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Politics
Trump taps Brooke Rollins of America First Policy Institute for agriculture secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Brooke Rollins, head of the America First Policy Institute, to oversee the Department of Agriculture. She has a long history in conservative politics.
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Politics
Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump's hush money case
The decision to indefinitely adjourn next week's sentencing date comes several days after both lawyers agreed that a stay would help sort out unprecedented legal questions.
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Politics
Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case
Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation.
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Politics
Trump names longtime election attorney Bill McGinley as his White House counsel
As White House Counsel, McGinley will be the point legal adviser for the president in regards to ethics, oversight and judicial nominations. He served as cabinet secretary during Trump's first term.
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Law & Courts
Trump is hoping for one more victory. It's in his New York criminal trial
A New York judge is set to decide whether President-elect Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution in his criminal trial, after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
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Politics
How Republicans made gains with Latino voters
Details are coming in about how voting demographics broke down in the election. So far, it seems Republicans made gains with Latino voters, a demographic that has reliably favored Democrats.
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Politics
Talking to voters in Phoenix, Ariz., on election day
Both parties are making a last-minute push to get voters to the polls in this key Sun Belt swing state.
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Politics
Why more Native Americans are on U.S. ballots than ever before
At least 170 Native American, Native Hawaiians, and Native Alaskans are on ballots this fall, an all-time high. But a group tracking Indigenous candidates says more work needs to be done.
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Politics
Amid a backlash over Puerto Ricans, Trump repeats claims about the border
The Republican nominee's remarks come days after jokes about Puerto Ricans at his New York rally prompted backlash.
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Politics
Biden to issue landmark apology over Native American boarding schools
Biden’s message, to come during a trip to Arizona, would be the first public apology from a sitting U.S. president in response to a federal policy that wreaked havoc on tribal communities.
