10-Year Treasury Yield Climbs 1 Percent Since the Fed PivotThe Los Angeles Lakers would be a completely different — and better — basketball team if they had a legit rim-protecting center next to Anthony Davis. Adding such a player will be among the highest priorities for LA’s GM Rob Pelinka between now and February’s trade deadline. The Lakers will surely check in on the availability of guys like Jonas Valančiūnas , Jakob Poelt l , and Deandre Ayton , but another name they should monitor is 25-year-old center Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets. Fadeaway World’s Fran Leiva wrote on Friday about why Claxton in LA would be an excellent fit. “For the Lakers, Claxton would be a massive addition,” Leiva said. “Pairing him with Anthony Davis would make the frontcourt a nightmare for opponents. Between Claxton’s shot-blocking and AD’s defensive dominance, they’d have one of the best paint defenses in the league. On offense, Claxton’s athleticism would give the Lakers another lob threat while not clogging up space for their stars with Davis’ improved spacing and three-point volume.” Leiva suggested that LA could send Rui Hachimura to Brooklyn for Claxton along with Jarred Vanderbilt, Jalen Hood-Schifino, a 2029 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick, and a 2030 second-round pick. “The trade package here is pretty solid for the Nets, too,” Leiva said. “They’d get a young guard in Hood-Schifino, who still has upside, along with a future first-round pick in 2029 and two second-rounders. Hachimura and Vanderbilt would keep the team competitive in the short term while giving them flexibility to make more moves later. Both sides get what they need, and it feels like a deal that could make sense.” Claxton is in the first year of a four-year, $97 million deal. He cannot be traded until December 15. More NBA: Lakers might part ways with stud rookie in massive trade for Hornets superstar
Earlier this year, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government faced a crisis in Jharkhand as its leader, Hemant Soren, stepped down from the chief minister’s post and was jailed on corruption charges. But by Saturday evening, as counting for the state assembly election headed to a close, the JMM seemed to have bounced back. The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance government that the JMM leads in Jharkhand looked set to return for a second term in power, with an even larger mandate. As of 7 pm, the JMM had won 29 of the total 81 seats in the assembly and was leading in five seats. Of its INDIA alliance parthers, the Indian National Congress had won 15 seats and was leading in one. The Rashtriya Janata Dal had won four seats, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) had won two seats. It looked set to win at least 56 seats, up from 47 in the 2019 election. Meanwhile, of the National Democratic Alliance partners, the Bharatiya Janata Party had won 19 seats and was leading in two seats. The All Jharkhand Students Union Party had won one seat as had the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas). Jairam Mahato, a candidate who had emerged as a crowd favourite, was victorious in the Dumri constituency. He was the sole winner from the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha. Political observers predicted that the election would be closely fought. However, the JMM-led coalition government seems to have strategically navigated its crises and pushed a number of welfare schemes to win over voters and secure a comfortable majority. Here are eight factors that stood out on the ground. 1. Soren’s imprisonment was an affront to Adivasi pride Chief Minister Hemant Soren was imprisoned in January on charges that he had fraudulently acquired land and got bail only five months later. The party soon made the matter a poll issue . It presented the Adivasi chief minister’s imprisonment as an affront to the pride of the Adivasis, who form 26.21% of the state’s population and are a significant vote bank for the JMM. Political analysts believe this is also what led the BJP to lose all five seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year. (The state has a total of 14 Lok Sabha seats.) 2. Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for women The JMM-led government focused heavily on a number of welfare schemes. Its flagship scheme was the Maiya Samman Yojana, launched in August. It gives Rs 1,000 per month to women between the ages of 21 and 50. In October, to counter this scheme, the BJP had announced that it would launch the Gogo Didi scheme if it came to power, and promised Rs 2,100 to all women in the state. The JMM was quick to counter this move and pledged to raise the amount to Rs 2,500 from December if it returned to power. 3. Improvement of pension scheme In 2019, the JMM-led government introduced reforms to the Central government’s pension scheme, the National Social Assistance Programme, which had been underfunded for years. The Centre’s pension amounts ranged between Rs 200 and Rs 500 for three categories – old age pension, widow pension and disability pension. The Jharkhand government increased this amount to a uniform Rs 1,000, and created five categories of pension schemes – old age pension, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group pension, destitute women pension, HIV-AIDS patient pension and disability pension. It also expanded the scheme’s reach from 6 lakh people in 2019 to 40 lakh people by 2024. 4. Electricity bills waiver Another welfare policy that won the approval of voters, especially the rural poor, was the state government’s decision to waive electricity bills for low-income consumers who do not pay income tax. In August, the state government decided to waive bills amounting to Rs 3,584 crore for around 39.44 lakh consumers who are enrolled in its 200-unit free electricity scheme . 5. State housing scheme Despite the existence of the Central government’s Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to provide subsidised housing for low-income citizens, around 8 lakh eligible beneficiaries in the state did not avail of the scheme . In October 2023, the JMM-led government launched the Abua Awas Yojna to reach these residents. While the Central government scheme pays up to Rs 1.5 lakh for the construction of a two-room house with a kitchen, the Jharkhand government’s scheme provides Rs 2 lakh for a three-room house with a kitchen. 6. No clear BJP CM face Political analysts note that while senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, campaigned for the party in the state, there was a lack of clarity about who would occupy the chief minister’s post if the party won. One contender was former chief minister Babulal Marandi, the BJP’s state president. Another was former chief minister Champai Soren, who defected from the JMM earlier this year. Both these leaders are Adivasi, and thus declaring either as the chief ministerial candidate would have been in line with the state’s broad history – six of its seven chief ministers have been Adivasi. However, in 2014, the BJP had appointed Raghubar Das, a non-Adivasi, as the state’s chief minister, a move that political observers believe played a role in their loss in the 2019 election. The absence of a chief ministerial candidate allowed speculation to grow about whom the party might appoint if it won. By contrast, for the JMM-led alliance, the incumbent chief minister Hemant Soren was the unambiguous choice to continue in the job. 7. Over-reliance on non-Jharkhandi leaders The BJP’s election campaign was dominated by national-level leaders, including Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Shah and union ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and JP Nadda. Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was also a prominent face at rallies. This meant that Jharkhandi leaders such as Babulal Marandi, Champai Soren and Sita Soren remained in the background. This strategy is believed to have alienated Jharkhandi voters who, in assembly elections, are primarily concerned with state leaders. 8. BJP’s infiltrator narrative failed The BJP’s key focus this election was on the infiltrator narrative – party leaders alleged that Bangladeshi Muslims had infiltrated Jharkhand’s Santal Pargana division, married Adivasi women, grabbed land and altered the region’s demography and cultural identity. However, this narrative did not seem to gain much traction. Earlier this year, Scroll travelled to Santal Pargana and found that in at least 10 instances, the BJP’s claims of Muslims marrying Advasi women to claim land did not stand scrutiny. Later, in our election coverage, we found that Adivasi voters were more concerned with civic issues than the threat of infiltrators. The JMM was quick to respond to the allegations by noting that Jharkhand did not share borders with Bangladesh and that the Central home ministry headed by Amit Shah was responsible for preventing illegal migration into the country.
Reigning champion Kansas City edged Carolina and Detroit ripped Indianapolis on Sunday to reach an NFL-best 10-1 while Dallas shocked arch-rival Washington to snap a five-game losing streak. Patrick Mahomes threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns and Spencer Shrader kicked a 31-yard field goal on the final play to lift Kansas City over the host Panthers 30-27. Chuba Hubbard's 1-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion run had put Carolina level with 1:46 remaining, setting the stage for the Chiefs' seven-play, 57-yard march to set up the winning kick. Joining the Chiefs with a 10th triumph to keep a conference lead was Detroit, with Jahmyr Gibbs rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns and David Montgomery running for another score in the Lions' 24-6 triumph at Indianapolis. A wild finish with 38 points in the last 5:16 marked the Dallas Cowboys' 34-26 victory at Washington, where the Commanders appeared to have lost, then made an amazing comeback only to fall in the end. Cooper Rush's second touchdown pass, a 22-yarder to Luke Schoonmaker with 5:16 remaining, gave Dallas a 20-9 edge, but Jayden Daniels threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Zach Ertz and ran for a 2-point conversion to pull Washington within 20-17. KaVontae Turpin answered with a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown on the ensuing play, but again the Commanders responded as Austin Seibert kicked a 51-yard field goal and Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on an 86-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds remaining. Seibert, however, shockingly missed the conversion kick to keep Dallas ahead 27-26 and the Cowboys added a Juanyeh Thomas 43-yard kickoff return touchdown on the next play to seal victory. At Miami, Tua Tagovailoa threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns to spark the Miami Dolphins over New England 34-15. At Chicago, Minnesota's John Parker Romo kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2:10 remaining in overtime to lift the Vikings over the host Bears 30-27. Sam Darnold threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns as the Vikings improved to 9-2. At Houston, Chig Okonkwo caught a 70-yard go-ahead touchdown pass from Will Levis in the fourth quarter as Tennessee upset the host Texans 32-27. Levis threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns and Tony Pollard ran for 119 yards and a touchdown as the Titans reached 3-8 and Houston fell to 7-5. Tampa Bay's Baker Mayfield threw for 294 yards to spark the Buccaneers over the host New York Giants 30-7. js/sevRising geopolitical tensions, Adani ‘bribery’ case add to Indian market's woes — expert advice
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Real Madrid want £50m Man Utd defender – Paper RoundHomewood-Flossmoor looks for repeat as Class 4A state champs, but Rich Township, Mount Carmel and Marist are right behind. 1. Homewood-Flossmoor (33-4) Defending Class 4A state champions have a new look, but the talent is there for another big run. A trio of senior guards leads the way as Jayden Tyler (Wofford) returns and is joined by Thornwood transfer Arden Eaves (Lewis) and Lincoln-Way East transfer Brent Taylor . Look out for talented freshman guard Darrius Hawkins Jr. 2. Rich Township (23-8) Raptors return junior guards Jamson Coulter and Jayden Williams and add a superstar in senior forward Al Brooks Jr. , a transfer from Hansberry and a high-major recruit. His twin brother, Ikee , will add to the guard depth for a team looking to make major noise in March. 3. Mount Carmel (32-6) The 2023 Class 3A runners-up must replace superstar Angelo Ciaravino , who is at Northwestern. But senior guard Grant Best (Air Force) is ready to lead the way, while junior Noah Mister and senior Cameron Thomas add to a talented, deep backcourt. Watch out for freshman guard Marshaun Thornton . 4. Marist (29-5) Football injuries have sidelined senior forward Achilles Anderson for the season and star junior forward Stephen Brown for likely at least a month. When Brown returns, look out. He will join junior guards Adoni Vassilakis and TJ Tate and senior forward Marquis Vance . Junior forward Karson Thomas from Lincoln-Way East and junior guard Rokas Zilys from Vermont Academy are big additions via transfer. 5. St. Laurence (20-12) New coach Roshawn Russell has an intriguing mix of talent, with senior guards Zerrick Johnson and Bradley Stratton coming off big seasons. They’re joined by two returning standouts as senior guard EJ Mosley (Purdue Fort Wayne) and senior forward Jacob Rice have transferred back after spending last season elsewhere. 6. Bloom (19-10) Senior guards Elijah Lovemore and Payton Edwards form a dynamic duo. Senior guard/forward Adam Page , a transfer from Hillcrest, is a big addition. The Blazing Trojans will need newcomers to emerge in the frontcourt. Brother Rice’s Marcos Gonzales (3) drives against Marian Catholic’s Adam Shorter during a Class 3A Thornton Sectional semifinal game in Harvey on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown) 7. Brother Rice (31-4) Senior guard Marcos Gonzales (Citadel) is ready for even more of a starring role, while senior guard Jack Weigus — a transfer from Hinsdale South — is a prolific outside shooter. Look for senior forward Caden Workman to step up. 8. Lemont (19-12) Guard Gabriel Sularski , who transferred from Benet, is rated as the top junior in Illinois by 247 Sports. He joins an experienced group led by senior forwards Alanas Castillo , Shea Glotzbach and Matas Gaidukevicius . 9. Oak Lawn (22-9) Senior guard Donte Montgomery , who averaged over 20 points last season, is poised to be one of the area’s top players. Junior guard Jack Dempsey is a strong outside shooter, while senior guard Ali Farhan looks to step up. 10. Hillcrest (17-14) With four starters back, don’t expect the Hawks to stay down for long. Senior guard Jovi Ratliff is a scorer and Hillcrest will have the inside advantage against most teams with a pair of 6-foot-7 forwards in senior Jaylen Ingram and junior Max Carmicle . Rich Township’s Jamson Coulter (3) takes a breath before making a free throw against Oak Forest during a nonconference game in Oak Forest on Monday Feb. 5, 2024. (Troy Stolt / Daily Southtown) Charles Barnes , De La Salle, junior, forward. Grant Best, Mount Carmel, senior, guard. Al Brooks Jr., Rich Township, senior, forward. Stephen Brown, Marist, junior, forward. Seth Cheney , Providence, senior, guard. Jamson Coulter, Rich Township, junior, guard. 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(AP) — Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game with 21 seconds left after Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin connected on an 86-yard touchdown, Dallas’ Juanyeh Thomas returned the ensuing onside kick attempt for a touchdown, and the Cowboys pulled out a 34-26 victory Sunday that extended the Commanders’ skid to three games. Seibert, who missed the previous two games with a right hip injury, was wide left on the point-after attempt following a low snap. Thomas then took the kick back 43 yards as the Cowboys (4-7) ended their losing streak at five in improbable fashion. Part of that was the play of backup Cooper Rush, who threw for 247 yards and two TDs in his third start in place of starter Dak Prescott. Part was also the defense forcing two turnovers, as Chauncey Golston ripped the ball out of Brian Robinson Jr.’s hands for what was called an interception of Daniels in the second quarter, and Donovan Wilson stripped John Bates midway through the fourth. KaVonte Turpin provided the fireworks with a spinning, 99-yard kickoff return TD seconds after Daniels found Zach Ertz in the end zone and scored on a 2-point conversion to cut the deficit to three with 3:02 left. In the final three minutes alone, the Commanders (7-5) scored 10 points and allowed Thomas' TD. All that after the score was 10-9 through three quarters before madness ensued. Washington's playoff hopes that looked solid not long ago are now in serious jeopardy after losing to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Dallas. Before the scoring outburst late, much of this defeat had to do with Daniels and the offense not being able to find any kind of a rhythm. The Cowboys did, despite playing without their two best offensive linemen, top cornerback and starting tight end. Rush's 6-yard pass to Jalen Tolbert was Dallas' first third-quarter TD of the season, and his 22-yarder to Luke Schoonmaker came after Wilson's forced fumble. Daniels finished 25 of 38 for 274 yards, including his second interception of the game on a failed Hail Mary as the clock expired. Rico Dowdle ran 19 times for 86 yards to spring the upset for the Cowboys, who were 10 1/2-point underdogs on BetMGM Sportsbook. Cowboys: LG Tyler Smith was inactive with ankle and knee injuries. ... RG Zack Martin (ankle), CB Trevon Diggs (groin/knee) and TE Jake Ferguson (concussion) were ruled out prior to game day and did not travel for the game. Commanders: RB Austin Ekeler was injured on a kickoff return in the final seconds. ... Robinson left with an ankle injury in the first half, returned and then left again. ... RT Andrew Wylie was concussed in the third quarter and did not return. ... C Tyler Biadasz was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth. ... CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) missed a third consecutive game since being acquired at the trade deadline from New Orleans. Cowboys: Host the New York Giants on Thursday in the traditional Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas. Commanders: Host the Tennessee Titans next Sunday in Washington’s final game before its late bye week. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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PARIS — Hell hath no fury like a driver scorned. Take the traffic-choked French capital as an example, where an attempt to reduce vehicle collisions, gridlock, emissions and noise on a highway encircling Paris has provoked a head-on political crash. The long-simmering dispute over what many see as Paris’s crusade against cars has come to a boil over a controversial decision to slash speed limits on a 35-kilometre highway known as . In some ways, it is the European equivalent of the fight between Toronto, , and the car-friendly Ontario government, which wants to and to ease gridlock. In one lane is Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. In a measure intended to cut noise, pollution, traffic jams and accidents on the Paris ring road she recently ordered speed limits reduced to 50 km/h from 70 km/h. It’s one step along the path to a more extreme transformation that reimagines the cars-and-concrete highway as a boulevard shared by buses, bikes and bipeds. In the opposite lane is a convoy of irate suburban commuters, motorcyclists, professional drivers like cabbies and truckers, and opposition politicians. They are now charting lawsuits, legislation and political campaigns, arguing that Hidalgo’s anti-car policies have now swerved recklessly across the median line. “What is very different with the 50 km/h (speed limit) compared to the other anti-car measures in Paris is that this affects many more people who did not vote for her, who did not choose her as their representative and who are deeply opposed,” said Alexandra Legendre, a spokesperson with the Drivers’ Defence League, a group that lobbies for the interests of motorists in France. The Paris ring road was built on the site of fortifications erected around the French capital in 1844 and torn down in 1919 at the end of the First World War. More than three decades later, work began on the circular highway intended to liberate drivers from the evils of traffic jams, letting them reach their destinations without having to negotiate the hustle and bustle of central Paris. “In a few days, getting around Paris without meeting a single red light will no longer be a dream,” ahead of the completion of the final section of the loop in 1973. Yet the work had barely been completed when began. Other, more serious problems soon appeared. Noise from the fast-moving cars has long been a nuisance for the 500,000 residents who live next to the highway and is believed to be linked to health problems, such as sleep loss, cardiovascular problems and stress, . And the 1.3 million cars that use it each day are , according to , an agency that tracks air quality in the greater Paris region. Naturally, there are also accidents, albeit very few fatalities, perhaps owing to the highway’s congestion, which keeps daytime speeds to a little over 30 km/h. To tackle these issues, officials have, over the years, installed sound barriers to cut the noise levels. In 2014, reduced the maximum speed on the highway to 70 km/h from 80 — a measure that had positive effects on emissions entering the atmosphere as well as the fluidity of traffic. This was the same year that Hidalgo, a member of France’s Socialist Party, was chosen as mayor and launched what her opponents say has been a frontal attack against cars and drivers. Over a decade in power, she has shut down express lanes on the banks of the Seine River, reduced the number of downtown parking spaces, converted car lanes to bike lanes and pedestrianized city streets. Just recently, her administration designated the central core of downtown a limited traffic zone — barring through traffic by drivers seeking to quickly cut from one end of the city to the other. without an express purpose such as a medical appointment, tickets to a show, or getting to work. Residents have long grumbled about the inconveniences caused by Hidalgo’s car wars. However, when dissipated and she announced that the city would be moving forward with a long-planned cut to the speed limit on the city’s ring road, many saw it as a step too far. This photograph taken on November 11, 2024 shows a sign near the Louvre museum, indicating the limited traffic zone (ZTL), an aera in the central core of the French capital banning vehicles from transiting through it, in Paris. “They’ve put in place a policy where cars are excluded, but there has been nothing to compensate for the absence of cars,” said Séverine Manna, a Paris lawyer . She said city officials haven’t done the necessary studies to back up the new limits. She added that the restrictions have not been accompanied by a more robust public transport system to give people alternative ways to get to and from Paris in a timely manner. “They’re telling people: ‘There are no more cars — get used to it,’ ” Manna said. “We are all ecologists in our souls but there are times when there are realities that are not being heard.” Others have complained that Paris failed to consult with neighbouring municipalities before taking a decision that has a great impact on commuters from the suburbs. A regional elected official, Valérie Pécresse, has deemed the new speed limits “anti-social and ineffective” and urged Hidalgo to instead install sound barriers along the ring road or turn over responsibility for the road to the region. In addition to the war of words, a statistical battle has broken out. The city has started releasing a weekly bulletin showing drops in nighttime noise, traffic jams and accidents — though no significant reduction in emissions. In response, Pécresse ordered her own officials to begin tracking noise, pollution and traffic indicators along the route. The show reductions in every category, including pollution. Paris is hardly alone in wanting to transform its infrastructure to make it safer, greener or more amenable to the people who live and work in its vicinity. New York, Barcelona, Helsinki, Vancouver and many other cities around the world have all questioned the sustainability and uses of highways built for an era when the car was king and the environment was an afterthought. Before opting to the Gardiner Expressway Toronto, too, flirted with the idea of dismantling or burying its main east-to-west highway as a way to reconnect the city with its waterfront. The evangelists of highway transformation see no alternatives. “The question is: can we imagine that our highways remain as they are? We’re in a very deep climate crisis,” said Paul Lecroart, a senior urban planner for the Paris Metropolitan Region. “The question is how can we do things faster.” Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo swims in the Seine, in Paris on July 17, 2024, to demonstrate the river’s cleanliness in advance of hosting Olympic swimming events later that month. Lecroart acknowledges that fear and the inconvenience of adopting new habits plays a big role in the public resistance to such large-scale change. The key to success is to provide ready-made alternatives and demonstrate their benefits. The main one, in Lecroart’s estimation, is “traffic evaporation.” “People give up on movements that are less useful,” he said. The shining example is South Korea, where 80 per cent of automobile traffic disappeared after the mayor of Seoul decided to demolish the six-kilometre , reclaiming and rehabilitating the stream that ran beneath the highway as a public space. In other cities, Lecroart said, traffic dropped between 20 and 25 per cent due to people opting instead for public transport. “They are never forced. We’re in a liberal system where everyone can do what they want. People can take their car downtown, but either we encourage it, (or) we discourage it,” he said. Paris hasn’t completely laid out its long-term vision for , perhaps for fear of raising the ire of its four-wheeled adversaries. But the French capital also has like-minded allies too. In the eastern suburbs, officials have drawn up a rather extreme that ushers motorists into and out of central Paris. It’s a slow-motion transformation that starts with the installation of dedicated public-transit lanes in 2026, continues with lowered speed limits in 2032 and cutting the space for cars by half in 2040. The project concludes in 2050 with a road — one lane moving at 30 km/h in either direction — in something resembling a nature park, surrounded by reclaimed and reforested land, bike paths, and picnic tables. Gaylord Le Chequer, a city councillor in Montreuil, said the initial reaction of residents was surprise and, for some, hostility — the sense that they were being deprived of something or punished. “For us, it’s important not to be seen as punishing people but to demonstrate, going step by step, that the transformations are useful — notably from an environmental perspective — and that they are possible,” he said. “Whether you are right or left ... there is a movement that is growing to say on behalf of the residents who live in proximity to this infrastructure, that we have real problems and so it’s time to act.”A decision by Donald Trump's transition team to skip over filing ethics and disclosure forms to the General Services Administration has allowed them to rake in cash from outside sources to fund his transition efforts while not disclosing where the cash is coming from and how much they are taking in. According to an alarming report from the New York Times, the unprecedented decision to blow off federal funding of the transition by the the president-elect's team opens the door to " secret money " which is alarming ethics experts who believe it will result in unknown actors calling the shots in the incoming Trump White House . As the Times' Ken Bensinger and David Fahrenthold wrote, "President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term," adding, "Mr. Trump is the first president-elect to sidestep the restrictions, provoking alarm among ethics experts." ALSO READ: The America-attacking Trump is coming for our military — and then he's coming for us The report notes Trump and his team are forgoing up to $7.2 million in federal funds by not signing an agreement with the Biden administration, which allows them to raise unlimited funds –– including from undisclosed foreign nationals. Heath Brown, a professor of public policy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, claimed that should raise red flags. “When the money isn’t disclosed, it’s not clear how much everybody is giving, who is giving it and what they are getting in return for their donations,” he explained. “It’s an area where the vast majority of Americans would agree that they want to know who is paying that bill.” "Mr. Trump’s transition team, formally known as Trump Vance 2025 Transition Inc., has revealed nothing about how much money it hopes to raise, who has contributed to the fund or how it is spending the money," the Times is reporting before adding, "The current Trump transition, like its predecessors, is set up as a 'dark money' nonprofit. Those groups typically do not have to disclose their donors, even to the Internal Revenue Service. But unlike Mr. Trump’s team this year, earlier transitions accepted financial support from the General Services Administration, which oversees much of the transition process." According to Brian Galle, a Georgetown University law professor, the IRS could require an audit for transparency, but that it seems unlikely. “Given the political sensitivity of this organization, I’d say the odds of their being audited are zero," he predicted. You can read more here .