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Kristi Noem hearing; Trump order on AI; record cold weather; tiny robots; and more

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  Seized oil tanker; Trump administration billionaires; interest rates; anci…

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  Trump’s affordability tour; Miami mayoral election; a piano-playing octopu…

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  Ukraine and Russia; Nancy Mace airport incident; Golden Globe nominations;…

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  U.S. citizens detained in immigration operations; Kennedy Center Honors; l…

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  D.C. pipe bomb arrest; Trump’s new ballroom architect; Black Death volcano…

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  Pete Hegseth under pressure; Trump pardons Cuellar; pajamas at the airport…

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  Trump’s rant against Somalis; Tennessee House race; the companies trying t…

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  Pete Hegseth and boat strikes; ‘everywhere chemicals’; new TSA fee; Olivia…

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  Pete Hegseth’s boat strike orders; Stockton shooting; Ozempic’s wider impa…

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  Post Reports: Kathryn Bigelow on ‘A House of Dynamite’ and the nuclear ‘el…

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  The FBI and Democrats; Trump’s ballroom plans; national park fees; and more

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  James Comey and Letitia James cases; Oval Office sign; Thanksgiving meal c…

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  Ukraine talks; MAGA divide; electricity prices; ‘forever chemicals’; and m…

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  Billionaire donors; Trump’s ‘treason’ allegation; swastika rule; Elon Musk…

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  Trump signs bill to release Epstein files; Marjorie Taylor Greene; Decembe…