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Donald Trump doubles down on defense of Pete Hegseth and attacks fresh effort to impeach him – as it happened
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California voters fail to pass proposed one-time tax on billionaires’ wealth
Campaign over Prop 40, as measure was known, was most expensive in state history, flush with Silicon Valley dollars
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Senate advances bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy
Key environmental groups come out against bipartisan Baaja bill over fears it could spur datacenters and ICE jails
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Police investigate as nearly 30 Santa Barbara half-marathon runners fall ill with ‘unusual symptoms’
Runners seek medical treatment as 13-mile race held amid unusually high November temperatures
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Trump backs embattled Hegseth and Jensen Huang and says FBI looking into spy allegations – video
Donald Trump defended defense secretary Pete Hegseth, who is facing an impeachment resolution from Republican senator Thomas Massie, saying Hegseth 'won two wars'. The president, who said he had spoken to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, said he was 'amazed' by claims Huang conducted an affair with an alleged Chinese spy, and that the FBI was now looking into the issue Jensen Huang’s image has been shattered. Could he be pushed out at Nvidia? Republican Thomas Massie moves to force vote to impeach Pete Hegseth Continue reading...
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International
Senate advances bill to speed up permit reviews for infrastructure projects
Chamber voted 73-25 to formally take up bill that will shorten timelines to start energy and datacenter projects
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US supreme court clears way for Trump’s border wall in Texas’s Big Bend
Ruling said law enacted by Congress reflects preference for border control over environmental and recreational harm
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Trump says US war in Iran ‘effectively over’ as he plays down escalation concerns
President, after talks with Qatari PM, suggests end to war coming ‘fairly soon’ and military escalation not needed
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US citizen shot by ICE officer near children’s bus stop sues government for $25m
Lawsuit also alleges agents followed Carlos Jimenez to a hospital and ‘interfered’ in his care, with bullet fragments still lodged near lung
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing to stand trial for murder in July 2028
Utah judge sets timeline for trial of Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting the far-right activist in September 2025
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Biden says Trump should carry weight of US Capitol riot 'to his grave' in new book
Biden sharply criticises Trump in his soon-to-be released memoir, while the White House calls Biden the worst US president.
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Judge clears way for Lindsay Clancy to be retried on murder charges
Massachusetts judge rejects bid by Clancy’s attorneys to have the case against her dismissed
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