What Trump’s pick for secretary of defense could mean for inclusivity in the military
The Trump administration nominee for secretary of defense calls women in combat roles a mistake. Critics fear it’s yet another signal that policies that engage with a changing America could be on the chopping block.
Biden administration urges states to move forward with Colorado River sharing agreement
The seven states that share the Colorado River have a 2026 deadline for a new sharing agreement. The Biden administration this week encouraged them to hurry, in an apparent attempt to limit the incoming Trump administration’s influence.
Judge indefinitely postpones sentencing in Trump’s hush money case
The decision to indefinitely adjourn next week’s sentencing date comes several days after both lawyers agreed that a stay would help sort out unprecedented legal questions.
You can sword-fight at this club. But no politics allowed
At the Pittsburgh Sword Fighters club, members are asked to leave their politics at the door, a rule that has led to closer relationships and more learning from one another.
President-elect set to shape ‘Trump judiciary’ for next generation
Legal experts predict President-elect Donald Trump will move quickly next year to cement and extend his legacy in appointing federal judges.
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Trump picks Pam Bondi as nominee for AG after Matt Gaetz withdraws, Russia’s Putin takes an even more aggressive stance, and looking the connection between climate change and atmospheric river storms.
Alabama carries out nation’s 3rd nitrogen gas execution
An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation’s third execution using nitrogen gas.
Trump names former Florida AG Pam Bondi as his new pick for U.S. attorney general
After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, President-elect Donald Trump named Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his next pick for U.S. attorney general.
Police report gives details, timeline of the sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth
The woman who accused then-Fox News host of sexual assault in 2017 said that she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot,” according to a police report. Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense.
At sheriff’s request, the FBI is investigating the death of a Black man found hanging
The FBI Is investigating the death of a Black man found hanging at an abandoned home in rural Alabama after his family doubted the sheriff’s conclusion that it was suicide.
Communities in North Carolina are still without drinkable water 8 weeks after Helene
More than a dozen water systems in North Carolina are still impaired eight weeks after they were damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. People are adjusting to life without drinking water.
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