Politics

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Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests

As Donald Trump prepares to return to power, his victory is likely to embolden those who think they can get his ear.
 
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Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface

 
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Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador

 
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Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz

 
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Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

 

The race for Congress

Election 2024
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FILE - Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich answers a question during a debate on live television with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola at Alaska Public Media, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

Republican Nick Begich has won the state’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Begich was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and won the seat that Republican Rep.
 
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Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win

 

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

 
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

 

  1. A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

  2. Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
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About 1,500 migrants in Mexico set off for US border, hoping to reach it before Trump’s inauguration

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White House

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Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss

 

  1. The US is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine. Here’s what it means

  2. US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump’s vow to undo Biden’s AI policy overshadows their work

  3. Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government ‘overreach’ seen under Biden

Congress

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Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms

 

  1. FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes

  2. GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly

  3. Congressional panel urges toughing the US-China trade relationship

Supreme Court

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Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wins reelection in Washington’s closely watched 3rd District

 

  1. Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s medical records

  2. Trump’s election could assure a conservative Supreme Court majority for decades

  3. Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

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New study shows voting for Native Americans is harder than ever

A study of access to polls during elections has found systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in turnout.
 
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Trump’s casting call as he builds out his administration: TV experience preferred

President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration. Trump likes what he calls that “central casting” look.
 
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US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.
 

Republican Nick Begich wins election to U.S. House in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, beating incumbent Mary Peltola

 

Top health official in New Mexico leaves after less than 2 years on the job

New Mexico Health Secretary Patrick Allen is leaving after less than two years on the job. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the announcement Wednesday, saying Allen would be stepping down at the end of the day.
 

Marquette University names Kimo Ah Yun as its new president

Marquette University has selected Kimo Ah Yun as its new president. Ah Yun has been serving as the school’s acting president since June, when President Michael Lovell died in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer.
 
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Nonpartisan group calls for an end to filing ‘shell bills’ that can turn into sweeping legislation

A nonpartisan group has made recommendations meant to bolster public scrutiny of Kentucky’s legislature.
 
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Tennessee to count provisional ballots by people convicted of felonies who had rights in limbo

Tennessee will count the provisional ballots cast by six people convicted of felonies who had their voting rights recently restored under judges’ rulings.
 

2 Florida parents arrested after school resource deputy is punched in face

Two central Florida parents were charged criminally after a mother pushed a middle school resource deputy and the father punched the law enforcement officer in the face.
 
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Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be ‘beyond frustrating’

A federal judge who was nominated by Donald Trump says it would be “beyond frustrating and disappointing” if the president-elect hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election. U.S.
 
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North Carolina Republicans push through bill weakening incoming governor and attorney general

North Carolina Republican legislators have given final approval to a series of political power moves that would weaken the incoming governor and other Democratic elected officials.
 

Ethics panel Republicans reject release of Gaetz investigative report over objections of Democratic members

 
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Donald Trump’s latest branded venture is guitars that cost up to $10,000

Following up the Bibles, sneakers, watches, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures launched during his third White House campaign, President-elect Donald Trump has apparently signed onto a line of guitars.
 
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Trump feuded with NFL players in his first term. Now, some are busting out his dance moves

Donald Trump and the National Football League had an adversarial relationship during his first term in the White House. Now, players are breaking out the ‘Trump dance’ to celebrate sacks and scores.
 
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North Carolina Republicans complete a veto override of voucher, immigration bill

The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has completed its override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that addresses both private school scholarship grants and immigration.
 
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What to know about Matthew Whitaker, Trump’s pick to be America’s ambassador to NATO

Donald Trump has tapped former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker as U.S. ambassador to NATO, set to make him the nation’s representative to a bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly relished criticizing.
 
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Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations

Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for potential mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump. The property is located in rural Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley.
 

Democrat Marcy Kaptur wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District

Democrat Marcy Kaptur wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District.
 
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Georgia election workers seek more penalties against Giuliani, saying he continues to defame them

Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani have asked a judge to penalize him even more.
 
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NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner. A city government stalwart and ex-NYPD official, she’ll be just the second woman in the high-profile, high-pressure post.
 
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Phil Berger is poised to continue his run leading North Carolina’s Senate

North Carolina Senate Republicans have left their leadership team mostly intact for the next two years. That includes choosing Sen. Phil Berger again to hold the chamber’s most powerful position.
 
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Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to ignore prosecutors and dismiss hush money conviction

As prosecutors push to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, his lawyers are urging a judge to ignore them and scrap the case before he takes office in January.
 

Trump chooses Matt Whitaker, a former acting attorney general, as NATO ambassador

Trump chooses Matt Whitaker, a former acting attorney general, as NATO ambassador.
 

Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines in war with Russia, US defense secretary says

 
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Ukraine has seen success in building clean energy, which is harder for Russia to destroy

This year, Russian missile attacks have knocked out about 50% of Ukraine’s power generation, a major threat as winter looms.
 
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Deadline looms for negotiators seeking a deal for cash to curb global warming

Time is running short for negotiators at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan to solve a difficult puzzle.
 
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What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people

Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year. Wednesday marked Transgender Day of Remembrance, which is held every Nov. 20.
 
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Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here’s what that would mean

Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists.”
 
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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary

Linda McMahon is Donald Trump’s choice for Education secretary. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first presidency, and she supported his campaigns with financial contributions and her leadership of outside groups.
 
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Argentina’s Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China’s Xi after shaking up the G20

Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump into a winning political message.
 

Trump says he will nominate wrestling billionaire Linda McMahon to be education secretary

Trump says he will nominate wrestling billionaire Linda McMahon to be education secretary.
 

Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

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Nov. 17

Many Democrats thought President Joe Biden’s efforts to forgive vast swaths of student debt would be both good policy and good politics.