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Noem's Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota's new governor

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future...

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‘Are You S***tin' Me?’ Republicans Shocked By Donald Trump Nominating Matt Gaetz For Attorney General

Gaetz is a Trump defender who has faced investigations over his own personal conduct....

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KCs join growing opposition to Treaty Principles Bill; Chris Hipkins delivers a hat-trick - Audrey Young

OPINION: Protesters have some heavyweight legal experts on their side....

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Oakland Airport Ordered To Stop Using 'San Francisco' In Name Amid Lawsuit

San Francisco asked a federal judge to issue the injunction, arguing that the airport's new name is confusing people who...

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Somerville to reaffirm sanctuary status, calls on other Massachusetts cities to do same

The Somerville City Council is set to reaffirm its commitment as a sanctuary city, with a resolution touting concerns ar...

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No better pay offers from government as police strike

The Victorian government will not improve a pay offer for police after an in-principle offer was rejected, leaving the d...

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Silver Lining Redux: A nostalgia of university life

“Makibaka. Huwag Matakot!”. A graffiti scene from the musical Silver Lining Redux that depicted the long history of ...

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Ministers unveil new £26bn tax with cut for high street funded by rise for online giants

Labour has published draft legislation to reform centuries old system of business rates - with ministers claiming online...

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Rachel Reeves says pension 'megafunds' will be key to unlock £80bn investment

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use her first Mansion House speech to set out radical reform of pension system that could ...

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Trump picks Fox News host to run Pentagon; Tulsi Gabbard to head national intelligence

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Pete Hegseth, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran and a weekend ho...

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Pennsylvania to conduct statewide recount in Senate race between Casey, McCormick

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said vote totals fall within the one-half of 1 percent margin....

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Benzinga World Championship Of Trading's Top Trader Up Over 7,000% Thanks To 2024 Election, Tesla Options

The second of three monthly contests in Benzinga’s paper trading competition powered by TradeZero kicked off on Oct. 1...

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Matt Gaetz, Once The Target Of DOJ Sex Trafficking Probe, Might Now Lead DOJ

The Florida congressman was under investigation for years over an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old before ...

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Susan Collins ‘shocked’ at Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general

Maine's senior U.S. senator told reporters Wednesday that 'the president has the right to nominate whomever he wishes, b...

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Republican Rep. Ken Calvert defeats Democratic rival Will Rollins in Riverside County

Rep. Ken Calvert - the longest-serving Republican in the state's congressional delegation - defeated rival Democrat Will...

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Recount triggered in Pa. Senate race as McCormick heads to D.C.

Sen. Bob Casey is locked in a tight race with Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania. There will be an automatic recount of the ...

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A continued tuition freeze for Texas colleges? Gov. Abbott

Abbott said he spoke to all of the university system Boards of Regents, whose members agree with his position....

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What to know about Kristi Noem, the 'border hawk' nominated by Trump to lead DHS

President-elect Trump has chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. This is what...

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Freeland finds safety in numbers on digital sales tax

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland isn’t showing signs of worry that the U.S. can now launch a trade challeng...

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Federal waivers for California environmental policies should be denied

Poverty is more dangerous than any leaf blower....

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Trump to nominate Matt Gaetz for attorney general

Trump will nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general, according to a social media post....

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IE congressional race heats up after Palm Springs added to long-held Republican district

Rep. Ken Calvert, a Republican who has represented parts of the Inland Empire for 30 years, is facing a big challenge no...

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US 50 Middle Bridge fully reopens in Gunnison County

The bridge was initially closed in April after a safety inspection revealed cracking....

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GOP Rep. Michael McCaul 'briefly detained' by police at airport for 'appearing intoxicated'

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas said he was detained by police at Dulles International Airport after he became disorien...

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Matt Gaetz, under House ethics investigation, is Trump's pick for attorney general

Matt Gaetz is an explosive selection by Donald Trump to be the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government, ...

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Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

Trump also tapped Tulsi Gabbard to serve as director of national intelligence and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secret...

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Olivia Chow urges Trudeau government to give Toronto all of its promised housing accelerator money as new building stalls

Toronto's mayor is joining calls from other GTA cities for the federal government to immediately hand over all the funds...

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Bismarck moves ahead with changes to residential garbage collection

Bismarck residents will soon see changes to how the city collects extra garbage items as city officials move forward wit...

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Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial

Federal prosecutors say some evidence that a judge had excluded from the bribery trial of former New Jersey Sen. Bob Men...

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Trump tapped Elon Musk for 'DOGE,' but only Congress can create a new federal agency

President-elect Trump has tapped Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to lead what he's calling the "Department of Government ...

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Trump names the architect of family separation as new border czar

More than a thousand kids taken from their parents at the border still have not been reunited. The man Trump has named h...

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Biddeford lawmaker chosen as speaker of Maine House

Rep.-elect Ryan Fecteau, D-Biddeford, previously held the job from 2020 to 2022 before leaving office because of term li...

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EPA's new rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions could face a Trump reckoning

The EPA on Tuesday announced a final rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions, but opponents say it could face...

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Meet the Press NOW — November 13

President-elect Trump nominates Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general. Former National Security Advisor John Bolt...

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Matt Gaetz ‘must be the worst’ Cabinet nomination ‘in American history’: Amb. John Bolton

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss President-elect Trump’s choices for k...

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Matt Gaetz faces GOP Senate opposition after Trump selection for attorney general

Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz's selection by President-elect Trump for attorney general led to immediate pushback from som...

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Biden meets with Trump at White House

By Emel Akan and Jacob Burg Contributing Writers WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met with President-elect Donald Trum...

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McClain elected to replace Stefanik in House GOP leadership

House Republicans are holding elections to choose their round of leaders for the 119th Congress....

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Democratic politician repeatedly insults officer's manhood during DUI arrest

A Democratic elected official was arrested in Chicago after allegedly causing a three-car pileup and making inappropriat...

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Maine man appeals conviction for killing girlfriend with his car at Acadia

Raymond Lester was found guilty in November, 2023, of killing Nicole Mokeme in 2022 at the Schoodic Institute....

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Barriers to pension reforms: Simply announcing changes won't unlock a growth revolution, says ALEX BRUMMER

The Chancellor (pictured) wants to unleash more investment in Britain's creaking infrastructure, local communities and t...

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California Senate Leader Calls Union ‘Morally Bankrupt’ for Opposing a Vulnerable Democrat

California’s top Senate Democrat called a prominent labor union “morally bankrupt” after it spent more than $1 mil...

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Eric Hovde says he's still weighing a recount in Senate race loss in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde is admitting that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, bu...

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Swapo's track record speaks for itself - Netumbo

Swapo vice-president and presidential candidate Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has strongly refuted criticism that the ruling pa...

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Iowa Senate, House Republicans elect leaders for next two years

Jack Whitver will continue to lead Republicans in the Iowa Senate as treatment on his brain tumor continues....

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Pension pots set for boost under Reeves’ plans for new ‘megafunds’

Economists have warned individual pension savings could be at risk under the reforms...

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Trump’s proposed tariffs, especially on China and Mexico, could hit California hard

Trump has threatened new, higher tariffs on two of California’s biggest trade partners, China and Mexico. The state’...

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Scores turned away amid special voting chaos

Some members of the security cluster and seagoing personnel who turned up for special voting across the country yesterda...

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Reeves to create pension 'mega funds' to invest in infrastructure

Pension "mega funds" will be created under government plans to increase infrastructure investment....

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Kristi Noem's appointment may make Larry Rhoden, a plain-spoken rancher, South Dakota's next governor

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future....

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North Carolina to override Dem veto calling for cooperation with ICE while Trump calls for agency reform

Republicans in North Carolina plan to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of an immigration and school choice bill in their ...