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Trump’s Trade Agenda Could Benefit Friends and Punish Rivals

Donald Trump has a record of pardoning favored companies from tariffs. Companies are once again lining up to try to influence him. [...]

Trump Won More of New York’s Votes. Did He Win More of Its Love, Too?

The city tolerated Donald J. Trump, and then it loathed him. Now, some New Yorkers have begun to embrace him. The Kid from Queens couldn’t be happier. [...]

Republicans Ponder: What if the Trump Tax Cuts Cost Nothing?

Some in the party are considering alternative ways of assessing the federal budget as they prepare to extend temporary tax cuts passed in 2017. [...]

Republicans Blocking Proposal to Narrow Part of a Surveillance Law

The second Trump administration appears likely to inherit broader powers to force American service providers to help a warrantless wiretapping program. [...]

Trump Picks Brooke Rollins, a Conservative Lawyer, to Lead Agriculture Dept.

Ms. Rollins is the chief executive of the America First Policy Institute, a think tank created to promote President-elect Donald J. Trump’s agenda. [...]

How Scott Bessent Went From Democratic Donor to Trump Treasury Secretary Pick

The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise. [...]

On Blood-Soaked Ground, a ‘Prayer for the Future’ of a Divided Land

Two weeks after the election, a gathering in Gettysburg commemorated Lincoln’s address, 272 words that have come to epitomize what it means to be presidential. [...]

Election Forecasts Try to Go Beyond the Polls. Are They Helping?

The forecasts, like those from Decision Desk HQ, Nate Silver and 538, are now ubiquitous, but their accuracy is hard to measure. [...]

How People Are Earning Thousands Investigating Pandemic Fraud

Some private citizens are hunting for potential cases of fraud tied to small-business loans. They have earned big payouts — in some cases, more than $1 million. [...]

Trump Picks Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to Be Surgeon General

Dr. Janette Nesheiwat is a medical director for a chain of urgent care clinics. Her sister served as an adviser in the first Trump administration. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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No 'red lines' in Ukraine support, French foreign minister tells BBC

Jean-Noël Barrot speaks to Laura Kuenssberg after a week of escalation in Ukraine. [...]

A week of massive changes in Ukraine war - and why they all matter

Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal. [...]

Kayaker's leg amputated in middle of river after 20-hour rescue

Medics made the "life or death" decision with the tourist after multiple attempts to free him from rapids failed. [...]

Israel investigating disappearance of rabbi in UAE

Rabbi Zvi Kogan has been missing since Thursday, the Israeli prime minister's office said. [...]

Just how big was Donald Trump’s election victory?

The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else. [...]

Children shot dead after joining pot-banging protests in Mozambique

The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections. [...]

Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths

Six foreign tourists have died after apparently drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town. [...]

Hamas says female hostage killed in northern Gaza

The woman's identity has not been revealed and it is unclear how or when she is said to have died. [...]

Modi's party set to return to power in India's richest state

The party and its allies are however looking at a defeat in the mining state of Jharkhand. [...]

Woman wins civil rape case against Conor McGregor

A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018. [...]

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