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House Republican leaders, from left, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, arrive to tout Republican wins and meet with reporters on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Congress returns to work this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session &mdash; that period between Election Day and the end of the two-year congressional term. (AP Photo/J.

House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?

House Republican leaders, from left, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, arrive to tout Republican wins and meet with reporters on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Congress returns to work this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session &mdash; that period between Election Day and the end of the two-year congressional term. (AP Photo/J.

November 18, 2024, 3:24pm Politics

After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House— they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo. Read story

Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019.

Military, emergency part of Trump deportation plan

Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019.

November 18, 2024, 2:34pm Politics

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he confirmed Monday. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, center, listens to Albert Abbas, owner of The Great Commoner, left, as Massad Boulos looks on during a visit to the cafe, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, center, listens to Albert Abbas, owner of The Great Commoner, left, as Massad Boulos looks on during a visit to the cafe, Nov. 1, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.

November 18, 2024, 1:25pm Nation & World

Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.” Read story

Ethics panel to meet on Gaetz report amid Trump’s AG pick blowback

November 18, 2024, 12:39pm Nation & World

Ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general took a new hit Monday as the House Ethics Committee reportedly set a meeting where it may discuss releasing its report on explosive sex and drugs allegations against him. Read story

Law enforcement officers are seen as people wait to register to vote, left, and drop off their ballots at the downtown Vancouver elections office Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2024.

Voter turnout in Washington is lower than in 2020

Law enforcement officers are seen as people wait to register to vote, left, and drop off their ballots at the downtown Vancouver elections office Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2024.

November 18, 2024, 9:06am Clark County Politics

Despite the talk of a high-stakes presidential election with democracy itself allegedly on the line — not to mention a gubernatorial race and four major initiative campaigns — voter turnout in Washington appears to be coming in substantially lower than four years ago. Read story

FILE - Female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., Sept. 18, 2012.

Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate

FILE - Female soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division train on a firing range while testing new body armor in Fort Campbell, Ky., Sept. 18, 2012.

November 18, 2024, 9:00am Politics

President Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? Read story

Mara Russo, a bartender at Murph&rsquo;s Tavern in Totowa, N.J., speaks about why she supported President-elect Donald Trump in 2024. Totowa, in suburban New York&rsquo;s Passaic County, went for a Republican for president for the first time since 1992.

From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House

Mara Russo, a bartender at Murph&rsquo;s Tavern in Totowa, N.J., speaks about why she supported President-elect Donald Trump in 2024. Totowa, in suburban New York&rsquo;s Passaic County, went for a Republican for president for the first time since 1992.

November 18, 2024, 8:31am Nation & World

Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City. Read story

FILE - The Supreme Court building is seen, June 28, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court leaves in place Alaska campaign disclosure rules voters approved in 2020

FILE - The Supreme Court building is seen, June 28, 2024, in Washington.

November 18, 2024, 8:30am Politics

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place disclosure rules for campaign contributions that Alaska voters approved in a 2020 ballot measure. Read story