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Biden's challenge: Building Cabinet that meets all his goals
WASHINGTON -- Shortly after President-elect Joe Biden's victory last month, Cabinet hopeful Marcia Fudge pointedly noted that Black people are often typecast into positions such as housing secretary.
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Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump offered a new rationale Sunday for threatening to veto the annual defense policy bill that covers the military's budget for equipment and pay raises for service members: China. He did not outline his concerns.
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The Associated Press
Trump appoints flurry of allies as presidency winds down
WASHINGTON -- His time in the White House rapidly ending, President Donald Trump is rewarding some supporters and like-minded allies with the perks and prestige that come with serving on federal advisory boards and commissions.
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The Associated Press
UK, EU keep up Brexit trade negotiations
BRUSSELS -- Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.
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The Associated Press
Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact
SALEM, Ore. -- When the Electoral College meets Monday, its detractors hope it marks the beginning of the end of a system that twice this century has vaulted the loser of the popular vote to the presidency.
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American Legion, Pelosi joining calls for VA chief's ouster
WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest veterans organization and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday joined the growing calls for the ouster of President Donald ...
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December 13, 2020
Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job
WASHINGTON -- Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has spent years, if not decades, telling his fellow Democrats they needed to do more to aid rural communi...
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December 13, 2020
Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on 2015 probe
WASHINGTON -- The last time Alejandro Mayorkas faced Senate confirmation, not a single Republican voted for him because there was an open investigation into his...
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December 13, 2020
What's in store when the Electoral College meets
WASHINGTON -- Voters cast their ballots for president more than a month ago, but the votes that officially matter will be cast Monday. That's when the Electoral...
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December 13, 2020
Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed a temporary government-wide funding bill into law on Friday, averting a federal shutdown at midnight and buying Cong...
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December 12, 2020
Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving
With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people -- begging them...
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December 12, 2020
White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval
WASHINGTON -- White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Friday pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization ...
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December 12, 2020
Supreme Court rejects GOP suit to overturn Biden victory
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden's election victory, ending a desperate attem...
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December 12, 2020
Biden: Cabinet picks from Obama era mean 'bold new thinking'
WILMINGTON, Del. -- President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced a series of key picks for his new government that drew heavily from the Obama administration,...
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December 12, 2020
Pompeo's wife cleared of travel charges
WASHINGTON -- An independent probe into the travel of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's wife has concluded that the trips with her husband on official business d...
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December 11, 2020
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