As prepared for delivery: “No matter his party or his politics, if the President places his own interests above those of the country, he betrays his oath of office. “The President of the United States, the Speaker of the House, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the…… MORE
Confidential documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal that top US officials misled the American public about the war in Afghanistan in order to conceal doubts about the likelihood that the US could be successful in the nearly 20-year effort since its earliest days, the paper reported in a major investigation on Monday. The Post…… MORE
South African tech investor Naspers has sweetened its hostile bid for Just Eat, valuing the UK online food delivery company at $6.7 billion and escalating a takeover battle with rival suitor Takeaway.com. But the revised offer may fail to win over shareholders. Prosus, the European-listed tech investor owned by Naspers, said Monday that it would…… MORE
Former first lady Michelle Obama called the impeachment proceedings into President Donald Trump and Ukraine “surreal” as the House’s inquiry heads into the homestretch. “It’s surreal. I don’t think people know what to make of it. But do I think we can come back from it? Oh yeah,” she said in an excerpt of an…… MORE
Lord & Taylor is reopening in New York less than a year after shuttering its flagship department store. But the new store will only be open for a limited time. Le Tote, which recently bought the struggling brand, is opening a pop-up store in the city’s prime shopping neighborhood, SoHo. The store will sell items…… MORE
President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Washington, an encounter that is sure to draw significant scrutiny amid several ongoing controversies involving Trump and Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told CNN on Monday that the two plan to meet. The White House has not…… MORE
Rebel Wilson wants the world to know that her party girl persona is fake. The Australian actress made this shock confession when asked about her drinking habits during an appearance on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” on Thursday. “Fun fact. I’ve never been drunk in my whole entire life,” the 39-year-old told the…… MORE
The nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday. Netflix led in total nominations, thanks to a strong showing from the films “Marriage Story” and “The Irishman.” The dramas were nominated for six and five awards respectively. In the television categories, the Netflix series “The Crown” and “Unbelievable” got four nominations each, as…… MORE
Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. When turmoil erupted in the US overnight lending market in September, it came as a big surprise. The spike in overnight borrowing rates forced the Federal Reserve to come to…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s move to begin pulling out of the Paris Agreement last month signaled to world leaders that the US government is stepping away from the global push to stop the climate crisis. But as world leaders gather in Madrid this week to refine their pledges to cut heat-trapping gases, a large group of…… MORE
