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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power

Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S.
New Tennessee House rules to ban hecklers, banish disorderly lawmakers to vote remotely

New Tennessee House rules to ban hecklers, banish disorderly lawmakers to vote remotely

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching legislative floor sessions that they could be booted from the room if their behavior is deemed out of line.
Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he's on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy.
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone

Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, Calif
More than a dozen Democratic AGs say they'll defend gun regulations ahead of Trump's 2nd term

More than a dozen Democratic AGs say they'll defend gun regulations ahead of Trump's 2nd term

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly.
Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy.
The Latest: Burgum, Zeldin and more appear for confirmation hearings, Bondi returns for day 2

The Latest: Burgum, Zeldin and more appear for confirmation hearings, Bondi returns for day 2

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet .
Get ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in coldest in 40 years

Get ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in coldest in 40 years

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather.
A South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Gov. Kristi Noem ahead of her hearing to join Trump's cabinet

A South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Gov. Kristi Noem ahead of her hearing to join Trump's cabinet

FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — One tribe in South Dakota lifted its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.S.
Biden warns the US risks becoming an 'oligarchy.' What does the term mean?

Biden warns the US risks becoming an 'oligarchy.' What does the term mean?

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was sliding into an “oligarchy” of tech billionaires.