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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

Secretary of State Antony Blinken gives a press conference at the end of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, on Nov. 26, 2024. Pool photo by Alessandra Tarantino/AFP via Getty Images.

Blinken: G7 should stay teamed up to confront China 

By Frank Fang Contributing Writer  The Group of Seven countries are “increasingly aligned” in their efforts to confront economic and security risks posed by communist China, Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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Trump Cabinet nominees targeted by bomb threats, swatting 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees were targeted by “bomb threats” and “swatting” attempts on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a Trump spokeswoman said.  In

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Israel, Hezbollah agree to cease-fire 

By Dan M. Berger Contributing Writer  Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a cease-fire that is set to end more than a year of cross-border air and rocket attacks and two