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Louisiana governor to fly MAGA flag for Trump's inauguration
The “Make America Great Again” flag will fly above the Louisiana governor's mansion in honor of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry announced Friday. “Today, under President Trump, begins a renaissance in this Nation," Landry said in a written statement. The staunch Trump ally invited fellow Louisianans to raise MAGA flags on Inauguration Day.
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NY Mayor Adams says he had productive meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams said he had a "productive" meeting with Republican President-elect Donald Trump in Florida on Friday, including a discussion about how the federal government can help improve the lives of the city's residents and its economy. Adams, who traveled to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach three days before Trump will assume the presidency, said the two did not discuss the mayor's federal indictment on corruption charges and upcoming trial. "Pr
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Bribery, fraud charges dropped against former New York Lt. Governor
Federal prosecutors in New York dropped bribery and fraud charges on Friday against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, citing the death of a cooperating witness against the Democrat who the governor had once chosen to be her second-in-command. Judge J. Paul Oetken signed an order closing the case against Benjamin after prosecutors told him in a letter that a review of evidence in the case led them to conclude they could no longer prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt after the death
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Italy's Meloni to attend Trump inauguration, officials say
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, officials from her office said on Friday, in a trip that should further strengthen her ties with the U.S. leader. Meloni paid a flying visit to Trump earlier this month at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, winning praise from the incoming president, who called her "a fantastic woman." Trump has broken with precedent and invited several foreign leaders to the inauguration ceremony.
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Battling LA's wildfires, priorities shift for Gov. Gavin Newsom's once Trump-focused special session
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of President-elect Donald Trump's top political adversaries, has shifted his focus in recent days from gearing up for legal battles against the incoming Republican administration to prioritizing the state’s response to destructive wildfires around Los Angeles. After the town of Paradise was devastated by the deadliest wildfire in the state's history in 2018, then-President Trump joined Newsom, who had just been elected to his first term as governor, to tour the
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President-elect Donald Trump spoke for about an hour Friday at Mar-a-Lago, sources said.
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Official in Arizona county where some leaders embraced voting conspiracy theories plans to resign
An election official in a southern Arizona county where some leaders embraced voting conspiracy theories plans to resign at the end of February. Cochise County Record David Stevens’ plans to step down were revealed Friday, 10 days after he was sworn in for a third term in office. Stevens, a Republican who previously served four two-year terms in the Arizona House, won a third term as county recorder in November, breezing past a Democratic challenger.
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