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Advocates train immigrants to ‘prepare to stay’ in the US under Trump

Immigrant advocates are preparing for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term by training community members on how to protect themselves from his promise of mass deportations.

Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14

What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances

Musk and Trump are viewed roughly the same by Americans, an AP-NORC poll finds

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

Key figures in the new administration

Trump’s picks for key positions in his second administration

What to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary

Things to know about Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state

What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary

What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department

What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for CIA director

What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence

What to know about Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary

What to know about Doug Collins, Trump’s pick to oversee veterans affairs

Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist

Trump picks a pair of experienced advisers motivated to carry out his immigration crackdown

Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be his national security adviser

Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations

Who is Susie Wiles, Donald Trump’s new White House chief of staff?

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Lawmakers brace for Trump’s promised Jan. 6 pardons. Some are urging restraint

Trump said he would issue pardons to Capitol rioters on “Day 1” of his presidency, which begins Jan. 20.

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Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

Donald Trump has ambitious Day 1 plans for when he moves back into the White House in January.

Democratic state leaders prepare for a tougher time countering Trump in his second term

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Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop

Pope Francis has named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, D.C. He is tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S. capital at the start of the second Trump Administration.

Biden, in 11th hour action, bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.

Harris will oversee certification of her defeat to Trump four years after he sparked Capitol attack

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to preside over the certification of her defeat to Donald Trump.

Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm the loss

Russia’s Defense Ministry is claiming that its troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the town of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle.

Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords

Jimmy Carter considered himself such an environmentalist that he made green his signature campaign color.

Congress is ready to certify Trump’s election win, but his Jan. 6 legacy hangs over the day

Congress plans to convene during a snowstorm to certify the 2024 election results for President-elect Donald Trump. Jan. 6 is the date required by law.

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea

South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

A Melania Trump documentary from director Brett Ratner will be released by Amazon

Incoming first lady Melania Trump will be the subject of a new documentary directed by Brett Ratner and distributed by Amazon Prime Video.

Border shelters relieved the pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become a target

Republicans are stepping up their scrutiny of dozens of shelters run by aid groups on the U.S. border with Mexico.

Will TikTok be banned this month? The question is making content creators anxious

The fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods.

Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel takeover creates uncertainty for U.S. Steel workers

By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden says he is protecting good jobs in the American heartland.

‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes

Two wildly audacious films — Brady Corbet’s 215-minute postwar epic “The Brutalist” and Jacques Audiard’s Spanish language, genre-shifting trans musical “Emilia Perez” — have won top honors at the 82nd Golden Globes.

Washington Post cartoonist quits after paper rejects sketch of Bezos bowing to Trump

A Washington Post cartoonist says she has decided to quit after editors rejected her sketch of the newspaper’s owner and other media executives bowing to President-elect Donald Trump.

How Congress will certify Trump’s Electoral College victory on Jan. 6

The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago.

Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power

Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence from the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly hard to find. Scars on the walls have been repaired.

House Speaker Mike Johnson held onto his job, but there are signs of trouble ahead

Mike Johnson was reelected as House speaker on a single vote. But there’s a difficult year ahead. Johnson faces many of the same demands from hard-line conservatives that led to the ouster of his predecessor as speaker, Kevin McCarthy.

German leader is more worried about Musk’s backing of a far-right party than his insults

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’s staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that Musk makes the effort to get involved in Germany’s general election by endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington received the highest US civilian honor

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.

Officials warned of an escalating threat of international terrorism. Then, the New Orleans attack came

The truck attack in New Orleans by an Army veteran inspired by the Islamic State group unfolded amid months of warnings by officials about a resurgent terrorism threat.

Excerpts from the judge’s ruling to go ahead with Trump sentencing

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York dealt with a host of weighty, unprecedented questions before deciding Friday that the president-elect should be sentenced later this month for the crime of falsifying business records.

Agency approves expanding Okefenokee wildlife refuge, setting up possible buyout of mining project

A federal agency has approved an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement Friday could lead to a buyout offer for property that would otherwise be used for mining project that conservationists have fought for years.

Ohio governor vetoes medical free speech clause he says would gut state’s regulatory power

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed part of a bill cast by state lawmakers as protecting the medical free speech of doctors and other health professionals.

Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month.

Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat

Honduras President Xiomara Castro’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass deportations have generated political heat at home — even while the U.S. government has remained silent

Who is Luke Littler? Things to know about the darts sensation who is world champion at age 17

Luke Littler has won the world darts championship at the age of 17 after beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final in London.

Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan

The 37-year-old opened up about not being able to sleep at night and reliving the violence from his deployment in Afghanistan.

Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time

In an extraordinary turn, a judge has set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House.

E. Jean Carroll exits the New York Federal Court after former President Donald Trump appeared in court, Sept. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

An appeals court upholds a $5 million award in a sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Trump

A federal appeals court issued a written opinion upholding the $5 million award that the Manhattan jury granted to E. Jean Carroll for defamation and sexual abuse.