Articles filed under Political Figures
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Special counsel moves to dismiss election interference and classified documents cases against TrumpNov 25, 2024 12:42 pm - Federal prosecutors moved Monday to abandon the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution.
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Trump 2.0 has a Cabinet and executive branch of different positions and eclectic personalitiesNov 25, 2024 7:30 am - Donald Trump’s personnel choices for his new Cabinet and White House reflect his signature positions on immigration and trade but also a range of viewpoints and backgrounds that raise questions about what ideological anchors might guide his Oval Office encore.
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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretaryNov 21, 2024 8:58 am - A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.
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Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for UkraineNov 19, 2024 7:53 am - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles.
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Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background as a deal to fight hunger possibleNov 18, 2024 8:02 am - With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely that the leading rich and developing nations will sign onto a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics.
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Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positionsNov 18, 2024 7:01 am - Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside RussiaNov 17, 2024 5:29 pm - MANAUS, Brazil — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as ...
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Arlington Heights family and District 214 officials were at White House during historic Biden-Trump meetingNov 15, 2024 8:39 pm - On a historic day when two presidents met in the Oval Office of the White House, an Arlington Heights family and a group of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials were at an invitation-only education summit down the hall.
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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.