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Biden claims Hunter charges were politically motivated. Here is what the facts show

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LOS ANGELES — In announcing that he was pardoning his son Hunter in two federal cases, President Joe Biden said the criminal charges “came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election.”

The president’s claim that the cases were politically motivated — which his son�...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants $25 million to fight the Trump litigation he sees coming

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LOS ANGELES — State lawmakers will gavel in a special session Monday focused on a proposed $25-million litigation fund to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated attacks on California policies on civil rights, climate change and abortion access.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Legislature to approve the funding for the ...Read more

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Democrat lawmakers split over President's pardon of son Hunter Biden

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Democrats were split Monday over President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, with most leaders keeping quiet about the sweeping get out of jail free card.

A few lawmakers criticized Biden for breaking his previous promise not to grant any form of clemency to his troubled son, who was facing prison time after being convicted on a gun ...Read more

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In final month of the session, Congress looks to clean up loose ends, prepare for Trump

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WASHINGTON — Congress returns Monday with a full plate for December’s legislative session, as well as plenty of announced nominees to begin vetting for the incoming Trump administration.

Leading the list from President-elect Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving week announcements was the choice of Kash Patel for FBI director, once there’s a ...Read more

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Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead FBI, appears to have support of GOP while alarming the left

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President-elect Donald Trump’s late-Saturday announcement he will replace the current FBI Director with agency outsider Kash Patel was mostly met with signals of support from leading Republicans, while those at odds with the former president voiced concern over the Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s top law enforcement and counterterrorism ...Read more

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Is the Supreme Court about to let red states ban hormone treatment for transgender teens?

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WASHINGTON — The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this time involving medical rights of transgender teens and their parents.

Two years after the conservative majority overturned national abortion rights, the justices will hear arguments Wednesday over whether ...Read more

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Commentary: Trump shouldn't return to maximum pressure on Iran

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As President-elect Donald Trump staffs his national security team, speculation is swirling about how the incoming Trump administration will manage some of the most difficult international security problems of the day. While much of the attention thus far has been devoted to the war in Ukraine, the Iranian nuclear issue isn’t far behind on the ...Read more

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Commentary: Project 2025 -- Trump is humming a different tune

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On the campaign trail, Donald Trump disavowed Project 2025. The post-election Donald Trump is humming a different tune.

Perhaps the ditty is called, “No One Should Confuse Campaigning With Governing.” Or maybe Russ Vought’s words are more apt for a song title: The rapture of “Graduate-Level Politics.” Either way, Trump certainly likes...Read more

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President Biden pardons his son, claiming Hunter Biden was unfairly prosecuted

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President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of illegally purchasing a handgun in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles.

In explaining his controversial action — which came weeks before the president's son was to be sentenced by federal judges on both coasts — Biden claimed his son was the ...Read more

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Trump announces plan to replace FBI director with Kash Patel

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Donald Trump announced his intention to cut short the term of FBI Director Christopher Wray and select Kash Patel to lead an agency the president-elect often criticized on the campaign trail.

The pick would be another high-profile test for Senate Republicans, who would be tasked with deciding whether to confirm Patel, a former Trump ...Read more

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Ireland's ruling parties set to keep power after tight vote

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Ireland is heading for a return of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Simon Harris’s Fine Gael party and Fianna Fail, as voters bucked a recent international trend of ousting incumbent parties.

With more than two thirds of the results announced, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were together on track to get more than 80 seats. They need ...Read more

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Romania's establishment holds off far-right win, exit polls show

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Romania’s ruling Social Democrats were on course to win a parliamentary election, with exit polls showing the party ahead of a nationalist group that had threatened to drive home a blow to the Black Sea nation’s political establishment.

The Social Democrats secured 26% of the vote on Sunday, with the far-right Alliance for the Unity of ...Read more

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Many Illinois health systems provide gender-affirming care. What happens when Donald Trump becomes president?

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Planned Parenthood of Illinois has repeatedly been hearing the same question from transgender patients since Donald Trump won the presidential election.

Patients want to know how many refills they can get of hormone therapy medications, which they often need to maintain their health and certain physical characteristics.

“We’ve definitely ...Read more

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Romania's establishment holds off far-right win, exit polls show

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Romania’s ruling Social Democrats were on course to win a parliamentary election, with exit polls showing the party ahead of a nationalist group that had threatened to drive home a blow to the Black Sea nation’s political establishment.

The Social Democrats secured 26% of the vote on Sunday, with the far-right Alliance for the Unity of ...Read more

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Newsom tries to redefine the California-vs.-Trump narrative

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Nearly two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a special session to fund legal battles against the president-elect, the Democratic leader appeared to be trying to tone down and reframe the California-vs.-Trump narrative he set in motion.

"It's not a resistance brand," Newsom said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "It's around ...Read more

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San Diego federal court was ground zero for hashing out Trump's border policies. A repeat is likely

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s federal courts played a crucial role during Donald Trump’s first presidency, both in the administration’s attempts to implement its border and immigration policies and the legal efforts to block those hard-line practices.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego ramped up criminal prosecutions of illegal border ...Read more

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Trump says Trudeau pledged border action after tariff threat

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WASHINGTON — Canada is studying adding more resources and personnel to its U.S. border after a Mar-a-Lago dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aimed at heading off a tariff fight.

In a pair of social media posts, Trump and Trudeau struck upbeat tones, with Trump calling the meeting “very productive�...Read more

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Trump picks loyalist 'deep state' critic Patel to head FBI

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Donald Trump tapped Kash Patel to be FBI director, nominating a loyalist to lead the chief U.S. law enforcement agency — which the president-elect has long derided as corrupt.

Patel rose to prominence expressing outrage over the agency’s investigation into whether Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 ...Read more

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Trump picks loyalist 'deep state' critic Patel to head the FBI

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Donald Trump tapped Kash Patel to be FBI director, nominating a loyalist to lead the chief US law enforcement agency — which the president-elect has long derided as corrupt.

Patel rose to prominence expressing outrage over the agency’s investigation into whether Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential ...Read more

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Baltimore mayor says he won't be influenced by Trump official's threat to cut federal funds over immigration cooperation

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BALTIMORE — Mayor Brandon Scott says he won’t allow Baltimore’s law enforcement priorities to be influenced by President-elect Donald Trump’s advisers’ threats to cut federal funds to states or cities not cooperating with a mass deportation plan.

Tom Homan, Trump’s pick for “Border Czar,” said on Fox News Sunday that funds could...Read more

 

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