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Election Day bomb threats disrupt voting in multiple states
The U.S. saw a rash of discredited bomb threats called in at polling places in multiple states on Election Day, in some cases spurring the need for extended voting hours. Faulty bomb threats were ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Hoax bomb threats made to dozens of polling locations in swing states
Hoax bomb threats targeting polling places and election offices briefly disrupted voting in five battleground states, with the FBI saying the threats in four of those states came from Russian email ...Politics - NBC News - November 6 -
Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties
Bomb threats sent to polling places in at least five battleground states Tuesday targeted mostly Democratic counties, an NBC News analysis has found.Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Bomb threats targeted Oregon election offices days after election day
Local clerks say they received threatening emails last week, amid a series of hostile election-related incidents. The FBI confirmed it is “aware” of bomb threats that targeted election offices in ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Former Georgia poll worker indicted in bomb threats against election workers
A former Georgia poll worker has been indicted after reportedly issuing a bomb threat against election workers, the Justice Department said in a press release Wednesday. In the release, the ...Politics - The Hill - November 20 -
12:30 Report — Trump shocks with Gaetz, Gabbard picks
Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — 🧅Plus: The Onion buys Infowars {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Thursday. Can you believe the election was only nine days ago? It feels like we’ve lived a ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Durbin on Gaetz ethics report as Congress reacts to Trump's attorney general pick
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's majority whip, is calling for the preservation of the report and any documentation pertaining to the House Ethics Committee inquiry into former Florida Rep. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Lawmakers Demand Ethics Report on Gaetz, Trump’s Attorney General Pick
Republicans and Democrats alike insisted that the findings of the House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating the Florida Republican for years over sexual misconduct and other charges, be ...Top stories - The New York Times - November 14 -
Morning Report — Trump squeezes Senate GOP with Cabinet picks
In today’s issue: President-elect Trump wants Washington to take him seriously — and literally. After promising voters he would rewire U.S. governance, he’s putting his political heft to the test ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
12:30 Report — Trump's controversial Cabinet picks face uphill battle
Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — Plus: President-elect previews deportation plan {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Welcome back to another week of the D.C. madness. Here’s what’s ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Evening Report — First Trump Cabinet pick goes down
{beacon} Evening Report © AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite First Trump pick sinks. Will there be a second? Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew from consideration to be attorney general on ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for treasury secretary
Job is one of most powerful in Washington with huge influence over US economy and financial markets. Trump’s administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders – so far ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Trump’s eldest son emerges as key voice influencing cabinet picks – report
President-elect has become particularly reliant on Donald Jr for advice, sources tell Reuters. Donald Trump Jr has emerged as the family’s most influential adviser of the moment as his father ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
12:30 Report — Trump seeks to reshape GOP with Cabinet picks
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Monday. Happy Thanksgiving week! President Biden just pardoned two turkeys in what is one of the weirdest and silliest traditions in the White House. Peach and Blossom ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member ...Entertainment - ABC News - November 15 -
Mulvaney says threats toward Trump picks is something he’s never seen: ‘Sad result of the heightened rhetoric’
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said he's never seen the type of threats that President-elect Trump's nominees are facing, noting that it's a "sad result of the heightened ...Politics - The Hill - 1 hour ago -
What do we know about the violent threats against Trump's administration picks
The FBI is investigating multiple threats made against some of President-elect Donald Trump's administration picks like Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Howard Lutnick and others. CBS News political ...Top stories - CBS News - 1 hour ago -
China and India should not be called developing countries, several Cop29 delegates say
Delegates from poorer nations say classifications that date back to 1992 are obsolete and two countries ‘should be contributing’. China and India should no longer be treated as developing countries ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
Zelenskyy calls Russian use of new missile "clear and severe escalation"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling Russia's use of a new type of missile a "clear and severe escalation." NATO and Ukraine are now set to hold emergency talks next week. CBS News ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Pacific Northwest braces for severe weather from 'bomb cyclone' — with an atmospheric river on the way
Severe weather is set to hit opposite ends of the country this week, with a powerful low pressure system — followed by an atmospheric river — set to bring damaging winds, up to 12 inches of rain ...Top stories - NBC News - November 19 -
Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report
Warming climate has caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving children with little food, water or school access, says Unicef. Two years of severe drought in the Amazon rainforest have ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
First U.S. Case of Spreading New Mpox Type Reported in California
The unidentified patient had recently returned from Africa, where the virus has caused a deadly epidemic, health officials said.Health - The New York Times - November 18 -
American among 4 tourists dead after drinking tainted booze in Laos
The American died in the tourist town of Vang Vieng, Laos, the State Department confirmed.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
AP PHOTOS: River and air pollution in India's capital pose a severe health threat to residents
One of India’s most sacred rivers, the Yamuna in New Delhi, is covered with white toxic foam, with vast sections frothing as a result of pollutants discharged from industries around the city. The ...World - ABC News - October 29 -
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State kickoff times, TV broadcasts, live streams moved up due to threat of severe weather
Both Oklahoma vs. Maine and Oklahoma State vs. Arizona State will take place earlier on Saturday in an attempt to avoid a predicted severe weather outbreak in the stateSports - CBS Sports - November 2 -
Starmer gives speech about ‘severity’ of illegal migration threat at Glasgow’s Interpol meeting – UK politics live
Kemi Badenoch works on shadow cabinet appointment. Starmer told the Interpol general assembly that that UK increasing its funding for Interpol projects by £6m this year.. He said this would ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
Biden in 2001: ‘There are several circumstances in which the president should not get’ Cabinet pick
President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial Cabinet picks have put a focus on the Senate’s role in the confirmation process. On Meet the Press in 2001, then-Senator Joe Biden explained why the ...Politics - NBC News - November 17 -
How to deal with Trump’s tariff threats
Canada, Mexico and China have options to avoid a trade warBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
Trump nominees targeted in series of threats
Multiple nominees and appointees tapped to serve in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration were targeted with threats this week, with at least four officials reporting bomb threats at ...Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago