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Trump falls just below 50% in popular vote, but gets more than in past elections  NPR

Once again, polls missed a decisive slice of Trump voters in 2024  NBC News

Biden just gave Trump a new pardon playbook  POLITICO

Retailers are warning Americans to be vigilant about their packages and not let porch pirates steal the holiday spirit, (Image credit: Mark Lennihan)

This year’s popular-vote margin is the second-closest since 1968 and still tightening. It shows just how closely divided the country is politically, and that any shift to the right is marginal. (Image credit: Jim Watson)

As the transition to a new administration approaches, what is the likely impact on a decidedly nervous State Department?

How Biden Changed His Mind on Pardoning Hunter: ‘Time to End All of This’  The New York Times Democrats left fuming over Biden’s decision to pardon his son — after he repeatedly said he wouldn’t  CNN ‘Look Out for Your Own’: Two

GOP senators defend Hegseth after private meeting  Axios Pete Hegseth’s Secret History  The New Yorker Trump’s Defense pick, Pete Hegseth, faces new media report on alleged alcohol abuse, sexual impropriety  CNBC After Pete Hegseth meeting, Republican senators brush aside misconduct allegations  NBC News Hegseth

Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan  The White House Biden surges arms to Ukraine, fearing Trump will halt U.S. aid  The Washington Post US to bolster Ukraine with $725 mln weapons package  Reuters U.S. Sending $725 Million in Arms to Ukraine, Including

5-plus feet of snow and counting: More snow is coming to the already buried Great Lakes  CNN I-94 shut down in Michigan after multi-vehicle pileup causes injuries as lake-effect snowstorm continues  Fox Weather Inside The Storm: Feet Of Snow In Great Lakes  The