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President-elect Donald Trump is filling his incoming administration with an unprecedented number of former rivals, many of whom were once highly critical of him. Since winning the election, Trump has tapped at least a half dozen one-time political opponents — as defined by people who ran for president against him — to Cabinet and other high level positions. This approach could foster debate and disagreement within his administration on a wide range of issues, political experts said. But, many believe dissent is unlikely given that they claim Trump’s old opponents have become ardent loyalists. Team of former rivals If confirmed by the Senate, Trump’s Cabinet will be filled with more former rivals than any president in recent memory, experts told McClatchy News. These would be: Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and Doug Burgum as secretary of the interior. All four of them, when campaigning for president, expressed varying degrees of criticism toward Trump. When Rubio ran for the Republican party nomination in 2016, he labeled Trump a “ con artist .” Gabbard, while running for the Democratic party nomination in 2019, attacked Trump on foreign policy, saying in a debate, “This president and his chickenhawk Cabinet have led us to the brink of war with Iran.” Similarly, when Kennedy ran for president as an independent in 2024, he castigated Trump on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying he “presided over the greatest restriction on individual liberties this country has ever known.” Burgum, who ran for the Republican party nomination in 2023, was less critical, though he called the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6 “ reprehensible .” Trump has also elevated former rivals to other key posts in his administration. For example, he tapped Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Ramaswamy ran for the Republican party nomination in 2024, during which time he occasionally clashed with Trump. He described him as “wounded” and said he had been “ duped ” by the Washington establishment. Similarly, Trump nominated Mike Huckabee to serve as U.S. ambassador to Israel. Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, ran for the Republican party nomination in 2016, around which time he likened Trump to “ a car wreck .” Expert analysis The addition of these old rivals — many of whom have strong personalities — could have several effects on the incoming administration, David Lewis, a professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, told McClatchy News. “These are not shrinking violet kinds of people, and they do have different views from one another,” Lewis said. “So there will be some ideological and policy disagreements in the Cabinet.” This would not be unprecedented for Trump. “In the first administration, there was some reporting suggesting there were big internal fights between prominent people in the administration, and that the president kind of liked that,” Lewis said. He added that Trump could benefit by absorbing the supporters of his one-time opponents, who represent various factions within the Republican party and beyond. More politics news → How does Senate confirmation process work? What to know as Trump makes Cabinet picks → Trump to return to White House after 4 years. Only one past president has done that → How did LGBT Americans vote in election? Exit poll finds significant shift from 2020 Multiple political experts, however, including Lewis, were hesitant to attribute major significance to Trump’s move. Jim King, an emeritus professor of political science at the University of Wyoming, told McClatchy News that many of the president-elect’s “so-called rivals were never real threats to Trump’s ambitions...” “The inclusion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard doesn’t represent a traditional ‘former rival’ dynamic — they didn’t run against Trump directly but instead served as critics of the Democratic Party, often positioning themselves as foils to Trump’s opponent,” Matthew McDermott, a Democratic strategist, told McClatchy News. “Rubio, meanwhile, ran against Trump eight years ago in 2016, a distant political past that underscores just how long Trump has dominated the American political landscape,” he added. Further, while they were critical of Trump in the past, these individuals have since publicly expressed their support for him and key aspects of his agenda, experts said. For example, Kennedy — who has a lengthy history of criticizing Trump — praised many of his policy plans after endorsing him in August, according to CNN. Additionally, “Rubio supported the Trump administration on 97% of the votes before the Senate in 2017-2020 and voted ‘not guilty’ on Trump’s impeachments,” King said. He’s also recently defended Trump’s stance on the Ukraine-Russia war , calling for it to be brought to an end through a negotiated settlement, according to Politico. “It seems that Trump is willing to forgive any number of outspoken insults to him, as long as the person changes their tune and praises him sufficiently,” James Pfiffner, an emeritus professor of public policy at George Mason University, told McClatchy News. In response to a request from McClatchy News about Trump’s elevation of old rivals to key positions, a spokesperson for the Trump transition team said that “his Cabinet picks reflect his priority to put America First.” “President Trump will continue to appoint highly-qualified men and women who have the talent, experience, and necessary skill sets to Make America Great Again,” the spokesperson said. Can Donald Trump actually end birthright citizenship? Legal experts weigh in Are people still concerned about voter fraud? 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Harris dismisses ‘project fear’ approach to Sinn FeinBook 3-8 2-2 8, Garcia 3-5 0-0 6, Gregory 5-13 1-2 11, Harris 6-12 0-0 12, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Adkins 2-4 3-4 7, Dean 1-8 0-0 2, Skinner 0-4 2-2 2, McConnell 0-3 0-0 0, Helterhoff 0-3 1-2 1, Rich 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-63 9-12 51. Hines 1-7 0-0 2, Amenhauser 5-7 2-3 12, Battle 6-10 0-0 13, R.Jones 3-7 0-0 7, Meo 4-7 3-6 13, Abraham 1-3 0-0 3, Mulibea 3-6 0-0 9, Brown 2-2 1-1 5, Granger 2-4 0-0 4, Majak 0-0 0-0 0, Dunlap 1-1 0-0 2, Martin 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 29-55 6-10 73. Halftime_Coastal Carolina 29-26. 3-Point Goals_SC-Upstate 0-16 (Book 0-1, Gregory 0-2, Harris 0-2, Skinner 0-2, Dean 0-3, Helterhoff 0-3, McConnell 0-3), Coastal Carolina 9-21 (Mulibea 3-5, Meo 2-3, Martin 1-1, Abraham 1-3, Battle 1-3, R.Jones 1-4, Hines 0-2). Rebounds_SC-Upstate 27 (Garcia, Harris, Adkins, Skinner 4), Coastal Carolina 41 (Amenhauser, Mulibea 8). Assists_SC-Upstate 4 (Harris 2), Coastal Carolina 14 (R.Jones 3). Total Fouls_SC-Upstate 9, Coastal Carolina 12. A_1,242 (3,600).PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington was minding his own business during practice recently, doing his due diligence while running his route when the ball suddenly came his way. Washington wasn't sure what option he was on the play. he certainly wasn't first. Probably not even second. Maybe not even third. Washington was on the back side all by his lonesome while a sea of wide receivers and running backs zig-zagged across quarterback Russell Wilson's field of vision. Only, Wilson didn't like what he saw. Not enough to throw it anyway. So he pivoted to his left and found Washington wide open for a big gain. Asked if he was surprised to find the ball in his hands, Washington nodded. “A little bit,” he said. “I don't know. I don't know what was going on with the other people.” Wilson did. He almost always seems to these days for the first-place Steelers (9-3), who find themselves atop the AFC North behind the play of their resurgent 36-year-old quarterback, who has taken a decidedly democratic approach to resurrecting his career. The nine-time Pro Bowler threw the ball to 10 different players while piling up 414 yards last week against the Bengals . Sure, mercurial star George Pickens got the ball. But so did Washington. And third tight end MyCole Pruitt. And wide receiver Ben Skowronek, who turned his second catch of the season into a 23-yard gain on a drive that ended with one of Wilson's three touchdown passes. “You never know when it’s coming your way,” Skowronek said. Not with Wilson at the controls. Fourteen different players have at least one catch this season for the Steelers. That includes Mike Williams, whose lone grab a month since being acquired from the New York Jets is a 32-yard rainbow for the winning score in the final minutes against Washington. It also includes Skowronek, who spent the early portion of the season on injured reserve and worried he'd sort of lost his place in line while he rehabbed. Skowronek and his teammates have quickly learned that with Wilson, there is no “line." During his six starts since returning from a calf injury, Wilson has thrown it wherever, whenever. “It’s like in baseball,” said Wilson, a former minor league second baseman. “You’ll never hit a home run if you don’t swing. And I really believe that you’ve got to swing, you’ve got to trust guys. You’ve got to be able to trust yourself.” Something that hasn't been an issue for Wilson for years, even if he arrived in Pittsburgh at a crossroads following an abrupt fall from grace in Denver. The Steelers couldn't sign Wilson to a one-year deal for the veteran minimum fast enough, and Wilson wasted little time building a rapport with players who were relative strangers. What began with throwing sessions in San Diego has morphed into team dinners and Friday nights where Wilson and first-year offensive coordinator Arthur Smith will hole themselves up in the team facility poring over tapes and bouncing ideas off each other until their wives call wondering where they are. On game days, that work manifests itself in various ways. It's tight end Pat Freiermuth drifting toward an open area while Wilson scrambles, as he did two plays after Skowronek's grab for a 25-yard touchdown. It's Wilson calling an audible at the line of scrimmage late against Cincinnati to hit Van Jefferson for a 43-yard gain that led to a clinching field goal. It's not just good for the stat sheet, it's good for the vibes. “Morale is a big part,” Smith said. Guys who want to be invested. Spreading it around is beneficial in a myriad of ways. It means players don't feel they are “decoys on every play,” as Smith put it. It also means once you put it on film, it means opponents have to find a way to defend it. And the more things an opponent has to defend, the better for an offense, particularly one led by a quarterback who will make his 195th start on Sunday when Cleveland (3-9) visits. “Russ has seen every coverage,” Skowronek said. “He’s ran all these concepts before. So he knows progressions like probably the back of his hand.” Besides, Wilson knows he can't just preach about the importance of being unselfish without practicing it a little bit too. That means giving opportunities to those who have worked for it, no matter where they might fall on the depth chart. “I think that the best part about it is that we’re all super close,” Wilson said. “And I think that bond is really everything too, and just the understanding of each guy and the relationships that we have together, it’s fun. We’re having a great time.” It sure looks like it. The Steelers are averaging a healthy 28.7 points since Wilson recovered from a calf injury that forced him to watch the first six games from the sideline. For the first time in a long time, Pittsburgh no longer has to rely exclusively on its defense to get by. While Mike Tomlin will never get comfortable with the idea of getting into a shootout — blame his defensive coaching roots before taking over in Pittsburgh in 2007 — it's nice to know his team can match opponents score for score if necessary. Another one could be looming against the Browns, who piled up more than 500 yards in a loss to Denver on Monday night. If one materializes, Wilson is ready to do whatever is necessary and find whoever is necessary, regardless of pedigree, salary or resume. “We got to love that part of it,” Wilson said. “We can’t fear it. We’ve got to want it. We’ve got to expect it. We’ve got to embrace it. We’ve got to challenge that. We’ve got to be in those moments and be locked into that moment. I think we do an extremely good job of that.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Georgetown’s then-president, for example, listed a prospective student on his “president’s list” after meeting her and her wealthy father at an Idaho conference known as “summer camp for billionaires,” according to Tuesday court filings in the price-fixing lawsuit filed in Chicago federal court in 2022. Although it’s always been assumed that such favoritism exists, the filings offer a rare peek at the often secret deliberations of university heads and admissions officials. They show how schools admit otherwise unqualified wealthy children because their parents have connections and could possibly donate large sums down the line, raising questions about fairness. Stuart Schmill, the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote in a 2018 email that the university admitted four out of six applicants recommended by then-board chairman Robert Millard, including two who “we would really not have otherwise admitted.” The two others were not admitted because they were “not in the ball park, or the push from him was not as strong.” In the email, Schmill said Millard was careful to play down his influence on admissions decisions, but he said the chair also sent notes on all six students and later met with Schmill to share insight “into who he thought was more of a priority.” The filings are the latest salvo in a lawsuit that claims that 17 of the nation’s most prestigious colleges colluded to reduce the competition for prospective students and drive down the amount of financial aid they would offer, all while giving special preference to the children of wealthy donors. “That illegal collusion resulted in the defendants providing far less aid to students than would have been provided in a free market,” said Robert Gilbert, an attorney for the plaintiffs. Since the lawsuit was filed, 10 of the schools have reached settlements to pay out a total of $284 million, including payments of up to $2,000 to current or former students whose financial aid might have been shortchanged over a period of more than two decades. They are Brown, the University of Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt and Yale. Johns Hopkins is working on a settlement and the six schools still fighting the lawsuit are the California Institute of Technology, Cornell, Georgetown, MIT, Notre Dame and the University of Pennsylvania. MIT called the lawsuit and the claims about admissions favoritism baseless. “MIT has no history of wealth favoritism in its admissions; quite the opposite,” university spokesperson Kimberly Allen said. “After years of discovery in which millions of documents were produced that provide an overwhelming record of independence in our admissions process, plaintiffs could cite just a single instance in which the recommendation of a board member helped sway the decisions for two undergraduate applicants." In a statement, Penn also said the case is meritless that the evidence shows that it doesn't favor students whose families have donated or pledged money to the Ivy League school. “Plaintiffs’ whole case is an attempt to embarrass the University about its purported admission practices on issues totally unrelated to this case," the school said. Notre Dame officials also called the case baseless. “We are confident that every student admitted to Notre Dame is fully qualified and ready to succeed,” a university spokesperson said in a statement. The South Bend, Indiana, school, though, did apparently admit wealthy students with subpar academic backgrounds. According to the new court filings, Don Bishop, who was then associate vice president for enrollment at Notre Dame, bluntly wrote about the “special interest” admits in a 2012 email, saying that year's crop had poorer academic records than the previous year's. The 2012 group included 38 applicants who were given a “very low” academic rating, Bishop wrote. He said those students represented “massive allowances to the power of the family connections and funding history,” adding that “we allowed their high gifting or potential gifting to influence our choices more this year than last year.” The final line of his email: “Sure hope the wealthy next year raise a few more smart kids!” Some of the examples pointed to in this week's court filings showed that just being able to pay full tuition would give students an advantage. During a deposition, a former Vanderbilt admissions director said that in some cases, a student would get an edge on the waitlist if they didn’t need financial aid. The 17 schools were part of a decades-old group that got permission from Congress to come up with a shared approach to awarding financial aid. Such an arrangement might otherwise violate antitrust laws, but Congress allowed it as long as the colleges all had need-blind admissions policies, meaning they wouldn't consider a student’s financial situation when deciding who gets in. The lawsuit argues that many colleges claimed to be need-blind but routinely favored the children of alumni and donors. In doing so, the suit says, the colleges violated the Congressional exemption and tainted the entire organization. The group dissolved in recent years when the provision allowing the collaboration expired. The Associated Press’ education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org .
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Urban Outfitters ( NASDAQ:URBN – Free Report ) had its price objective hoisted by Telsey Advisory Group from $44.00 to $46.00 in a report issued on Wednesday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a market perform rating on the apparel retailer’s stock. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Urban Outfitters’ FY2025 earnings at $3.91 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.15 EPS. URBN has been the subject of a number of other reports. StockNews.com lowered Urban Outfitters from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 28th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on shares of Urban Outfitters from $42.00 to $39.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Urban Outfitters from $48.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Urban Outfitters from $52.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 22nd. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on Urban Outfitters from $39.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Urban Outfitters presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.27. Get Our Latest Research Report on Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters Trading Up 2.6 % Urban Outfitters ( NASDAQ:URBN – Get Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The apparel retailer reported $1.10 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.28. The firm had revenue of $1.36 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.34 billion. Urban Outfitters had a net margin of 6.11% and a return on equity of 15.86%. Urban Outfitters’s revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.88 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Urban Outfitters will post 3.79 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Buying and Selling at Urban Outfitters In other news, CEO Tricia D. Smith sold 11,730 shares of Urban Outfitters stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.29, for a total transaction of $413,951.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website . Insiders own 31.80% of the company’s stock. Institutional Trading of Urban Outfitters Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Urban Outfitters by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,799,366 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $107,244,000 after buying an additional 31,100 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 116.3% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,288,817 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $93,956,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230,771 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Urban Outfitters by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,073,416 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $79,433,000 after purchasing an additional 62,019 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Urban Outfitters by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,555,067 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $63,836,000 after acquiring an additional 264,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Urban Outfitters by 1.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,481,469 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $56,765,000 after purchasing an additional 18,249 shares in the last quarter. 77.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Urban Outfitters Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Urban Outfitters, Inc engages in the retail and wholesale of general consumer products. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Nuuly. It operates Urban Outfitters stores, which offer women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28; and Anthropologie stores that provide women's apparel, accessories, intimates, shoes, and home furnishings, as well as gifts, decorative items, and beauty and wellness products for women aged 28 to 45. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Urban Outfitters Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Urban Outfitters and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .