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President-elect Donald Trump designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism shortly before he left office in January 2021.

Exclusive: Findings suggest ‘weakening of west’ as relations become more transactional, say report’s authors European anxiety about Donald Trump’s return to the White House is not shared in much of the world, a poll has shown, with more people in non-western powers such as China, Russia, India and Brazil welcoming his second term than not. … Read more

The House passed legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports at schools and institutions receiving federal funds.

Donald Trump’s pick to be defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, received a friendly reception from Republican senators at his confirmation hearing.

President Joe Biden spoke on the devastating wildfires around Los Angeles and thanked firefighters and first responders for their efforts.

Stars from Beyoncé to Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Meghan Markle supporting families and frontline workers Celebrities are chipping in to help the region that’s helped them grow to prominence – southern California – as wildfires continue to sweep across the state. So far, the Los Angeles-area fires have killed at least 24 people, displaced … Read more

Senate Democrats grilled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for defense secretary, about allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking and his comments about women in combat. Hegseth said the allegations were part of a smear campaign in the media against him. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

Gregory Rodriguez, 56, who faced 97 counts, convicted of crimes in one of state’s largest prison abuse scandals Gregory Rodriguez, a former California women’s prison correctional officer, who was at the center of one of the state’s largest prison abuse scandals, was convicted of 64 sexual abuse charges on Tuesday. The jury’s guilty verdict includes … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.  “After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. ‘WASTE LESS, SAVE … Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying down a highly ambitious timeline to approve President-elect Donald Trump’s big-ticket legislative agenda.