The confirmation process for Trump’s Cabinet nominees kicked off Tuesday with a hearing for Pete Hegseth, the nominee for Defense secretary.

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Author: Zac Anderson,Riley Beggin

The House of Representatives has passed legislation that would restrict girls’ school sports to only those who were born female, excluding transgender kids.

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Author: Elizabeth Elkind

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, acknowledged Tuesday he is “not a perfect person” but was he defiant in the face of multiple allegations surrounding his past conduct during a contentious confirmation hearing.

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Author: Jeremy Herb

The Danish-controlled island is coveted by some external actors who see the vast territory as a vector for precious minerals and great-power politics.

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Author: Scott L. Montgomery

‘The Daily Show’ host unloaded on conservatives seeking to take advantage of the wildfire disaster, while adding about L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: “I’m not saying she’s Churchill.”

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Author: James Hibberd

Hegseth was challenged over his comments about women in the military by senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren

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Author: Rhian Lubin

Greenlandic minister says Denmark has failed to act over alleged state abuses

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Author: Miranda Bryant

Tuberville joins a growing number of Republicans who have hit out at California lawmakers for the fires

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Author: Rhian Lubin

Donald Trump’s plan to buyout Greenland has taken a serious turn. Republicans have started gathering support in the House of Representatives to pass a new bill to authorise the US President to enter formal negotiations to purchase Greenland.

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Author: Abhishek Chakraborty

Kimmel hit out at the ‘vile and irresponsible things’ Trump said during LA’s ‘darkest and most terrifying hour’

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Author: Jacob Stolworthy

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov when asked to comment on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about acquiring Greenland said on Tuesday that people of Greenland should be listened to first.

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Author: Reuters

Bill, called ‘Make Greenland Great Again Act,’ introduced by Republican Representative Andy Ogles – Anadolu Ajansı

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Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.

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Author: Jane Mayer

Mining executives and researchers describe the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.”

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Author: Sam Meredith

Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary nominee, is among those with a confirmation hearing this week. He is likely to face questions about tattoos and adultery

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Author: David Charter and Charlotte McDonald-Gibson, Washington