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CBS agrees to hand over '60 Minutes' Harris interview transcripts to FCC
Read full article: CBS agrees to hand over '60 Minutes' Harris interview transcripts to FCCCBS says it will turn over unedited transcripts of its October interview with Kamala Harris to the Federal Communications Commission.
'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd term
Read full article: 'Remarkably poor judgment': Wall Street Journal takes a critical eye to start of Trump's 2nd termNot every outlet popular with conservative readers is cheerleading for President Donald Trump.
Some Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires
Read full article: Some Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionairesSome of President Donald Trump's working-class and middle-class supporters see a lack of emphasis on lowering consumer costs and making daily American life more affordable.
Antony Blinken has a deal for a book about his years as Joe Biden's secretary of state
Read full article: Antony Blinken has a deal for a book about his years as Joe Biden's secretary of stateAntony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a โrare glimpseโ into the โchallenging and often controversialโ responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises that broke out during his four years as secretary of state.
State attorney drops charges against teen accused of wielding machete to threaten Kamala Harris supporters at precinct
Read full article: State attorney drops charges against teen accused of wielding machete to threaten Kamala Harris supporters at precinctMonths after an 18-year-old was accused of antagonizing Kamala Harris supporters with a machete at a Neptune Beach polling precinct, the State Attorneyโs Office said it would not be following through on charges against him.
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about Trump
Read full article: LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman sees bright AI future and hopes his tech peers are right about TrumpLinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has been immersed in Silicon Valley since his August 1967 birth in Palo Alto, California, in the shadow of Stanford University, where he and fellow technology luminary Peter Thiel became friends as college students during the 1980s.
Conservatives of color have lofty expectations for Trump's second term
Read full article: Conservatives of color have lofty expectations for Trump's second termPresident Donald Trumpโs pledge to help make Martin Luther King Jr.โs dream a reality is viewed with skepticism by many prominent Black and Hispanic civil rights leaders.
Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine war
Read full article: Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue as he tries to fulfill pledge to end Ukraine warPresident Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russiaโs oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine.
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policies
Read full article: Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policiesPresident Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the stateโs approach on its management of water.
Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media
Read full article: Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social mediaWithin hours of President Donald Trumpโs inauguration, his administration took down the Spanish version of the official White House website.
Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media
Read full article: Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social mediaWithin hours of President Donald Trumpโs inauguration, his administration took down the Spanish version of the official White House website.
GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response
Read full article: GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a responseRepublicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care.
Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump's shock-and-awe campaign
Read full article: Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump's shock-and-awe campaignPresident Donald Trump has publicly promised a shock-and-awe campaign to deliver major policy victories, and less than 36 hours after Trumpโs inauguration, Democrats are struggling to confront it.
As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoff
Read full article: As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoffParched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of killer wildfires.
Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weather
Read full article: Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weatherWindy and dry conditions have returned to Southern California, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking as firefighters continue to battle two major blazes in the Los Angeles area that started in similar weather nearly two weeks ago.
Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Read full article: Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inaugurationSome of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trumpโs inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the worldโs richest men.
Former Planned Parenthood president, women's rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67
Read full article: Former Planned Parenthood president, women's rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67Cecile Richards, a national leader for womenโs rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died.
Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
Read full article: Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutionsDonald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the countryโs institutions.
Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina
Read full article: Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South CarolinaPresident Joe Biden has spent his final full day in office in South Carolina, where he urged Americans to โkeep the faith in a better day to come.โ.
Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
Read full article: Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes officeEvents honoring Martin Luther King Jr.โs legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.
It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?
Read full article: It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes office
Read full article: Thousands march in Washington days before Trump takes officeThousands of people from around the United States rallied in the nationโs capital for womenโs reproductive rights and other causes they believe are under threat from the incoming Trump administration.
Commerce Secretary Raimondo offers a parting shot at Trump and advice for Democrats' future
Read full article: Commerce Secretary Raimondo offers a parting shot at Trump and advice for Democrats' futureCommerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says Donald Trump is a president-elect who for all of his aggressive talk is afraid to let America compete with the rest of the world, responding instead with tariffs and curtailing immigration.
Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump
Read full article: Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from TrumpThe federal judge who oversaw Donald Trumpโs 2020 election interference case denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack as she handed down what she acknowledged may be one of the final punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before the Republican president-electโs promised pardons.
A rebranded Women's March returns before Trump's inauguration as progressives seek to regroup
Read full article: A rebranded Women's March returns before Trump's inauguration as progressives seek to regroupDonald Trump is back and so is the Womenโs March, which returns to Washington on Saturday under a new name: The Peopleโs March.
Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influence
Read full article: Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influenceThe Democratic Party's left wing is responding to President Joe Biden's strong words about the possibility of an American oligarchy with a combination of appreciation, bemusement and frustration.
Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he's challenging his fellow Democrats
Read full article: Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he's challenging his fellow DemocratsWhen Democrat John Fetterman got elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, many backers had hoped heโd challenge the status quo.
Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn't go as planned
Read full article: Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn't go as plannedKamala Harris has hinted that she wants to stay involved in politics and foreign affairs after leaving the vice president's office, but she hasn't disclosed any plans so far.
As Biden warns of an 'oligarchy,' Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Read full article: As Biden warns of an 'oligarchy,' Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inaugurationThe super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald Trump's new administration.
Biden warns in farewell address that an 'oligarchy' of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy
Read full article: Biden warns in farewell address that an 'oligarchy' of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracyPresident Joe Biden has used his farewell address to the nation to warn of an โoligarchyโ of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a โtech-industrial complexโ that is infringing on Americansโ rights and the future of democracy.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 candidate, wants to find common ground with Trump
Read full article: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a potential 2028 candidate, wants to find common ground with TrumpMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she does not want to pick a fight with President-elect Donald Trump, but she won't back down from one either.
Biden is packing up to leave the White House. But what about any classified documents?
Read full article: Biden is packing up to leave the White House. But what about any classified documents?The last time Joe Biden packed up and left office, he took with him tens of thousands of papers from his decades in public service.
Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers say
Read full article: Multiracial boom in 2020 census was mostly an illusion, researchers sayWhen 2020 census results were released more than three years ago, they showed a 276% boom in the number of people classified as multiracial in the United States since 2010.
Many Democrats don't think they'll see a woman become president, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Many Democrats don't think they'll see a woman become president, AP-NORC poll findsAn increasing number of Democrats are questioning whether their partyโs commitment to diverse candidates, especially women, may lead to more political struggles in the Trump era.
Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll findsAmericans have a dimmer view of Joe Bidenโs presidency as he prepares to leave office than they did at the end of Donald Trumpโs first term or Barack Obamaโs second.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Read full article: Democratic Sen. John Fetterman to meet with Trump at Mar-a-LagoPennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman will become the chamber's first Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald Trump since the election, and plans to travel to Trumpโs private resort in Florida.
Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their ownFive current and former U.S. presidents have come together for Jimmy Carterโs funeral.
From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history
Read full article: From Carter's funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of historyInside Washington National Cathedral, the five men who've occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment together at Jimmy Carterโs state funeral.
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media โ and the pursuit of truth?
Read full article: No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media โ and the pursuit of truth?The late New York Sen_ Daniel Patrick Moynihan put it this way decades ago: โEveryone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.โ.
Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated
Read full article: Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicatedJimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with Americaโs and the worldโs enduring legacy of slavery.
Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends
Read full article: Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term endsPresident Joe Biden is casting doubt on his fitness to serve another four years in a new interview days before he leaves office after one term.
Ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about Biden and his son Hunter gets 6 years in prison
Read full article: Ex-FBI informant who fabricated bribery story about Biden and his son Hunter gets 6 years in prisonA former FBI informant who fabricated a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes has been sentenced to six years in prison.
President-elect Donald Trump joins visitors to Jimmy Carter's casket in Capitol Rotunda
Read full article: President-elect Donald Trump joins visitors to Jimmy Carter's casket in Capitol RotundaPresident-elect Donald Trump paid his respects on Wednesday as President Jimmy Carter lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda as part of state funeral rites.
Politics & Power: If 2024 was a year of political disruption, will 2025 be a year of political reformation?
Read full article: Politics & Power: If 2024 was a year of political disruption, will 2025 be a year of political reformation?News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton and News4JAX political analyst and head of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute Rick Mullaney look at 2024, a political year like no other, and see how it might shape the political landscape in 2025.
Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship
Read full article: Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationshipLiving to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.
Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports
Read full article: Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reportsUnpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small business loans.
Harris calls it a 'good day' for democracy as she oversees peaceful certification of Trump's victory
Read full article: Harris calls it a 'good day' for democracy as she oversees peaceful certification of Trump's victoryVice President Kamala Harris says Jan. 6, 2025, was a โgood dayโ for democracy as she oversaw the peaceful certification of Donald Trump's victory.
Biden says Americans shouldn't forget the 2021 Capitol attack but there won't be a repeat this time
Read full article: Biden says Americans shouldn't forget the 2021 Capitol attack but there won't be a repeat this timePresident Joe Biden is decrying efforts to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block certification of the election in 2020.
As he prepares to leave office, Biden urges incoming Democratic lawmakers to reach across the aisle
Read full article: As he prepares to leave office, Biden urges incoming Democratic lawmakers to reach across the aislePresident Joe Biden is calling on incoming Democratic lawmakers to always be mindful of other people's perspectives โ even when they may be wrong.
Enhanced security measures in place for certification of Trumpโs Electoral College victory on Monday
Read full article: Enhanced security measures in place for certification of Trumpโs Electoral College victory on MondayThe congressional joint session to count electoral votes is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago.
No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump's win boosts Republicans' faith in elections -- for now
Read full article: No Jan. 6 disruptions are expected as Trump's win boosts Republicans' faith in elections -- for nowFour years ago, then-President Donald Trump rallied his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol and urged his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory.
New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibuster
Read full article: New Majority Leader Thune kicks off Senate session with pledge to preserve filibusterNew Senate Majority Leader John Thune is kicking off the new session with a promise to preserve the filibuster, saying in his first floor speech as leader that his priority will be to โensure the Senate stays the Senate.โ.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's state legislative special elections
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's state legislative special electionsVirginia voters will begin the new year filling state Senate and House vacancies on Tuesday in a trio of special elections that could determine control of the narrowly divided chambers.
Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupported
Read full article: Biden's final actions as president leave some transgender people feeling unsupportedSome transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to come.
Republicans' trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Trump's win, AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Republicans' trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Trump's win, AP-NORC poll findsA new poll finds that Republican voters are more confident in the accuracy of U.S. elections now that Donald Trump has won.
FBI releases new video of a suspect planting a pipe bomb near DNC offices on eve of the Capitol riot
Read full article: FBI releases new video of a suspect planting a pipe bomb near DNC offices on eve of the Capitol riotThe FBI is releasing new information about a suspect who planted pipe bombs four years ago outside the offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees near the Capitol.
Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 others
Read full article: Biden awards the 2nd highest civilian award to leaders of the Jan. 6 committee and 18 othersPresident Joe Biden has awarded the second-highest civilian medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, leaders of the congressional investigation into the Capitol riot.
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out
Read full article: Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning outA lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news.
Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says
Read full article: Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson saysFormer President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever.
Attempts on Trumpโs life, Florida amendments, Deegan asked to resign: Here are our top political stories of 2024
Read full article: Attempts on Trumpโs life, Florida amendments, Deegan asked to resign: Here are our top political stories of 2024Here are eight of the biggest political stories we covered in 2024, in no particular order.
The Latest: Schumer says Senate on course to pass bill before funding lapses at midnight
Read full article: The Latest: Schumer says Senate on course to pass bill before funding lapses at midnightWith hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trumpโs demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
A lynching in the family inspired Michigan's first Black woman elected justice to pursue the law
Read full article: A lynching in the family inspired Michigan's first Black woman elected justice to pursue the lawJustice Kyra Harris Bolden is the first Black woman to be elected to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with him
Read full article: Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they're hoping to work with himA handful of prominent Democratic governors are quickly adjusting their approach to President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should set partisanship aside, work to meet people's needs
Read full article: Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should set partisanship aside, work to meet people's needsKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says Democrats should think less about partisan politics and more about meeting peopleโs needs.
After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney
Read full article: After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz CheneyWrapping up their report on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded itโs former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for her work probing the riot.
Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election poll
Read full article: Trump sues Des Moines Register, pollster for 'election interference' after pre-election pollPresident-elect Donald Trump is accusing the Des Moines Register newspaper and its pollster of โbrazen election interferenceโ for publishing a poll the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris was leading by three percentage points in the midwestern state.
Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC pollA new poll finds that Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump's victory.
Kamala Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after the election
Read full article: Kamala Harris tells students to 'stay in the fight' after the electionVice President Kamala Harris is urging anyone disappointed over her loss in last month's election to โstay in the fightโ as Donald Trump prepares to take office.
Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration
Read full article: Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administrationWhen Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work.
Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors and urge them to stay engaged after tough loss to Trump
Read full article: Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors and urge them to stay engaged after tough loss to TrumpPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last monthโs election loss to President-elect Donald Trump.