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US Congress should ensure that Ukraine aid continues even under Trump, Biden says

Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 10 he did all he could to help Ukraine and voiced hope that U.S. support will continue even after he leaves office. “There is a significant number of Democrats and Republicans on the (Capitol) Hill who think we should continue to support Ukraine,” Biden said during his […]

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Flashback: Meta’s ‘history of censorship,’ fact-checking woes under the Trump, Biden administrations

Experts and journalists hope Meta will continue to move toward free speech and avoid the content moderation policies that plagued Facebook under the Biden administration. “Meta has a terrible history of censorship in the Biden era. They took direction from the government to censor COVID-19 content; they shut down the sharing of the New York […]

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Trump faces sentencing in New York case after SCOTUS fails to intervene and more top headlines

1. Trump to appear virtually for sentencing in NY case.  2. LA County coroner confirms 10 deaths as wildfires rage. 3. Biden blasted for ‘absolutely disgusting’ joke. ‘ATTACK THIS’ – Malibu man whose quick-thinking helped save his neighborhood from fire has tip for Newsom. Continue reading … ‘NAILED TO THE WALL’ – DeSantis crushes reporter, […]

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Women’s rights groups call on Donald Trump to demand NCAA change trans athlete policies

A coalition of women’s advocacy organizations have called on President-elect Donald Trump to demand the NCAA change its policies regarding trans athletes in women’s sports.  Our Bodies, Our Sports, the first and only coalition of women’s advocacy organizations fighting for fairness in women’s sports in the country, issued a letter to the president-elect requesting that […]

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Trump revises Ukraine peace timeline, FT reports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has revised his campaign promise to end the war in Ukraine within “24 hours,” now suggesting a timeline of several months. European officials view this adjustment as an indication that his administration will not immediately withdraw support for Kyiv. Two European officials told the Financial Times that recent discussions with Trump’s […]

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Trump wants to end war in 100 days, incoming peace envoy tells Fox News

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump aims to end Russia’s war against Ukraine within 100 days of his inauguration, Keith Kellogg, Trump’s choice for special Ukraine peace envoy, told Fox News on Jan. 8. The comments come a day after Trump said in a press conference that he would not launch peace talks until after his inauguration. […]

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Biden administration prepares final massive Ukraine aid package ahead of Trump inauguration, AP reports

The Biden administration plans to unveil a significant final weapons aid package for Ukraine during Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to Germany on Jan. 9. Austin is set to meet representatives from around 50 nations that have supported Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion nearly three years ago, two senior defense officials told the Associated Press. […]

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Trump trolls Canada again, shares map with country as part of US: ‘Oh Canada!’

President-elect Trump on Tuesday again suggested that Canada should be added as the U.S.’s 51st state, sharing maps showing Canada as part of the U.S. Trump shared a pair of posts to his social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday night — one with a map of the U.S. and Canada with “United States” written […]

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Speaker Johnson reveals how Trump wants Congress to handle business during the first hundred days

Newly re-elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is determined to push President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda forward as he reveals how the president-elect wants Congress to handle the reconciliation debacle. “I think at the end of the day, President Trump is going to prefer, as he likes to say, one big, beautiful bill,” Johnson admitted to “Sunday […]

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‘Trump can be decisive in ending war’ — Zelensky on Ukraine’s outlook for 2025

President Volodymyr Zelensky, joined alongside his wife First Lady Olena Zelenska, delivered a candid, wide-ranging interview on Ukrainian television released on Jan. 2, laying out his vision for Ukraine’s prospects of a potential peace in 2025. “How many days did 2024 have? 1,000?” Zelensky joked before addressing questions about the potential end of the war […]