In the six weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election, Europe has been bracing for a U.S. administration that could strain traditional transatlantic alliances. That sense of uncertainty has …
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Canada’s Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years announced it will vote no …
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How fighting housing nearly bankrupted one of America’s richest towns
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPORTOLA VALLEY, Calif. — On a Sunday afternoon a few years ago, about a dozen neighbors held a meeting with Craig Hughes, who was then the mayor of Portola Valley. The …
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Prosecutor Fani Willis removed from Trump Georgia election case
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesATLANTA — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County Dist. Atty. Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the …
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Neil Cavuto, the first anchor hired by Fox News in 1996, is leaving the network, another casualty of cost-cutting in the TV news business. Cavuto, 66, will make his final …
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Government shutdown at risk as Trump’s demands put Speaker Johnson in a bind
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWASHINGTON — A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump’s sudden demands — and keep his own job — …
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WASHINGTON — The Air Force lieutenant colonel left the Pentagon one day and returned the next — with a new name and a new gender identity. Bree Fram remembers the atmosphere …
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WASHINGTON — The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members said Wednesday that it would be “frightening” if the anti-government group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, is …
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FBI agents search home of L.A. deputy mayor over City Hall bomb threat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, officials said Wednesday. The agents searched …
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday signed off on two major California clean air rules designed to reduce pollution from cars and trucks, including a ban on selling new …