Nation and World Politics
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Trump makes a victor's return to Washington and pledges a smooth transition of power
Nov 13, 2024 11:33 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for an Oval Office meeting with President Joe Biden and committ...
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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken says
Nov 13, 2024 6:43 am - The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Nov 13, 2024 6:41 am - As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a special edition red named for the president-elect.
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
Nov 13, 2024 6:38 am - President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world's largest and most powerful military.
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so farNov 11, 2024 8:44 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has quickly started filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest bac...
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Wisconsin’s high court to hear oral arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains validNov 11, 2024 7:03 am - The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced.
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Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine
Nov 11, 2024 7:00 am - Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others.
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The Haitians of Springfield, a Trump campaign target, brace for his presidency
Nov 10, 2024 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — This was the worst-case scenario for Yvena Jean François, but she willed herself to thank God. That’s what the Haitian immigrant did on her toughest d...
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Biden and Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says
Nov 09, 2024 3:29 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host President-elect Donald Trump for a traditional postelection meeting in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House said Satur...
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How Illinois’ congressional Democrats are preparing for the political battles aheadNov 09, 2024 1:45 pm - With a second Trump administration on the horizon, members of Illinois’ Democratic congressional delegation are girding for the political fights ahead and urge like-minded Americans to do the same.