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Trump pick for DOJ civil rights draws blowback from advocacy leaders

By David Nakamura and Maeve Reston
Dec 10, 2024 9:24 pm - President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of a fierce loyalist who has accused Democrats of election fraud to a key Justice Department position has alarmed prominent civi...
Chicago to be ground zero for mass deportations, Trump border czar tells Illinois Republicans

By Tina Sfondeles
Dec 10, 2024 4:12 pm - Tom Homan made his remarks at a Northwest Side GOP holiday party. He also warned Mayor Brandon Johnson about the deportation plan, saying, “If he doesn’t want to help, get the hell out of the way.”
Federal, state judges temporarily halt the proposed supermarket merger of Kroger and Albertsons

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Dec 10, 2024 2:59 pm - A federal judge has temporarily halted a proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons, an action that could scuttle the deal.
Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, JULIET LINDERMAN and MARTHA MENDOZA
Dec 10, 2024 11:10 am - A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries.”
Key Republican senator reports ‘good discussions’ with Pete Hegseth

Paul Kane, Liz Goodwin, Mariana Alfaro
Dec 10, 2024 8:25 am - Sen. Joni Ernst, a leader in the fight against sexual assault in the military who has been hesitant to support Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defen...
Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected

Dec 10, 2024 7:19 am - RENO, Nev. — A probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust to give one of his sons control of his media empire and ensure ...
Israel’s Netanyahu vows to challenge ‘absurd’ corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trial

By TIA GOLDENBERG
Dec 10, 2024 7:14 am - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised defiantly on Tuesday to knock down corruption allegations against him as he began testifying in his long-running trial, becoming the first sitting Israeli leader to take the stand as a criminal defendant.
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country

By ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN, BASSEM MROUE and MELANIE LIDMAN
Dec 10, 2024 7:12 am - Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday. Israel denied its forces were advancing toward Damascus after they pushed into a buffer zone inside Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad.
Biden is rushing aid to Ukraine. Both sides are digging in. And everyone is bracing for Trump

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ILLIA NOVIKOV and AAMER MADHANI
Dec 10, 2024 7:04 am - The grinding war between Ukraine and its Russian invaders has escalated ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, with President Joe Biden rushing out billions of dollars more in military aid before U.S. support for Kyiv’s defenses is thrown into question under the new administration.
Details emerge about suspect charged with murder in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO
Dec 10, 2024 6:58 am - After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city's muscular surveillance system. Investigators analyzed DNA samples, fingerprints and internet addresses. Police went door to door looking for witnesses.

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