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Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters
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Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated Press
January 25, 2025
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
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Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault

By Tara Copp and The Associated Press
January 24, 2025
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges he abused his second wife in affidavit to Senate
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Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges he abused his second wife in affidavit to Senate

By Farnoush Amiri, Tara Copp and The Associated Press
January 22, 2025
First measure Trump signs into law will likely be bill requiring detention of migrants accused of theft and violent crimes
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First measure Trump signs into law will likely be bill requiring detention of migrants accused of theft and violent crimes

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
January 21, 2025
Trump pardons over 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who assaulted police
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Trump pardons over 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who assaulted police

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman and The Associated Press
January 21, 2025
Biden pardons Milley, Fauci, Cheney and other Trump targets
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Biden pardons Milley, Fauci, Cheney and other Trump targets

By Gregory Korte and Bloomberg
January 20, 2025
Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as they struggle to turn his priorities into law: ‘One bill, two bills, doesn’t matter’
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Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as they struggle to turn his priorities into law: ‘One bill, two bills, doesn’t matter’

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and The Associated Press
January 9, 2025
Top Fed regulator Michael Barr speaks into a microphone
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Top Fed regulator steps down after enraging JPMorgan Chase and Republicans

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January 7, 2025
Trump’s daughter-in-law says she won’t seek US Senate seat
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Trump’s daughter-in-law says she won’t seek US Senate seat

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December 22, 2024
Senate begins final push to give Social Security benefits to 2.8 more million people in move that would further strain fund
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Senate begins final push to give Social Security benefits to 2.8 more million people in move that would further strain fund

By Stephen Groves and The Associated Press
December 13, 2024
Mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey should be ‘shot down, if necessary’, Senator says
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Mysterious drones spotted over New Jersey should be ‘shot down, if necessary’, Senator says

By Bruce Shipkowski and The Associated Press
December 13, 2024
Elon Musk warns Republicans standing in Trump’s way that he will fund primary challenges to them
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Elon Musk warns Republicans standing in Trump’s way that he will fund primary challenges to them

By Thomas Beaumont, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza and The Associated Press
December 10, 2024
Lara Trump addresses Florida Senate seat speculation as she steps down as RNC co-chair
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Lara Trump addresses Florida Senate seat speculation as she steps down as RNC co-chair

By Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza and The Associated Press
December 9, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump and former Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler
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Trump Media is near an all-stock deal to buy crypto platform Bakkt, report says

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November 19, 2024
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on the third day of Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, on July 17, 2024.
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Trump taps loyalists Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence chief

By Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and The Associated Press
November 13, 2024

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