A dark-haired man in a worn flannel coat walked into a Dino Mart convenience store on a busy street in North Hollywood one recent weekday afternoon. He perused the shelves …
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NEW YORK — When Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. circled up aboard the president-elect’s plane over some McDonald’s burgers and fries recently, Donald …
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Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump election interference case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors moved Monday to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents …
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WASHINGTON — Near the cafeteria of the Rayburn House Office Building, right next to the trash bins, is a drab room with rows of cubicles wistfully called the “Departing Member Center.” …
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Trump’s incoming chief of staff is a former lobbyist. She’ll face a raft of special interests
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. …
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NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. But in …
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Republicans criticize claims that Trump intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard is ‘compromised’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive …
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Sexual assault allegations surface against Trump’s defense pick
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Newsletter Sign up …
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Trump taps Rollins as Agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his Agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and …
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Trump courted smaller faith groups, including Amish and Chabad
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald Trump had a lock on the white evangelical vote, he …