Republican Jen Kiggans wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jen Kiggans wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District.
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HuffPostJohn Dean Reveals Biden Move That Could Doom Trump's 'Revenge' Plot
The Watergate figure said the president could "take the wind" out of Trump's plans for revenge and retribution with a stroke of his pen.
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Jill Biden Has Blunt Comment About Her Husband’s Decision To Pardon Hunter
Dr. Biden responded to shouted questions from reporters at a holiday party Monday.
- The Daily Beast
Joe Biden Sends Parting Shot at GOP in Bombshell Pardon for Son Hunter
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday just days before he was scheduled to be sentenced in separate federal gun and tax cases—marking an about face for the lame-duck president. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” Biden said in a statement. The president accused his “political opponents in Congress” of pursuing the pr
- The Daily Beast
‘Morning Joe’ Airs the Same Chilling Clip of Trump’s FBI Pick 3 Times in a Row
MSNBC’s Morning Joe crew on Monday reacted with horror to Donald Trump’s decision to pick Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The choice of Patel, a lawyer who served in several roles in the president-elect’s first administration, set off a firestorm of criticism in part because of his promotion of conspiracy theories and calls for retribution against Trump’s opponents in a second term. To underscore the point, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough repeatedly asked for a clip t
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Thorpe backpedals after Hanson stoush
The outspoken senator has walked back her comments on X after she falsely accused the One Nation Leader of being convicted for racial vilification.
- Yahoo News Australia
Stop work call after rare animal habitat 'destruction' by Aussie mining giant
A drone operator has allegedly discovered an open-cut mining pit and a new road at the site.
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Ex-Ukrainian Minister Issues Stark Warning To Kyiv Amid Growing Concerns Putin May Win The War
"If it continues like this, we will lose."
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'Banana Republic Stuff': Mehdi Hasan Nails GOP Hypocrisy Over Trump's Latest Move
The former MSNBC host put the right on blast for their silence over two questionable moves by the president-elect.
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Putin Finally Admits There's A Problem In The Russian Workforce – But Did Not Say The Obvious Reason Why
The war in Ukraine was simply not mentioned.
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Why ex-Israeli minister blocked from Aus
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said he barred the ex-Israeli minister from coming to Australia due to concerns her views could “undermine social cohesion”.
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Donald Trump Reportedly Takes Menacing Jab At Justin Trudeau In Mar-a-Lago Meeting
The president-elect dismissed the Canadian prime minister’s tariff concerns with a confrontational joke.
- The Independent
What ever happened to the border wall Trump promised 8 years ago?
The wall is no longer Trump’s central idea, and it never really slowed migration, but it continues to put lives at risk, cost billions, and harm the environment. And with Trump returning to office, the border wall may take center stage once again, Josh Marcus reports.
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A Look Back At The U.S. Presidents Who Have Pardoned Family Members
Having family in the nation’s highest office definitely has its perks.
- The Independent
Can Trump pardon himself now he has won the presidency again?
Experts weigh in on whether the now president-elect Donald Trump can spare himself
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Angela Merkel recalls Trump’s ‘fascination with the sheer power’ of strongmen like Putin and Kim
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalled first meeting Trump at the White House in 2017. Sitting by the famous fireside in the Oval Office, the two leaders were asked by reporters to shake hands for a photo.
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Ceasefire 'victory' looks bleak as Hezbollah bodies exhumed from makeshift mass graves
In scrubland on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, they started digging out the bodies - 186 of them.
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Jasmine Crockett Has Blistering Message For GOP Pearl-Clutching Over Hunter Biden Pardon
The Texas Democrat advised Republicans to "take a look in the mirror" after the president pardoned his son.
- CNN
Putin approves record defense spending – a third of Russia’s budget
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sides nearly three years on.
- South China Morning Post
China condemns Lithuania's expulsion of 3 diplomats; says countermeasures possible
Beijing said it could take countermeasures against Lithuania as it strongly condemned and protested over the decision by Vilnius to expel three Chinese diplomats. The Chinese foreign ministry hit out at Lithuania on Monday, days after the Baltic country declared three staff members of the Chinese representative office to the country as personae non gratae, and required them to leave the country within a week. In the Chinese statement, the ministry said Lithuania's decision was "without any reaso
- BBC
Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah targets military post
Lebanon's Health Ministry says nine people were killed in strikes on two southern villages.