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Former congressman tapped as Democratic candidate …

FILE - Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., right, speaks during a news conference with a bipartisan group of current or former elected officials who support Robert Zimmerman's campaign, Nov. 7, 2022, in Great Neck, N.Y. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi will be the Democratic nominee in next year's special election to replace ousted congressman George Santos, New York Democrats announced Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window …

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That's according to court papers filed Thursday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

New US-Mexico agreement to monitor foreign investments …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Mexican Secretary of Finance Rogelio Ramirez de la O, hold a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The GOP’s slim House majority is getting even tighter …

FILE - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters hours after he was ousted as Speaker of the House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, that he is resigning from his congressional seat and will leave by the end of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US sanctions money lending network to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, …

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. In response to increasing attacks against ships in the southern Red Sea by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the U.S. has announced sanctions against 13 people and firms alleged to be providing tens of millions of dollars to the Houthis in Yemen. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Bowman for pulling …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meets with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The Democratic leader criticized today's Republican censure of Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., who triggered a fire alarm last September in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings when the chamber was in session. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Donald Trump returns to court as his defense expert asserts …

Donald Trump speaks after arriving at New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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Ospreys had safety issues long before they were grounded. …

FILE - A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey aircraft taxies behind an Osprey carrying members of the White House press corps at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on April 24, 2021. When the U.S. military took the extraordinary step of grounding its fleet of V-22 Ospreys this week, it wasn't reacting just to the recent deadly crash of the aircraft off the coast of Japan. The aircraft has had a long list of problems in its short history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

No reelection campaign for Democratic representative …

FILE - U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, July 19, 2022, in Washington. Manning, a second-term Democratic congresswoman, will not seek re-election to the U.S. House under the North Carolina General Assembly's new redistricting maps, she announced Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Two GOP presidential debates are set for Iowa and …

Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy participate in a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Deputy U.S. Marshal charged with entering plane drunk …

FILE - A general view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police on Feb. 3, 2012. London police have charged a deputy U.S. Marshal in the United Kingdom with entering an aircraft while drunk after he was arrested on allegations of misconduct aboard a flight from New York. The 39-year-old was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, upon arrival at Heathrow Airport. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral …

FILE - Mayoral candidate state Sen. John Whitmire takes photos with his supporters during an election watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced …

FILE - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive for an event on prescription drug costs, in the East Room of the White House, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice. It's warning them that if the price of certain drugs is too high, they might allow other companies to make their product. Under the new plan, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The GOP debate field was asked about Trump. But most …

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)