Attorney-general pick Pam Bondi refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election – US politics live

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Under questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she…

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The problem(s) with Markwayne Mullin’s defense of Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth struggled repeatedly throughout his confirmation hearing, but the scandal-plagued former Fox News host who Donald Trump tapped to lead the Pentagon faced an especially difficult line of questioning…

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AG nominee Pam Bondi won’t say Trump lost 2020 election

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged a question from Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday about whether President-elect Trump lost the 2020 election. Bondi echoed other Republicans in stating President…

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XRP Surges as Wider Crypto Market Remains Flat. Why is it Up Today?

The price of the native token of the XRP Ledger is up more than 6% over the last 24-hour period while most other major cryptocurrencies are relatively flat, with bitcoin…

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Severance Season 2 Review: Apple TV+ Thriller Goes Deeper, Darker and Wilder — and What’s with All Those Baby Goats?

Adam Scott as an employee who thinks his company is full of hot air. Photo: Apple TV+ If you’re a fan of Severance, the Apple TV+ dystopian corporate fantasy series,…

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Democrats disappoint yet again at Hegseth confirmation hearing

If Senate Democrats’ uncoordinated performance at Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday is a sign of things to come, Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks can breathe easy….

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US politicians get in heated row over trans rights: ‘If you want to take it outside…’

A heated exchange kicked off between two US representatives at a House Oversight Committee meeting, with one asking the other if she wanted to “take it outside”. Nancy Mace and…

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Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing brings overlapping failures into focus

By any objective measure, Pete Hegseth, the scandal-plagued former Fox News host who Donald Trump tapped to lead the Pentagon, did not fare well during his confirmation hearing. In fact,…

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Trump nominees Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio and more face Senate grilling today

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, warned that Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, will lead an agency “infected” with politicized decision-making and in need of reform. Grassley…

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Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Jan. 14

Thunder 118, 76ers 102 (Final) Cavaliers 127, Pacers 117 (Final) Suns 117, Hawks 122 (Final) Kings 115, Bucks 130 (Final) Pelicans 119, Bulls 113 (Final) Nuggets 118, Mavericks 99 (Final)…

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