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Senate Republicans reelect Thune as top leader, rejecting push to delay internal election

Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their top leader on Tuesday after rejecting an effort to delay the leadership vote to digest the party's sweeping election losses and chart a path forward.

15 Early Black Friday toy deals on Amazon for under $30

Black Friday officially kicks off on Amazon Nov. 19, but a wide mix of early deals in Toys & Games is already live.

Dominican president says he backs Bukele and Salvadoran troops in Haiti

The president of the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that his government is collaborating with El Salvador's president and providing him with logistics and intelligence as some 2,500 troops from the Central American country battle violent gangs in Haiti.

Appeals court limits order for LinkedIn to disclose journalists' communications in leak probe

A judge must narrow an order requiring LinkedIn to divulge journalists' communications on the social media platform to the Trump administration as part of a leak investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a case with profound free-speech implications.

Trump Gets Closer to Choosing a New Press Secretary

President Trump is narrowing down a list of contenders to be his new press secretary.

Jimmy Carter's family farm to be preserved and opened to the public

The family farm where President Jimmy Carter tended peanuts, corn and sugarcane as a boy and later returned throughout his life will be preserved and opened to the public.

4 grizzly bears linked by DNA to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada

Four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter this month in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack, wildlife officials said Tuesday.

A 24-carat 'Bulgari Pink' diamond ring sells for over $14.6 million at Christie's auction

A 24-carat fancy intense pink diamond ring sold Tuesday at auction for more than $14.6 million in the middle of the expected range, Christie's said.

Senior U.S. Army soldier arrested in Britain accused of passing secrets to Russia

A senior U.S. Army soldier is in British custody after authorities there accused him of passing classified information to Russia.

DOJ's lawsuit over suspected noncitizen voting in California an attempt to 'disrupt' election: judge

The federal judge who blocked President Trump's attempt to discount up to 20,000 California ballots the feds said were mailed to noncitizens took a parting shot Tuesday as he closed out the case.

Trump nominates Justice Department official to an EEOC seat that was left open by Democrat's firing

President Donald Trump has nominated a Justice Department official to an open seat on a key civil rights agency, signaling his administration's determination to forge ahead with efforts to dismantle diversity policies it claims discriminate against white workers and others.

No constitutional right protects nearby residents from ICE tear gas at Portland protests, court says

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that residents and businesses in Portland, Oregon, had no constitutional right to avoid exposure to chemical irritants such as tear gas deployed by federal officers protecting ICE's facility in the city.