House Republicans declare victory in 2024 election with pickups in PA, NC despite NY losses

House Republicans declared victory in the 2024 election Tuesday, winning a coveted trifecta with the White House and Senate. “It’s morning again in America,” declared National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) at a press conference on the Capitol’s East steps. “Voters delivered House Republicans a majority and sent Donald Trump to the White House in a landslide.” …

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FEMA worker accused of telling staff to skip hurricane-ravaged Trump homes claims it was common practice: ‘This is not isolated’

The Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor accused of telling staff to skip Florida homes with Trump campaign signs claims it wasn’t a “isolated” incident — and that she’s been hung out to dry. Marn’i Washington, who was fired last week over the saga, broke her silence in an interview with YouTube podcaster Roland Martin Monday, arguing she was just following …

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Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

A judge is postponing a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. New York Judge Juan M. Merchan had been set to rule Tuesday. Instead, he told Trump’s lawyers Tuesday he’d delay the ruling until Nov. 19. According to emails filed in court, Trump’s lawyers …

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Arrest made in murder of teen Edgar Martínez in Connecticut

Two young men have been charged in the murder of their teenage cousin in a heartbreaking twist after his body was found wrapped in a blanket on the side of a Connecticut highway on Saturday — just days before his 19th birthday. Police say Edgar Josué Chiche Martínez was dumped on the side of Pope Park Highway in Hartford after …

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NY judge to rule on the fate of Trump’s criminal hush money conviction

A New York judge will decide Tuesday whether to throw out Donald Trump’s conviction in his criminal hush money case based on the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity earlier this year. The President-elect faces up to four years in prison after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in order to cover off payments …

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Trump taps Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary: report

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, two sources told CNN. Noem, a loyal Trump ally once considered a top contender to be his 2024 running mate, would lead the sprawling department in charge of securing the border – one of the president-elect’s main campaign promises. …

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Verizon Fios internet outages impact millions on East Coast

Verizon Fios internet outages have impacted millions of customers on the East Coast, causing significant disruptions in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A map of user-reported issues shows the affected area spans about 300 miles from Philadelphia to Richmond, Virginia, according to the third-party website Downdetector, which tracks real-time service disruptions. A map of user-reported issues shows the affected area spans …

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