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Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump’s defense secretary nominee
Trump team maps out Latin America strategy as part of mass deportation plan
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Trump’s pick for intel chief has deeply rooted distrust of agencies she would oversee
Three undecided House races will determine size of GOP’s narrow majority
Vance debuts new role as Trump’s point person on Capitol Hill
Republicans on ethics panel vote to block Gaetz report

Analysis

President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19 in Brownsville, Texas.
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Trump’s turn to bask in Musk’s reflected glory
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Facts First

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In this January 20, 2017 photo, then-President Donald Trump signs an executive order commanding federal agencies to try to waive or delay requirements of former President Barack Obama's health-care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, on October 09, 2024.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 26 in Nashville.
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RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’
Mike Huckabee speaks during the Road to Majority's Faith and Freedom policy conference in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2023.
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Mike Huckabee once said that ‘there’s really no such thing as a Palestinian’

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What Matters

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump watches a video screen at a campaign rally at the Salem Civic Center, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in Salem, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Fault Lines

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