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Rubio will venture to France on first post-midterm foreign trip to face questions on Trump policies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first international trip since the midterm elections that dealt Republicans a severe blow and raised questions about how the Trump administration will respond after policies like the Iran war helped Democrats seize control of Congress.

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Cornell faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape

Cornell University's Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday declaring “no confidence” in the school's top leaders, a symbolic gesture reflecting deep discontent on campus in the wake of a former student's lawsuit saying she was gang raped at a fraternity party in 2024.

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Pope ‘proud to be an American’ after US elections, and credits God and doctors with cancer rebound

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that he was “proud to be an American and to exercise the right” to vote in U.S. midterm elections that gave control of Congress to the Democrats in a repudiation of U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies.

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Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, installing as his closest adviser a loyal, combative bulldog for his “America First” agenda as the president prepares to stare down a newly empowered Democratic Congress next year.

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Trump’s arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from breaking ground for his towering memorial arch, but that hasn't stopped his administration from pushing forward with the plans for building it, starting with a glitzy new website launched Friday.

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Democratic candidates with a Christian message helped flip Congress

Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with an unapologetically Christian message to “love your neighbor” helped their party flip control of Congress. It was a striking midterm victory that...

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Houston mayor signs order to limit cooperation with ICE, says 'elections matter' after Democrats win

The mayor of Houston on Friday said the city would limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for...

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Mamdani and Hochul promise a new day for Puerto Rico after Democrats sweep midterms

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged more support for Puerto Rico on Friday as it remains mired in multiple crises, asserting during a trip to the island that the sweeping Democratic win in the U.S. midterm elections will be a boon for the U.S. territory.

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Scientists discovered an unknown baby right whale off Canada. They say it's a cause for joy

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — It would seem difficult to miss a 15,000-pound (6,804-kilogram) baby, but for months scientists who study rare whales did just that, and now they couldn't be happier.

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Did Democrats win, or did Trump lose?

The 'blue tsunami' is starting to sink in for the U.S. GOP who suffered a devastating loss in the midterms this week. Not only did the Democrats take control of Congress, they were able to successfully...

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