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Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to "vigorously pursue" capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.
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Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he’s threatening with tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs — unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods.
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House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands.
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Who qualified for Chattanooga’s 2025 city races
Most Chattanooga voters will have a choice of candidates during the March 4 city elections.
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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on presidential immunity.
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Trump weighs in on NY mayor, vaccines and drones in freewheeling press conference at Mar-a-Lago
In a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-a-Lago club, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams, declared the country was "not going to lose" the polio vaccine and weighed in on the flurry of drone sightings over New Jersey.
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Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA’s idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it ‘absurd’
President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers urged a judge again Friday to throw out his hush money conviction, balking at the prosecution's suggestion of preserving the verdict by treating the case the way some courts do when a defendant dies.
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AP-NORC poll: About 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight
Americans may have elected Donald Trump to a second term in November, but that doesn't mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet or effectively manage government spending, the military and the White House.
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Kennedy’s lawyer asks FDA to revoke approval of polio vaccine, pause others
The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.
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Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen’s friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish
The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy — seafood — and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs.
