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Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary, a position in which he'd have a key role in carr

US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv ahead of Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, U.S.
Motion to declare homelessness state of emergency fails to pass at Montreal council

Motion to declare homelessness state of emergency fails to pass at Montreal council

MONTREAL — Montreal's city council has voted down a motion brought by a pair of Independent city councillors seeking to have a state of emergency declared over the city's homelessness situation.
Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two women told House Ethics Committee investigators that former Rep.
Wisconsin regulators file complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe

Wisconsin regulators file complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe

MADISON, Wis.
Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump headed to Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday to watch one of Elon Musk ’s companies test its Starship rocket, the latest sign of a deepening bond between the president-elect and the world's richest man.
NY prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction

NY prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose dismissing President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to delaying it until after his impending second term.
FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts

FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers Tuesday she has encouraged the agency's inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims not to go t
Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts

Biden appeals to world leaders to stay in the climate fight as Trump shadows his efforts

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Joe Biden made an urgent appeal to fellow world leaders Tuesday to surge money to developing nations to curb climate change as he wrapped up his final appearance at a major international summit .

Wisconsin regulators file complaint against former justice who led 2020 election probe

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judicial regulators filed a complaint Tuesday against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice whom Republicans hired to lead an investigation into the 2020 election, accusing him of violating multiple rules of conduct.
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