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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker despite government funding turmoil

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson , providing crucial backing for the Louisiana Republican as he prepares for what is expected to be another contentious speakership race this week.
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Chinese-Russian air co-operation has Norad’s "full attention"

Chinese-Russian air co-operation has Norad’s "full attention"

OTTAWA — The head of the North American Aerospace Defence Command says Chinese and Russian air co-operation in the Arctic has Norad's "full attention.
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Federal government plans to extend deadline for charitable donation tax deductions

Federal government plans to extend deadline for charitable donation tax deductions

The federal government plans to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February.
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An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump

An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The 2nd U.S.
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Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen

Trump has pressed for voting changes. GOP majorities in Congress will try to make that happen

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress to push through long-sought changes that include voter ID
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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress.
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Appeals court upholds $5 million award in sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Donald Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The 2nd U.S.
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Quebec needs people to run for local office. The problem is they keep resigning.

Quebec needs people to run for local office. The problem is they keep resigning.

MONTREAL — Municipal leaders across Quebec are looking for ways to get young people, especially women, to run for local office in next year's elections, but that is a tall order given the well-documented incidents of harassment and intimidation faced
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A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress

A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The players in this year's Army-Navy football game kept up a long tradition, with each side honoring the other’s school song when the contest ended.
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How American presidents have planned their own funerals

How American presidents have planned their own funerals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter's memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn , was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago.
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