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Judge: Youngkin Can't Pull Va. Out of Greenhouse Gas Pact
A Virginia circuit court judge ruled on Wednesday that Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., does not have the authority to withdraw from a carbon-cap commitment without the approval of the state Legislature, The Hill reported.
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Haley Criticizes Trump Cabinet Picks Gabbard, RFK Jr.
Any honeymoon period between Nikki Haley and President-elect Donald Trump appears to have ended as the former South Carolina governor, Republican presidential contender and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tore into two of Trump's Cabinet picks Wednesday.
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House Oversight Advances Bill Banning DEI From Govt
Legislation by Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at the federal level advanced out of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Wednesday along party lines and will move to a full vote on the House floor.
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Nobody Knows How House Trans Bathroom Ban Gets Enforced
The Capitol is in confusion as members of Congress weigh how House Speaker Mike Johnson's transgender bathroom ban will be enforced, according to Axios.
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Biden Fast-Tracks Climate Loans Ahead of Trump Takeover
President Joe Biden's administration is working to finalize $25 billion in clean energy loans, cementing a key climate initiative before President-elect Donald Trump takes office with plans to slash such programs, Politico reported.
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Homan to Newsmax: If Dems Resisting Deportations, 'Get the Hell Out of the Way'
Tom Homan, who has been put in charge of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed mass deportation plan, told Newsmax on Wednesday he has a message for Democrats promising not to help or even impede efforts to remove illegal immigrants: Don't get in our way.
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Ex-congressman Hoekstra Tapped as Amb to Canada
President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was picking former congressman Pete Hoekstra to be the U.S. ambassador to Canada....
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Sen. Cruz to Newsmax: Border Will Be Secure in Two Months
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Wednesday that once President-elect Donald Trump takes office the border will be secure "in January and February of next year.
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Senate Overwhelmingly Rejects Sanders Proposal on Israel Arms
The Senate rejected Sen. Bernie Sanders' resolution to block arms sales to Israel on Wednesday, affirming continued support for Israel's military capabilities amid its ongoing conflict with Hamas, The Hill reported.
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Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Fmr Planned Parenthood Head
President Joe Biden presented abortion advocate and former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Wednesday.
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Democrat Moves to Force Full House Vote on Releasing Gaetz Ethics Report
A House Democrat is attempting an end-around strategy to make the findings of the House Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., public, as Republicans are blocking its release.
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Rep. Tiffany to Newsmax: 'It Is Time for Mass Deportations'
Following Wednesday's verdict in the Laken Riley case, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., told Newsmax that it's "time for mass deportations."
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Sen. Budd to Newsmax: Trump 'Deserves Cabinet Loyal to His Agenda'
Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., voiced strong support for President-elect Donald Trump's agenda and Cabinet picks during an appearance Wednesday on Newsmax, saying Trump has earned a team that aligns with his vision for America.
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Arne Duncan: Trump Won't Close Dept of Education
Former President Barack Obama's Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, said on Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump's threat to cut the Department of Education was "empty."
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Dr. Birx to Newsmax: We Need Low-Cost Healthy Food
Former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx gave Newsmax on Tuesday some suggestions to get local healthy food while also calling for an efforts to bring the cost of food down
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Thune to Israel: 'Reinforcements Are on the Way'
Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune, R-S.D., said "Democrats have struggled" to support Israel and told the Jewish state that "reinforcements are on the way" as Republicans prepare to take over the majority in the upper chamber in January.
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Gimenez to Newsmax: Senate Should Receive Gaetz Report
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Wednesday that the Senate should receive the House Ethics panel's report on former Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz if that's "something that they want."
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Trump Team to Reinstate Term 'Illegal Alien'
President-elect Donald Trump will be doing away with the politically correct term "undocumented noncitizen" and returning to "illegal alien" to describe people who have illegally entered the U.S., the Washington Examiner reported on Wednesday."In this [present]...
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Mass Layoffs Part of Musk-Ramaswamy Govt Efficiency Plan
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday unveiled their plans for President-elect Donald Trump's government efficiency panel, saying they will identify thousands of regulations to eliminate that will justify "mass head-count reductions."
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Trump Weighs Creating First WH Crypto Position
President-elect Donald Trump's team is in talks with the digital asset industry about creating a new White House position that is dedicated entirely to cryptocurrency policy, Bloomberg News reported.
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FBI: Georgia Poll Worker Threatened to Bomb Polling Place
A 25-year-old former Georgia poll worker was charged on Tuesday, Nov. 19, for mailing a letter where he threatened to bomb a polling location, the Justice Department said.
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Trump's Lawyers Urge Judge to Ignore Prosecutors, Dismiss N.Y. Conviction
As prosecutors push to preserve President-elect Donald Trump's historic conviction, his lawyers urged a judge Wednesday to ignore them and scrap the case before he takes office in January.Echoing their stance since Trump's win, his lawyers argued...
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Pollster Nate Silver Calls on Biden to Resign
Pollster Nate Silver called for President Joe Biden to resign on Wednesday and allow Vice President Kamala Harris to finish out the last two months of his presidency.
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Trump Lawyer to Newsmax: N.Y. Paperwork Case 'Must Be Dismissed'
David Schoen, who served as Donald Trump's impeachment lawyer, told Newsmax that the New York paperwork case against the president-elect "must be dismissed."
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No Agreement on Releasing Ethics Report on Gaetz: House Committee Chair
The chairman of the U.S. House Ethics Committee said on Wednesday the panel had not reached an agreement on whether to release findings of its probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general."At this point...