Nathan Hochman wins election as Los Angeles County district attorney, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Hochman wins election as Los Angeles County district attorney, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón.
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LA TimesDemocrats flip seat in California's Central Valley in nation's final outstanding House race
Democrat Adam Gray has narrowly defeated Republican Rep. John Duarte in the race for California's 13th Congressional District.
- USA TODAY
Miami flipped red for the first time since 1988. These Latino voters know exactly why.
Donald Trump’s criticism of migrants didn’t deter Venezuelans or other Hispanic voters in Miami from supporting the now-president-elect.
- The Canadian Press
New poll suggests Quebec premier even less popular than Justin Trudeau
MONTREAL — A prominent polling analyst says Quebec's governing party would be reduced to fewer than 10 seats in the provincial legislature if an election were held today, based on current poll numbers.
- The Hill
Trump appointments set off special elections to fill House seats: What to know
The move by President-elect Trump to tap several House Republicans to fill positions in his Cabinet and beyond has set off a fresh round of special elections next year to replace them. Trump chose Reps. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) and Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to be his national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations,…
- The Canadian Press
Minnesota Republicans sue to force election rerun in tight House race where 20 ballots are missing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Republicans filed a lawsuit Monday to try to force a rerun of a state House race where the incumbent Democrat won by 14 votes — but in which investigators concluded that election workers probably destroyed 20 valid absentee ballots after failing to count them.
- The Independent
Trump-pardoned filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza flamed for attacking Biden for pardoning son
D’Souza was pardoned for campaign finance violations in 2018
- The Hill
Here are the rising Democratic populist leaders to watch
A group of Democrats on the left are searching for a new standard-bearer to put forward an economic populist agenda for America after extensive losses in the November election. These Democrats in and outside of Washington see kitchen-table issues as more integral than the other more niche social interests their party unsuccessfully focused on against…
- The Canadian Press
North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative Republicans moved closer Monday to enacting a measure that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other Democratic officials, and also placing on the ballot constitutional amendments that could buttress GOP voting and tax policies.
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Press Secretary Pick Praised Mike Pence on Jan. 6 in Deleted Posts
Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, deleted posts praising then-Vice President Mike Pence for certifying Trump’s loss in 2020. Leavitt, then 23 and fresh out of Trump’s White House press office, retweeted a video of Pence calling Jan. 6 “a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol,” CNN reported Monday. “Love him or hate him, he kept the wheels of democracy moving & pushed forward to certify his own loss,” she wrote. “Thank you, Mr. Vice President. It was an hon
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‘2000 Mules’ creator admits some of film’s claims are flawed
The creator of a widely debunked movie that became a central pillar in the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen has admitted that some of the film’s claims are flawed.
- Fortune
Donald Trump once threatened to jail Mark Zuckerberg, but last night they ate Thanksgiving eve dinner together
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his team sat down with President-elect Donald Trump at the politician’s Mar-a-Lago resort on Wednesday.
- Fortune
LinkedIn cofounder and Democratic mega-donor Reid Hoffman might leave the U.S. after Trump win
After bankrolling private litigation against Trump, Hoffman fears retribution from the president-elect.
- The Hill
Opinion - The one key lesson Trump should learn from FDR
Trump has been given permission by the voters to transform the federal government — and faces a similar challenge to Roosevelt’s in making sure his first move is the right move to deliver results quickly, to assure Americans that he is on the right path to deliver on his promise to Make America Great Again.
- Reuters
Romanian leftists ahead of resurgent far right in election
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romania's ruling leftist Social Democrats (PSD) looked set to win the most votes in a parliamentary election on Sunday, fending off a resurgent far-right movement that challenges the country's pro-Western orientation, partial results showed. The vote is the second of three consecutive ballots for both a new parliament and a new president, after the first round of the presidential election on Nov. 24 saw an independent far-right candidate, Calin Georgescu, emerge from relative obscurity to become the frontrunner. His unexpected win ushered in support for ultranationalist, hard-right parties, some with overt pro-Russian sympathies, which political analysts said could undermine Romania's support for Ukraine.
- The Canadian Press
Iowa sues Biden administration for citizenship status of over 2,000 registered voters
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials on Tuesday sued the Biden administration for access to information on the citizenship status of more than 2,000 registered voters they had questioned in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election.
- The Canadian Press
President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“
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Biden’s pardon of his son pours fuel on Trump’s claims of politicized justice
President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s second term.
- Reuters
After Trump's win, his election denial movement marches on
A faction of local and national Republican officials who amplified Trump’s claims of a rigged 2020 election say they will keep pushing for stark changes to how Americans vote ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In interviews, they said they are responding to legitimate concerns about election integrity and suggesting appropriate reforms. Election officials and voting-rights advocates see a different aim: to cement electoral advantages for Republicans with new rules that would make it harder for some voters to cast ballots, and to lay the groundwork for discrediting the results of future elections if their preferred candidates lose.
- The Hill
Trump’s hush money dismissal motion invokes Hunter Biden pardon
President-elect Trump’s attorneys laid out their arguments for why his criminal conviction in New York should be dismissed entirely in a new court filing made public Tuesday in which they cited Hunter Biden’s pardon earlier this week. Since he won the election, Trump has pushed for tossing the jury’s 34-count guilty verdict that stems from…
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Deputy Irish premier refuses to be drawn on rotating taoiseach issue
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin also said it was unlikely that a new administration would be formed before Christmas.