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Trump chooses loyalist Pam Bondi for attorney general pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws
President-elect Donald Trump has named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name.
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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary4m read
Middle East latest: ICC issues warrant for Israel's Netanyahu as Gaza death toll soars past 44,000
A kayaker faked his own death and fled overseas. Now he's telling how he did it3m read
Gold-plated rose stolen from NYC 9/11 memorial honoring influential pastor1m read
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6 agencies investigate after a photographer says he found remains in a burned Georgia funeral home1m read
Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution on a man for a hitchhiker's killing3m read
Death toll in Gaza from Israel-Hamas war passes 44,000, Palestinian officials say1m read
Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest2m read
North Korean leader says past diplomacy only confirmed US hostility2m read
Georgia disbands current maternal mortality committee over leaked abortion information1m read
Democrats strike deal to get more Biden judges confirmed before Congress adjourns2m read
Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power4m read
New Hampshire courts hear 2 cases on transgender girls playing girls sports3m read
Lawsuit challenges Hawaii's gun ownership ban for young adults2m read
Africa's junta-led nations use music to push their latest anti-imperialism drive2m read
Republicans rally around Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon pick, as Gaetz withdraws for attorney general4m read
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UN nuclear agency's board condemns Iran for the 2nd time this year for failing to fully cooperate3m read
Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?4m read
New Orleans Police say 3 shot, 1 killed in French Quarter1m read
North Carolina elections chief wants senator to take back comment about vote manipulation2m read
Jussie Smollett's conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned3m read
McConnell to head subcommittee overseeing defense spending as he prepares to step down as GOP leader1m read
Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don't expect big revelations3m read
Boar's Head listeria outbreak is over with 10 dead and dozens sickened by tainted deli meat1m read
Man who set off makeshift bomb outside Alabama attorney general's office sentenced to nine years
A Tennessee man is convicted of killing 2 at a high school basketball game in 20211m read
Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations2m read
Historically bad year for dolphin strandings on Cape Cod has scientists looking for answers2m read
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