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How Mass. leaders are responding to Trump's mass deportation promises
Elected officials in Massachusetts are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants by declaring a national emergency and using military assets. Trump campaigned on a promise of the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, and he says he intends to deliver on it. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who declared a state of emergency...
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Trump's incoming White House spokeswoman is remembered fondly in her native NH
New Hampshire’s Karoline Leavitt is going from a small town streets to Pennsylvania Avenue, set to become the youngest ever White House press secretary
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Will we learn about the House Ethics Committee's investigation into Matt Gaetz?
Political analyst Sue O’Connell believes if the House’s report on Donald Trump’s attorney general pick Matt Gaetz is not released officially, it will likely be leaked.
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Georgia appeals court cancels arguments in Trump election case until further notice
Three other criminal cases against Donald Trump have been put in limbo on the heels of the Republican’s election as president.
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NH native Karoline Leavitt tapped as Trump's White House press secretary
President-elect Trump’s selection of Karoline Leavitt as his White House press secretary, the youngest ever, has raised the New Hampshire native’s star — we went to her alma mater, St. Anselm College, to learn more about her....
...Plus, analysis from Sue O’Connell on how Leavitt will prepare for the transition from the campaign trail to a White House...
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Trump appears to be planning to attend SpaceX ‘Starship' launch scheduled for Tuesday in Texas
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republican’s orbit.
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What are recess appointments and why is Trump considering using them?
A recess appointment takes place when a president bypasses the Senate to confirm cabinet nominees when both the House and Senate are not in session for at least 10 days.
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Speaker Mike Johnson leaves the door open to recess appointments
The House speaker Johnson told “Fox News Sunday” that “we’ll have to see how this develops” when asked whether he’d let Trump bypass the usual Senate confirmation process.
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Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event after naming energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, combining two things close to his heart: fierce battles inside the octagon and New York City.
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Whoopi Goldberg asked to apologize for saying NYC bakery denied order over politics
New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.
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Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history.
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Trump picks NH native Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Karoline Leavitt, his campaign press secretary, to serve as his White House press secretary. Leavitt, 27, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition, would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. Previously that distinction went to Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he took the position in 1969 in Richard Nixon’s administration. “Karoline...
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Iran said it won't try to kill Trump: U.S. official
Iran sent a written message via Swiss diplomats in mid-October saying that it would not seek to kill Donald Trump, a U.S. official told NBC News.
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Sen. Susan Collins plans to seek reelection in 2026
Republican Sen. Susan Collins is planning to run for a sixth term in two years, NBC affiliate News Center Maine reported. The senator made the announcement of her 2026 campaign at a stop Friday in Vassalboro. Collins has been in office since 1997 and has staked out a moderate position in the Republican Party. Earlier this week, she voiced skepticism…
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Reaction in Mass. to Trump tapping RFK Jr. for health secretary
President-elect Trump’s choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary sparked a wide range of reaction in Massachusetts. Some see it as a problematic step in the nation’s future, but others are looking forward to him shaking up norms around vaccines. ...
...Plus, analysis from political commentator Sue O’Connell on why Mike Pence, Trump’s former vice president, opposes Kennedy’s nomination....
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Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to oversee Jan. 6 cases, backed rioters and spread conspiracy theories
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican who Donald Trump wants to be the next attorney general of the United States, has spread lies about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and championed the cause of Jan. 6 defendants whose cases he would oversee if confirmed to the job.
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5 things to know about Steven Cheung
Here are five things to know about Steven Cheung.
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5 things to know about Sergio Gor
Here are five things to know about Sergio Gor, assistant to President-elect Donald Trump and Director of the Presidential Personnel Office during the Trump administration’s second term.
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Trump meets with Argentina's president and says he's a ‘MAGA person'
Donald Trump has met at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign leader to meet with the president-elect since his victory in last week’s election.
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Somerville holds off on vote to reconfirms sanctuary city status
The city council in Somerville, Massachusetts, held off on a vote to reconfirm its status as a sanctuary city on Thursday ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Somerville has been a sanctuary city since 1987 and reconfirmed that status after Trump’s first election in 2016. The city council was supposed to vote Thursday night on whether to reconfirm that...