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March For Our Lives founder David Hogg launches bid for DNC leadership
Hogg and classmates founded the gun safety group March For Our Lives, which now boasts of having helped pass more than 250 gun safety laws.
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Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
Biden signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to serve in a presidential Cabinet
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says Biden should ‘very seriously' consider pre-emptive pardons
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday described President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to jail members of the House Jan. 6 Committee as “an outrageous statement” and said President Joe Biden should consider pre-emptive pardons for committee members.
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Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners
People who receive income from public pensions may have their Social Security benefits reduced. The Senate may soon vote to eliminate those rules.
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Majority of Americans are ready to support Trump and large parts of his agenda, says CNBC survey
CNBC All-America Economic Survey also finds the public flashing yellow and red warning lights on parts of the Trump agenda.
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ABC to pay $15 million legal settlement in Trump defamation case
ABC will pay $15 million as part of a legal settlement with President-elect Donald Trump, closing out a dispute that centered on an interview in which Trump alleged anchor George Stephanopoulos defamed him.
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Trump attends the Army-Navy game alongside key allies, nominees and Daniel Penny
President-elect Donald Trump was huddling with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday’s Army-Navy football game, taking in one of the most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team.
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A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden's clemency list
Roughly 1,540 people had their sentences commuted or were pardoned by President Joe Biden on Thursday in what was the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.
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Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment
Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton are hoping the electoral change they were part of in the 2018 midterms continues.
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Tech companies most threatened by Trump are donating to his inauguration fund
Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have all announced $1 million donations to Trump’s inauguration fund.
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Incoming West Virginia state lawmaker arrested after allegedly threatening to kill fellow lawmakers
An incoming West Virginia state lawmaker was arrested Thursday after he allegedly threatened to kill other state lawmakers.
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Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president
As President Joe Biden makes a final push to confirm judicial nominees before his term in office ends, he is on track to have appointed more federal judges of color than any president before him. On Monday, the Senate confirmed Biden’s judicial nominee for the Northern District of Georgia, Tiffany Johnson, making her the 40th Black woman he h... -
US adults not confident Trump can assemble qualified cabinet: AP-NORC poll
Americans may have elected Donald Trump to a second term in November, but that doesn’t mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his cabinet or effectively manage government spending.
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Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act.
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SEC charges Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump's Commerce pick, with breaking securities laws
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick is co-chair of the transition team for Donald Trump. The SEC says his firm caused two SPACs to make false statements.
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Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Biden family pleads guilty
A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday.