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November 13, 2024
Ryan Walters on national Bible in schools’ mandate: ‘You have to have it in the classrooms’
Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters did not reject the idea of a national mandate to require Bibles in schools on Tuesday night when...
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November 13, 2024
Greene does not rule out voting for Johnson despite previous move to oust him
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is not ruling out voting for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stay in the position, despite previously ma...
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November 13, 2024
House swears in successors for Jackson Lee, Gallagher
The House swore in new members who will serve in place of former Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) on Tuesday....
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November 12, 2024
Texas Democrats revive effort to repeal state’s ban on gay sex
Texas lawmakers, during the state’s upcoming legislative session, will have the opportunity to formally decriminalize gay sex, still technic...
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November 12, 2024
Nate Silver sees ‘hidden good news’ for Democrats in 2024 results
Pollster Nate Silver said he believes there is “hidden good news” for Democrats in the 2024 election results, despite the party wondering wh...
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November 12, 2024
Trump selects William McGinley for White House general counsel
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday evening that William McGinley, a lawyer who worked in the former president’s first administration, w...
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November 12, 2024
Trump appoints real estate exec Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy
President-elect Trump said Tuesday that he picked real estate executive Steven Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East in his next ad...
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November 12, 2024
John Ratcliffe chosen as Trump’s pick to lead CIA
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate John Ratliffe, his former head of intelligence, to lead the CIA. Ratliffe, a f...
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November 12, 2024
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate weighing options after race called for opponent
Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde questioned the Wisconsin election results that reflect his loss to incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) i...
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November 12, 2024
Speculation swirls over Rubio’s Senate successor
The impending vacancy in the Senate following President-elect Trump’s planned nomination of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) for secretary of St...
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November 12, 2024
Thune looks to dodge Trump bombshell in GOP leadership race
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) is facing a barrage of opposition from Trump allies ranging from Tucker Carlson to Sean Hannity tha...
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November 12, 2024
Trump’s White House press secretary: 5 possible picks
As President-elect Trump fills out his cabinet ahead of Inauguration Day, speculation is swirling inside Mar-A-Lago and across media circles...
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November 12, 2024
Musk says PAC will ‘keep grinding’ through midterms
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said early Tuesday that his political action committee (PAC), America PAC, will continue working to support Repub...
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November 12, 2024
Freedom Caucus chair moves to undo rogue floor procedure call
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, has nullified a rogue floor procedural move he pulled off with Rep. Bob Goo...
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November 12, 2024
Pence ‘very encouraged’ by Trump’s initial cabinet picks
Former Vice President Pence said on Tuesday that he is “very encouraged” by President-elect Trump’s initial cabinet picks for his next admin...
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November 12, 2024
Huckabee Sanders says she does not plan on joining Trump administration
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) announced she would not be joining President-elect Trump for a second term in the White House on Tu...
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November 12, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays stadium damaged by Hurricane Milton will cost nearly $56M to repair
The Tampa Bay Rays baseball team is working to secure a new stadium for game days after their home base at Tropicana Field was destroyed in...
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November 12, 2024
Over 2 dozen Big Lots stores no longer closing: Here’s where
While dozens of stores previously set for closure are seemingly remaining open, Big Lots has already closed more than 270 stores this year.
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November 12, 2024
Beshear: Dems can win by focusing on ‘core issues’ like jobs, housing, health care
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) laid out a framework Tuesday for Democrats to win back the trust of the American people, after election resul...
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November 12, 2024
Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections
Hardline conservatives are plotting to challenge Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for the gavel during Wednesday’s internal House GOP elections,...
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November 12, 2024
Trump rally comedian apologizing ‘to absolutely nobody’
The comedian who told a series of off-color jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos at President-elect Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally says...
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November 12, 2024
Grover Norquist wins The Hill’s 2024 elections prediction contest
Grover Norquist has won The Hill’s 2024 elections contest, predicting that Republicans would control the White House, the House and the Sena...
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November 12, 2024
State: Israel not in violation of US law on humanitarian aid to Gaza
The State Department on Tuesday said that Israel is not in violation of U.S. law related to the delivery and access of humanitarian assistan...
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November 12, 2024
Trump picks Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel
President-elect Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) to serve as ambassador to Israel, a major di...
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November 12, 2024
Personal care product use during pregnancy, lactation may increase exposure to ‘forever chemicals’: Study
The use of certain personal care products during pregnancy or lactation may be linked to increased levels of “forever chemicals” in both blo...
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November 12, 2024
Axelrod: Second Trump administration has ‘wholly different feel’
Democratic strategist David Axelrod argued President-elect Trump’s second administration has a “wholly different feel” than his first team....
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November 12, 2024
Why DDHQ hasn’t called the Pennsylvania Senate race
The Pennsylvania Senate race remains the last major contest of the 2024 cycle that Decision Desk HQ has not called. Three-term incumbent Sen...
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November 12, 2024
Biden administration sets out plan to triple nuclear power capacity
The Biden administration on Tuesday released a roadmap for plans to triple U.S. nuclear capacity by the middle of the century. The plan sets...
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November 12, 2024
Former Abu Ghraib detainees awarded $42M
Former detainees of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq won Tuesday a $42 million verdict in a civil trial in Virginia against a defense...
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November 12, 2024
Key Atlantic current at risk of collapse: Research
Scientists warned for the first time in a new report that melting ice sheets might be slowing key ocean currents at both poles, leading to “...
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November 12, 2024
GOP rep expects Trump to move Space Command to Alabama in first week
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he believes President-elect Trump will move the Space Command to Alabama in his first week in office. During...
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November 12, 2024
Tuberville: US military ‘couldn’t beat anybody right now’
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday that the U.S. military could not defeat any country in battle right now, calling it a “disaster.”...
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November 12, 2024
Excessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase: Research
Excessive drinking continued increasing in 2022, after rising during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that was r...
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November 12, 2024
Who will be the next — and potentially last
State superintendents, outside organizers and even former rivals of President-elect Trump have all been floated as potential picks to lead h...
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November 12, 2024
Trump’s House GOP picks have Republicans worried
House Republican leaders facing another razor-thin majority in the new Congress are hoping that President-elect Trump will not tap any more...
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November 12, 2024
Big Tech scrutiny will continue under Trump, even without Lina Khan
Lina Khan’s controversial tenure as Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair seems at an end with President-elect Trump’s win last week, removin...
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November 12, 2024
Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda
President-elect Trump is assembling his Cabinet and senior staff for his second term in the White House before taking office in January. Tru...
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November 12, 2024
EPA implements climate law’s methane fee for oil and gas companies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a final rule that implements a charge for oil and gas companies that release too...
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November 12, 2024
Who is Lee Zeldin? Six things to know about Trump’s selection for EPA chief
President-elect Trump on Monday announced former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....
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November 12, 2024
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman posthumously awarded rank of general
Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank of general. I...
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November 12, 2024
Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in public schools law
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Louisiana law requiring that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public school classrooms. U.S....
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November 12, 2024
Live updates: Congress returns as GOP tackles leadership and funding in lame duck
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both chambers, and whether...
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November 12, 2024
Airlines pausing flights to Haiti after planes hit by gunfire
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines and American Airlines have paused flights to Haiti after two planes were struck by bullets, amid escalating gang vi...
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November 12, 2024
Navarro: Haley ‘lost every modicum of dignity’ with Trump support
Ana Navarro, a co-host of ABC’s “The View,” said that former Republican White House candidate Nikki Haley has “lost every modicum of dignity...
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November 12, 2024
Fetterman will vote for Rubio for Trump’s secretary of State
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) said he would vote to confirm his colleague Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State if selected...
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November 12, 2024
Trump tapping Noem to lead Homeland Security: Reports
President-elect Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), multiple outlets rep...
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November 12, 2024
Mulvaney on Trump transition: This doesn’t ‘look anything like it did in 2017’
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said President-elect Trump’s transition into The White House “is not going to look anything...
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November 12, 2024
Yale class to examine Beyoncé’s political, cultural impact
Yale University is offering a full course dedicated to Beyoncé and her impact on politics and culture, following a trend among schools that...
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November 12, 2024
Lichtman blames bad election prediction on disinformation, Elon Musk
Historian and political scientist Allan Lichtman is blaming disinformation and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for his incorrect prediction...
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November 12, 2024