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The defendants in the January 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol are hoping for a presidential pardon when he returns to the White House. Just hours after the results were announced, lawyers for several of them feverishly filed appeals requesting postponement of their next hearing, including sentencing when they have already been found guilty.

Although their appeals have so far been systematically rejected, some of them say they can already feel the tide turning.

Economic reforms in the European Union have become “even more urgent” with the election of Donald Trump in the United States, warned Mario Draghi on Friday as he presented his proposals to the leaders of the Twenty-Seven at their summit in Budapest.

At the beginning of September, the former Italian Prime Minister published a report aimed at revitalizing growth in a Europe that is lagging behind the United States.

“The recommendations in this report were already urgent, given the economic situation we find ourselves in today. They have become even more urgent after the US elections,” he declared on his arrival in the Hungarian capital. “There is no doubt that Trump’s presidency will mark a big difference in relations between the United States and Europe,” he added.

Already threatened by devastating customs surcharges in China, the cognac industry, which is heavily dependent on exports, now fears it may be targeted in the United States, its leading market.

“We’ve just taken a big slap in the face from China, and now it’s the United States,” laments Sabine de Witasse, who 30 years ago took over one of the last family-run cognac estates still using a wood-fired boiler in the Charente.

“My main customer does almost all his business internationally, in China and the United States, so there are bound to be repercussions,” worries the producer, who works with a wine merchant who accounts for 80% of her sales.

The President of the European Commission has proposed to Donald Trump that the USA supply more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU to replace Russian gas. “First of all, I think it’s very important to [il faut] discuss our common interests and then start negotiations,” said Ursula von der Leyen.

“Common interests are, for example – and this is something we touched on yesterday, without really discussing it in depth – everything to do with LNG. We still receive a lot of LNG from Russia, so why not replace it with American LNG, which is cheaper for us and lowers our energy prices?” she asked at a press conference following a European summit in Budapest.

Since Donald Trump’s 2016 victory ended Barack Obama’s eight-year reign in the White House, Republican and Democratic presidents have served just one four-year term. You have to go back to the end of the 19th century to find such alternation. Donald Trump’s election shows that, as in other countries, the incumbent’s bonus is now working less well, whereas in the United States, sitting presidents have often been re-elected, surfing on the authority of the office and the symbols of power of the world’s leading power.

Some Asian countries are hoping to benefit from a new wave of factory relocations out of China in the face of Donald Trump’s promised massive tariffs, but they themselves could suffer from a trade war destabilizing the global economy. Asia, which contributes 60% of global growth according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), would be primarily affected by an aggressive policy from the American president-elect.

After Hillary Clinton in 2016, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris failed to defeat misogynist candidate Donald Trump in the US presidential election, while Joe Biden succeeded in 2020. To find out more, click here:

Many women are warning of an upsurge in misogynistic comments online, particularly about women’s reproductive rights, since Donald Trump’s victory. To find out more, click here:

Hundreds of racist messages were received across the country by the African-American community. These include threats and slavery-related insults. The senders of these messages are posing as Trump supporters or the Trump administration, but so far the investigation is just getting underway. To find out more, click here:

According to CNN, Donald Trump is on the verge of officially winning Nevada, a state that brings him six electoral votes. In 2020, Joe Biden had won this state where the Latino electorate is essential and represents around 17% of the vote.

“I think we’re going to talk to each other” with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump told NBC, while Joe Biden, Ukraine’s first supporter in the face of Russia’s invasion, cut ties with his Russian counterpart. For his part, the Russian president said he was “ready to resume contact” with Donald Trump, who will be sworn in on January 20.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will make Susie Wiles, architect of his campaign, his White House chief of staff. “Susie Wiles has just helped me win one of the greatest political victories in American history,” the Republican hailed in a statement.

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