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Hegseth: Trump told me to ‘keep fighting’  POLITICO What it would mean for Florida if DeSantis became Trump’s defense secretary  Axios ‘I am here to tell the truth’: Pete Hegseth’s mother defends son in Fox News appearance  CNN

Pete Hegseth: Trump’s defence pick hits out after reports he could be dropped  BBC.com Ron DeSantis would be crazy to accept Secretary of Defense position in Trump’s cabinet  Yahoo! Voices Trump floats DeSantis as potential defense secretary replacement if Hegseth falters  Fox News

Pete Hegseth: Trump’s defence pick hits out after reports he could be dropped  BBC.com Who is Florida Lt. Gov Jeanette Nuñez? DeSantis might be Trump’s next pick for Pentagon  Yahoo! Voices Trump floats DeSantis as potential defense secretary replacement if Hegseth falters  Fox

Trump selects Jared Isaacman to lead NASA  The Hill

Trump’s plan for Ukraine comes into focus: Territorial concessions but NATO off the table  Reuters

A new report tracking the health of civic freedoms around the world identifies a notable trend: Crackdowns on Palestinian solidarity protests in every kind of society, from the most open to the least. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Both the conflict itself and

Democrats’ flip in California concludes final unresolved US House race  CNN Democratic challenger Adam Gray flips California’s 13th Congressional District in nation’s final House race  Fox News California Democrat Flips Seat in the Last House Race to Be Called  The New York Times

High-profile South Korean cabinet ministers offer to resign  Financial Times South Korea President Yoon Faces Impeachment After Martial Law Declaration: Live Updates  The New York Times The South Korean coup is a perfect coda to the Biden presidency  The Guardian South Korea’s Warning

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Reflecting on the 2024 presidential campaign, a large majority of voters say it was interesting rather than dull (74% vs. 24%). But evaluations of the campaign are more negative than positive on other dimensions. Roughly three-quarters of voters (74%) say