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Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber

Republicans and Democrats awaited the outcome of vote-counting for crucial U.S. House districts in California on Wednesday, as the GOP clinched majority control of the chamber next year with a race call in neighboring Arizona. In a rematch from 2022, Rep. Ken Calvert — the longest-serving Republican in the state’s congressional delegation — defeated rival Democrat Will Rollins in the 41st District, which lies east of Los Angeles and was a top target for national Democrats.

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Trump transition recap: Rubio to be nominated for Secretary of State; Gaetz AG

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The Latest: Republicans win House majority of 218 seats

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Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to Arizona US House seat

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Trump endorses Mike Johnson for speaker in meeting with House Republicans

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Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber

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Trump transition recap: Rubio to be nominated for Secretary of State; Gaetz AG

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The Latest: Republicans win House majority of 218 seats

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Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani wins reelection to Arizona US House seat

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Trump endorses Mike Johnson for speaker in meeting with House Republicans

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Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations

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Democrat Dave Min defeats Scott Baugh in critical California House race

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Trump taps Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

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Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks

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Republicans Maintain House Majority, Clinching Trifecta

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Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations

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Democrat Dave Min defeats Scott Baugh in critical California House race

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Trump taps Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

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Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks

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Republicans Maintain House Majority, Clinching Trifecta

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How did Trump win? He improved his standing with Asian, Black, Latino, youth, independent and women voters

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Post falsely claims 2024 election had 20 million fewer votes | Fact check

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Nothing improper or surprising in Wisconsin 'ballot dump' | Fact check

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Taylor Swift didn't cancel shows in red states after election. That's satire | Fact check

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No, Swing States Did Not Use Starlink to Rig Ballots for Trump

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NATO secretary general congratulated Trump, didn't threaten to expel US | Fact check

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FACT FOCUS: Election officials knock down Starlink vote rigging conspiracy theories

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Trump thanks Biden for 'smooth transition' in White House meeting
President-elect Donald Trump will return to Washington on Wednesday — entering the White House for the first time since being voted out of office — to meet with President Joe Biden for a ceremony meant to signal the peaceful transfer of power.
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Trump endorses Mike Johnson for speaker in meeting with House Republicans
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Conservative Judge Luttig: American voters ‘do not care’ about Trump’s misdeeds
American voters are unfazed by President-elect Trump’s various misdeeds, said retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, a longtime conservative jurist who has vocally opposed the former president. “The American voters do not care about who, as an individual, is in the White House,” Luttig said Wednesday evening during a panel hosted by the Society for…
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Republicans win the House, NBC News projects, as Trump’s party takes full control of Washington
Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives by the thinnest of margins, NBC News projected Wednesday, handing President-elect Donald Trump and his party all the levers of power in Washington.
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Jean-Pierre confirms Biden 'still stands' by claims that Trump is a 'threat to democracy'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre bristled when FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence asked her if President Biden apologized to President-elect Trump.
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Feminists argue trad wife influencers on social media may have helped Trump win over women's vote
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Trump taps Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
The senator has a longstanding interest in foreign policy and has become a close Trump ally.
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The new Senate GOP leader walks a MAGA tightrope: From the Politics Desk
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Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far? Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz among latest nominees
Donald Trump announced more campaign loyalists could join his administration, inducing Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio.
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Senate Republicans elect John Thune as their new leader, replacing Mitch McConnell
Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ally Rick Scott and another longtime leader, John Cornyn.
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Senate race in Pennsylvania heads to a recount
The incredibly tight Pennsylvania race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick will head to a recount, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced Wednesday.
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Trump stirs the pot with shock Cabinet picks
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FBI raids Polymarket CEO's home, seizing phone, electronics
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'We're just on day 1': Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for a new status quo in Congress
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Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report
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Four years after leaving the White House in fury, President-elect Donald Trump returned to his old and future home Wednesday. Here are five takeaways.
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Attorney Ted Olson, who argued Bush recount and same-sex marriage cases, dies
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RFK Jr. criticizes Trump's fast-food consumption, calls his diet 'poison'
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Wisconsin Republican acknowledges defeat in Senate race, but questions result and mulls recount
Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week that he lost the election but also raised questions about the legitimacy of the result as he mulls requesting a recount.
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Pennsylvania Senate race heads to recount as McCormick leads Casey
The Pennsylvania Senate race is heading for a recount as Republican Dave McCormick continues to lead Sen. Bob Casey (R-Pa.) in what would be a crucial win for the GOP. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt made the announcement on Wednesday. McCormick’s lead has hovered around 30,000 votes, putting it squarely in the needed range…
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Democratic governors create group to resist Trump policies
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US prosecutors seek pause in Trump documents appeal
U.S. prosecutors asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to pause their bid to revive the criminal case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of illegally handling classified documents, citing his election victory. Special Counsel Jack Smith, in a brief court filing, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to "hold this appeal in abeyance" to allow prosecutors time to assess the impact of Trump's impending return to the White House on the case.
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Special counsel Jack Smith begins winding down his other Trump case
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Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation
The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through outstanding ballots and the campaigns jousted over which ones should count. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick last week, concluding that not enough ballots remained to be counted in areas Casey was winning for him to take the lead. A noon deadline passed Wednesday for Casey to waive his right to a statewide recount and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, a Republican, announced that preliminary results had triggered a legally required statewide recount.
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Moskowitz on Gaetz nomination: ‘Elections have consequences’
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Republican Ken Calvert wins re-election to US House in California's 41st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert won re-election to the U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District.
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Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence
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Trump picks former rival Marco Rubio for secretary of state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump officially announced on Wednesday he is nominating Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a senior member of both the foreign relations and intelligence committees and former political rival, to be secretary of state. "He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries," Trump said in a statement. The choice could come as a relief to U.S. partners worried that the Trump administration could pull back from its global network of alliances, including NATO, given Trump's more "America First" approach to foreign affairs.
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Trump picks former Democratic congresswoman Gabbard as director of national intelligence
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Trump's picks so far: Here's who will be advising the new president
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'Never heard of him:' surprise and questions greet Trump's defense secretary pick
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Maine elections chief who drew Trump's ire narrates House tabulations in livestream
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California Republican Ken Calvert holds off Dem challenge in Palm Springs area
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Matt Gaetz is Trump’s pick for attorney general
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Trump taps dark horse Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
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Tracking who Trump has named to serve in his Cabinet, administration
President-elect Donald Trump, ahead of his return to power in January, is announcing who he wants to fill Cabinet positions and other key roles inside his administration. Trump began to roll out his nominees and appointees just days after his election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump will have a Republican-controlled Senate and possibly a Republican-controlled House to help usher his picks through.
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Trump nominates Marco Rubio to serve as Secretary of State
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Casey campaign, refusing to concede, accuses McCormick of trying to 'disenfranchise' voters with lawsuits
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Republican sweep gives Trump power to slash taxes, may strain deficits
Republicans' lock on power in Washington next year will allow President-elect Donald Trump to pursue an aggressive agenda of tax cuts for businesses, workers and retirees that will test his party's often-aired goal of reining in the government's $35 trillion in debt. Early priorities are expected to include extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts, funding the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, cutting unspent funds allocated by Democrats, eliminating the Department of Education and curbing the powers of agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to Republican lawmakers and aides.
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Explainer-Expect to hear the F-word a lot in the US Senate next year
Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals when he is sworn in as president, but when he's blocked, expect to hear the F-word. That's "filibuster," the Senate rule that requires 60 of the chamber's 100 members to agree to pass most legislation. President-elect Trump's party will be able to bypass it on some matters -- such as cutting taxes -- but efforts to rewrite immigration laws or abolish government departments will run into it.
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