High-profile Trump nominees pose test for outgoing Republicans

Several high-profile Trump administration nominees will face committee votes in the coming weeks, which will show whether outgoing GOP senators are willing to push the administration forward — or at least gain some leverage. Erica Schwartz, director-designate of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Todd Blanch, nominee for Attorney General, received a…

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South Korean traders’ leveraged bets unravel

A Korea Exchange (KRX) employee monitors stock market data on computer screens in the Yeouido financial district of Seoul, South Korea, on May 11, 2026. Chris Jung | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korean retail investors who piled into leveraged bets on the country’s AI champions are nursing steep losses after a sharp reversal, exposing…

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