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Republicans complete power takeover with House majority

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Republicans complete power takeover with House majority

President-elect Donald Trump gestures as he attends a meeting with House Republicans in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP The Republicans were declared the majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday (November 13, 2024), completing a clean sweep of Congress and the White House in last week’s elections and handing … Read more

Joe Biden: Stumbles, tragedies and, now, delayed triumph

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Joe Biden: Stumbles, tragedies and, now, delayed triumph

Days before he left the White House in 2017, President Barack Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, declaring his septuagenarian, white-haired lieutenant “the best vice president America’s ever had,” a “lion of American history.” The tribute marked the presumed end of a long public life that put Biden in the orbit … Read more