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Month: November 2025

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What to know about Lindsey Halligan’s big grand jury revelation at James Comey’s vindictive-prosecution hearing

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The hearing Wednesday morning in the case against former FBI Director James Comey ended with a revelation by prosecutors and a conundrum: if a full grand jury never reviewed the final set of charges handed up against Comey, are they void? The question

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Trump says allowing skilled immigrants to train US workers ‘is MAGA’

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made hardline immigration policies a signature issue, but acknowledged on Wednesday that he’s been criticized for recently saying some skilled immigrants should be allowed into the country from his “Make America Great Again” supporters. Trump told an audience of business executives that the

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Joe Biden to attend Dick Cheney’s funeral, as Donald Trump continues to remain silent on his death

By SEUNG MIN KIM The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former president Joe Biden will attend Thursday’s memorial service for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, which will feature remarks from another former president, George W. Bush. A spokeswoman for Biden confirmed his plans to attend. The Democratic president said in

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Members of the US Marine Corps

What we know of the countries backing US military moves in the Caribbean

By Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN (CNN) — The United States shared images on Wednesday of joint military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago, as its armed forces amass in the region, building pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The deployment is receiving logistical and diplomatic support from multiple Latin American countries, ranging from limited assistance to open

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Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted an order restricting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.” But the7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also cautioned against “overreading” its stay and said a quick appeal

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Trump’s economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince’s US visit

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly counting on the tech sector and the development of artificial intelligence to deliver on his economic agenda, a reality laid bare this week as he hosted Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The crown prince has committed to invest $1 trillion

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GOP Rep. Nancy Mace announced on November 19 that she would seek to censure her Republican colleague

Nancy Mace’s complaint against fellow Republican Cory Mills referred to House Ethics Committee

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday night referred a Republican’s push to ​censure her fellow GOP colleague to the chamber’s Ethics Committee, beating back an effort to swiftly remove him from his committee assignments. Lawmakers voted 310-103 to send GOP Rep. Nancy Mace’s complaint against Florida Rep. Cory Mills

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Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” to Chicago-born poet Patricia Smith’s “The Intentions of Thunder.” Alameddine’s narrative of intense family bonds within the chaos of

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