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Trump rewards legal defense team, picks lawyer Todd Blanche as No. 2 Justice official
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Todd Blanche, an attorney who led the legal team that defended the Republican at his hush money criminal trial, to serve as the second-highest ranking Justice Department official. A former federal prosecutor, Blanche has been a key figure on Trump's defense team both in the New York case that ended in a conviction in May, and the federal cases brought by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith.
TODAY
Burger King’s latest menu item might pickle your fancy
Pickle fries, Burger King’s latest menu item, is a big dill — right in time for National Pickle Day. Here's what comes with the limited-time side dish.
Reuters
Ukrainian minister backs 'peace through strength' in message to US's Rubio
"Congratulations to @MarcoRubio on his nomination to become the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State," Sybiha wrote on X. "I look forward to working together, deepening the mutually beneficial Ukraine-U.S. strategic partnership, and advancing peace through strength in Ukraine and around the world." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy referred to "peace through strength" in congratulating Donald Trump on his election and used the term when addressing European leaders and ruling out concessions to Moscow in the more than 2-1/2-year-old war.
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Giuliani's lawyers after $148M defamation judgment seek to withdraw from his case
Two attorneys representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a $148 million defamation judgment against him have asked a judge to remove them from the case over disagreements with the former New York City mayor. The request in federal court comes a week after a judge ordered Giuliani to quickly turn over a car, an heirloom watch and other prized assets to two Georgia election workers who were awarded the judgment last year. Lawyers for the election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, say Giuliani has avoided turning over his assets. In a filing late Wednesday, attorney Kenneth Caruso sought permission for himself and co-counsel David Labkowski to stop representing Giuliani.
AFP
Xi, Biden in Peru for APEC summit, pre-Trump face-to-face
US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where they will likely meet for the last time under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election victory.But uncertainty over Trump's next moves now clouds the agenda -- as it does for the COP29 climate talks underway in Azerbaijan, and a G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro next week.
Reuters
Trump picks ex-congressman Doug Collins for veterans affairs secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to nominate former Representative Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs. "We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need," Trump said in a statement. Collins, who served in Congress from 2013 to 2021, unsuccessfully ran for election to be a U.S. senator for Georgia in 2020.
USA TODAY
'Enough already': Trump Cabinet choices eat away at the House GOP's tight majority
House Republicans will have a small margin in the chamber next year. Speaker Mike Johnson has warned Trump, who is still pulling from the GOP's ranks.
Associated Press
Norfolk Southern makes deal with investors to prevent another fight for control of the railroad
Under the deal, Norfolk Southern will add another independent director to its board and work to further improve its operations. Ancora, meanwhile, agreed to drop its nominations of four new board directors to be elected at next year's annual meeting.
NBC News
Georgia's Fulton County Jail violates detainees' rights with violence and filth, feds say
The Justice Department has found that egregious conditions at Georgia’s Fulton County Jail — including pest infestation, malnourishment, a lack of adequate medical care and rampant violence that contributed to multiple deaths — violate the constitutional rights of people in custody.
CNN
Thousands of guns recovered from Caribbean crime scenes came from the US, says government report
Almost 5,400 firearms recovered from crime scenes in Caribbean nations - including Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago - can be sourced back to the US, according to the US Government Accountability Office.
NBC News
2 Missouri officers accused of stealing nude photos from dozens of women's phones at traffic stops
Two former Missouri officers were charged in separate, unconnected cases in federal court this week over allegations that they illegally searched women's phones during traffic stops to obtain intimate, explicit images found on the devices.
CBS News
After two stamp hikes, the USPS lost nearly $10 billion in 2024
The U.S. Postal Service's loss widened in fiscal 2024, although revenue rose slightly after two stamp hikes this year.
NBC News
Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos
Drought has parched the Northeast U.S. for weeks, draining reservoirs, priming the landscape for damaging wildfires and pushing politicians to implement water-saving measures.
USA TODAY
How rumors and lies hurt people trying to recover from disasters like Helene
Disinformation and misinformation runs rampant after disasters, but experts say the public can be a 'line of defense.'
Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and becoming one of the world’s most influential spreaders of fear and distrust around vaccines. Now, President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which regulates vaccines. Kennedy has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism.
Politico
California lawmaker countersues former staffer, rebutting claims of forced sex acts
In the scorched earth filing, state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil lobs allegations at her former chief of staff, claiming he threatened her safety and stole from her campaign.
Reuters
Fed's Powell declines to say if he would remain after chair term expires
Powell, asked at an event in Dallas whether he would consider being the first Fed chair in more than seven decades to remain on the Fed board after no longer serving as its leader, said only that he is committed to serving out his term as chair. "I'll certainly serve to the end ... of my chair term," Powell said. Powell's term as a Board of Governors member expires in January 2028.
USA TODAY
Video captures smoke billowing over Manhattan after apartment building catches fire in NYC
A luxury high rise apartment building in New York City caught fire Thursday morning.
AFP
Venezuela opposition activist dies in custody
A Venezuelan opposition activist who was arrested during a post-election crackdown died Thursday in custody, his party said.Martinez was a member of the Vente Venezuela party of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who has denounced President Nicolas Maduro's election to a third term as fraudulent.
CNN
Inside Trump’s latest flurry of controversial Cabinet picks
In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than his first post-victory period in 2016.

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