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President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

NY prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction

President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

November 19, 2024, 10:38am Politics

New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, but they expressed some openness Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his impending second term. Read story

FILE - The U.S. Capitol is viewed looking east from Freedom Plaza Jan. 23, 2022, in Washington.

Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump

FILE - The U.S. Capitol is viewed looking east from Freedom Plaza Jan. 23, 2022, in Washington.

November 19, 2024, 9:04am Politics

Donald Trump’s first stint in the White House proved to be a chaotic ride for the District of Columbia. Read story

This image was made from a video posted by a Telegram channel affiliated with the Ukrainian military on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The channel says it shows U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles being fired from an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the date and location the video was filmed.

What does Biden’s decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?

This image was made from a video posted by a Telegram channel affiliated with the Ukrainian military on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The channel says it shows U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles being fired from an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the date and location the video was filmed.

November 19, 2024, 9:02am Nation & World

Russia said Ukraine has fired U.S.-made longer-range weapons inside its territory, days after the U.S. said it would allow Kyiv to use those systems to conduct deeper strikes, a long-sought request by Kyiv. Read story

Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine

November 19, 2024, 9:01am Nation & World

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. Read story

Plates marked with crosses, symbolizing people suffering from hunger worldwide, are displayed at Copacabana Beach during a protest aimed at drawing the attention of leaders attending the upcoming G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.

G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine

Plates marked with crosses, symbolizing people suffering from hunger worldwide, are displayed at Copacabana Beach during a protest aimed at drawing the attention of leaders attending the upcoming G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.

November 19, 2024, 8:52am Business

Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies gathered once again on Tuesday with a lighter schedule after they issued a joint declaration the night before. Read story

FILE - Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., speaks during a hearing July 18, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Duffy to be Transportation Secretary.

What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary

FILE - Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., speaks during a hearing July 18, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Duffy to be Transportation Secretary.

November 19, 2024, 8:50am Politics

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration, positioning him to oversee a complex system that includes pipelines, railroads, cars, trucks, airlines and mass transit systems, as well as funding for highways. Read story

King County voters’ fairly rosy outlook on WA not shared across state

November 19, 2024, 8:46am Northwest

There’s one place in Washington where folks are more pleased with the way things are going here than those in any other part of the state. But even there, there’s still a lot of discontent. Read story

President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

The ‘super year’ of elections has been super bad for incumbents as voters punish them in droves

President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

November 18, 2024, 5:27pm Latest News

Whether on the left or the right, regardless of how long they’ve been in power, sitting governments around the world have been drubbed this year by disgruntled voters in what has been called the “super year” for elections. Read story