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Beltré and Mauer elected to Cooperstown on first tryBilly Wagner, Gary Sheffield fall short of threshold Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton and Joe Mauer were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday while Billy Wagner and Gary Sheffield fell short. Beltré was picked on 366 of 385 ballots in his first appearance for 95.1%. Continue … Read more

Comments made in response to Stefanik’s statement calling House January 6 committee ‘illegitimate and unconstitutional’ Elise Stefanik of New York, a top House Republican and a leading contender to be Donald Trump’s presidential running mate, is “a total crackpot”, the former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney said. Cheney threw the barb on Tuesday, in response to … Read more

President Biden has named new leadership for his re-election campaign. According to the New York Times, citing five people familiar with the matter, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon will take over Biden’s re-election effortswa Dillon, who was the campaign manager for Biden in 2020, has served as a deputy chief of staff in the White House since … Read more

Defense officials say the U.S. and Houthis are not involved in a conflict, nor is the U.S. at war in the Middle East, despite dropping missiles on the Iran-backed group multiple times over the past two weeks. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder was asked by a reporter on Tuesday if the U.S. was … Read more

President Biden on Tuesday said former President Trump is “most responsible” for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, blaming his predecessor for “stripping away” abortion rights and vowing to veto any potential national abortion ban. Biden made the comments at a “Reproductive Freedom” campaign rally in Manassas, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon. BIDEN … Read more

USA Basketball select 41 players as candidates for Paris teamStephen Curry in position to make long-awaited Olympic debutTwo-time Olympic champion Draymond Green not included There are few surprises in USA Basketball’s men’s player pool for the Paris Olympics that was announced on Tuesday, with most of the big names like LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Stephen … Read more

Voter turnout for the first 2024 primary contest in the nation expected to be high, with polls set to begin closing at 7pm ET Donald Trump turned up at a polling site in New Hampshire on Tuesday afternoon, insisted Nikki Haley wasn’t a threat to his campaign for the Republican nomination for president and predicted … Read more

Former President Donald Trump’s rapid consolidation of support in the Republican Party contributed in part to the staff move, sources told NBC News.

Senate Republican Whip John Thune said GOP lawmakers want a policy included in the ongoing border negotiations with Biden administration officials that would codify a policy to “detain and deport” illegal immigrants at the southern border.  “Right now, the Biden administration’s principal policy when it comes to the border has been catch and release,” Thune … Read more

The Pentagon said Tuesday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin continues to recuperate at home following a medical procedure earlier this month, though there was no expected time frame provided for his return to the office. Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters during a press briefing that Austin is performing his duties … Read more