Prosecutors are considering how to proceed in light of last week’s election, while Trump’s lawyers are arguing for dismissal so he can run the country.
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Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an ‘overtly religious’ purpose and is ‘unconstitutional on its face.’
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Trump asks China hawk Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser
A person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press that the president-elect has picked the Florida Republican and decorated war veteran for the role.
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FEMA says it fired worker who directed others to avoid helping hurricane survivors who backed Trump
The agency did not identify the employee, nor did it say where it happened, but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said it happened in his state.
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Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
His to-do list also includes imposing tariffs on imported goods, rolling back protections for transgender children, and firing potentially thousands of federal employees he believes are secretly working against him.
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Qatar has decided to suspend its Gaza mediation efforts, officials say
But the country is highly likely to return to the efforts if both Israel and Hamas show ‘serious political willingness’ to reach a deal, according to an official with Egypt, the other key mediator.
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Here’s what to watch on Election Day in the U.S.
The final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast, and history will be made regardless of who wins.
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Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing Syrian citizen connected to Iran
Israel has carried out airstrikes in Syria multiple times over the past year, but it has not previously made public any ground forays into Syria.
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Trump muses about reporters being shot and says he shouldn’t have left White House
The Republican nominee asked voters to again make him leader of what he called a ‘failed nation’ while also unleashing a profane, conspiracy-laden rant, asserting U.S. elections are not legitimate in the first place.
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UK prosecutors mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
In 2023, Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published claims by 4 women who said they were sexually assaulted or raped by Brand between 2006 and 2013.