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California voters reject ballot measure that would have raised state's minimum wage to a national high of $18 per hour

California voters reject ballot measure that would have raised state's minimum wage to a national high of $18 per hour

California voters reject ballot measure that would have raised state's minimum wage to a national high of $18 per hour

SpaceX Starship Launch Ends With a Dramatic Water Landing

SpaceX Starship Launch Ends With a Dramatic Water Landing

President-elect Donald J. Trump joined Elon Musk, as his company’s prototype moon and Mars rocket carried out a sixth test flight ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general

North Carolina GOP bill would weaken next Democratic governor and attorney general

North Carolina Republicans have advanced legislation that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor, attorney general and s...

G-20 Summit Exposes Global Divides Over War and Trade

G-20 Summit Exposes Global Divides Over War and Trade

Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here.As the caipirinhas flowe...

Group Sues Justice Department for Gaetz Investigation Documents

Group Sues Justice Department for Gaetz Investigation Documents

The nonpartisan watchdog group American Oversight has been trying since last year to get the documents related to the sex-traffick...

Trump expected to pick Linda McMahon to serve as education secretary

Trump expected to pick Linda McMahon to serve as education secretary

President-elect Trump is expected to chose Linda McMahon to serve as Secretary of Education in his forthcoming administration, two...

California House race flips to narrow lead for Dem amid weekslong vote count

California House race flips to narrow lead for Dem amid weekslong vote count

Democrat Derek Tran has taken the lead over GOP Rep. Michelle Steel in California's 45th Congressional District with 6% of the vot...

Trump gives one word response when asked if he is reconsidering Matt Gaetz's AG nomination

Trump gives one word response when asked if he is reconsidering Matt Gaetz's AG nomination

President-elect Trump on Tuesday said he would not be reconsidering his nomination of former Congressman Matt Gaetz for attorney g...

Democrats Face a Series of Tests Over Support for Israel

Democrats Face a Series of Tests Over Support for Israel

First up is a resolution put forth by Senator Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent who is Jewish, to deny Israel certain military...

Florida's new state lawmakers may test DeSantis' influence in final years of his term

Florida's new state lawmakers may test DeSantis' influence in final years of his term

Florida’s incoming legislative leaders have formally taken their oaths of office

California House Race Between Steel and Tran Is Closest in the Nation

California House Race Between Steel and Tran Is Closest in the Nation

The closest House race in the nation is in Southern California, where Representative Michelle Steel is trailing her challenger, De...

Chaos in Rio Shows a World Untethered Even Before Trump Returns

Chaos in Rio Shows a World Untethered Even Before Trump Returns

The caipirinhas were flowing, the samba and fervo dancers were swaying and a light ocean breeze enveloped the VIP guests in Rio de...

Peru Judge Orders Jailing of President’s Brother for Three Years

Peru Judge Orders Jailing of President’s Brother for Three Years

A Peruvian judge has ordered the jailing of the brother of unpopular President Dina Boluarte over allegations of undue influence o...

Biden administration to announce $275 million Ukraine weapons package this week

Biden administration to announce $275 million Ukraine weapons package this week

The Biden administration is expected to announce a $275 million presidential drawdown authority weapons package for Ukraine this w...

Pro-life groups cautious on RFK Jr. nomination after evolving abortion views

Pro-life groups cautious on RFK Jr. nomination after evolving abortion views

Pro-life groups are skeptical but optimistic about the nomination of pro-choice Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of He...

Los Angeles passes sanctuary city ordinance in wake of Trump election victory

Los Angeles passes sanctuary city ordinance in wake of Trump election victory

Los Angeles voted to become a sanctuary city, as the Trump administration promises to carry out mass deportations.

A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat

A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat

The narrowly trailing Republican candidate in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has formally requested a statewide ...

House passes bill to bolster geothermal energy production by increasing lease sale frequency

House passes bill to bolster geothermal energy production by increasing lease sale frequency

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to increase lease sales for geothermal energy production. The bill se...

Nancy Mace’s effort to ban transgender Delaware Democrat from Capitol women's restrooms gains support

Nancy Mace’s effort to ban transgender Delaware Democrat from Capitol women's restrooms gains support

Rep. Nancy Mace's resolution to bar transgender women from Capitol restrooms receives support from a handful of officials Tuesday ...

Starmer Struggles to Find Voice for UK in More Hostile World

Starmer Struggles to Find Voice for UK in More Hostile World

Keir Starmer used his biggest international summit since becoming prime minister to say Britain was back and “looking outward to t...

‘Anti-Trump activist’: Conservative groups rip former Romney adviser’s attempt to influence MAGA agenda

‘Anti-Trump activist’: Conservative groups rip former Romney adviser’s attempt to influence MAGA agenda

A prominent economist trying to influence the incoming Trump administration is facing criticism from conservative groups over his ...

House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member

House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member

House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person t...

Linda McMahon Expected to Be Nominated for Education Chief: CNN

Linda McMahon Expected to Be Nominated for Education Chief: CNN

Linda McMahon is expected to be named as President-elect Trump’s nominee for education secretary, CNN reports, citing people famil...

Fox News Politics: Trump case on hold until 2029

Fox News Politics: Trump case on hold until 2029

The Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics...

FEMA must be 'completely revamped,' House Republican from hurricane-battered district tells agency chief

FEMA must be 'completely revamped,' House Republican from hurricane-battered district tells agency chief

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., questioned how FEMA could continue to confidently claim no political discrimination within the agency ...

So Long, Farewell: In Brazil, Biden Fades Out Into Amazon Jungle

So Long, Farewell: In Brazil, Biden Fades Out Into Amazon Jungle

Four years ago, President Joe Biden declared “America’s back” and told his fellow world leaders that Donald Trump had been an aber...

‘100% on board’: Border state offers Trump massive plot of land to aid mass deportation operation

‘100% on board’: Border state offers Trump massive plot of land to aid mass deportation operation

Texas is offering President-elect Donald Trump more than 1,400 acres to help facilitate the mass deportation operation he intends ...

Biden Fades Out of the Picture in Talks With World Leaders

Biden Fades Out of the Picture in Talks With World Leaders

As he made his final appearance at global gatherings, including at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil, President Biden lobbied for h...

DePaul University student assaulted by anti-Israel agitator seeks legal action: 'I will never apologize'

DePaul University student assaulted by anti-Israel agitator seeks legal action: 'I will never apologize'

DePaul University student beaten unconscious has retained top Jewish civil rights law firm the Lawfare Project to hold his assaila...

Wisconsin Democrats reelect Neubauer as Assembly minority leader

Wisconsin Democrats reelect Neubauer as Assembly minority leader

Wisconsin Democrats have reelected Greta Neubauer as Assembly minority leader after she helped the party flip nearly a dozen seats...

Trump Cabinet picks increase odds Edward Snowden could see life of freedom in the US

Trump Cabinet picks increase odds Edward Snowden could see life of freedom in the US

If Trump has his way, Tulsi Gabbard will be at the helm of U.S. intelligence and Matt Gaetz will be leading the DOJ, giving whistl...

Jimmy Lai to Take Stand in Hong Kong, Breaking Four-Year Silence

Jimmy Lai to Take Stand in Hong Kong, Breaking Four-Year Silence

Jimmy Lai, the biggest target in Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent, will take the stand to defend himself against national security...

White House yet to release visitor logs for month Biden dropped out of race

White House yet to release visitor logs for month Biden dropped out of race

The White House has not released visitor logs for the month President Biden gave up his re-election bid, leaving questions on who ...

Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director in the clearest indication yet that the incom...

Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

The celebrity physician would oversee federal health insurance programs that cover more than 100 million Americans.

Incoming GOP senator rallies behind Gaetz, Trump's Cabinet picks: 'Republican majority must unite'

Incoming GOP senator rallies behind Gaetz, Trump's Cabinet picks: 'Republican majority must unite'

Ohio GOP Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno is coming to the defense of Trump's Cabinet appointments and making the case that he has a "mand...

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Drama Extending for Another Act

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Drama Extending for Another Act

This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior correspondent Sa...

GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly

GOP senators divided on release of Gaetz ethics report as Trump pressures them to move quickly

As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how m...

FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts

FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review wh...

How Trump and Speaker Johnson could force the Senate to adjourn, allow recess appointments

How Trump and Speaker Johnson could force the Senate to adjourn, allow recess appointments

Legal experts and members of the House GOP are at odds over whether Speaker Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump could, and sh...

Trump sets records with pace of appointments, but that doesn't mean the transition is going smoothly

Trump sets records with pace of appointments, but that doesn't mean the transition is going smoothly

In the two weeks since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump has been setting records with the pace of appointments for his i...

Putin Plans First India Visit Since His War in Ukraine Began

Putin Plans First India Visit Since His War in Ukraine Began

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit India for the first time since he ordered the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a further ...

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest...

Trump appoints Dr. Oz to key HHS position in new administration

Trump appoints Dr. Oz to key HHS position in new administration

President-elect Trump announced on Tuesday that Dr. Mehmet Oz will be his nominee for Administrator to the Centers for Medicare an...

House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill

House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill

G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the fir...

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary

What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency...

For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip

For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip

The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of nuclear th...

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

The Associated Press has found numerous instances of completed mail ballots from around the country being sent to election offices...

Dems sue PA election board over uncounted provisional ballots amid Senate recount in Casey loss

Dems sue PA election board over uncounted provisional ballots amid Senate recount in Casey loss

The lawsuit by the DSCC centers on dozens of provisional ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that lacked a 'secrecy envelope'

Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East d...

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Pentagon sending a ‘few thousand’ personnel to Middle East day after Biden said he wouldn’t add combat troops

Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

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Jimmy Carter becomes first president to turn 100

Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on sta...

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Georgia doctors speak out to challenge misinformation on state's abortion law, death of Amber Thurman

After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Join...

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After Shaq, Jay-Z, Beyonce And Others, Tesla Cybertruck Joins Joins Irvine Police Department's Fleet, Will Be Used For Community Outreach Efforts

Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both...

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Scandals, failed assassinations and political rhetoric: Both sides go high and low

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