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Newsom goes to Mexico border to counter Trump 

By Wendy Fry CalMatters Writer  Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, railing against President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the economic damage a 25% tax on goods coming from

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South Korean president faces impeachment vote   

By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer  South Korean opposition parties submitted a bill to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol after he imposed a short period of martial law, during which troops stormed into

World News Filler South Korea

South Korea lifts martial law order within hours 

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he will lift a martial law decree instituted about six hours earlier in a late-night announcement. The country’s parliament

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in Washington on Nov. 7, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

White House defends pardon of Hunter Biden 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer   The White House on Monday defended President Joe Biden pardoning his son, Hunter Biden.  “He said he came to this decision this weekend, and he said

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to the press after the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

Schumer reelected Senate Democrat leader 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  Senate Democrats reelected Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, on Tuesday as their leader and whip, respectively.  Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, and Cory

Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, arrives at the Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 28, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden 

By Melanie Sun Contributing Writer   President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he has signed “a full and unconditional pardon” for his son, Hunter Biden.  Hunter Biden was charged with nine

Kash Patel, former Principal Deputy to the Acting Director of National Intelligence and former senior counsel to the House Intelligence Committee, in Washington on March 15, 2021. Photo by York Du.

Trump nominates Kash Patel for FBI director 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of former public defender Kash Patel to serve as FBI director in his administration.  “I am proud to announce