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Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, would play a major role in carrying out the president-elect’s promises to crack down on the border and deport millions of people.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead what the president-elect called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he said would seek “drastic change.” But the announcement left a lot unanswered.

A Virginia-based military contractor that supplied interrogators to the Army at a notorious prison was found liable for the abuse of three men there.

Officials meeting in Brussels will discuss Ukraine’s war against Russia amid concerns that the new administration will slash U.S. support for Kyiv.

The Democratic congressman had led Ms. Lake, a former television anchor and bombastic Trump ally, in most polls.

The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation’s top diplomat.

Ten of the 18 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.

Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in 2025.

From its founding nearly a century ago, LULAC encouraged Hispanic people to embrace American identity even as it fought discrimination. The 2024 election result presents a dilemma on both fronts.

The judge asked defense and prosecution lawyers to settle on a date for the accused mastermind of the terrorist attacks to plead guilty.