Trump Jr says he’d go to ‘great lengths’ to prevent this Republican from joining dad’s campaign

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Donald Trump Jr. said Monday he would go to “great lengths” to prevent GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley from joining his father’s campaign. Trump Jr. said during a Christmas Day interview that he views Haley as the “preferred candidate” of the Washington establishment. “I wouldn’t have her on, and I would go to great lengths … Read more

Kamala Harris roasted for Christmas pic: ‘Is that another gas stove?’

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Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism online this week after sharing a picture of her and second gentleman Doug Emhoff posing next to a gas stove despite the Biden administration’s proposal earlier this year to limit use of the appliance. “Merry Christmas to all. May your day be filled with love, family, and good food,” … Read more

Mayorkas, Blinken to meet with Mexican president to talk migrant crisis amid massive numbers, new caravan

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday to discuss the “unprecedented” migration in the hemisphere just as migrant numbers are breaking records in the U.S. and a new caravan is moving north. Blinken is traveling to Mexico City, where he … Read more

‘Lying for the laugh’: should comedians tell us the truth?

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The controversy over Hasan Minhaj’s onstage storytelling was a sign of the shifting demands placed on standup comics No one gets into standup comedy expecting a routine factcheck. But that’s what happened when a September profile of Hasan Minhaj in the New Yorker called out the former host of the Netflix series Patriot Act for … Read more

NBA approves $3.5bn Dallas Mavericks sale to casino mogul

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Miriam Adelson’s family acquires majority stake in franchiseMark Cuban will maintain control of basketball operations The NBA Board of Governors approved Mark Cuban’s sale of the controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to casino mogul Miriam Adelson and her family. Patrick Dumont, Adelson’s son-in-law and the president and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., will … Read more

Prosecutors urge judge to reject Menendez’s plea for a delay in bribery trial

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Federal prosecutors opposed New Jersey Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez and his co-defendants’ request for a two-month delay to their bribery trial, set for May, urging a U.S. judge to reject their plea on Tuesday. “The current schedule set by the court is expedited, but reasonable,” Damian Wiliams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of … Read more