Donald Trump explains why Melania is missing from Christmas card and campaign trail

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  • Donald Trump addressed his wife's noticeable absence from the family's Christmas photo.
  • He said Melania was by her ailing mother's side in the hospital.
  • The ex-first lady has been largely absent from her husband's 2024 campaign and court appearances.

Is the mystery of the missing Melania Trump solved?

People in California are getting more sick leave and can't be fired for using marijuana outside work

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved hundreds of new laws. These laws will be enacted starting in 2024.

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Porn pervaded politics in 2023. And none of it was sexy.

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2023 was filled with porn in politics.

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Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, the first Black woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, dies at 88

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Portrait of American politician Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Washington DC, 1990s.

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Lauren Boebert blames Barbra Streisand and Ryan Reynolds for making her switch districts

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Lauren Boebert (left), Barbra Streisand (center), and Ryan Reynolds (right).
Lauren Boebert (left), Barbra Streisand (center), and Ryan Reynolds (right).

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Chief Justice Roberts used his year-end report to ponder ethical uses of AI in law but didn't mention ethical questions circling the Supreme Court

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Lauren Boebert's district switch could be a lifeline for Colorado Republicans. Her decision could also backfire spectacularly.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert recently announced that she'd forgo reelection in Colorado's 3rd Congressional district and instead run in the more conservative 4th district.

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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II says she will abdicate after 52 years in surprise New Year's Eve announcement

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Queen Margrethe II.

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Trump has 'played this victim card wonderfully' as states take him off the ballot, New Hampshire's governor says

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, left, and former President Donald Trump.

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Ron DeSantis keeps talking about blowing up The Bahamas

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Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis addresses attendees during a campaign event in Rochester, New Hampshire.

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