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Month: December 2025

Jersey City mayoral candidate James Solomon encourages people to vote on December 2.

James Solomon wins Jersey City mayor’s race, denying Jim McGreevey a political comeback, CNN projects

By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — City councilman James Solomon will become the next mayor of Jersey City after winning Tuesday’s runoff, according to a projection from CNN’s Decision Desk. Solomon’s victory denies a comeback attempt by former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who was attempting to reenter elected office for the first time in

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Justice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and other election information. The department announced it was suing Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington over their “failure” to produce statewide voter registration lists. It

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group

Classified Pentagon watchdog report on Hegseth’s use of Signal sent to lawmakers

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A classified final version of the Pentagon inspector general’s report into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations has been delivered to the House and Senate Armed Services committees for review, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. A declassified,

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Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says

By MIKE BALSAMO and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the planning. The move comes as President Donald Trump again on Tuesday escalated rhetoric about

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Trump says he doesn’t want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on U.S. social safety net and add little to the United States. Trump’s contemptuous description of the entire immigrant community is

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Doodling, drowsiness and a conspicuous misspelling highlight Trump’s last Cabinet meeting of 2025

By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting chugging past the two-hour mark, President Donald Trump ‘s eyes fluttered and closed. His budget director busied himself doodling a fluffy cloud. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his

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President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Tuesday.

Trump and Hegseth insist they didn’t know of follow-up strike that killed survivors on suspected drug boat

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday sought to distance themselves from the decision to launch a follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, insisting they weren’t aware of what the military had done after the first strike didn’t kill everyone on board.

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Larry Summers during an interview in New York on September 17. Last month

Larry Summers receives lifetime ban from prestigious economic association over Epstein ties

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement on Tuesday, the group said it had accepted Summers’ voluntary resignation. “Effective immediately, the

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