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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken saysNov 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 expansionNov 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 experienceNov 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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The Haitians of Springfield, a Trump campaign target, brace for his presidencyNov 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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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.
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Furtive GOP votes, blue-state security blanket: What were suburbanites thinking this election?Nov 09, 2024 1:30 pm - Secret Trump votes, blue-state laissez faire — all part of presidential election eye-openers in the suburbs.
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Gov. JB Pritzker says he’ll defend Illinois from Donald Trump’s plans and tamps down a White House run.Nov 08, 2024 6:10 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker pledged Illinois is ready to withstand any retribution on issues such as immigration and reproductive rights from Republican President-elect Donald Trump...
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The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for TrumpNov 08, 2024 3:15 pm - WASHINGTON — Susie Wiles will be the latest occupant of the hottest hot seat in Washington — Donald Trump's chief of staff. It's a tough job under the best of circumstanc...
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How much influence could RFK Jr. have over vaccines in Trump’s government?Nov 08, 2024 3:09 pm - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent years questioning the federal agencies in charge of vaccine production and safety. Now he is poised to potentially oversee those agencies in a second Trump administration, giving him a major platform to amplify his skepticism of the lifesaving shots and shape what Americans learn about them.
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