President-elect Trump announced three key appointments to White House offices on Monday, including two who served during his first term. The announcement included the appointment of James Braid, who will return to the White House as the deputy assistant to the president and director of the Office of Legislative Affairs. Braid worked in legislative affairs at the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first term, and since...

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A Missouri state court on Monday upheld a state law banning child mutilation, following a brief two-week trial challenging the legislation. “The Court has left Missouri’s law banning child mutilation in place, a resounding victory for our children. We are the first state in the nation to successfully defend such a law at the trial court level,” state Attorney General Andrew Bailey said in a statement. “I’m extremely...