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Leesville High grad to lead US Army in the Pacific
Special to the American Press FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – Ronald P. Clark, a 1984 graduate of Leesville High…
Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep…
National News
Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as prosecutors consider how…
Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda after his election victory, insisting the…
National News
Will Trump’s hush money conviction be upheld? Judge will rule today
A gut punch for most defendants, Donald Trump turned his criminal conviction into a rallying cry. His supporters…
Politics
Biden guarantees a ‘peaceful transfer of power,’ House control hangs in the balance
President Joe Biden delivered remarks to the nation midday Thursday in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath…
weather
Hurricane Rafael taking a turn away from US
The National Hurricane Center is increasingly confident that Hurricane Rafael will not make landfall along the Louisiana coastline.…
Politics
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed
Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president–elect often skipped…
Politics
Trump wins White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former…
Politics
Trump wins Georgia, moving closer to reclaiming White House
Donald Trump on Wednesday won the battleground state of Georgia, the onetime Republican stronghold that had voted for…