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Trump spends first week as president-elect behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last week's presidential election. There have been no rallies, no press conferences, no speeches. Instead, Trump has spent most of his first week as...
Georgia House Republicans stick with leadership team for the next two years
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans decided Tuesday to keep their leadership team for the next two years. At the gathering inside the state Capitol, Republicans renominated Jon Burns of Newington Tuesday as speaker, a position that is traditionally the second-most influential...
Texas’ 90,000 DACA recipients can sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage — for now
When Victoria Elizondo first went to see a doctor about her symptoms at Legacy Community Clinic, a low-cost clinic in Houston, she didn’t know what was wrong with her but she knew something wasn’t right. Her hands would shake uncontrollably, her heart would beat fast even while resting and she...
Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump's election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent meetings on Ukraine with NATO and European Union officials following last week’s U.S. presidential election and the return of Donald Trump to the White House in January. The State Department will...
This week: consumer prices, unemployment benefits, Walt Disney earnings
A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week. INFLATION WATCH The Labor Department issues its October report on consumer prices on Wednesday. In September, inflation in the United States fell to its lowest point...
Frustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed up with high prices and unimpressed with an economy that by just about any measure is a healthy one, Americans demanded change when they voted for president. They could get it. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to topple many of the Biden...
Louisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry's tax cut bills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers advanced bills to flatten the state's income tax rate and repeal the corporate franchise tax in a special legislative session focused on a sweeping tax reform package championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. The session started earlier...
The Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump's resounding victory. One of the first: Who will lead it? Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek a second term, opening a job that must be filled by March 1,...
Judge says New York can't use 'antiquated, unconstitutional' law to block migrant buses from Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City can't use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city from the southern border, a state judge has ruled. The court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by...
New Democratic minority leader in Georgia Senate promises strong push for policy goals
ATLANTA (AP) — Sen. Harold Jones II was selected Friday to lead Georgia's Senate Democratic caucus, promising to be aggressive in pushing policy goals despite Republicans maintaining a substantial majority in the chamber. “We’re going to make sure we talk about working families...
