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Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom are already fighting over California’s future
SACRAMENTO — President-elect Donald Trump is lashing out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom after he called a special session of the Legislature to beef up the state’s legal defenses against the incoming ...
Biden allows U.S. military contractors into Ukraine
The Biden administration will allow U.S. military contractors to deploy to Ukraine — a policy reversal aimed at helping Kyiv maintain complex Western-provided weapons systems, a defense official told ...
Blue state officials plot 2025 Trump resistance
Donald Trump pledged in one of his final campaign speeches to work with Democratic mayors and governors if reelected. But ...
What Makes Trump’s New Chief of Staff Tick?
The announcement Thursday evening that Susie Wiles would serve as Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff prompted two ...
Iran ordered an operative to assassinate Trump before the election, federal prosecutors say
NEW YORK — The Iranian government ordered an operative to assassinate Donald Trump before the 2024 election, Manhattan federal prosecutors said Friday, the latest in a string of assassination plots ...
Trump’s victory could end Eric Adams’ legal troubles
The president-elect has trashed an indictment facing the New York City mayor — and will soon replace the prosecutor handling the case.
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Congress’ social media crossroads
Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday and has just weeks to decide whether it will, for the first time, pass legislation ...
After suspending congestion pricing, Kathy Hochul moves to revive the tolling plan
SAN JUAN — Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken a step to revive congestion pricing before President-elect Donald Trump, who opposes the extra toll, takes office. In recent days, the governor’s office asked ...
DeSantis to go on week-long trade mission to Italy
TALLLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is heading to Italy next week for a trade mission that will include stops in Rome, Florence, Turin and Milan. The governor’s office announced the trip ...
Special counsel Jack Smith calls for a halt in Trump prosecution
Special counsel Jack Smith has moved to cancel a series of deadlines in his Washington, D.C. criminal case against Donald Trump for seeking to subvert the 2020 election. It’s the first public ...
Could Trump pull the US out of NATO? It could be up to the courts.
In the wake of NATO-skeptic President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, backers of the alliance are taking comfort in a year-old ...
Politico4h
The challenges ahead on drug policy
TRUMP TRIPWIRES — President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive victory means he’ll reenter the White House with a mandate to upend the Biden administration’s policy achievements. But just how much will he ...