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President Donald Trump talks after meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide
Hiring picked up in the early fall after a lackluster summer. A report from the Labor Department Thursday shows employers added 119,000 jobs in September. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., condemns hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle
President Trump takes the hand of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday. Win McNamee/Getty
A protester holds a sign related to the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files outside the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 12, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP President Donald Trump has
The body of the young wooly mammoth known as Yuka was so well-preserved that scientists were able to recovery ancient RNA molecules. Valerii V Plotnikov hide caption toggle caption Valerii
The northern lights fill the sky behind the Saint Joseph the Woodworker Shrine Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, near Valley Falls, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP NEW
FILE – Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. Seth Wenig//AP hide caption






