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Donald Trump selects Tulsi Gabbard to oversee intelligence gathering

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to nominate former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence, the Cabinet member in charge of gathering and sharing sensitive foreign information and secrets.

Trump formally announces his choice of Sen. Marco Rubio for Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he will nominate Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for Secretary of State.

Philly D.A. failed to show Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says

The $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to billionaire Elon Musk was allowed to continue through Election Day because Philadelphia's top prosecutor failed to show that it was an illegal lottery, a judge said in a new opinion.

Casey chases windmills and ballots as McCormick settles in

PITTSBURGH — Late Wednesday evening, the Pennsylvania Department of State said an automatic recount was triggered in the state’s U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and Republican Dave McCormick, who is the apparent senator-elect. This was one day after McCormick spent his first day at the U.S. Capitol in an orientation meeting with colleagues […]

Jamie Lee Curtis deactivates her account on X

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis announced Wednesday that she has deactivated her account on the social platform X. She announced her departure from the social media platform via Instagram, writing in the caption “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to...

Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick

{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick President-elect Trump's surprise choice of Pete Hegseth, a conservative Fox News host, as Defense Secretary has enraged Democrats and left even some Republicans scratching their heads. ©...

Inflation rises, Trump looms

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story  Inflation ticks up Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation flirts with prepandemic norms, according to new federal data. © AP Photo/David Zalubowski The latest annual reading...

House panel hears of hidden UAP trove, ‘secretive arms race’

House lawmakers on Wednesday heard from witnesses who claim the United States government is sitting on a trove of information on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) stretching back decades. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), in his opening remarks, called on President-elect Trump to throw off the veil of secrecy on UAPs. He said the push for transparency...

Gaetz resigns from Congress after AG nod

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will resign from Congress “effective immediately” after being nominated to serve as attorney general by President-elect Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday. The resignation — which was announced hours after Gaetz received the attorney general nod — was described by Johnson as a way to speed up the process of filling...

Ozempic and Wegovy may be beneficial in fighting alcohol addiction: Study

The weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may be beneficial for people struggling with alcohol addiction, a study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry said. The study examined about 228,000 people in Sweden who had alcohol use disorder and Type 2 diabetes. The people who were taking drugs like semaglutide were less likely to be hospitalized...

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