Wildfires devastate Los Angeles area crowding skies with smoke
Winds fueled several major blazes across Los Angeles County as crews battled fires from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena. At least five people were killed and over 1,000 structures destroyed including homes, stores, and banks in neighborhoods such as Palisades Village Calabasas and Santa Monica. Evacuations surpassed 70,000 as Hollywood figures fled amid a citywide crisis with first responders facing danger and authorities pleading for reinforcements.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block hush money case
President elect Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to halt Friday's sentencing in New York on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Merchan denied postponement. prosecutors expected to respond. Trump denies wrongdoing as he prepares to take office.
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DOJ to release partial Trump report now
The Justice Department said it will release only part of special counsel Jack Smiths findings on Donald Trumps efforts to overturn the 2020 election while withholding the rest about the Mar a Lago documents. The filing to a federal appeals court seeks to block release of the two volume report while charges against two Trump co defendants in Florida proceed.
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Trump arrives on Capitol Hill as GOP weighs strategy
President-elect Donald Trump met privately with Republican senators as House and Senate leaders debate moving one big bill or two. Trump seeks tax cuts, border security, deportation funding and energy production, with Johnson riding herd while Republicans contend on path forward. Trump shifts stance from one to two bills as early agenda stakes rise.
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Mexico Scoffs At Gulf Renaming Politely Mocked
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum humorously rejected Donald Trump's Gulf of Mexico rename idea during a briefing. She proposed América Mexicana as a nod to historical language and noted the Gulf's long-standing name since 1607. The exchange highlights tensions ahead of trade and diplomatic ties.
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