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Senate Dems and GOP strike a deal on judicial appointments for Trump and Biden
The trade-off is that the Senate GOP will allow Dems to confirm 12-14 lower-level district court nominees while Trump will be able to fill 4 higher-level appeals-court judges.
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Matt Gaetz follows in George Santos's footsteps and joins Cameo to sell personalized video messages
Cameo is a video service in which public figures get paid to deliver personalized video messages to fans.
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Denver mayor walks back comments that he will use police to stop deportation efforts under Trump
"Would I have taken it back if I could? Yes, I probably wouldn't have used that image," Mayor Mike Johnston said.
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ACLU's request to extend deadline for ballot curing rejected by Arizona Supreme Court
The ACLU stated that voters wouldn't know there was an issue with their ballot and wouldn't know to cure it if the deadline wasn't extended.
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Trump names former top immigration enforcement official Tom Homan as ‘border czar’
Homan is a strong believer in enforcing the current laws on the books and taking a no-nonsense approach to border security.
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Schumer refuses to allow Dave McCormick at Senate orientation though he is projected by AP as winner
Schumer’s call for bipartisanship came on Wednesday, the day after the election when it was already clear that the Republicans would be in the majority in the next session of Congress.
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Elon Musk backs Florida’s Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader
Washington awaits whether President-elect Donald Trump will make an endorsement in the Senate.
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Record number of drone strikes exchanged this weekend between Russia and Ukraine
With the recent U.S. presidential election decided in favor of Donald Trump, both sides may be thinking strategically as to how things may change once he takes office on January 20.
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Feds sending millions in Helene funding for national forests, parks
Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.
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Rick Scott gains more endorsements for Senate Majority Leader, including Sens. Johnson, Paul
The conservative Washington Examiner is endorsing either of the other two candidates for the position, Senators John Thune of South Dakota or John Cornyn of Texas.
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Discussions happening among Pentagon workers about responses to Trump's upcoming orders: report
Some of Trump's orders, these Pentagon officials reportedly argue, include using the military to enforce massive deportations and get new national security personnel in the agencies.
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Trump lawyer suggests Jack Smith plead the fifth in testimony, suggests he's complicit in crimes
"If I was representing Jack Smith, I would tell him to take the fifth when it came to any kind of testimony," Binnall said.
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Trump, Biden expected to meet at the White House next week to work out transition details: report
Biden and Trump will meet on Wednesday at 11 a.m., according to the White House. Trump confirmed the meeting later on Saturday. Biden said the transition would be "peaceful and orderly."