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Trump Picks Florida Rep. Mike Waltz As New National Security Advisor

Waltz, a veteran Green Beret, has served in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa...

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Colorado's newest representative acknowledges tightness of race in 'swingy' 8th district

Democrat Yadira Caraveo conceded to Republican Gabe Evans Sunday afternoon after he took lead of approximately 2,500 vot...

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Trump picks Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser

The national security adviser is a top aide to the president who plays a major role in foreign and national security pol...

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Recounts possible as Minnesota GOP questions results in 2 House races

Control of Minnesota's House of Representatives hinges on the outcome of races in two districts, and both districts coul...

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Albanese’s $1 billion start-up bet at risk as Queensland wavers

The contentious $1 billion project relied on federal and state co-operation, but the new Queensland government is scepti...

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Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser, putting China hawk in top foreign policy spot: AP source

Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser, putting China hawk in top foreign policy spot: AP source...

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Republicans Are 4 Seats Away From Retaining House Majority

As of publication time, there are 17 races that have yet to be called by The Associated Press as the balance sits at 214...

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Trump plans to name Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser

As national security adviser, the Florida congressman would play a key role in shaping U.S. policy on geopolitical confl...

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Judge to Rule on Whether Trump’s Conviction Should Stand in Light of Presidential Immunity Ruling

Regardless of how New York Judge Juan Merchan rules, experts say it is unlikely the President-elect will face prison tim...

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Meet the Trump appointees who are about to ruin your life

The speculation over which ghouls will have what positions in the next Donald Trump administration is the stuff of night...

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Trump taps Tom Homan for "border czar"

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Tom Homan as his "border czar." Homan, the former acting director of Immigration...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dismisses call to divert to Florida and seek out Donald Trump

Anthony Albanese has dismissed calls for him to seek a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump while Peter Dutton warns t...

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GOP Rep. Mike Waltz tapped to be Trump's national security advisor

Rep. Mike Waltz was offered a role in the new Trump administration, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digi...

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Trump’s Cabinet: Here’s Who He’s Picked For White House Roles—Mike Waltz, Lee Zeldin, Stephen Miller And More

Trump is expected to name his former immigration adviser Stephen Miller and Rep. Mike Waltz to key White House posts, an...

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OP-ED: Building a sense of community

In the words of Coretta Scott King, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate act...

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'I blame the MoD's experiments on us for my baby son's death and I always will'

TV documentary will expose the shattering human cost of Britain’s quest to become a global nuclear power, as remaining...

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Thugs who target shopworkers warned 'we're coming for you' with law change

In a speech on Tuesday, Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson will pledge to toughen the law to crack down on the UK's sh...

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Borders motorist hit with 15-month road ban after admitting drink-driving offence

A man who admitted driving while more than double the legal alcohol limit has been banned from the road for 15 months at...

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Thousands of kids placed in care more than 20 miles from their home, study shows

A third of vulnerable children in council care - more than 4,600 - had to be placed in accommodation disconnected from t...

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Warning lack of GPs ‘means packed hospitals and patients lining corridors’ this winter

NHS leaders warn hospitals are in trouble as we go into the winter months because GPs 'don't have the capacity to look a...

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Grand Island man pleads guilty to reduced charge for forging signature petitions

Michael Egbert, 66, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge attempted false swearing to a circulator's affidavit for forgin...

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Local photographer uses art to showcase Native life

When I first met artist Cara Romero, her list of awards on Wikipedia was long, but nothing like it is now....

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Trump signals he will deliver on promise to clamp down on illegal immigration

The president-elect named Thomas Homan, the former acting director of ICE, to be his "border czar." Stephen Miller is ex...

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Redistricting helps Republicans, Democrats flip House seats

In North Carolina, Republicans managed to flip three congressional seats from Democrat to Republican. This success was p...

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Suspected shooter, four others found dead in Kansas

Five men have been found dead inside three homes in Wichita, Kansas....

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Seeks Early Trial To Clear Deck For Re-Election Campaign

'An earlier trial date will ensure that Mayor Adams’s speedy trial rights are upheld'...

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Waves of Jan. 6 defendants cite Trump election in request to delay cases

Capitol riot defendants​ are citing Trump's election​ in requests to delay their cases because of his pledge to pard...

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Scientific American editor’s partisan rants expose a deep ignorance of what science IS

Scientific American chief editor Laura Helmuth apologized Friday for her utterly classless Election Night rants against ...

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Airfares soared up to 95 per cent after Rex collapsed

Passenger airfares have jumped since Rex and Bonza stopped flying major routes, the competition watchdog has revealed....

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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Recalled Just 2 Years Into Her Term

Frustrated voters, including the local NAACP, blamed Thao for a long list of city woes related to public safety, homeles...

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Gavin Newsom to meet with Biden after vowing to protect state’s progressive policies against Trump admin

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week to meet with President Biden after calling for a special ...

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Vang: This comedy show was a balm for bruised souls after the election

The Funny Asian Women Kollective, which is celebrating its 10th year, uses humor to bust stereotypes and share some impo...

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Readers Write: Election reactions, E-Verify, Veterans Day

It’s not bigotry. Just disagreement....

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An EPA proposal via California could affect Minnesota’s 4,373 miles of rail

It has to do with the push for zero emissions and is not viable for an already efficient industry....

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It’s time Minnesota Republicans learn from their mistakes

It’s been nearly two decades since a Republican won a statewide office in Minnesota. We’re not going to do it with c...

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AU should not be a silent spectator to brewing genocide in Eastern Congo

The African Union has made some effort in responding to crises across the continent, at least when compared to its precu...

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California Measure To End Forced Prison Labor Fails

Proposition 6 would have eliminated the state's involuntary servitude loophole....

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How Gov. Gavin Newsom and Jerry Brown disenfranchised California voters

To restore national leadership and respect the rights of the people, the state should put the Taxpayer Protection Act on...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denies asking Premier Roger Cook to shift WA election date

Anthony Albanese has denied asking Roger Cook to shift the date of the WA election to avoid an overlap with the Federal ...

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Greens getting voters offside, Adam Bandt’s popularity takes nosedive in latest poll

Support for the Federal Greens has fallen to its lowest level since February, with leader Adam Bandt now ranked the thir...

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Sheinbaum reacts to Trump’s ‘border czar’ appointment: Monday’s mañanera recapped

"We're always going to defend the Mexicans on the other side of the border," President Sheinbaum promised at her daily p...

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Government cannot discriminate against faith-based special needs schools

Those needs cannot be relegated to second class status simply because of outdated—and unconstitutional—political com...

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Editorial: Pairing green energy projects with agriculture production benefits Virginia

Bringing together solar energy projects and agricultural production benefits Virginia's clean energy efforts, our open s...

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John Thune snags another endorsement in competitive GOP leader race to succeed McConnell

Senate Minority Whip earned another endorsement in his bid to succeed Mitch McConnell as Republican leader....

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Accused of murdering a man to try out his gun, Baton Rouge man found not guilty

A Baton Rouge man accused of fatally shooting a 69-year-old man as he sat in his pickup truck is now a free man after a ...

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Ohio Gov. DeWine Begins Process of Selecting Vance’s Senate Replacement

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted are among the names being mentioned to fill Vance's seat....

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FEMA outrage reveals weaponized government — and points Trump toward reform

Our bloated federal government has increasingly been prone to abuse its power in ways large and small — like the FEMA ...

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Virginia elected its first Indian-American member of Congress

Democratic State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam will be Virginia's first Indian-American member of Congress. His political rise ...

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Qantas denies hoarding flight slots at major airport

Laws to crack down on airport slot hoarding are being scrutinised as Qantas faces questions over the alleged practice th...

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Cartoon: Sorry About Your Rights

Cartoon by Drew Sheneman for Nov. 12, 2024....

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The cost of living killed Kamala. It could end Albanese’s leadership too

Labor is in an even worse position to fight an inflation election next year than the Democrats were before losing to Tru...

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Column: Donald Trump is back; blame the Democrats

This election was not as much about Donald Trump as it was Vice President Kamala Harris, The Detroit News' Nolan Finley ...

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Footage of Jill Biden and Kamala Harris Sitting Side-by-Side at Veterans Day Event Goes Viral

There appeared to be a definite frost between first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during a Veterans D...

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New record set as 13 women become state governors in the US

The United States has set a new record for the most number of women state governors, but experts are still calling for b...

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Letters for Nov. 12: It’s better to remove non-citizens from voter rolls than to worry about citizens being wrongly removed

Letter writer's advocate for Gov. Glenn Youngkin's voter roll management, call the election of President-elect Donald Tr...

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Cherishing moments that matter

MY HEART sank when fellow journalist Predeep Nambiar texted me: “Bro, I’m sure you’ve already heard. He’s termin...