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Trump returning to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions.
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Trump returns to Washington for celebrations ahead of inauguration
Donald Trump returned to Washington Saturday evening to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration, a triumphant return for the Republican four years after he departed the city under the shadow of an attack by his supporters on the Capitol.
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Bondi in her confirmation hearing says Trump was ‘targeted’ by Justice Department investigations
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday that the president-elect had been “targeted” by years of investigations and pledged she would not “politicize” the Department of Justice if confirmed as the country's chief federal law enforcement officer.
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.
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Mayoral challenger promises to ‘make Chattanooga great again’
A conservative challenger to Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly told a group of local Republicans that he wants to make the city great again. That goal requires a major break with recent years, he said.
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Former Sheriff Jim Hammond enters Hamilton County GOP chair race
Former Sheriff Jim Hammond has entered the race to chair the Hamilton County GOP.
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, now the nominations process officially begins.
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Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it ‘despicable’
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to no punishment in his historic hush money case, a judgment that lets him return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
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Political notebook: Potatoes, committee assignments and DOGE
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Ooltewah, and other House appropriators narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown Dec. 20 with the passage of a continuing resolution into March. Looking ahead, Fleischmann said three things could happen:
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Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends
President Joe Biden, in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a second term.
