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Key Democrat says the ethics report on Matt Gaetz should be made public
The top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee says a report on Rep. Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, should be made public.
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Matt Gaetz allegedly paid an adult woman for sex in 2017, attorney says
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, paid a woman for sex at a small, invitation-only party in Florida, where prostitution is illegal, in 2017 while he was a member of the House, the woman’s attorney said Monday.
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Texas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons
Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to incorporate more religious teaching into classrooms. Teachers and parents gave impassioned testimony for and against the curriculum plan at a meeting of the Texas State Board of Education, which is expected to hold a final vote on the measure later this week.
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Russia warns of world war after Biden's decision on missiles for Ukraine
A Russian lawmaker calls President Biden's decision to let Ukraine fire U.S. missiles deep into Russia a "very big step toward the beginning" of a third world war.
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Rep. Mikie Sherrill running for governor of New Jersey
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, says she is running for governor in 2025.
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Photo-shoot fail: Biden, Trudeau miss traditional photo with world leaders at G20
President Joe Biden inadvertently was a missing man in the traditional photo of world leaders at the final Group of 20 summit of his presidency Monday, a photo-shoot fail that U.S. officials attributed to timing. Instead, Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau strolled up after photographers had already taken the official picture, as other world leaders milled about chatting after having smiled and raised linked hands for the photo.
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Library of Congress says hackers got access to its emails with lawmakers' offices
The Library of Congress said hackers broke into its communications systems and were able to read its email correspondence with congressional offices for most of this year.
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DeSantis aims to appoint Marco Rubio's Senate replacement by early January
Floridians will likely know who their next U.S. senator will be by the beginning of January, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday. With Florida's senior Sen. Marco Rubio tapped to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state, it's up to the governor to appoint his replacement, should Rubio be confirmed by his colleagues in the Senate.
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Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, ordering counties not to count mail-in ballots that lack a correct handwritten date on the return envelope. The order is a win for McCormick and a loss for Casey as the campaigns prepare for a statewide recount and press counties for favorable ballot-counting decisions while election workers are sorting t
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Republican Jason Stephens, who oversaw historically divided Ohio House, drops bid for speaker
Republican Jason Stephens, who has presided for the past two years over one of the most tumultuous periods in recent Ohio House history, said Monday that he will not seek another term as speaker. Stephens, 53, announced his decision during a Statehouse news conference where he touted the session's policy accomplishments and complimented the work of his staff. Among those seeking the seat will be Republican Senate President Matt Huffman, who won an unopposed House race Nov. 5.
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Wisconsin supreme court weighs fate of top elections official targeted by right
Oral arguments in case of administrator Meagan Wolfe, focus of conspiracy-theory-fueled Republican campaign
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Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX 'Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk 's influence in the Republican's orbit. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued temporary flight restrictions over Brownsville and Boca Chica, Texas area for a VIP visit that coincides with the SpaceX launch window for a test of its massive Starship rocket from its launch facility on the Gulf of Mexico.
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Republicans look to push government funding fight into Trump's term in early 2025
Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown, with Republicans considering pushing it until President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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Maryland ex-Governor O'Malley kicks off Democratic Party leadership race
Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley on Monday said he would resign as head of the U.S. Social Security Administration to run to head the Democratic National Committee. O'Malley told President Joe Biden he would resign effective Nov. 29, the New York Times reported. O'Malley, who mounted a short-lived presidential campaign in 2016, ran for DNC chair after Hillary Clinton's defeat to Donald Trump, but lost out to Tom Perez, who held the role from 2017 to 2021.
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Wisconsin Election Denier Finally Concedes To Sen. Tammy Baldwin
GOP candidate Eric Hovde claimed there were "troubling issues around these absentee ballots and their timing."
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What to know about Chris Wright, Trump's choice to run the Energy Department
Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright, Donald Trump's choice for Energy secretary, is a strong supporter of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of the president-elect’s quest for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change, and he could give fossil fuels a boost, including quick action to end a year-long pause on natural gas export approvals by the Biden administration. CEO of Denv
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Steve Bannon's border wall fraud trial postponed until February
A New York judge on Monday delayed the start of the criminal trial of Steve Bannon, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump and his former White House adviser.
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US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings
The U.S. government's automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it has finalized the changes, which were required by Congress under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. In addition to the five-star ratings for crash tests, the agency will add four new technologies including pedestrian automa
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Judge tosses Huckabee lawsuit against Meta over ads suggesting he endorsed marijuana gummies
A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, claimed Meta allowed and profited from the advertisements that falsely claimed he used and endorsed CBD gummies. CBD, or cannabidiol, is one the main active ingredients in marijuana but does n
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Trump's treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump’s decision on a treasury secretary is about far more than whose name will be printed on America’s money. The choice of how to fill his highest-profile outstanding Cabinet selection will be the clearest indication yet of how he intends to wield import tariffs in his new administration. The leading candidates for the role have expressed differing perspectives on how Trump should use the protectionist trade policies that he put front and center in his campaign for the
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares will seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican who has embraced prosecutions against election fraud and other conservative causes, said Monday that he will seek reelection next year, dispelling speculation of a potential gubernatorial bid. Miyares said in a video that he is running for attorney general to continue his tenure as Virginia’s top prosecutor and near-decade experience as a politician. The announcement quiets questions about whether Miyares would run to succeed Republican Gov
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Trump's new FCC pick is a win for Elon Musk
Brendan Carr, a Republican who Trump first put on the commission in 2017, has emerged in recent years as a vocal defender of Musk and his companies.
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US House Ethics panel to meet amid calls for report on Trump AG pick Gaetz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee is expected to discuss next steps on Wednesday in its investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general pick Matt Gaetz, two sources with knowledge of the panel's plans said. The sources were granted anonymity to discuss the bipartisan panel's inner workings. A growing number of Trump's fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate, which has a constitutional duty to confirm or reject high-level presidential appo
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Hungarian official criticizes Biden decision allowing Ukraine to use US weapons to strike Russia
Hungary's foreign minister lashed out on Monday at U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to authorize Ukraine to use missiles supplied by Washington to strike deeper inside Russia, saying the move could serve to escalate the war and threaten the outbreak of a global conflict. The decision allowing Kyiv to use the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMs, for attacks farther inside Russia comes as President Vladimir Putin positions North Korean troops along Ukraine’s northern border to try to recla
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Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race
Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to "add to political strife through a contentious recount” even though he raised debunked election conspiracies. Hovde, who was backed by President-elect Donald Trump, could have requested a recount because his margin of defeat was less than 1 percentage point, at about 29,000 votes. Baldwin’s campaign referred requests for comment on Hovde’s concess
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Steve Bannon's trial in a border wall charity scheme case delayed until February
Steve Bannon 's border wall fundraising trial was postponed to February as prosecutors disclosed Monday that the former Trump White House strategist himself once suggested the nonprofit venture was “a scam.” Bannon — who recently finished serving federal prison time for a contempt of Congress conviction — had been due to go on trial next month on state charges related to the defunct “We Build The Wall” campaign. Early on in the campaign, Bannon pooh-poohed it, prosecutors said at a court heari
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What are Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul US colleges and universities?
Republican president-elect says he wants to dismantle the US education department and fire ‘radical left accreditors’
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Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? The former Fox News commentator has made it clear, in his own book and in interviews, that he believes men and women should not serve together in combat units. Women have a place in the military, he said, just not in special operations, artillery, infantry and armor units.
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About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says
About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. The findings, drawn from a survey of more than 10,000 U.S. adults and an analysis of social media posts posted this summer by influencers, provide an indication of how Americans consumed the news during the height of the U.S.
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Cop29: US Democrats put on brave face as Republicans talk up cheap energy
US climate envoy says Trump won’t derail progress as GOP argues for increasing oil and gas production at UN talks
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Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he selected Project 2025 chapter author Brendan Carr to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles
President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons inside Russia for limited strikes, according to two U.S. officials.
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Biden touts his climate legacy during landmark visit to Amazon rainforest
President Joe Biden highlighted his climate legacy in Brazil on Sunday during a visit to the Amazon rainforest, the first by a sitting U.S. president.
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After Democrats lost the working class, union leaders say it's time to 'reconstruct the Democratic Party'
President Joe Biden proudly called himself the most pro-labor president in American history, but working-class voters moved further than ever from their traditional home in the Democratic Party in this year’s election, leading some to rethink their approach to winning working-class voters.
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California's protections for transgender care could be tested under Trump
Donald Trump's return to the White House could undermine access to gender-affirming care in California, advocates and others say, despite vows by lawmakers to protect it.
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China's Xi sets boundaries for Trump with 4 'red lines'
Two months ahead of Trump's second term, Xi and Biden met to discuss the countries' relationship.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court considers case affecting future of state's election leader
The Wisconsin Supreme Court grappled Monday with a case affecting whether the swing state's nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate. Republicans who control the state Senate tried to fire Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe last year, leading the commission to sue in an effort to keep Wolfe on the job. Wolfe
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GOP Ukraine hawks slam Biden for 'slow-walking' decision to allow strikes inside Russia
“President Biden should have listened to President Zelenskyy’s pleas much earlier," Rep. Mike Turner said.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday left the door open to adjourning Congress so President-elect Donald Trump can appoint his Cabinet nominees outside of the usual Senate confirmation process if necessary.
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GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin defends RFK Jr. on vaccines, says he supports recess appointments as a last resort
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., on Sunday defended Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, saying Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, is “extremely intelligent when it comes to” vaccines and questioning levels of autism in the U.S. “I’ve sat down and had a long conversation with [Kennedy], and I actually find the guy extremely intelligent when it comes to this stuff.
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Biden aims to finalize clean fuel rule before leaving White House
Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden aims to finalize a rule on a clean fuel tax credit before leaving office on Jan. 20, a senior White House official said on Sunday. The clean fuel program, which would provide credits for the production of sustainable aviation fuel and other lower-emission transportation fuels, is set to begin in 2025. The Biden administration also plans to release a study on the environmental and economic impacts of liquefied natural gas before Jan. 20, the official said.
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Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.
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RFK Jr. Slammed For Posing With McDonald's Meal After Vowing To Make America Healthy Again
The uproar over the viral photo comes just days after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Republicans suddenly think the economy's great and the election wasn't rigged
Less than two weeks since Donald Trump’s victory, consumer sentiment in the Republican Party has skyrocketed. Democrats, meanwhile, are despondent.
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Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth’s lawyer. Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, California, according to a statement released by the city. Parlatore said a payment was made to the woman as part of a confidential settlement a few years after the police investigatio
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Maine Rep. Jared Golden, Trump Country Democrat, Wins Reelection
Republican Austin Theriault failed to unseat Golden, despite the Democrat's support for an assault weapons ban.
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North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it
Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election, but scored significant downballot victories, giving them hope as they look to the future. Despite Donald Trump's more than 3-percentage point win over Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina, Democrats celebrated Election Day victories in races for governor, attorney general and the legislature in a closely divided state where conservatives have recently dominated t
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‘A change from the status quo’: the voters who backed Trump and AOC
Americans who elected a leftist Democrat and a Republican president say the pair share an anti-establishment spirit
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Steve Kornacki: The key voter shifts that led to Trump's battleground state sweep
For Donald Trump, there’s a clear story that runs through each of the seven battleground states that he swept on his way to recapturing the White House.
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Calmes: Trump's out-of-the-gate appointees could make for a Cabinet of avengers
President-elect Donald Trump has flooded the zone with provocative Cabinet nominees. Will a new Republican-majority Senate advise and consent?
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