POLITICS

Hakeem Jeffries Reelected as House Democrat Leader

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House Democrats also reelected Rep. Katherine Clark as House Democratic whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Conference chairman. WASHINGTON—House Democrats reelected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as their leader on Nov. 19, just weeks after falling short of reclaiming the lower congressional chamber. Jeffries, who also serves as House minority leader, said during a

US Unlikely to Take Chinese Leader Xi’s ‘Red Line’ Warning in Last Biden Meeting Seriously, Say Experts

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‘There is now a broad, bipartisan understanding that we are dealing with an untrustworthy regime,’ an expert said. In his recent in-person meeting with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping laid out four topics that he deemed off-limits for the incoming administration, which experts say the United States is

Trump assassination task force issues subpoenas for ATF testimony

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Task force blames Secret Service for failures in Pennsylvania Trump assassination attempt Task force blames Secret Service for failures in Pennsylvania Trump assassination attempt 03:25 WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — The House task force investigating the July 13 assassination attempt on President-elect Donald Trump issued subpoenas on Monday to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for

AG Merrick Garland Urges Prosecutors to Protect DOJ’s Mission After Leaving Office

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The outgoing attorney general said that the Department of Justice’s ’mission’ should be upheld. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday urged prosecutors to protect the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) “mission,” in his first remarks since President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection for attorney general under his incoming administration. Speaking at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for