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President Trump is gearing up for a bloody, partisan brawl with Congress during his final two years in office.

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Father arrested for leaving sleeping 6-year-old daughter in Pokemon card line

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog, right, tasks Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar ("Straight") Party, with forming a government at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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