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In exclusive sit-down, Biden reveals his biggest regret and the compliment Trump gave him — Interviews like this one have been rare in Biden's tenure. He has held fewer news conferences and individual sessions with reporters than any president since at least Ronald Reagan.
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Read what Joe Biden said during his exclusive interview with USA TODAY: Transcript — Transcript of President Joe Biden's Oval Office interview with Susan Page, USA TODAY's Washington Bureau Chief, on Jan. 5, 2025: — PAGE: This is the limits of my technological ability. — BIDEN: Believe me...
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Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog — Justice Department officials who served under President-elect Trump's first administration may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks targeted at Democratic state governors …
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Garland prepares to release Jack Smith's report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump — Garland will withhold from public release a second volume of the report describing Smith's second case against Trump for amassing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.


Attorney General Garland to release Trump report on election charges, but not classified records — WASHINGTON − Attorney General Merrick Garland intends to release part of special counsel Jack Smith's report about election interference charges against President-elect Donald Trump …
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Biden Has Presidential Immunity. He Should Use It. — Merrick Garland still doesn't know what time it is. — 1. Shiny Objects — I want to talk about all of the Trump insanity. I want to talk about his insistence on “taking” Greenland. And the Panama Canal. And making Canada a U.S. state.
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Justice Dept. to Hold Off Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case
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Merchan subtweets John Roberts ahead of Trump's sentencing — The chief justice thinks intimidating judges is bad — some of the time. — 👨⚖️ 🏛️ ⏳ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, independent political coverage will be more vital than ever in 2025.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt His Sentencing in N.Y. Criminal Case — Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect's request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday's scheduled sentencing. — Days away from his criminal sentencing in New York …
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money sentencing
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Trump seeks Supreme Court's intervention in New York “hush money” case
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Trump files emergency petition to Supreme Court to prevent sentencing in NY v. Trump
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Trump camp was fed questions for Fox News town hall in advance from person inside network, new book says — New York CNN — President-elect Donald Trump's team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network …
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Fox News Insider Leaked Town Hall Questions to Trump's Team: Book
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Lack of water from hydrants in Palisades fire is hurting firefighters, Caruso says — As wildfires raged across Los Angeles on Tuesday, crews battling the Palisades blaze faced an additional burden: Scores of fire hydrants in the Pacific Palisades had little to no water flowing out.
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Southern California is dangerously dry for this time of year.
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California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up
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Greenland, Panama and Faucets: Trump Conference Shows Hints of Chaos to Come — President-elect Donald J. Trump's news conference at Mar-a-Lago was a reminder of what the next four years may have in store. — There was talk of the rising number of beached whales in Massachusetts, the victim …
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Transcript: Trump's Angry Rants to Media Show How Bad Things Will Get
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Off The Rails And Off To The Races
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All signs point to Moody for Senate — Presented by Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. — Time is running short for Gov. RON DESANTIS' first big decision of 2025 — picking MARCO RUBIO's replacement in the Senate. — Asked on Tuesday if he's made up his mind, the governor said he still …
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Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable — I want to explain why and how to hold John Roberts accountable for Trump's corruption. It is based on the following presumptions. — Blaming Merrick Garland for Trump's reelection has required inventing facts about the timeline, which is why I argue it is conspiratorial thinking.
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The Media Isn't Ready for Trump's Mass Deportation Moment — IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: Department of Homeland Security agents storm a meatpacking plant in the South, a show of force in the largest workplace raid in a decade. Rounding up workers, they target those who appear to be Latinos, without regard for citizenship.
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The View co-host Sunny Hostin's surgeon husband Emmanuel accused of insurance fraud in bombshell lawsuit — The long-time husband of The View co-host Sunny Hostin is starting the New Year under a cloud after being accused of federal insurance fraud. — Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin …
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Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud — The former independent candidate faces scrutiny over an address he used to vote in New York. — With less than two weeks before Donald Trump is sworn in as President, his pick to lead Health and Human Services is facing a new legal challenge — over alleged voter fraud.
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EU will not tolerate attacks on its borders, France says after Trump Greenland comments — The European Union will not let other nations attack its sovereign borders, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday, responding to comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on taking over Greenland.
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Poking Fun at Trump, Mexico's President Suggests Renaming the U.S. — President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico also said Donald Trump was ill-informed when he said Mexico was “essentially run by the cartels.” — Mexico's president rejected several of President-elect Donald J. Trump's assertions …


Oil Companies Offer Zero Bids for Arctic Refuge Drilling Rights — Tepid interest underscores challenges in Arctic development — Environmentalists say development threatens pristine area — Oil companies declined to bid in a US government auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge …
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The Growing Push to Ban Renewable Energy in Oklahoma — There's a nascent, concerted effort to make Oklahoma the first state to ban new renewable energy projects. And it's picking up steam. — Across the U.S., activism against wind and solar energy has only grown in intensity, power …


UK universities join retreat from Elon Musk's X, citing misinformation on platform — Universities and other higher education establishments have joined a retreat among British institutions from Elon Musk's X social media platform, citing its role in spreading misinformation that fuelled race riots last year.
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Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say — President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal tariffs on allies and adversaries …
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit — Tech entrepreneur and family say Ann Altman's claims that abuse started in childhood are ‘utterly untrue’ — The sister of the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging …
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