The White House’s post-election shake-up: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, we dive into President Donald Trump’s decision to make a change at chief of staff. Plus, Kristen Welker examines how voters once again rejected the status quo.
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Southern Democrats Now Have a Chance to Lead. What Will They Do With It?
Sweeping midterm successes in Georgia and North Carolina have given the party an opportunity, and a test, to lay out a vision for governing in the South.
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China’s Top Spy Agency Recruited Woman Who Targeted Jensen Huang
U.S. intelligence concluded that Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive who developed a close relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.
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Republicans Are Desperate to Pretend They Never Supported the War With Iran
Only in defeat are Republicans eager to distance themselves from the war with Iran they used to champion. The post Republicans Are Desperate to Pretend They Never Supported the War With Iran appeared first on The Intercept.
Who is Stephen Miller, Trump’s new White House chief of staff?
Miller has been a close confidant of Trump since 2016 and an architect of the president's hardline immigration policies.
Secret Service arrests armed Venezuelan migrant near White House over alleged Trump assassination threat
Secret Service officers arrested a Venezuelan migrant in Washington, D.C., after finding firearms in a stolen vehicle and hearing an alleged threat against Trump.
Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor's office for the first time since 1966
The Associated Press called enough legislative races to confirm that both chambers flipped on Friday.
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Top Senate Democrat Wants Answers on Trump Plan for Data Centers on Public Land
A top Senate Democrat is putting the Trump administration’s moves to build data centers on public land in the crosshairs, foreshadowing a brewing fight when his party takes control of Congress next year.
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Cornell faculty declares ‘no confidence’ in school leaders in fallout from alleged gang-rape
Faculty senate passed resolution expressing deep discontent with school’s response to alleged fraternity rape Cornell University’s faculty senate approved a resolution on Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school’s top leaders, a…
Cornell's Faculty Senate votes "no confidence" in university's administration
Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution expressing no confidence in the university's administration, including Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff and other administrators.
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What Investors Need to Watch as Congress Returns: Debt Ceiling, Iran
The debt ceiling leads a packed agenda.
Cornell Faculty Passes Vote of No Confidence in Administration
The vote is largely symbolic but serves as a sharp rebuke of campus leadership’s handling of a rape allegation that put the university in the national spotlight.
Cornell faculty senate issues no confidence vote on administration’s handling of sexual assault
Members of the Cornell University faculty senate on Friday issued a vote of no confidence on the administration’s ability to manage the response to an alleged sexual assault at a fraternity house in 2024, according to the university.
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Carney Government Rethinks Canada’s Banking Rules and Competition
Also: National Bank acquires fintech Embark
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DOJ, Fed’s Cook Seek Pause in Court Fight Over Trump Firing Push
Lawyers for the US Justice Department and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook asked a federal judge to keep the legal battle over President Donald Trump’s bid to fire her on hold pending a White House hearing set for next month.
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El-Sayed: Fire The Parliamentarian If She Blocks Healthcare Reform
In an exclusive interview, Michigan’s senator-elect says Democrats should replace the Senate parliamentarian if she uses “arcane” rules to block health care legislation.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what happens to what’s next on Capitol Hill
Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are vying for top House Republican as incoming progressives challenge Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries for leadership.
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How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections
Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.
Annie Andrews Ran on Fixing Healthcare. The First Big Challenge Arrives Soon.
One of the biggest Election Day surprises unfolded in South Carolina, where pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews became the state’s first Democrat to win a US Senate seat in almost 30 years. She did so by highlighting familiar concerns—the…
Trump's move from Wiles to Miller signals major tactical shift for governing without Congress
Stephen Miller and Russ Vought have been identifying policies Trump can enact by executive order on immigration, tariffs and government spending.
The incoming class of U.S. senators is full of historic firsts
From the first Native American elected to the U.S. Senate and the first Muslim who will join the upper chamber to the Senate's first Paralympian, voters elected historic candidates in the midterms.
Trump's global health strategy is emerging. What will the Democratic Congress say?
The Trump Administration has ushered in a fundamental shift in the U.S. approach to global health aid. How will the newly elected Democratic Congress weigh in?
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Time to Move Forward With 'Sensible' AI Regulation, Says Rep. Liccardo
Democrat Representative from California Sam Liccardo said that congress has 'issued a lot of press releases' on issues surrounding technology, but haven't managed to push meaningful legislation over the finish line. Liccardo, whose…