Sources: Trump’s team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire
The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory and could change as Trump’s administration takes shape, said the sources. Read more
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Sexually transmitted infection rates slow, CDC reports
More than 2.4 million STIs were reported last year, compared to more than 2.5 million in 2022, with nearly half occurring in adolescents and young adults aged 15–24, according to a report by the agency. Read more
Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Senate race
The final result was much closer than some predictions, another sign of Republican strength throughout the country. Read more
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years
Teixeira, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston after pleading guilty to perpetrating what U.S. prosecutors call “one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.” Read more
Biden, Harris honor veterans in first event after election loss
Biden laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery alongside Harris in a solemn ceremony, as the national anthem and “Taps” echoed through the grounds on a bright autumn morning. Read more
Trump to tap Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, sources say
Rubio is a top China hawk in the Senate. Read more
FEMA fires employee for telling crews to skip pro-Trump homes
FEMA confirmed that an employee had issued that guidance and has been terminated. It said that it believed this was an isolated incident and that it was under investigation. Read more
Donald Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all battleground states
Democrats appeared to be fighting an uphill battle from the start in Arizona, a border state where voters expressed fury over the migrant crisis and deep economic concerns. Read more
Inside the federal workforce that Trump has promised to eviscerate
Most federal workers do not have the option to retire or to transfer their expertise to the private sector Read more
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South Carolina research facility recovers 1 of 43 escaped monkeys
It is not the first time monkeys have been loose in Yemassee, where there are more primates than people within the town limits. Read more
Firefighters gain control over devastating wildfire near Los Angeles
Residents of 3,500 homes were able to return home but another 2,000 homes remained under evacuation orders, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said. Read more
Iranian agents allegedly plotted to kill Trump before election
One of the plotters said that he was assigned in September to carry out the plan by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, prosecutors said in court papers. Read more
Poll: Most Americans expect Trump to increase U.S. debt
The two-day poll, which closed on Thursday, showed that 62% of respondents — including 94% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans — said it was likely Trump’s policies “will push the U.S. national debt higher.” Read more
Wildfire near Los Angeles rages on after 10,000 evacuate
Overnight, the area scorched by the blaze — dubbed the Mountain Fire — remained at about 20,000 acres in Ventura County. Containment was estimated at 7%, compared with 5% on Thursday, Cal Fire said in an incident update. Read more
Wave of racist texts after election prompts FBI scrutiny
The FBI said in a statement that it was “aware of the offensive and racist text messages” and that it was coordinating with the Justice Department and other federal authorities. Read more
An Idaho health department is barred from offering COVID shots
The ban will make it harder for some people to access COVID vaccines in the six-county region in southwestern Idaho, which include Adams, Canyon, Owyhee, Gem, Washington and Payette counties and covers over 300,000 residents. Read more
FBI: Multi-state hoax bomb threats tied to Russia hit polling sites
At least two polling sites targeted by the hoax bomb threats in the election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated today. Read more
Ex-Ohio police officer convicted in murder of unarmed Black man
Adam Coy, a white man and nearly 20-year veteran of the Columbus police force, killed Hill, 47, responding to a non-emergency nuisance call about car noise in December 2020. Read more
Trump’s microphone trouble in Milwaukee leaves him ‘seething’
The rally was Trump’s final scheduled event in Wisconsin, but his closing pitch was derailed just minutes into his remarks, when members of the crowd began chanting, “Fix the mic!” Read more
Voting machine firm staff prepare for doxxing, swatting threats
Following the 2020 election, which Republican candidate Donald Trump falsely claimed he had won, some workers at election technology vendors reported that they had been “doxxed” — private information about their homes, such as pictures of their front doors, had been shared online, according to Sara Cutter, the executive director of the American Council for Election Technology. Read more
U.S. Army ramps up training as focus shifts to China threat
It would put the world’s two strongest militaries — both of them nuclear superpowers — in direct conflict, possibly drawing in other nuclear adversaries, including North Korea and Russia. Read more
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