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Read full article: What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary

What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary

Linda McMahon is Donald Trump's choice for Education secretary.

College student Jimena Sanchez, right, who studies children's development works as a part-time cashier earning minimum wage at a family store, in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Read full article: California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have raised the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

Trump interviewing candidates for FBI chief, Vance says in later-deleted social media post

President-elect Donald Trump is interviewing candidates for the role of FBI director in the clearest indication yet that the incoming administration is looking to replace Christopher Wray in the position.

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)

Read full article: Trump sets records with pace of appointments, but that doesn't mean the transition is going smoothly

Trump sets records with pace of appointments, but that doesn't mean the transition is going smoothly

In the two weeks since Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump has been setting records with the pace of appointments for his incoming administration.

Robert Hopkins of Lehigh County Voter Registration, works with ballot tabulators in a state-mandated recount of the U.S. Senate race at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

Read full article: A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy.

An election worker delivers ballots to the ballot processing room at the Maricopa County Tabulation Center Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Read full article: Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

The Associated Press has found numerous instances of completed mail ballots from around the country being sent to election offices in the wrong state.

Read full article: Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle.

FILE - Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzlez waves to supporters at Puerta del Sol in downtown Madrid, Spain, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Read full article: US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election

US recognizes Venezuela's opposition candidate as president-elect months after the disputed election

The U.S. government has recognized Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González as the “president-elect” of the South American country, months after President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won the July election.

FILE - Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic addresses the media outside a polling station after casting his vote in Zagreb, Croatia, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Read full article: Croatia to hold a presidential election on Dec. 29

Croatia to hold a presidential election on Dec. 29

Croatia's prime minister says the European Union country will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29.

President-elect Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk at the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP)

Read full article: Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch

For two weeks, Donald Trump has welcomed Elon Musk into his world.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., during an interview with The Associated Press, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection as House Democratic leader despite party's losses

Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection as House Democratic leader despite party's losses

House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader.

FILE -Demonstrators hold placards of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, and Italian Democratic Party Leader Elly Schlein reading: complicit in the genocide, as they take part in a national antigovernment demonstration, in Rome, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Grogorio Borgia, File)

Read full article: Italian Premier Meloni's coalition suffers setbacks in 2 regional elections

Italian Premier Meloni's coalition suffers setbacks in 2 regional elections

Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni suffered election setbacks in two regions as the opposition Democratic party won a tight race in the central Umbria region and deepened its control of the traditional left-leaning stronghold of Emilia-Romagna.

CORRECTS DAY AND DATE: Police try to detain a protester in a street during a rally against the results of the parliamentary elections amid allegations that the vote was rigged in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Read full article: Police in Georgia break up protesters' camp in Tbilisi but they quickly return

Police in Georgia break up protesters' camp in Tbilisi but they quickly return

Police and demonstrators have scuffled again in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi.

Representatives from various consulates wait in line outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, ahead of the sentencing in national security case. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Read full article: Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it

Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups.

People wait outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, ahead of the sentencing in national security case. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Read full article: 45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong's biggest national security case

Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

FILE - In this April 22, 2013 file photo, MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, right, attend the 2013 Matrix New York Women in Communications Awards at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Read full article: 'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication

'Kissing the ring?' MSNBC 'Morning Joe' hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication

It was the last thing you might expect if you watched MSNBC's “Morning Joe” a month ago — hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski asking for a meeting and traveling to Mar-a-Lago to talk with President-elect Donald Trump.

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Kingston Armory in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Read full article: Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race

Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

FILE - Former President Bill Clinton, by way of video monitor at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center during opening ceremonies in Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

Read full article: 20 years after opening, Bill Clinton's presidential library prepares for a 'refresh'

20 years after opening, Bill Clinton's presidential library prepares for a 'refresh'

Bill Clinton's presidential library and museum is planning a major update and expansion as it celebrates 20 years of being open.

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Read full article: Trump's treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs

Trump's treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs

One of the top remaining vacancies in President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Cabinet is his treasury secretary — and the views of his top contenders there reflect broader questions about how the president-elect might wield tariffs in his new administration.

Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde speaks at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Read full article: Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has conceded defeat in the race narrowly won by Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, saying he will not pursue a recount.

A protester sits between tents during a rally against the results of the parliamentary elections amid allegations that the vote was rigged in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Read full article: Protesters in Georgia's capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of Russia

Protesters in Georgia's capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of Russia

Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country.

A woman casts her vote for legislative elections, at a polling station in Dakar, Senegal Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Read full article: Senegal's governing party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda

Senegal's governing party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda

Senegal's governing party is poised to win a majority of seats in the National Assembly.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his finger as he leaves after casting his vote during the parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Read full article: Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after election win

Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 22-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week's election.

FILE - Occupy Central leader Benny Tai, center, is accompanied by a supporter who raises an umbrella as he leaves high court in Hong Kong, on Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Read full article: 45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here's who some of them are

45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here's who some of them are

Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the biggest case under a national security law that critics say has crushed political activism in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

FILE - North Korean balloons are seen from the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, on Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Read full article: North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

North Korean leader calls for expanding his nuclear forces in the face of alleged US threats

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has renewed his call for a “limitless” expansion of his military nuclear program to counter what he characterizes as U.S.-led threats.

Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Josh Stein applauds supporters during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson)

Read full article: North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election.

Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Read full article: Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest.

FILE - Lina Khan talks about health care costs at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Read full article: Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?

Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into 'Let's Make A Deal' under Trump?

The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred dealmaking throughout corporate America during President Joe Biden’s administration may be tamer and kept on a shorter leash by President-elect Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year.

People line up to cast their ballot for legislative elections in Dakar, Senegal, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)