive Freedom for All. Dr. Mehmet Oz , Trump’s choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is a former television talk show host who has been accused of hawking dubious medical treatments and products. He voiced contradictory abortion views during his failed Senate run in 2022. Oz has described himself as “strongly pro-life, praised the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade , claimed “life starts at conception” and referred to abortion as “murder.” But he also has echoed Trump’s states-rights approach, arguing the federal government should not be involved in abortion decisions. “I want women, doctors, local political leaders, letting the democracy that’s always allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves,” he said during a Senate debate two years ago. An array of reproductive rights groups opposed his Senate run. As CMS administrator, Oz would be in a key position to determine Medicaid coverage for family planning services and investigate potential EMTALA violations. Related Articles National Politics | In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own National Politics | Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results National Politics | Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president National Politics | With Trump on the way, advocates look to states to pick up medical debt fight National Politics | Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection As Florida’s attorney general, Pam Bondi defended abortion restrictions, including a 24-hour waiting period. Now she’s Trump’s choice for attorney general . Her nomination is being celebrated by abortion opponents but denounced by abortion rights groups concerned she may revive the Comstock Act , an anti-vice law passed by Congress in 1873 that, among other things, bans mailing of medication or instruments used in abortion. An anti-abortion and anti-vaccine former Florida congressman, David Weldon, has been chosen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which collects and monitors abortion data across the country. Former Republican congressman Doug Collins is Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs amid a political battle over abortion access and funding for troops and veterans. Collins voted consistently to restrict funding and access to abortion and celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “This is a team that the pro-life movement can work with,” said Kristin Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion organization Students for Life.TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of their 2024 campaign messaging and plan to push legislation in the new Congress requiring voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Yet there's one place with a GOP supermajority where linking voting to citizenship appears to be a nonstarter: Kansas. That's because the state has been there, done that, and all but a few Republicans would prefer not to go there again. Kansas imposed a proof-of-citizenship requirement over a decade ago that grew into one of the biggest political fiascos in the state in recent memory. The law, passed by the state Legislature in 2011 and implemented two years later, ended up blocking the voter registrations of more than 31,000 U.S. citizens who were otherwise eligible to vote. That was 12% of everyone seeking to register in Kansas for the first time. Federal courts ultimately declared the law an unconstitutional burden on voting rights, and it hasn't been enforced since 2018. Kansas provides a cautionary tale about how pursuing an election concern that in fact is extremely rare risks disenfranchising a far greater number of people who are legally entitled to vote. The state’s top elections official, Secretary of State Scott Schwab, championed the idea as a legislator and now says states and the federal government shouldn't touch it. “Kansas did that 10 years ago,” said Schwab, a Republican. “It didn’t work out so well.” Steven Fish, a 45-year-old warehouse worker in eastern Kansas, said he understands the motivation behind the law. In his thinking, the state was like a store owner who fears getting robbed and installs locks. But in 2014, after the birth of his now 11-year-old son inspired him to be “a little more responsible” and follow politics, he didn’t have an acceptable copy of his birth certificate to get registered to vote in Kansas. “The locks didn’t work,” said Fish, one of nine Kansas residents who sued the state over the law. “You caught a bunch of people who didn’t do anything wrong.” A small problem, but wide support for a fix Kansas' experience appeared to receive little if any attention outside the state as Republicans elsewhere pursued proof-of-citizenship requirements this year. Arizona enacted a requirement this year, applying it to voting for state and local elections but not for Congress or president. The Republican-led U.S. House passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement in the summer and plans to bring back similar legislation after the GOP won control of the Senate in November. In Ohio, the Republican secretary of state revised the form that poll workers use for voter eligibility challenges to require those not born in the U.S. to show naturalization papers to cast a regular ballot. A federal judge declined to block the practice days before the election. Also, sizable majorities of voters in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and the presidential swing states of North Carolina and Wisconsin were inspired to amend their state constitutions' provisions on voting even though the changes were only symbolic. Provisions that previously declared that all U.S. citizens could vote now say that only U.S. citizens can vote — a meaningless distinction with no practical effect on who is eligible. To be clear, voters already must attest to being U.S. citizens when they register to vote and noncitizens can face fines, prison and deportation if they lie and are caught. “There is nothing unconstitutional about ensuring that only American citizens can vote in American elections,” U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, of Texas, the leading sponsor of the congressional proposal, said in an email statement to The Associated Press. Why the courts rejected the Kansas citizenship rule After Kansas residents challenged their state's law, both a federal judge and federal appeals court concluded that it violated a law limiting states to collecting only the minimum information needed to determine whether someone is eligible to vote. That's an issue Congress could resolve. The courts ruled that with “scant” evidence of an actual problem, Kansas couldn't justify a law that kept hundreds of eligible citizens from registering for every noncitizen who was improperly registered. A federal judge concluded that the state’s evidence showed that only 39 noncitizens had registered to vote from 1999 through 2012 — an average of just three a year. In 2013, then-Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, a Republican who had built a national reputation advocating tough immigration laws, described the possibility of voting by immigrants living in the U.S. illegally as a serious threat. He was elected attorney general in 2022 and still strongly backs the idea, arguing that federal court rulings in the Kansas case “almost certainly got it wrong.” Kobach also said a key issue in the legal challenge — people being unable to fix problems with their registrations within a 90-day window — has probably been solved. “The technological challenge of how quickly can you verify someone’s citizenship is getting easier,” Kobach said. “As time goes on, it will get even easier.” Would the Kansas law stand today? The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the Kansas case in 2020. But in August, it split 5-4 in allowing Arizona to continue enforcing its law for voting in state and local elections while a legal challenge goes forward. Seeing the possibility of a different Supreme Court decision in the future, U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Schmidt says states and Congress should pursue proof-of-citizenship requirements. Schmidt was the Kansas attorney general when his state's law was challenged. "If the same matter arose now and was litigated, the facts would be different," he said in an interview. But voting rights advocates dismiss the idea that a legal challenge would turn out differently. Mark Johnson, one of the attorneys who fought the Kansas law, said opponents now have a template for a successful court fight. “We know the people we can call," Johnson said. “We know that we’ve got the expert witnesses. We know how to try things like this.” He predicted "a flurry — a landslide — of litigation against this.” Born in Illinois but unable to register in Kansas Initially, the Kansas requirement's impacts seemed to fall most heavily on politically unaffiliated and young voters. As of fall 2013, 57% of the voters blocked from registering were unaffiliated and 40% were under 30. But Fish was in his mid-30s, and six of the nine residents who sued over the Kansas law were 35 or older. Three even produced citizenship documents and still didn’t get registered, according to court documents. “There wasn’t a single one of us that was actually an illegal or had misinterpreted or misrepresented any information or had done anything wrong,” Fish said. He was supposed to produce his birth certificate when he sought to register in 2014 while renewing his Kansas driver's license at an office in a strip mall in Lawrence. A clerk wouldn't accept the copy Fish had of his birth certificate. He still doesn't know where to find the original, having been born on an Air Force base in Illinois that closed in the 1990s. Several of the people joining Fish in the lawsuit were veterans, all born in the U.S., and Fish said he was stunned that they could be prevented from registering. Liz Azore, a senior adviser to the nonpartisan Voting Rights Lab, said millions of Americans haven't traveled outside the U.S. and don't have passports that might act as proof of citizenship, or don't have ready access to their birth certificates. She and other voting rights advocates are skeptical that there are administrative fixes that will make a proof-of-citizenship law run more smoothly today than it did in Kansas a decade ago. “It’s going to cover a lot of people from all walks of life,” Avore said. “It’s going to be disenfranchising large swaths of the country.” ___ Associated Press writer Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio, contributed to this report.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Even when Penn State quarterback Drew Allar gets some praise, it's usually a backhanded compliment. They say he's a good game manager and stays within himself, or that he doesn't try to do too much. They mention he might not be flashy, but he gives the team a chance to win. And here's the thing about Penn State since Allar stepped under center: The Nittany Lions have won games. A lot of them. Sometimes that's hard to remember considering the lukewarm reception he often gets from fans. "I get it — we have a really passionate fan base and they're a huge part of our success," Allar said Sunday at College Football Playoff quarterfinals media day. "For us, we always want to go out there every drive and end with a touchdown, so when we don't do that, there's nobody more frustrated than us." The polarizing Allar is having a solid season by just about any standard, completing more than 68% of his passes for 3,021 yards, 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions while leading the sixth-seeded Nittany Lions to a 12-2 record and a spot in the Fiesta Bowl for Tuesday's game against No. 3 seed Boise State. People are also reading... But in a college football world filled with high-scoring, explosive offenses, Allar's no-frills performances often are the object of ire. The Penn State offense is a run-first bunch, led by the talented combo of Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. "If we had a nickel for every time there was a Monday morning quarterback saying some BS stuff, we'd all be pretty rich," offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki said. "I think part of being a quarterback, especially at Penn State but really anywhere, is how you respond to and manage criticism." The 20-year-old Allar has made strides in that department after a trying 2023 season that finished with a 10-3 record. He says that's largely because once fall camp started back in August, he logged off the social media platform X. Allar said negative online experiences wore on him last year, and his phone number was leaked a few times, which added to the stress. He finally realized that controlling outside narratives was impossible, so the best course of action was to eliminate a needless distraction. "I've been more mentally free, as much as that sounds crazy," Allar said. "I think that's been a huge difference for me this year." The biggest criticism of Allar — and really Penn State as a whole during the 11-year James Franklin era — is that he isn't capable of winning the big games. He's 0-2 against rival Ohio State and threw a late interception against Oregon in the Big Ten title game earlier this month, which sealed the Ducks' 45-37 victory. He wasn't great in the CFP's first round, either, completing just 13 of 22 passes for 127 yards as Penn State muscled past SMU 38-10 on a cold, blustery day to advance to the Fiesta Bowl. But the quarterback is confident a better performance — aided by a game that will be played in comfortable temperatures in a domed stadium — is coming. "For me, I just have to execute those (easy) throws early in the game and get our guys into rhythm," Allar said. "Get them involved early as much as I can and that allows us to stay on the field longer, call more plays and open up our offense more. That will help us a ton, building the momentum throughout the game." Allar might be a favorite punching bag for a section of the Penn State fan base, but that's not the case in his own locker room. Star tight end Tyler Warren praised his quarterback's ability to avoid sacks, saying that the 6-foot-5, 238-pounder brings a toughness that resonates with teammates. "He's a football player," Warren said. "He plays quarterback, but when you watch him play and the energy he brings and the way he runs the ball, he's just a football player and that fires up our offense." Now Allar and Penn State have a chance to silence critics who say that the Nittany Lions don't show up in big games. Not that he's worried about what other people think. "I think it's a skill at the end of the day — blocking out the outside noise," Allar said. "Focusing on you and the process and being honest with yourself, both good and bad." Get local news delivered to your inbox!Tim Keating Joins AMD as Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs
Gold Coast Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. Residents of a new luxury tower in the heart of swanky Main Beach can be seen “urinating, showering and fornicating” thanks to clear windows installed in their bathrooms. The first residents of Raptis Group’s Pearl tower moved into the Main Beach Parade building in October but neighbours soon discovered clear glass windows allowed them to see directly into the bathrooms. Images seen by the Bulletin show people showering, unaware they can clearly be seen. It has sparked calls for the Gold Coast City Council to prevent a repeat of the design flaw when approving future high-rises. One resident of the neighbouring Spinnaker Apartments said there had been several instances of unintended privacy breaches. “This is a fundamental design flaw in the Pearl development by Raptis and also lack of oversight by Council,” they said. “Spinnaker Apartment residents are looking out of their kitchens into new Pearl resident’s bathrooms watching them urinate, shower and fornicate. “It was a shock to see people so close and intimate from the kitchen window when people first moved in. “It’s one thing to see what people are eating for dinner, it’s another to see them showering or on the toilet (because it) kind of spoils your meal. Residents of the Pearl tower in Main Beach can be seen from neighbour towers in their bathrooms. Picture: Supplied “My concern though is not just for us and the kids, it’s also the new neighbours. Do they know we can see them showering? How embarrassing for them.” The 30-storey tower was completed earlier this year, with apartments settled mid-year. It is the latest project by the group, headed by veteran developer Jim Raptis It was originally approved for 24-levels before being increased to 30. A spokesman for Raptis Group said the tower had “been certified by all relevant building and design authorities” and insisted that “All apartment features comply with the Construction Code”. “ Raptis has been building apartments on the Gold Coast for more than 40 years and have always complied with the relevant building codes,” he said. “It is alarming that a resident had their privacy breached by a neighbouring resident in the Spinnaker tower. “Apartment living is synonymous with the Gold Coast. “Across our city, apartment residents have the right to live freely and conduct their normal activities in their lounge, bedrooms, balconies or other areas without their privacy being invaded.” Area councillor Darren Taylor said the incident underlined the need to better consider different elements of towers. “We have the best intentions to protect people’s privacy in each development,” he said. “We consider the privacy of those who are in the adjoining towers, however what this highlights is the opposite effect. “This is something we need to understand and consider more appropriately going forward.” More Coverage First look: Giant ‘sky-mansion’ tower on quiet residential street ANDREW POTTS Revealed: How backpackers will turn around Coast’s economy Andrew Potts Originally published as Raptis Group’s Pearl tower on the Gold Coast’s design flaw Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Register Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout More related stories Gold Coast Gold Coast sex shop ram raid: Police hunt thieves Two men have forced their way into a Gold Coast sex shop taking tens of thousands of dollars in stock, with the same business targeted twice in 24 hours. Read what happened. Read more Gold Coast Hard working members ignored for government jobs Older LNP strategists are questioning Premier David Crisafulli’s decision to hire ‘twenty somethings’ for hard working policy positions. Read why Read more
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Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump launched a blitz of picks for his Cabinet, but he took his time settling on billionaire investor Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary. The Republican not only wanted someone who jibes with him, but an official who can execute his economic vision and look straight out of central casting while doing so. With his Yale University education and pedigree trading for Soros Fund Management before establishing his own funds, Bessent will be tasked with a delicate balancing act. Trump expects him to help reset the global trade order, enable trillions of dollars in tax cuts, ensure inflation stays in check, manage a ballooning national debt and still keep the financial markets confident. Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Bessent, 62, is founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management. He previously had worked on and off for Soros Fund Management since 1991. Trump also said he would nominate Russell Vought, 48, to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position he held during Trump's first term. And Trump chose Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican, as his labor secretary, and Scott Turner, a former football player who worked in Trump’s first administration, as his housing secretary. Afraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has been taking a bashing for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America. Officials here are terrified that a re-elected Donald Trump or politically struggling Justin Trudeau could simply expel their country from the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement. Mexico's ruling Morena party is so afraid its has gone on a campaign to get companies to replace Chinese parts with locally made ones. And its legislators are consciously tweaking the wording of major laws to try to make them compatible with the trade pact's language. Mexico hopes the rules of the trade pact would prevent the U.S. or Canada from simply walking away. US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems? DALLAS (AP) — Delta and United Airlines have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning a significant share of budget travelers. That is squeezing smaller low-fare carriers like Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Some travel industry experts think Spirit’s troubles indicate less-wealthy passengers will have fewer choices and higher prices. Other discount airlines are on better financial footing but also are lagging far behind the full-service airlines when it comes to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Most industry experts think Frontier and other so-called ultra-low-cost carriers will fill the vacuum if Spirit shrinks, and that there's still plenty of competition to prevent prices from spiking. What to know about Scott Bessent, Trump's pick for treasury secretary WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and deregulation, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Bessent is a past supporter of Democrats who has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump. He’s an advocate of cutting spending while extending the tax cuts approved by Congress in Trump’s first term. He has said tariffs imposed during a second Trump administration would be directed primarily at China. What to know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November. Chavez-DeRemer has a legislative record that has drawn plaudits from unions, but organized labor leaders remain skeptical about Trump's agenda for workers. Trump, in general, has not supported policies that make it easier for workers to organize. Chavez-DeRemer is a one-term congresswoman, having lost reelection in her competitive Oregon district earlier this month. She joins Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio, the Florida senator, as the second Latino pick for Trump’s second Cabinet. Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Marty Makary came to national attention for opposing mask mandates and other steps during the pandemic. He is a surgeon, author and professor at Johns Hopkins University. Makary is the latest of a string of Trump nominees who are deeply critical of government health regulators and experts. If confirmed, Makary would be expected to report to anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to oversee the nation’s health agencies. Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge following US elections NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is jumping again, setting another new high above $99,000. The cryptocurrency has been shattering records almost daily since the U.S. presidential election, and has rocketed more than 40% higher in just two weeks. 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If you were still gaming on Windows 7 or 8 in 2024, almost two years after Microsoft itself abandoned its own children , it's definitely time for an upgrade: Steam's most recent client update is the first to not work on the old OSes, more than 11 months after Valve announced it would stop supporting them . "This version of the Steam client will no longer run on Windows 7 or Windows 8," reads the accompanying documentation of the November 5 Steam client update . "Users on these OS versions will not automatically update to this new version of the Steam client." Really, the news is less that you can no longer download the latest version of Steam on Windows 7 and 8, but that it took this long to happen after Valve announced the end of support for them back in January. "We expect the Steam client and games on these older operating systems to continue running for some time without updates after January 1st, 2024," Valve wrote on the Steam support website at the time, "but we are unable to guarantee continued functionality after that date." According to Valve, the embedded version of Google Chrome required for core functions of the Steam client was the impetus for the move—it just doesn't support older versions of Windows anymore. As of October's Steam hardware survey , only .28% of users were still on Windows 7, while there were no reported users at all on Windows 8. Not only is that one final damning indictment of the awkward, touchscreen-centric Windows 8 before it's gone for good, that Windows 7 figure is actually kind of confounding—that's higher than the percentage of Windows 7 and 8 users combined in the December 2023 Steam Hardware survey PCG senior editor Wes Fenlon cited at the beginning of the year! If you're still gaming on Windows 7 in 2024, especially if you installed Steam in just the past year, please drop me a line. You are fascinating. If you're still gaming on Windows 8 and just skipped the survey, it's about time you upgraded that college laptop—you've more than gotten your money's worth. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens nextElection Results 2024: Two backroom boys steered BJP to victory in Maharashtra — Who are they?
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Warren Gatland has repeated he wants to fight on as Wales head coach despite overseeing the worst year in the national team's history. Wales were brushed aside by South Africa in Cardiff to extend their record losing run to 12 Tests in a row and complete a winless 2024. Gatland, under increasing pressure following just six wins from 24 games since returning to the job in December 2022, confirmed he has not offered his resignation as he did after the end of the Six Nations in March. But he expects to learn his fate in the coming days following a review of the autumn campaign by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). Two years ago that autumn review saw Wayne Pivac sacked and Gatland brought back. Could it spell change once again? "Now it's about letting the dust settle," said Gatland. "I will chat with the powers that be, as well as my family, and see what happens over the next few days. "The last couple of weeks have been challenging in terms of the amount of negativity. You’re only human and it has an impact on you. "I’m motivated to want to be here. We’ve got a good group of men working hard over the next few months towards the Six Nations, they’re only going to get better." WRU bosses will be questioned by member clubs at the annual general meeting on Sunday. They are also in the throws of negotiations with all four regions over a strategy for the professional game in Wales. It is hard to see how one issue can be resolved without the other. "There needs to be change and there needs to be agreement with the regions to put some positive steps in place and affect change," said Gatland. "It won't happen overnight but we need to be bold with our decisions for the future of the game, with investment into the the pathways, the academies and under-20s programme. That should be the lifeblood of the game in Wales. "Since we disbanded the national academy in 2015, we’re probably a reflection of how the under-20s programme hasn’t been as successful." For now, Gatland is working on the basis that he will be in place to take charge of his 150th game for Wales - the Six Nations opener against France in Paris on 31 January. Top of the agenda is improving the conditioning of his squad who have struggled to match the physicality of teams all year. That is not helped by the youth of his squad. Has now blooded an entire team of new caps during 2014 with Freddie Thomas, a second-half replacement against South Africa, the 15th uncapped player used this year. "It’s amazing what a difference just over 12 months can do. You lose all those caps and all that experience, it has been challenging. There’s no doubt about that," said Gatland. "In the past, our cycles have been about building towards World Cups. "You might lose three or four players but you finish with a squad you hope will be around for the next cycle and the change-over is slow and moderate. But we haven’t had that luxury this time." While former players, such as Tom Shanklin, Mike Phillips and Alex Cuthbert, have questioned how Gatland can stay, current squad members have come out in support of the under-fire coach and Gatland believes the display against South Africa proved he still has the changing room on side. "I came away from today thinking, if these group of players can learn from today and put that amount of effort in, there’s hope going forward," said Gatland. "Some of the youngsters and inexperienced players will learn massively from playing the world champions [and] people should be really proud of that effort."Why Aston Villa still miss Douglas Luiz ahead of his return with Juventus in the Champions League - despite playing just 312 minutes since his £42m summer move to Italy
Writer-producer was on the set of when ’s right-hand man, Hiram Garcia, started sharing his idea for . They were shooting the spinoff’s complicated car and helicopter chase near a cliff in Kauai and, with red dirt flying everywhere, Morgan admits he could only pay so much attention to . But that evening, Garcia, who’s the president of Johnson’s Seven Bucks production company, persisted, opting to pitch the action-comedy’s overall plot involving Santa’s (J.K. Simmons) abduction and his head of security (Johnson) having to team up with a complicit rogue ( ) to recover him. “I was prepared not to, but I really, really loved it. I was like, ‘I actually think you have a hopeful message that’s really cool and that the world could use.’ So we agreed to try and put this thing together,” Morgan tells . They subsequently took the makings of to Johnson and fellow Seven Bucks co-founder Dany Garcia, who instantly fell for the idea. And, in a career first, Morgan didn’t actively pitch the film once they took it around town. “Dwayne has been aching to do a Christmas movie forever. He’s like the king of Christmas. So [Johnson and Dany Garcia] jumped in, and we ended up pitching it to every studio,” Morgan says. “Hiram actually pitched the movie ... I wanted him to get that experience of getting in there and doing it. So he sold it in every single room, and then Amazon ultimately jumped in.” Morgan has been a key architect of the franchise ever since the third installment, (2006). He’s written and/or produced every single chapter from there, with the exception of . But the most reappraised film in the saga is the Japan-based story that introduced him to the world, as the standalone sequel was not well received upon its release. That reappraisal became most evident when Christopher Nolan commented in 2020 that he has a “very soft spot” for the Lucas Black and Sung Kang-led entry. Naturally, Morgan lights up like a Christmas tree upon being reminded of such validation. “How could it not? He is literally one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of humanity, and he likes my movie. By the way, I’ve spoken to him about it since then,” Morgan shares. “From where we started to now, you have no idea how good it feels to hear that everyone appreciates what we’ve always appreciated about it.” When Johnson surprised fans with his return to the primary storyline in ’s , he proceeded to announce that his feud with Vin Diesel had been resolved and that a movie would set up what is now regarded as . At the time of his , there was no mention of Jason Statham’s Shaw in the equation, and then there was talk that this latest spinoff might instead involve Jason Momoa’s villain, Reyes. However, it no longer sounds like will be preceded by a -led film at the moment, but Morgan does confirm that he’s still working on a script. (Confused yet?) “[The release schedule] is really something the studio would have to speak to. We’re talking about what comes when and how, but I’ll leave that to greater minds than mine,” Morgan says. “I can say that I’m working on a . So we’ll see where that goes, but I’m excited about it.” Below, during a recent conversation with , Morgan also discusses why the is a helpful balm during a trying time in the world, before revealing the genre he’s been wanting to tackle for quite some time. *** Oh, for sure. I was on set every day on , which was an amazing learning lesson. What a crazy cast that was back then. There was Chris and [Jason] Statham, who I’ve also reconnected with over the years [through the franchise]. We also had Bill Macy, Kim Basinger and Jessica Biel. It was a pretty crazy group for a little movie. ( ) I wish it was that well played. I’ve got to say that I never really connected the two. Callum Drift was more for the snowy theme, but you’re 100 percent right. There was more to it. We were working on in Hawaii, and while we were shooting what turned out to be a difficult cliffside sequence, Hiram turned to me and went, “Hey, man, I’ve got this idea for a movie that I keep thinking about.” So he started pitching it, but there was just no time to focus on it at the time. But then, at the end of the day, he came back and said, “I really do think I have something.” And I was like, “Okay, what is it?” And then he pitched what the movie is: Santa is abducted and the head of his Secret Service has to team up with a Naughty Lister to go find him. But more than that, he had the entire spine of the movie broken out. We ended up making some very different turns since then, but he had the core of it, the whole journey. And I loved it. I was prepared not to, but I really, really loved it. I was like, “I actually think you have a hopeful message that’s really cool and that the world could use.” So we agreed to try and put this thing together, and we really broke down the entire outline of the movie. We then pitched it to Dwayne and Dany [Garcia], and they loved it. Dwayne has been aching to do a Christmas movie forever. He’s like the king of Christmas. So they jumped in, and we ended up pitching it to every studio. Hiram actually pitched the movie, and I got to sit back, which is something I’ve never done before. I knew that I was going to write it, but I wanted him to get that experience of getting in there and doing it. So he sold it in every single room, and then Amazon ultimately jumped in. Jen Salke was so passionate about it and put together a presentation: “This is what we love about it. This is the team we’ll put around it.” She was just very supportive, and that’s where we ended up going. From there, we got [director] , and Chris was who we wrote towards, so we were just really, really lucky. That was me commenting on that. ( s) I typically don’t sit down with just the blank page and then hope inspiration and magic happens. I’m a pretty structured guy. I tend to research and outline very heavily. I need to know where I’m going, which is weird. My mom was a novelist who published 18 novels. You’ve never heard of any of them. They were smaller print sorts of things, but she would just sit down at a computer and say, “I want to do a murder mystery.” She would just start, and it always confounded me. It gives me panic attacks just thinking about it. For movies, you always start with your character. What is the hurdle they need to overcome, and what is the lesson that they need to learn? That’s the core. If you don’t have that, then you have literally nothing, no matter how cool things look. But where the inspiration comes from just depends. On [ ], a scene appeared in my head where you hear two guys’ voices, and they’re like, “Man, you’ve got to go faster. You better go faster.” You’re then on a blue sky, and you pan down to see this endless vista of just ice. And then there’s a little car that’s racing along with nobody chasing it. There’s nothing. But the voices are still panicked, “Man, you’ve got to go faster. You’ve got to go faster.” And then, from under the ice, boom, a submarine comes up and starts chasing it. I was like, “Oh, that’s awesome.” So once I had that, I went to Universal and said, “Here’s your moment.” And they were like, “Let’s do it.” If the idea catches me ... At the end of the day, I’m just a big fan of movies. I grew up obsessed with . I worked in a video store for 10 years. When I go out with my family or friends, we always end up talking about what we have seen. If we go to movies, we tend to go to dinner afterwards, and we’ll say, “That was awesome, but you know what would’ve been cool?” It always comes from an excited place. So if there’s a story or an idea that makes me go, “Oh, that’s kind of cool,” then I know I can write it. If I don’t have that feeling, then I would never go near it. I don’t know if I felt more freedom, but there were a lot more toys to play with. Our sandbox here was all the Christmas lore throughout the history of mankind, and beyond that, Lucy Liu’s character, Zoe, is the director of this group called M.O.R.A. The Mythological Oversight and Restoration Authority protects us from mythological creatures, but more importantly, it protects the mythological world from us since we’re more detrimental to them than they are to us. So she’s not only dealing with the Christmas elements that Cal is dealing with as the overseer of Santa’s operations; she’s also dealing with every other mythological being, story, culture, folklore, everything. So it gave us probably the widest canvas to draw from compared to anything I’ve ever worked on . But you have 120 minutes, and you have to narrow it down. We had a giant section in an earlier script that dealt with a trip to M.O.R.A, which was pretty spectacular, but you have to focus on the character journey. That is literally the reason why I took the job. Of course, I love working with Dwayne and Hiram and Jake and our whole cast, but this movie happened at the right time for so many reasons. The message of the movie really is hope. It reminds you that no matter how dark things get, if you look at the people next to you and find the light within them, you can find it within yourself. As humans, we’ve recently gone through Covid, which was devastating around the world. Social media and elections can also be divisive. And, recently, for me, my dad passed away. Thank you. So there are always things that want to crush your spirit or make you feel a little darker. I was able to take Dwayne, who is one of the most positive, hopeful, genuine people I’ve ever met in my entire life, and put his character through something where he’s doubting himself. It’s the first time the Naughty List is longer than the nice, and it sure feels like that right now in the real world. But then, by the end of it, he gets to a resolution where he feels reinvigorated and hopeful again. Whether it’s or or something else, Dwayne, Hiram and I are always very cognizant of what it takes for a family to go to the theater. It’s a commitment, but being at the theater with my family is one of my life’s greatest experiences. So we always want to make sure that when other people’s families leave the theater, they’re leaving with something that feels good. It’s not necessarily a lesson, but it’s just a reminder to be positive. How could it not? He is literally one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of humanity, and he likes my movie. By the way, I’ve spoken to him about it since then. That movie was an open writing assignment, and I pitched, “They’re doing a thing in Tokyo called drifting. Here’s what it is, and here’s how the movie could go.” But I didn’t get the job at first because I didn’t realize that the studio mandate at the time was to do a $10 million straight-to-DVD movie in Los Angeles. The movie I pitched was more expensive, but they ultimately called me back. So we talked it through, and we got a chance to do it. When the movie came out, the reviews weren’t great; people didn’t like it. All they wanted was Vin [Diesel] and Paul [Walker]. We had put that tag with Vin at the end of to suggest that maybe we could go do another one with them. We had wanted to bring them back earlier on, but we still hoped we could have a shot at doing . And when the movie came out, it did fine [at the box office], but the critics and the fans were like, “Oh my gosh, they’re going to bring Vin and Paul back,” which let us survive. We then did and , which was my favorite, and it kept going with billions of dollars in profit. We pulled all the characters in and made them all a family, and now people love [ ]. Generally, they saw that movie when they were younger, and now it’s beloved to them. It’s kind of cult-y and people appreciate it. So, from where we started to now, you have no idea how good it feels to hear that everyone appreciates what we’ve always appreciated about it, which is Japan and drifting culture. And , come on. He’s just one of the greatest. It was! Think about that. We retconned the entire timeline of the franchise to save Han. It’s pretty cool. [ Tokyo Drift Fast & Furious 6 Furious 7 F9 .] That’s really something the studio would have to speak to. We’re talking about what comes when and how, but I’ll leave that to greater minds than mine. I’m generally a hopeful person. I am a diehard theatrical movie fan. It’s what I was raised on. It’s affected my life in so many ways, and there’s nothing quite like that experience. I’m cognizant and scared and aware just like everybody else of where entertainment might be headed, but I’m also very hopeful because we have ardent defenders of theatrical movies. Universal has basically dedicated their business to it. It is their business. They care incredibly about the theatrical experience, and Amazon just did that with , as well. It was originally conceived as a streaming giant movie, and when we tested it, the audiences liked it so much that Amazon really made the effort to give it a crack in the theater. It just always felt like a big theatrical film. So there are passionate defenders of cinema, and I will always be one. People just like the communal movie-watching experience, and I’m hoping we’re always going to support that. It’s under lock and key. I can say that I’m working on a kind of script. So we’ll see where that goes, but I’m excited about it. We also have a project [called ] that we’re doing at Universal with Glen Powell. Will Bell just wrote an awesome draft, and it feels like we’re gearing up for a big fun franchise. I have another action thing that I’m thinking about writing. But one of my passions is horror, and I would like to do one great horror movie someday. Basically, every night, I’m watching some new horror movie. Again, I worked at a video store for ten years. So I’ve been through all of them, and I never get bored of horror. I just love it. *** is now in theaters. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day More from The Hollywood ReporterCulpeper County Sheriff’s Office is eyeing installation of cameras to catch speeders in school zones, as Fredericksburg Police Department recently did. Culpeper Sheriff Tim Chilton said in a recent phone call his agency would conduct a speed study to determine if the cameras are warranted in any of the various school zones around the town and county. He said, “We get tons of violations,” from school bus stop-arm cameras the school board approved in recent years to catch vehicles illegally passing stopped school buses. Those shown on camera passing the stop arm receive a court date and potential fine. The City of Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg Police Department on Nov. 1 announced enforcement cameras would be installed later this year, to be “strategically located” in school zones at Hugh Mercer Elementary and James Monroe High, according to a release. The cameras will help create a safer environment for children, the release stated. People are also reading... Fredericksburg is partnering with Altumint, a leader in automated traffic enforcement services, to provide and manage the speed cameras. According to Sheriff Chilton, the locality pays nothing for the cameras, which are supported by court fines. In Fredericksburg, to ensure a smooth transition, a 30-day warning period will be implemented to allow drivers to adjust their behavior. During this time, violators will receive warnings instead of citations, according to the release. “It is crucial to create a safe environment for our students, families, and employees as they commute to and from school,” said Fredericksburg Police Chief Brian Layton, in a statement. “We aim to positively influence driver behavior near our school campuses by implementing this innovative technology.” Fredericksburg Mayor Kerry Devine said in a statement they wish to deter speeding citywide, but it is especially important to provide safe school zones for children. He said City Council supports the speed zone cameras. State law allows photo speed monitoring devices in school zones and the associated $100 fine, according to the Code of Virginia. Sheriff Chilton said he feels the speed study will show a need for cameras in certain school zones around Culpeper. The matter will be brought before the School Board as well for their consideration, he said. “In some of our places, we get a lot of complaints about speeding in the school zones,” Chilton said. “You’ll see the town guys sitting in the school zones and they write up quite a few.” It’s a safety issue. County deputies are standing in the road in the school zones before and after school directing traffic, the sheriff said. They face hazards. “Had one the other day that got hit, a trainee, got knocked down, hit his hand,” Chilton said. “It’s not very often, but it does happen every now and then,” Chilton said of deputies struck by vehicles in school zones. Cameras in speed zones have been around for probably less than 10 years, the sheriff said, noting the message is getting amped up. “That’s the big topic—to get people to slow down when buses are coming in and out and all the kids are coming in and out.” Chilton said standalone camera companies have popped up in the last five years or so to fill the need. With each violation, deputies will look at footage to determine if they are legitimate charges before forwarding to the local traffic court, the sheriff said. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox!
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