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How far does presidential immunity go? Questions after Trump case dropped: ANALYSIS

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The dismissal of special counsel Jack Smith's federal election subversion case against Donald Trump leaves key questions about the extent of executive power unanswered.
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Abortions fell 2% the year Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, CDC report finds

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An annual abortion surveillance report, published Wednesday by the CDC, found the number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022.
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Authorities investigating threats against multiple Trump Cabinet picks

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Trump transition team said Wednesday that several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet and administration picks were targeted in overnight attacks that ranged from "swatting" incidents to bomb threats.

Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that law enforcement and other authorities responded quickly to the reported threats to ensure the safety of the targeted people in Trump's orbit. "Swatting" is the action of falsely calling emergency services in an effort to send armed police officers to a specific address or...
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Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Fox News Brought by Jan. 6 Figure

  • News source: Alan Feuer
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The suit was brought by Ray Epps, who was falsely characterized by Tucker Carlson and others as being a government agent who instigated the violence at the Capitol.
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'It's going to be hard': US firms race to get ahead of Trump tariffs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US president-elect's import taxes may be just talk until he takes office - but they are having an impact anyway.
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Several Trump picks for top jobs targeted with bomb and ‘swatting' threats

  • News source: Kelly O'Donnell, Tom Winter, Michael Kosnar
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Several of President-elect Donald Trump's planned Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were subjected to bomb threats and "swatting" attacks Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Trump transition team said.

The nominees and appointees "were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them. These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting,’" transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.

Swatting is when a hoax call is made to police claiming a life-threatening...
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Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin among Trump cabinet picks subjected to swatting threats

  • News source: Jonathan Dienst, Tom Winter, Mike Kosnar and NBC
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Multiple members of the Trump transition and cabinet picks by the president-elect faced bomb threats and swatting incidents, three senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News.

The threats were not credible and no devices or physical threats were found, the officials tell NBC News News. Some of the threats came in over social media.

None of the threats involved protectees of the U.S. Secret Service, including President-elect Donald Trump or Vice President-elect JD Vance, according to the senior law enforcement officials.

Rep. Elise Stefanik...
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Northern lights may be faintly visible across parts of the US on Thanksgiving

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Solar storms may produce faint auroras across the northern rim of the United States this Thanksgiving
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WATCH: Brother and sister sneak into kitchen to steal popsicles

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Trump Cabinet picks targets of bomb threats and swatting, spokesperson says

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Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were the targets of "violent" threats, said Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.
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Drug Companies Face Hostility as They Hope for Allies Among Trump’s Health Picks

  • News source: Rebecca Robbins, Christina Jewett and Kate Kelly
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other candidates for top health posts are at odds with the drug industry, setting the stage for tense battles over regulatory changes.
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Three Americans released in US-China prisoner exchange

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The exchange was reportedly months in the making, and included the release of at least one Chinese citizen in US custody.
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Drake takes legal action over song's 'sex offender' claim

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The star says Universal Music failed to stop the release of rival Kendrick Lamar's hit Not Like Us.
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Trump set to take office with razor-thin House GOP majority

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Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives that offers Republicans barely any margin of error.
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Trump team signs some, but not all, critical transition documents

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Trump transition team has signed an agreement with the current administration that will unlock access to resources to further the transition process, but the Trump team said they will not sign another critical transition agreement with the General Services Administration that would make the transition more secure and transparent, the Biden White House said Tuesday.

Biden White House officials said Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has yet to agree to terms on a memorandum of understanding with the Justice Department...
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