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NYT Politics
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‘There Were Signs’: How the Polls Anticipated Some of Trump’s Key Gains
The available data confirms that Donald Trump made inroads among Hispanic, Black and big-city voters. The results mean that, to a great extent, the pre-election polls had it right.
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With Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth, Trump Takes on Pillars of the ‘Deep State’
The Justice Department, Pentagon and intelligence agencies were the three areas of government that proved to be the most stubborn obstacles to Mr. Trump in his first term.
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Trump Names Former S.E.C. Chief as Manhattan’s Top Federal Prosecutor
Jay Clayton, a former corporate lawyer, will be in a critical position for the president-elect, who has promised revenge on those who prosecuted him in New York.
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Portland Business News
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Proposed Portland streetcar extension may spur mixed-use development
The streetcar extension would add around a half mile of tracks to the Northwest line and travel to the Montgomery Park building.
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Columbian Newspaper
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Incoming Senate chairs expected to rein in infrastructure dollars
WASHINGTON — Republicans’ incoming Senate majority could stall a repeat effort to boost transportation and infrastructure spending, which had been hiked by billions of dollars in the previous funding cycle. |
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Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting him in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid. |
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The Leonid meteor shower peaks as the supermoon wanes
WASHINGTON — It’s a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, likely obscuring all but the brightest meteors in most locations. |
Seattle Times Opinion
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New Starbucks CEO should be grounded in Seattle
Brian Niccol was hired to turn the company around. He’ll have a better chance the more time he pledges to be in Seattle. |
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A worldwide ‘Jew hunt’
Antisemitism in Europe has now reached the point where the future of many of its Jewish communities is now seriously in doubt. |
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Union victories at Boeing, docks usher in a new era of worker power
The agreements forged by Boeing and national dockworkers are part of a growing movement by workers demanding union representation and better wages. |
