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Trump's idea to rebrand Gulf of Mexico would face hurdles -- if he's even serious
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s out-of-the-blue pledge to rebrand the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” — as ... Read More
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Trump's AG nominee won't say who won the 2020 election but repeats fraud claims about Pa.: 'I saw so much'
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, repeatedly brought up Pennsylvania as she declined to answer who won the 2020 presidential election in her Senate confirmation hearing ...Read more
Now that the U.S. House has passed bill on transgender athletes in women's sports, here's what to know
The U.S. House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports, the first step in what is expected to be a long and controversial process.
Locally, this issue ...Read more
Trump blames Newsom for Los Angeles wildfires. How has California governor responded?
Donald Trump is treating California Gov. Gavin Newsom “as his punching bag,” triggering an extraordinary battle between a president and a governor at a time when thousands are suffering and dozens are dying from the ...Read more
Rubio says Cuba belongs on list of sponsors of terrorism a day after Biden removed it
Just a day after President Joe Biden took Cuba off the list of nations that sponsor terrorism in exchange for the release of political prisoners, the deal is falling apart.
During his Senate confirmation hearing to become...Read more
Rubio says Trump won't intervene in Haiti but will support current mission: 'No easy answer'
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the answer to Haiti’s gang-fueled security crisis will not come from U.S. military intervention, but could still come from a multinational support effort ...Read more
Supreme Court leans in favor of state-enforced age limits on porn websites
WASHINGTON — Thanks to the internet and smartphones, children today have instant access to vast amounts of online pornography, much it graphic, violent and degrading, Texas state attorneys told the Supreme Court on ...Read more
Jill Biden suggests first family feels betrayed by Nancy Pelosi
Jill Biden suggested in a new interview that the first family still feels betrayed by Nancy Pelosi over the Democratic powerbroker’s role in shoving President Biden to the political exits after his shaky debate ...Read more
Editorial: President Biden remains in the clutches of delusion
Joe Biden leaves the Oval Office the same way he entered it: in a foggy state of delusion.
On Monday, Biden defended his foreign policy legacy during a speech at the State Department, arguing the United States is stronger...Read more
Nolan Finley: Trump's sentence befits the (no) crime
Donald Trump got the sentence he deserved.
An embittered Judge Juan Merchan, sitting in a Manhattan courtroom, handed the president-elect an unconditional discharge on his 34 felony convictions related to hush money ...Read more
Michelle Obama doesn't want to 'pretend' at Trump inauguration: report
After Michelle Obama’s office confirmed that the former First Lady will not be present at Donald Trump’s inauguration, many people have speculated about the reason for her absence.
A source close to the “Becoming”...Read more
Trump's tariffs brought China and Mexico closer. Will his second term change that?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The last time Donald Trump was president, he imposed a slew of tariffs on China that upended global trade. He's threatening to do it again.
Round One inadvertently pushed China and Mexico closer ...Read more
Las Vegas police association to join Trump's presidential parade
LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Police Protective Association will join President-elect Donald Trump’s Presidential Parade next week following his swearing-in ceremony, according to the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee.
The ...Read more
Sen. Marco Rubio appears set to win confirmation as secretary of State
WASHINGTON — Once a bitter critic of President-elect Donald Trump, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida headed into his first Senate hearing Wednesday as nominee for secretary of State.
Rubio, with extensive ...Read more
Colorado's Douglas County commissioners unanimously support Trump's immigration plans, deportations
DENVER — Douglas County’s three commissioners adopted a resolution Tuesday that gives full backing to incoming President Donald Trump’s plans to deport immigrants living illegally in the country.
The measure, one of...Read more
Kamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
Even after Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election, Americans continue to argue about her race.
During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump accused Harris, who is biracial, of ...Read more
In eyeing Greenland, Trump is echoing long-held American designs on the Arctic expanse
At a news conference in early January 2025, President-elect Donald Trump rambled through a grab bag of grievances and proposals, including his disdain for wind power and low-flow showerheads and his thoughts on the ...Read more
World readies for Trump tariffs even before his White House return
Donald Trump’s inauguration promises to usher in an era of upheaval in global commerce, forcing governments around the world to scramble in preparation for a tariff onslaught even before he’s back in the White House. ...Read more
Commentary: Mass deportation is unlikely. Micro-deportations are the graver concern
With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration days away, much attention is focused on the rhetoric and reality surrounding his first day back in office. Per one count, Trump has made 41 day-one promises, with mass ...Read more
Noah Feldman: Yes, Trump could declare an economic emergency for tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump reportedly is considering declaring a national economic emergency to give him legal cover to impose tariffs. Wait, you say. There is no national economic emergency. Surely, Trump would be ...Read more
Lisa Jarvis: It's time to rethink how safe alcohol is
January is that time of year when we pause to examine our health habits, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory with an important data point to consider: the strong link between alcohol consumption and cancer....Read more
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