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Donald Trump Jr. say pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted

Donald Trump Jr. say pushback against Cabinet picks proves they're the disrupters voters wanted

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. said Sunday that the team now around the president-elect knows how to choose a Cabinet and build out an administration, unlike the time before his father first took office.
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Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote.
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Trump's new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada: experts

Trump's new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada: experts

WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump builds his new energy-focused administration, experts say it could open opportunities for Canada to expand the two countries' long-standing partnership amid threats of widespread tariffs from the president-elect.
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Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth , President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth’s lawyer.
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Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard , President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia's main justifications for invading Ukraine : the existence of dozens of U.S.
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North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election, but scored significant downballot victories, giving them hope as they look to the future.
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Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard , President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia's main justifications for invading Ukraine : the existence of dozens of U.S.
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Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote.
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Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill's passion for politics started early

Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill's passion for politics started early

HALIFAX — Zach Churchill freely admits he’s a career politician.
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Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes

Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around 'kitchen table' issues: affordability, homes

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordability, health care, community safety, housing and th
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