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Trump’s mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top ...
The Mercury9m
Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response
Democrats also will not soon forget the punchline in anti-transgender Trump ads that became ubiquitous by Election Day: ...
The Mercury15m
Gaetz pick shows value Trump places on loyalty — and retribution — as he returns to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz, who has thundered at one ...
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Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
Andriana Kugler, a member of the Fed’s board, says economic research shows that an independent central bank typically does a ...
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Lower Merion man, 83, convicted of indecent contact with underage girl
A jury has convicted an 83-year-old Lower Merion Township man of having indecent contact with girl younger than 13 in the ...
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Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
Economists expect the Fed to announce another quarter-point rate cut in December, after a quarter-point reduction last week ...