In interviews, a range of Democratic governors expressed some defiance toward the president-elect’s expected crackdown, but also showed a surprising willingness to work with him.
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Franklin Fire Burns in Malibu as Residents Are Forced to Evacuate
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Franklin fire started Monday night and began to spread quickly, as large parts of Southern California braced for dangerous wildfire conditions.
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Suspect in C.E.O. Killing Withdrew From a Life of Privilege and Promise
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe suspect, Luigi Mangione, was an Ivy League tech graduate from a prominent Maryland family who in recent months had suffered physical and psychological pain.
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Note: Map shows the area with a shake intensity of 3 or greater, which U.S.G.S. defines as “weak,” though the earthquake may be felt outside the areas shown. The New …
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Activists Call on Biden to Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn a series of open letters, human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims noted that President Biden had campaigned on opposing capital punishment.
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A Century-Old Law’s Aftershocks Are Still Felt at the Supreme Court
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 1925, Congress let the justices choose the cases they would decide. That change “continues to prompt political contention and crisis,” a scholar argues.
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Threatened With Jail, Liz Cheney Condemns Trump’s ‘Assault on the Rule of Law’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLiz Cheney, the former Republican representative, said President-elect Donald J. Trump “lied about” the bipartisan House committee that investigated his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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As Assad’s Dictatorship in Syria Ends, New Risks for the Middle East Are Huge
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide …
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Trump Signals Aggressive Opening to 2nd Term on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn his first sit-down broadcast network interview since winning re-election, President-elect Donald J. Trump vowed to pardon Capitol attackers and to try to end automatic citizenship for children of immigrants.
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Over the past four years, the department has confronted the challenge of China by restricting key exports, a policy that is likely to continue in the Trump administration.