Keeping Up With America | | Harris urges young supporters to 'stay in the fight' ahead of Trump's second term: Vice President Kamala Harris addressed young leaders Tuesday and encouraged them to "stay in the fight" as President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term. In a speech in Prince George's County, Maryland aimed at students and other young community leaders, Harris shared that she's received tens of thousands of letters from people across the country in recent weeks who have expressed how they feel about the election.
3 dead, 6 injured in Wisconsin elementary school mass shooting: A teacher and student are dead and six others are wounded after another student opened fire inside a study hall classroom at a Madison, Wisconsin, elementary school on Monday. The shooter, who died from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was a 15-year-old girl, police say. NBC's Shaquille Brewster reports for TODAY.
Democratic senators seek to ax transgender care ban from defense bill: The National Defense Authorization Act, which passed the House last week, would bar transition-related health coverage for service members' minor children. | US voters believe Trump will get more done than Biden – but also trust his government less: Survey finds voters think Trump will be an effective president, but don't believe his administration will share accurate information. Donald Trump won a second White House term in November's election thanks to voters' attaching higher priority to having an effective president than one who was trustworthy, fresh polling has suggested. | Nima Momeni found guilty of murder in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee: Lee, who founded popular money transfer service Cash App, was fatally stabbed by an IT consultant after an argument about the suspect's sister, prosecutors said. A San Francisco jury on Tuesday convicted IT consultant Nima Momeni in the 2023 fatal stabbing of tech executive Bob Lee, a killing that led to concern about rampant street crime in the city — but was actually motivated by a personal dispute. |
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