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Bridgeport not releasing investigation that led to firing of employee charged with ballot fraud
People in Bridgeport are calling on the city to release the findings of an investigation that led to a city employee losing her job earlier this month. Bridgeport fired Wanda Geter-Pataky, who is at the center of two absentee ballot scandals but cited attorney-client privilege in refusing to release anything from the investigation. Bridgeport hired an outside law firm…
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Bridgeport fired an employee after absentee ballot scandals
Bridgeport fired an employee after investigating why she stuffs ballots into a ballot box.Ā
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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary.
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Maine lawmaker accused of choking wife wins re-election by one vote
A Republican lawmaker in Maine accused of choking his wife last month won re-election by a single vote after a Thursday recount.
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5 things to know about Pam Bondi
Bondi served as the Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019 after she was the first woman elected to the office.
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Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Dave McCormick
Senator Bob Casey has conceded in the race for reelection to the U.S. Senate to Republican Dave McCormick.
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5 things to know about Linda McMahon
Here are five things to know about former wrestling executive Linda McMahon.
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Trump plans to āclose' the Department of Education. What does this mean?
Kirabo Jackson, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University and former economic advisor to President Biden, discusses how education policy in the U.S. may shift under the new Trump administration.
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Ramaswamy's ājackhammer and chain saw' plan to force federal workers back into the office
Eighteen months after the pandemic ended,Ā nearly two-thirds of the country’s 2.2 million federal workers are still approvedĀ to work from home.Ā
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What are recess appointments and why is Trump considering using them?
AĀ recessĀ appointmentĀ takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
The House speaker Johnson told āFox News Sundayā that āweāll have to see how this developsā when asked whether heād let Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.
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Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event after naming energy secretary
President-electĀ Donald TrumpĀ walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.
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Democratic jockeying for the 2028 presidential election is already underway
Nearly two dozen Democrats are seen as possible contenders ahead of an invisible primary that will be shaped partly by Trump and his second term.
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Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.
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Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to oversee Jan. 6 cases, backed rioters and spread conspiracy theories
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, theĀ Florida Republican who Donald Trump wants to be the next attorney generalĀ of the United States, has spread lies about theĀ Jan. 6 attack on the CapitolĀ and championed the cause of Jan. 6 defendants whose cases he would oversee if confirmed to the job.
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Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation
Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was not charged with a crime in connection with the reported 2017 incident.
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Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new ādepartment' actually be able to do anything?
The “Department of Government Efficiency” won’t be a real government agency. In fact, it won’t even be part of the federal government.
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5 things to know about Steven Cheung
Here are five things to know about Steven Cheung.
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5 things to know about Sergio Gor
Here are five things to know about Sergio Gor, assistant to President-elect Donald Trump and Director of the Presidential Personnel Office during the Trump administrationās second term.
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Republicans made substantial gains in state legislative battlegrounds
Republicans ended up flipping, maintaining control of, or expanding their majority in nearly all of the state legislative chambers across the country whereĀ partisan control was up for grabsĀ on Election Day.