Trump Covers Autism, the Border Wall and Drones in First Post-Election News Conference

Speaking from his Mar-a-Lago estate, the president-elect announced a $100 billion investment from SoftBank, a Japanese company. He also jumped from one topic to another in an hourlong appearance.

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Pete Hegseth’s Guard Left the Army After the Beating of a Civilian

John Hasenbein, who has escorted Donald J. Trump’s pick for defense secretary to meetings on Capitol Hill, said he was unjustly prosecuted for the 2019 episode.

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Blocked Muslim Judicial Nominee Decries Senate ‘Smear Campaign’

Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim American federal appellate court judge, wrote an angry letter to President Biden describing bigotry he faced in the confirmation process.

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Trump and SoftBank CEO Announce $100 Billion Investment in US Projects

The technology company plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects, echoing the multibillion-dollar pledge it made after Donald J. Trump’s first election victory in 2016.

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TikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block Law Banning Its U.S. Operations

The company and its Chinese parent invoked the First Amendment in urging the justices to step in before a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be shut down.

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Austin Tice’s Mother Appeals to Netanyahu to Pause Strikes to Search for Son in Syrian Area

Debra Tice wrote to the Israeli prime minister that her family had “credible information” that Austin Tice may be held in a prison outside Damascus, in an area where Israel had been conducting military operations.

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What to Know About the Collapse of Germany’s Government, and What’s Next

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German Parliament, ending the unpopular three-party coalition government he has led since 2021.

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Putin Stays Silent on Syria in Meeting With Russia’s Military

In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that winning in Ukraine was his top priority.

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E.B. Furgurson III, Who Covered Massacre at His Newspaper, Dies at 70

After five people were killed in the newsroom, he set up a work space in the back of his pickup truck and made sure the next day’s issue was published.

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Adams Is Denied Public Matching Funds, Hampering Re-election Campaign

The New York City Campaign Finance Board voted to withhold as much as $4.3 million in matching funds from Mayor Eric Adams, as he faces federal corruption charges focused on his fund-raising practices.

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