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Kathy Hochul / New York Times:
Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani — In the four years since I took office, one of my foundational beliefs has been the importance of the office of New York governor working hand in hand with the mayor of New York City for the betterment of the 8.3 million residents we both represent.
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Gloria Pazmino / CNN:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul expected to endorse Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral race — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is soon expected to endorse New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, according to two sources with knowledge of her decision. — Hochul's endorsement …
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New York Times:
Hochul Endorses Mamdani for Mayor of New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York backed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, in a New York Times essay. Her support comes as Democrats are starting to coalesce around him. — Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York endorsed Zohran Mamdani …
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Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg:
US Official Offers Regrets Over Detention of South Koreans — US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Sunday expressed regret over the recent detention of hundreds of South Korean workers in Georgia. — Landau, in Seoul for a Korea-US vice foreign ministerial meeting …
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Yoo Jee-ho / Yonhap News Agency:
U.S. Deputy State Secretary Landau expresses regrets over detention of S. Koreans — A senior U.S. state department official on Sunday expressed regrets over the recent mass detention of South Korean workers in America and vowed to prevent similar occurrences.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump says foreign experts welcome after South Korean outrage over raid
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New York Times:
Kirk Shooting Suspect Held ‘Leftist Ideology,’ Utah Governor Says — Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspect had been “radicalized,” and noted he had a romantic partner who is transitioning from male to female who is cooperating fully with investigators. — Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah on Sunday provided …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Utah governor shares details on Charlie Kirk assassination investigation — Republican Gov. Spencer Cox also railed against social media, saying on NBC News' “Meet the Press” that “cancer probably isn't a strong enough word.” — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Sunday provided updates …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing — In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers.
Erkki Forster / The Daily Beast:
White House Insists Stephen Miller Does Not Play with Dolls — PLAYTIME'S OVER — A recent profile of Trump's top henchman touched on long-whispered “doll play” rumors. — The White House would like the public to know that Stephen Miller definitely does not play with dolls.
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Rolling Stone:
Inside Stephen Miller's Reign of Terror — Everything you loathe or love about Donald Trump's America, you hate or cherish about Miller's republic of fear — t was after 3 a.m. on Nov. 6 last year, and nobody on the planet was happier than a balding, slender man standing near the reception desk of the Hilton West Palm Beach.
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Fox News:
Kilmeade apologizes for remarks on homelessness, mental illness — ‘Fox & Friends’ co-host Brian Kilmeade admits fault over previous comments after the murder of Iryna Zarutska.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
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Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul won't seek reelection after 11 terms — The 11-term Congressman joins two other House Republicans retiring. — In this Sept. 24, 2024, file photo, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul presides over a hearing scheduled with Secretary …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Michael McCaul won't seek reelection in 2026
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas will not seek reelection
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Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer … Rachael Sirianni first learned her lab might be in trouble just a few weeks into the new year. A professor at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, in Worcester, Sirianni focuses primarily on an aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer known as medulloblastoma.
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Washington Post:
Boosted by summits in Alaska and China, Putin moves against Europe, Ukraine — Russia has been emboldened in its strategy of splitting the U.S. from Europe while pushing ever harder to gain a military victory in Ukraine. — Since President Vladimir Putin's invitation to Alaska by President Donald Trump …
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Sakshi Venkatraman / BBC:
Workers taken to hospital after FBI uses furnace to burn seized meth — Fourteen staff members at a US animal shelter have been taken to hospital after the FBI used an incinerator at the facility to burn two pounds of seized methamphetamine. — Staff and some 75 cats and dogs were evacuated …
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Kate Connolly / The Guardian:
Far-right AfD's vote triples in elections in German bellwether state — Party takes 16.5% of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia, behind governing CDU and Social Democrats — Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has more than tripled its support in local elections …
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James Angelos / Politico:
Far right gains stronger foothold in western Germany
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NBC News:
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox shares new details about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect: Full interview — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) joins Meet the Press after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, saying the suspect came from a conservative family “but his ideology was very different than his family.”
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Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Eric Trump says ‘sleeping enemy’ has been awoken after Kirk assassination
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Americans told to watch what we say about ‘free speech icon’ Charlie Kirk — It was oddly fitting last Thursday to see the breaking news about the hunt for the campus assassin of right-wing radical Charlie Kirk merge almost seamlessly into the national commemorations for the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 …
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Says 'Smart People Don't Like Me' — READ BETWEEN THE LINES — The president's remark drew laughter from a crowd of supporters. — DIVISIVE DUO — The comments were made while the frontman was on stage in Amsterdam. — PARTNER UPDATE — LASH OUT
Washington Post:
Who was arrested in Trump's D.C. crime emergency? We analyzed 1,273 records. — Arrests involving federal officers occurred in all eight city wards, but have been concentrated in the city's poorest, least White and most crime-riddled neighborhoods. — On President Donald Trump's orders …
Lizzie Dearden / New York Times:
U.K. Plans Biggest Security Operation Since Coronation for Trump's State Visit — The fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has intensified consideration about potential threats, experts said. British authorities had already made extensive security plans. — The authorities in Britain …
Dana Bash / CNN:
GOP senator urges leaders to tone down rhetoric: 'When there's a fire, you pour water on it, not gasoline' — Republican Sen. James Lankford joins CNN's Dana Bash to discuss the rise in political violence and what leaders need to do to calm tensions after Charlie Kirk's assassination.
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