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Minneapolis Mayor Frey poised to block council again as his veto use continues to climb

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed 15 actions since he first took office in 2018. That’s more vetoes than the previous two mayors combined.

Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden visited Angola last week, one of the highlights was his pledge of hundreds of millions of dollars for an ambitious trans-Africa rail project that would bring copper and cobalt from central Africa to the Atlantic port of Lobito.

Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the New York hush money case as counselor to the president. Alina Habba, 40, defended Trump earlier this year, also serving as his legal spokesperson.

Supreme Court turns away challenge to Hawaii handgun license law

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a defendant’s Second Amendment challenge to Hawaii laws that make it a crime to carry handguns or ammunition in public without a license.

Trump names Alina Habba as counselor to president

“Alina has been a tireless advocate for Justice, a fierce Defender of the Rule of Law, and an invaluable Advisor to my Campaign and Transition Team,” Trump said in a statement.

Social Security beneficiaries at risk of delays amid GOP funding fight

Social Security beneficiaries could face longer wait times for service next year unless Congress agrees to the White House budget office’s request to increase funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA), the administration that runs the program is warning.

Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next

CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, those on both sides of the abortion debate are watching closely for clues about how his picks might affect reproductive rights policy in the president-elect’s second term.

US hostage envoy in Beirut to seek information on missing journalist Austin Tice

The State Department says the U.S. government’s top hostage negotiator is in Beirut in hopes of collecting information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice, an American journalist missing in Syria for 12 years.

Democrat Ritchie Torres' torrent of attacks against own party fuels primary showdown buzz in New York

Rep. Ritchie Torres is considering a run for governor, his spokesperson said — and he's generating buzz by going after fellow Democrats.

Campaign finance records don’t capture total spending on Amarillo abortion “travel ban” election

Several prominent Amarillo business people donated to support the so-called travel ban. Meanwhile, statewide progressive groups helped the opposition.

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How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch

With anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in charge of the nation’s biggest health agency, it wouldn’t take much tampering to enable vaccine-preventable diseases to make a comeback.

US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison

U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious Syrian torture center that abused peaceful protesters, including a 26-year-old American woman who was later hanged.

Trump is welcomed by Macron to Paris with presidential pomp and joined by Zelenskyy for their talks

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full dose of presidential pomp as the two held a hastily arranged meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy before celebrating the grand reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.

A court upholds the U.S. ban on TikTok

The appeals court agreed that the viral video app must be sold off by its China-based parent company, rejecting TikTok's claim that the crackdown violates the free speech rights of millions of Americans.

Trump return to DC looms over Kennedy Center Honors

In a night filled with political moments — including multiple nods to President Joe Biden, a Grateful Dead tribute from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.

Trump criticizes Chronister after sheriff's withdrawal, days after praising him

President Donald Trump challenged reports of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister's DEA withdrawal, saying he didn't want the sheriff days his cabinet days after nominating him.

Federal judge blocks rule that would have given DACA recipients access to Affordable Care Act coverage

The temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas.

Donald Trump says this is the reason he won last month's presidential election

President-elect Trump, in a major interview, pinpoints the key reason why he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the White House race was Americans' frustrations with high grocery prices

Trump names several picks for State Department roles

In several posts on Truth Social, Trump shared the new positions to work under his nominated Secretary of State Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).

Minnesota budget update shows $1.1B less than prior forecast

The economic report released Wednesday morning by state budget officials projects a downturn, with only a $616 million cushion expected by the end of the next budget period. The new data will guide lawmakers when budget deliberations begin in January.

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U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in arms

President Joe Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved this year for Ukraine before the end of his administration on Jan. 20, 2025.

US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence, Pentagon says

Hours after Syrian rebels announced they had toppled Bashar al-Assad's government, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East said the U.S. will remain in eastern Syria to prevent an ISIS resurgence.

Trump says US should stay out of fighting in Syria as opposition forces gain

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military should stay out of the fast-escalating conflict in Syria, where a dramatic rebel offensive reached the capital and threatened the rule of Syria's Russian- and Iranian-allied president.

Former national security officials urge caution on Gabbard

A group of nearly 100 former national security officials urged the Senate to “carefully scrutinize” former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), President-elect Trump’s nominee to serve as director of national intelligence.

Republicans pick Mast to lead House Foreign Affairs panel

House Republicans selected Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the 119th Congress, sources told The Hill, as the conference works to organize its panels for the next two years of Republican-controlled Washington Republicans also selected Rep.

Ocasio-Cortez seeks to lead Democrats on Oversight panel

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday formally launched a bid to lead Democrats on the Oversight and Accountability Committee in the next Congress — a powerful seat that will play a prominent role in the party's effort to push back against President Trump in his second term.

Trump's picks for key positions in his second administration

President-elect Donald Trump has filled the key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty to him after he felt bruised and hampered by internal squabbling during his first term.

Minneapolis Mayor Frey poised to block council again as his veto use continues to climb

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has vetoed 15 actions since he first took office in 2018. That’s more vetoes than the previous two mayors combined.

Five years since its inception, a US development agency competes with China on global projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden visited Angola last week, one of the highlights was his pledge of hundreds of millions of dollars for an ambitious trans-Africa rail project that would bring copper and cobalt from central Africa to the Atlantic port of Lobito.

Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the New York hush money case as counselor to the president. Alina Habba, 40, defended Trump earlier this year, also serving as his legal spokesperson.