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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
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Maine lawmaker accused of choking wife wins re-election by one vote
A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.
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5 things to know about Pam Bondi
Bondi served as the Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019 after she was the first woman elected to the office.
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Mike Levin says he'll focus on ‘areas of common ground' in his fourth House term
Rep. Mike Levin secured a fourth term representing coastal North County in Congress. With his party in the minority in both chambers, he said he is ready and willing to reach across the aisle.
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Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Dave McCormick
Senator Bob Casey has conceded in the race for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican Dave McCormick.
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California Senator-elect Adam Schiff says housing, homelessness are his priorities
When the new administration takes over, Republicans will have the upper hand in Congress. NBC 7 political reporter Joey Safchik spoke with Democratic Senator-elect Adam Schiff about his readiness to reach across the aisle.
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Californians reject Prop 32 that sought to raise statewide minimum wage
California voters projected to reject Prop 32, which proposed that the state gradually increase the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour.
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5 things to know about Linda McMahon
Here are five things to know about former wrestling executive Linda McMahon.
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Trump plans to ‘close' the Department of Education. What does this mean?
Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.
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Ramaswamy's ‘jackhammer and chain saw' plan to force federal workers back into the office
Eighteen months after the pandemic ended, nearly two-thirds of the country’s 2.2 million federal workers are still approved to work from home.
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San Diego voter turnout in 2024 election on track to be lower than in 2020
Voter turnout in San Diego County is on track to be much lower than four years ago. NBC 7’s Joey Safchik delves into why that might be.
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San Diego voter turnout in 2024 election on track to be lower than in 2020
While the final chunk of votes have yet to be counted, voter turnout in San Diego looks like it will be noticeably lower than 2020.
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What are recess appointments and why is Trump considering using them?
A recess appointment takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
The House speaker Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that “we’ll have to see how this develops” when asked whether he’d let Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.
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In 1st sit-down interview since reelection, San Diego Mayor Gloria stands by his priorities
Mayor Todd Gloria answers NBC 7’s questions about how he will deliver on housing affordability and shelter beds in his second term.
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Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event after naming energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.
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Democratic jockeying for the 2028 presidential election is already underway
Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump and his second term.
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Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.
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Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to oversee Jan. 6 cases, backed rioters and spread conspiracy theories
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who Donald Trump wants to be the next attorney general of the United States, has spread lies about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and championed the cause of Jan. 6 defendants whose cases he would oversee if confirmed to the job.
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Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation
Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was not charged with a crime in connection with the reported 2017 incident.