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Florida starts redistricting talks in a growing battle for House control in 2026 elections

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's Republican-controlled House is holding the first meeting of its select committee on congressional redistricting Thursday, as the state becomes the latest to consider redrawing electoral maps amid a partisan battle for every edge in next year's midterm elections. The national ...
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US lawmakers want war powers vote after Trump pledges Venezuela attack ‘soon’

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators filed a resolution on Wednesday that would block U.S. military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, after President Donald Trump said a land campaign would begin shortly. U.S. troops have ...
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Bessent under discussion to also lead US National Economic Council, Bloomberg News reports

Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's aides and allies are discussing the possibility of appointing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the top White House economic adviser, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Bessent would lead the White House's ...
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Narrower Republican win in Tennessee House race lifts Democrats’ midterm spirits

By Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Democrats were more bullish on their chances of recapturing control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterms, they said on Wednesday, after gaining ground in solidly Republican Tennessee in this week's off-cycle election. Republican ...
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Push is on in US Congress to impose ban on lawmaker stock trades

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A bipartisan coalition in the U.S. Congress is seeking action to ban lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks, a practice that has long raised ethics questions and is stoking infighting among lawmakers over how deeply to ...
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Pentagon IG finds Hegseth could have endangered troops with Signal chat, sources say

(WASHINGTON) -- A Pentagon watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked exposing classified information that could have endangered U.S. troops when he relayed details about a planned military strike in Yemen using the Signal commercial messaging app, according to a person who read ...
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Trump describes Somali immigrants as ‘garbage’ amid feud with Minnesota congresswoman, governor

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump ended his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by unleashing criticism on Somali immigrants, whom he described as "garbage," saying he doesn't want them in the United States."You know, our country's at a tipping point. We could go bad. We're at ...
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US sends 1-way attack drones to the Middle East

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. military has deployed its first squadron of one-way attack drones to the Middle East, employing a U.S.-built drone that was reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed drones that have been used by Iran against Israel and by Russia against Ukraine.U.S. Central Command ...
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Trump says he’s pardoning Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar after bribery indictment

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is granting a pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted on charges including bribery in 2024.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All ...
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Republican victory in Tennessee special election fails to dispel 2026 midterm concerns

Republicans held onto a reliably conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee's special election, but only after a late burst of national spending and high-profile campaigning helped them secure a margin less than half of last year's race. Even with that victory, the outcome contributed ...
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Trump pardons Texas Congressman Cuellar and wife

(Corrects Cuellar's party affiliation to Democratic from Republican) WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was granting a "full and unconditional pardon" to Democratic House Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas, and his wife Imelda, who were charged with ...
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What Trump and Hegseth said after the Sept. 2 strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat

(WASHINGTON) -- When President Donald Trump and Defense officials revealed on Sept. 2 that the U.S. military killed 11 alleged drug smugglers on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, they touted it as a success in their war against South American cartels.Their initial comments ...
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