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DNC Chair Hopeful: Dems Need to 'Recenter' Party Agenda
Ken Martin, chair of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party and contender for the Democratic National Committee chair, has urged Democrats to overhaul their agenda to rebuild trust among American voters following last month's electoral setbacks, The Hill reported.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:02:35 EDTSupreme Court to Hear Case on Trans Treatments for Minors
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in the dispute over whether states can ban doctors from prescribing irreversible medications to minors for the purpose of gender transition.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:08:55 EDTTrump Urges Judge to Dismiss N.Y. Case Due to Election Victory
Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.Justice Juan Merchan last month...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:21:01 EDTMcConnell Irked as Federal Judges Cancel Retirement
Outgoing Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., scolded two federal judges on Tuesday who decided not to retire after President-elect Donald Trump's election victory last month, The Hill reported.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:10:17 EDTS&P 500 Ends Flat, Nasdaq Gains Ahead of Data
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended higher Tuesday, with tech-related shares extending recent gains as investors awaited further jobs data.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:02:46 EDTGOP Governors Vow to Help Trump With Deportations
Several Republican governors said they will help the incoming Trump administration carry out mass deportations.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:45:03 EDTFTC Settles With Data Brokers That Sold Political, Pregnancy Info
Two consumer data brokers that sold information used to track individuals' religious and political beliefs, pregnancy status and more agreed to stop using data on visits to sensitive locations, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.The FTC accused Mobilewalla...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:24:56 EDTEconomist: Trump Policies Will Mar but Not Impair Growth
The gross domestic product is growing faster in the U.S. than any other advanced economy because of its concentrated wealth of mentors, investors and innovators, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:13:08 EDTSouth Korea President Yoon Says He Will Lift Martial Law
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday he would lift martial law, just hours after imposing it in a bid to quell what he called "anti-state forces".Yoon backed down after lawmakers voted to oppose the unexpected declaration, which caught even South Korea's...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:20:58 EDTReagan's Would-Be Assassin Hinckley Opening Music Store
John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, says he's opening a music store in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:50:42 EDTPutin's Kremlin Planes Took Away Ukrainian Children for Adoption, Report Alleges
Russian presidential aircraft and funds were used in a program that took children from occupied Ukrainian territories, stripped them of Ukrainian identity and placed them with Russian families, according to a report by Yale's School of Public Health.The U.S. State...
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:48:24 EDTCNN: Jill Pressured Biden to Pardon Hunter
President Joe Biden was under "pressure" from "inside the family," specifically from first lady Jill Biden, to pardon son Hunter Biden, according to CNN reporter Jeff Zeleny.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:02:41 EDTUS Carried Out Strike in Self Defense in Syria's Deir Al-Zor
The U.S. military carried out at least one strike in self defense in Syria's Deir al-Zor region overnight, a U.S. official said Tuesday, adding it was unrelated to the ongoing rebel advances in the country.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:15:02 EDTAppeals Court Rules in Favor of Federal Deportation
The federal government can deport foreign nationals who are in the U.S. illegally even if local authorities object, three judges on the 9th Circuit of Appeals unanimously ruled, the Washington Examiner reported.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:01:10 EDTLegal Experts: Biden Pardon Could Give Trump Precedent
President Joe Biden's sweeping pardon of his son, Hunter, may have given President-elect Donald Trump fresh precedent to expand his pardoning powers in his upcoming administration, according to legal experts.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:33:27 EDTMike Bloomberg: RFK Jr. 'Beyond Dangerous' as HHS Chief
Former New York City mayor and Democrat presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg assailed the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run Health and Human Services, calling the choice "beyond dangerous" and "medical malpractice."
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:30:46 EDTIsraeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Liaison With Syrian Army
An Israeli airstrike on a car near Syria's capital Damascus on Tuesday killed Salman Jumaa, a senior Hezbollah figure responsible for liaising with the Syrian army, a Lebanese security source told Reuters.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:32:13 EDTCarjacking Thwarted Near Treasury Secretary's Home
A Secret Service agent fired at people who were trying to break into vehicles near Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's Washington, D.C., home early Tuesday morning.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:26:51 EDTSen. Chuck Schumer Reelected as Dems' Caucus Leader
Despite losing four seats in the 2024 election, Senate Democrats are running it back with the same leader.
Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:17:53 EDTNY Times: Higher Dem Turnout Wouldn't Have Helped Harris
The narrative that a higher Democrat voter turnout would have enabled Vice President Kamala Harris to defeat President-elect Donald Trump in the November election is wrong, The New York Times reported.
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