Politics

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Trump Suggested Canada Could Become 51st State to Justin Trudeau: Report

Donald Trump suggested "maybe Canada should become the 51st state" when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told him his proposed tariffs would "kill the Canadian economy," Fox News reports citing unnamed sources.

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  • Source: CBS News
  • 12/04/2024
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Trump considering replacing Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary post, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is considering selecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his pick for defense secretary to potentially replace embattled Fox News host Pete Hegseth, three sources familiar with the transition told CBS News Tuesday night.

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Donald J. Trump Avenue To Be Unveiled In Miami-Dade After Commission Vote

Democratic members of the board declined to block the initiative, paving the way for it to move forward

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President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.

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State Department Staff Given Taxpayer-Funded Therapy for ‘PTSD’ Following Trump’s Victory

Biden’s State Department is offering hundreds of employees taxpayer-funded therapy for staff who have ‘PTSD’ following Donald Trump’s election victory.

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  • Source: Yahoo News
  • 11/27/2024
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Trump names Jamieson Greer as his pick for US trade representative

President-elect Donald Trump announced Jamieson Greer as his pick to serve as the next US trade representative.

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  • Source: Reuters
  • 11/27/2024
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Biden proposes expanded Medicare, Medicaid coverage of obesity drugs

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed expanding coverage of anti-obesity drugs, like Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO), opens new tab Wegovy, for more than 7 million people with Medicare and Medicaid health coverage, which could cut out-of-pocket expenses for some by as much as 95%.

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Kamala Harris could already have an opponent if she runs for Governor of California: 'I would destroy her'

Caitlyn Jenner is mulling a bid for governor of California as a Republican

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s order ‘hardening state government’ against China is dangerously hard to parse

Order would limit academics’ professional travel — and surveil their private travel.

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Gov. Greg Abbott’s order ‘hardening state government’ against China is dangerously hard to parse

Order would limit academics’ professional travel — and surveil their private travel.

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Pakistani police arrest thousands of Khan supporters ahead of rally

Former premier has been behind bars for more than a year

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Trump gets high marks for transition to White House — and public optimistic: new CBS poll

Most Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of his administration’s transition back into the White House — and are bullish about the next four years, a new poll shows.

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Republicans push back against Democrats' claims that Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is compromised

Republican lawmakers are pushing back against criticism from some Democrats that President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and a meeting with an ally of that country

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Biden’s DOJ wants to break up Google, here’s where Trump stands

The U.S. government under President Joe Biden wants to break up Google. But will the same hold true when the White House changes hands in January?

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Speaker Johnson Announces Males Will Be Banned from Women’s Bathrooms on Capitol Hill

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday his intention to ban biological males who identify as transgender women from using women’s bathrooms and locker rooms on Capitol Hill.

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House Ethics Committee Deadlocks on Gaetz Report

Why it matters: Gaetz is President-elect Trump's nominee to run the Justice Department as attorney general. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) publicly opposed the report's release, arguing it would break precedent because Gaetz has resigned from Congress.