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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., celebrates as the Senate begins voting on the government funding bill just in time to meet the midnight deadline, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.
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Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Associated Press December 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would...

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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., closes a door to a private meeting with Vice President-elect JD Vance and Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.
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Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate

Associated Press November 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast...

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A view of the Windsor, Ontario skyline.
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The Metro: Windsor mayor on how Trump’s policies could impact Canada 

Dorothy Jones November 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump doesn’t have many concrete plans for what he wants to do when he gets into office. His...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far

Associated Press November 19, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing...

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FILE - Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2024.
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Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty — and retribution — as he returns to Washington

Associated Press November 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one prosecutor...

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The first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.
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This Constitution Day, know your rights: The Bill of Rights

Pat Batcheller September 17, 2024

The Sept. 9 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took place at the National Constitution...

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President Joe Biden, right, places his American flag pin on Paul Whelan at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following Whelan's release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
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Why the deal that freed Whelan, Gershkovich may be hard to duplicate

Quinn Klinefelter August 26, 2024

President Biden personally thanked more than 100 members of the U.S. government earlier this month for their help in negotiating...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the head of the Republic of Mordovia Artem Zdunov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
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A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia is underway, an AP source says

Associated Press August 1, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with...

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"The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning" by A.J. Jacobs.
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Created Equal: The man who lived according to the constitution — literally

Created Equal May 14, 2024

In A.J. Jacobs' new book, “The Year of Living Constitutionally,” the author and journalist reflects on his lifestyle experiment of...

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Edwin Taylor is a 23-year-old Detroit-based food critic known as "Ed Eats" on TikTok, where he has garnered more than 28,000 followers.
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Detroit influencers weigh impact of TikTok ban as lawmakers explore security concerns

Amanda LeClaire March 15, 2024

As debate over the potential ban of TikTok continues, U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration are examining new legislative approaches...

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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. Standing at left is Vice President Kamala Harris and seated at right is House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
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President Joe Biden shouts out labor, defends immigration policy during spirited State of the Union

Russ McNamara March 8, 2024

President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on Thursday, speaking on wide range of themes, from the economy,...

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FILE - President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2023.
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State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation

Associated Press March 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year....

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