Hello all! It's Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. Can't believe it's already Thanksgiving Week. A programming note, I will not be sending an On Politics newsletter on Thursday. |
Federal judge dismisses Jan. 6 case against Donald Trump |
The criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump for allegedly trying to steal the 2020 election is coming to an end. A federal judge on Monday dismissed the case in response to a request from special prosecutor Jack Smith. A longstanding policy at the Justice Department bars prosecuting sitting presidents. It was expected that Smith would wind down both federal cases against Trump after he won the Nov. 5 election. Read more. |
Biden pardons two turkeys before Thanksgiving — his last as president |
To kick off Thanksgiving Week, President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned two Minnesota-born turkeys named Peach and Blossom. The duo was the latest in a long line of lucky birds to be pardoned by the commander-in-chief of the United States in an annual Thanksgiving tradition dating back to 1989. Read more. | President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey named Peach as John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation and his son Grant look on during the annual ceremony on the South Lawn at the White House on Nov. 25, 2024. Leah Millis/REUTERS |
'Have to stay optimistic': Americans share their hopes and fears for a second Trump term |
Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the country was divided. Both Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris argued the future of the United States' future was on the line. Now as Trump builds out his new cabinet and prepares to take back the Oval Office, some Americans question how the nation can move forward together. Read more. | | | | Trump's pick to lead the Defense Department changed his account of whether he was drunk during a 2017 encounter investigated as a sexual assault. | | | | Donald Trump named America First Policy Institute CEO Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture, closing the last open spot in his Cabinet. | | | | Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, called a push for transgender bathroom bans an "attempt to misdirect" from real issues. | | | | Thousands of activists convened for a racial justice conference and vowed to continue to fight against inequities | | | | One of President Trump's campaign promises was deporting illegal migrants. Reporting from El Paso, Lauren Villagran explains deportation centers. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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