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Wisconsin's tight Republican majority sparks hope for bipartisan cooperation

Wisconsin's tight Republican majority sparks hope for bipartisan cooperation

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the Wisconsin Legislature returns to work in January, Republicans will still be in charge but will have the narrowest majorities since taking control in 2011. That's giving Democrats, including Gov.
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New charges target ex-Miami congressman for lobbying on behalf of sanctioned Venezuelan tycoon

MIAMI (AP) — A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the T
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House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee has voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep.
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Donald Trump said he wants to ban trans athletes from competing. The reality is more nuanced

Donald Trump said he wants to ban trans athletes from competing. The reality is more nuanced

One of President-elect Donald Trump 's most popular talking points during his campaign centered on the future of transgender athletes.
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Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool

Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool

More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours.
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Senate readies for vote on defense bill to raise troop pay, bar trans care for minors

Senate readies for vote on defense bill to raise troop pay, bar trans care for minors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is voting Wednesday on final passage of a sweeping defense bill that will authorize significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members and boost overall military spending to $895 billion while also stripping cover
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Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash

Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday honored his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a car crash in Delaware that is a defining moment for the lifelong public servant.
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RFK Stadium site provision included in federal spending bill, a win for the Commanders and NFL

RFK Stadium site provision included in federal spending bill, a win for the Commanders and NFL

The Washington Commanders are another step closer to the possibility of returning to the franchise’s old home in the nation’s capital.
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Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election.
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Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

Democracies across the globe are at a crossroads, as authoritarians seek to chip away at freedoms

Moving Wednesday __ In November, the world's most powerful democracy elected as its next president a man who schemed to overturn its last presidential election.
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