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[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: Richmond

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AI, housing and other top issues for state lawmakers in 2025

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Israeli airstrike in Gaza humanitarian zone kills 11, report says

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'The CIA must get involved': Trump melts down in late-night rant targeting DOJ and FBI

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSNBC

A conspiracy theorist with an enemies list: Dig deeper on Trump's pick to head the FBI

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: Newsweek

China and Russia Forge Major Tech Collaboration To Challenge US

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

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GUJCET 2025 registration deadline extended to January 7

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'Labor problem in a nutshell': ALP don't understand difference between 'cost and price'

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Influx from Bangladesh not by minority Hindus but 'majority community' members: Assam CM

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: cnbctv18

Adani bribery case: Now, Chandrababu Naidu wants 'concrete proof'

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

'Dysfunction, disorganization, and disarray': Lawmaker unloads on House GOP rule changes

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Putin tightens grip on foreign-owned breweries in Russia

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When will Trump take office? How to watch the inauguration in Arizona

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Starmer admits 2025 will be 'year of rebuilding' as Labour slips

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Syria Ends Decades of Media Censorship

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Hannah Yeoh, Bar members slammed for hypocrisy over police report against 'seditious' posts

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BJP slams Kejriwal over "failed promises", AAP hits back

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BJP MPs meet Nitin Gadkari to seek four road projects ahead of Delhi elections

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BJP's 'Scam 2024' poster dig at Arvind Kejriwal, AAP hits back with GOAT response

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Editorial: Think twice before breaking up the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

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NTF-Elcac exec: NPA soon an insignificant threat

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

GOP state lawmakers hope to use MAGA 'mandate' to push through extreme agenda: report

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Scott Morrison attends Donald Trump's NYE party in Palm Beach

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

'Got to stop': Coalition slammed for 'talking down' the Australian economy

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Change in Karnataka unit chiefs' post, talks on in big 3 parties

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'People Remember MNS To Solve Problems, Forget While Voting': Raj Thackeray In New Year Message

[ Thu, Jan 02nd ]: MSN

Number of rookie Secret Service agents rose as ve .. rs dwindled in years leading up to Trump shooting

Wed, January 1, 2025

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Sky

Suspected people smugglers face travel bans and social media curbs under tightened laws

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Maharashtra: Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle Announc .. ansfers And Promotions Across Various Departments

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Reuters

Israel's former defence chief Gallant quits parliament

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Yahoo

2024 Year in Review: Crime, resignations, politic .. and new businesses among top stories for the year

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Reuters

Israel's former defence chief Gallant quits politics

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

'Easy': New Year's resolution to put Labor and Greens 'last'

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Arab Americans eye Trump's pro-Israel government picks

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Amy Hamm: As the Trudeau government crumbles, Canadians can expect a better year to come

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Gallup poll: Majority of Americans predict positive changes in 2025

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Nebraska politicians react to deadly attack in New Orleans

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

What to know about Maryland's 4 new and 6 returning members of Congress

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

D.C. Mayor Bowser says she had 'great meeting' with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Richmond

Minimum wage in Virginia increases in 2025, but advocates say it's not enough

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

The President Trump Is Pushing Aside

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Newsmakers of 2024: Donald Trump and tech developments

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Why do so many Florida universities hire politicians as presidents?

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

'The Worst Person You Know Just Made Some Great P .. d Paid' But Is Scared to Cross 'Welfare Queen ...

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Yahoo

Jimmy the Baptist: Carter redefined 'evangelical,' from campaigns to race and women's rights

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

In 2025, Mamata pledges to stand firmly for 'what is just'

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

MAGA Attorney Issues Warning to Gen. Mark Milley .. Trump Were to Attack: 'Sounds Like Treason to Me'

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

All the changes in effect from January 1, 2025

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Republic Day 2025: When and where to get tickets .. arade and Beating Retreat Ceremony | Details here

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

German government condemns New Year's Eve violence after hundreds of arrests

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Solar panels and saving energy: Jimmy Carter will be remembered as America's first green president

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: RealClearPolitics

Make a Resolution To Fix Social Security

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: Tuko

Uhuru-Ruto Handshake: 5 Other Surprise Political Moves that Happened in 2024

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Will Joe Biden Sign the Social Security Fairness Act? Here's What We Know

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Atishi and Delhi Lt Governor clash over alleged temple demolition order

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Macron admits he was WRONG to call snap election

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Republicans raising questions about Johnson's reelection as House speaker

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

What the papers say - January 1

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

'Dangerous slippery slope': Chris Minns slammed for proposing stricter hate speech laws

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: BBC

Five political moments to watch out for in 2025

[ Wed, Jan 01st ]: MSN

Presidential staff walks out over Acting President's court appointments

Tue, December 31, 2024

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: Vanguard

Nigeria is the unfortunate parent of ungrateful children, by Rotimi Fasan

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: ABC

Jimmy Carter's enduring diplomatic legacy: ANALYSIS

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: Politico

The Ground Is Shifting in American Politics. Here's What I Saw on the Trail.

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: PBS

What we know about Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Elon Musk paying $2,000 per night to stay close to Donald Trump?

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: Tuko

Hassan Joho: List of Other Politicians Who Made Major Comebacks in 2024

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: CNN

Remembering former President Jimmy Carter

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Benue Governor signs N550.1bn 2025 budget into law

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: WLRN

LGBTQ+ community to celebrate 10 years of marriage equality in Florida

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Challenges for Labour, the growth of Reform, and new laws: What 2025 will hold for Welsh politics

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

The flashpoints in local politics for 2024

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: WLRN

US census data shows how Middle Eastern and Hispanic residents differ in racial identity

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Pressure mounts from Russia and US ahead of German election

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

For the first time, Syrians 'not afraid' to talk politics

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Delhi Elections 2025: 'AAP Dirty Politics'- Lt Go .. ernor Praises, Atishi Responds Sharply | ABP News

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: WTEN

The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: Sky

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[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Massive pro-Democratic union employs family of leader in high-paying jobs

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Bengal, Bangla & 'Bohiragoto'. The politics of identity and pushback against Hindi 'imposition'

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Matt Gorman says idea of Biden staying in the 2024 race is 'delusion of the highest order'

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: CP24

New Ontario laws and regulations coming into effect in 2025. Here's what you need to know.

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: Mint

The year in data: how 2024 stacked up for economy, politics, climate and more

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Georgia: Thousands form "Chain of Unity" to demand snap elections in Tbilisi, Georgia

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MassLive

Steward, Boston's tax fight and fixing the T: The top 5 Mass. political stories of 2024

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Nigel Farage given permission to replace 'tired' .. stone on Romney Marsh with three-storey new-build

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

On Manipur violence, CM Biren Singh says 'feel regret, want to say sorry to people of state'

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: HuffPost

Trump Endorses Mike Johnson In Speaker Race Amid A Few Rumblings Of GOP Discontent

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: NDTV

How Justin Trudeau's "Vote Bank" Politics Wrecked Canada-India Ties In 2024

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Afghanistan's Taliban government to shut down NGOs employing women

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

The next installment of Kisan Yojana may come on .. s day, but these farmers will not get the benefit

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

U.P. ministers lead roadshows in Delhi, Mohali for Mahakumbh

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Trump Cabinet picks ordered to stay off social media amid ugly MAGA visa battle

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Bengal, Bangla & 'Bahirgoto'. The politics of identity and pushback against Hindi 'imposition'

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Drug Middlemen Spared by Trump and Musk, for Now

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Religion expert lays out 'the juxtaposition of Jimmy Carter' and Donald Trump

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Kentuckians will have to choose between firearms and medical cannabis starting Jan. 1st

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Utah political leaders react to the passing of Jimmy Carter

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

'Gullible and Wrong': Journalists Lament Missing Joe Biden's Decline

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Vacationing Trudeau can't escape catcalls and mockery: 'Get out of B.C.'

[ Tue, Dec 31st 2024 ]: MSN

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow and Kyiv exchan .. of prisoners as Putin's forces suffer big losses

Mon, December 30, 2024

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: thenightly

Surging populism and rejecting incumbents: What we learned from the 2024 mega election year

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: VTDigger

Joan Shannon will not seek reelection to Burlingt .. ping a decades-long career in Queen City politics

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

'Great idea': Bernie Sanders takes Trump up on his own plan

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

'Needed this vow of support' from Trump: Will Johnson be re-elected as House Speaker?

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: devdiscourse

Poland's Electoral Commission Reverses Decision on PiS Funding

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: WPLG

Jimmy Carter is being mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: Upstream

Slovakia and Ukraine deepen dispute over Russian gas transit

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: PBS

The message voters around the world sent to leaders in 2024: 'You're fired'

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: redstateobserver

AMA's Corruption Undermines Patient Care, Demands Reform Now

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: RealClearPolitics

Former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien: Trump Is Serious About Greenland And Panama Canal

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: Slate

Jimmy Carter's Complicated Environmental Legacy

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: i

Sickness and disability benefits review results to be unveiled in spring

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: BBC

State funeral and national day of mourning to be held for Jimmy Carter

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: WAtoday

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: jacobin

Jimmy Carter Was Right About Israel's Apartheid

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: Newsweek

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: PBS

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: Firstpost

2024 was a massive year for elections around the world. Here's what happened and what we learned

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: AOL

Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: ABC

Biden marks Jimmy Carter's death with National Day of Mourning, amid sweeping tributes

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Irish government had 'little in locker' over cooperation in 1998, official said

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: Firstpost

After Germany, Elon Musk turns to UK to prop far-right Nigel Farage against Starmer

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Bans on 'junk fees,' forever chemicals and binary triggers among new Minnesota laws as of Jan. 1

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Jimmy Carter death - updates: Trump pays tribute after former president's death aged 100

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Biden, Trump and U.S. leaders remember Carter's life of service to nation and world

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: Newsweek

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Jimmy Carter: Nobel-winning humanitarian and ex-US president dies aged 100

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Jimmy Carter, 39th president, remembered for his integrity and devotion to humanity

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Biden and Trump lead tributes to 'extraordinary' Jimmy Carter after death

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, once called a 'pretty good Canadian,' dies at 100

[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: WIBC

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[ Mon, Dec 30th 2024 ]: MSN

Jimmy Carter went to North Korea for nuclear talks in 1994. It didn't go as planned

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[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: Reuters

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[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: KGOU

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[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: CNN

Jimmy Carter, a one-term president who became a globe-trotting elder statesman, dies at 100

[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: Time

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[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: Yahoo

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[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: Time

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[ Sun, Dec 29th 2024 ]: WESA

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Maddow Blog | Why Trump backing Speaker Mike Johnson (sort of) matters

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Published in Politics and Government on Monday, December 30th 2024 at 18:40 GMT by MSN
^{🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication 🞛 This publication contains editorial commentary or bias from the source}

Headed into this week's vote, is Mike Johnson relieved to have Donald Trump's backing? Yes. Will it guarantee the Republican speaker's success? No.

The article from MSNBC's Maddow Blog discusses the significance of former President Donald Trump endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson. Despite Trump's endorsement, the article highlights that this support might not carry the weight it once did due to Trump's history of flip-flopping on endorsements and his current political standing. Trump's endorsement of Johnson, who has been in the role for less than a month, comes at a time when Johnson faces challenges in managing the GOP's slim majority and internal party conflicts. The piece notes that while Trump's backing could theoretically help solidify Johnson's position, the practical impact might be limited given Trump's inconsistent support for past GOP leaders and the current political climate. Furthermore, the article suggests that Trump's endorsement might be more about maintaining his influence within the party rather than a genuine belief in Johnson's leadership capabilities.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/maddow-blog-why-trump-backing-speaker-mike-johnson-sort-of-matters/ar-AA1wIGpb ]

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