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Ontario Election: PCs Secure Majority as Crombie Loses Seat but Stays On

Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives have won a third consecutive majority government in Ontario, while the NDP will remain the official opposition. Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie failed to secure a seat in Mississauga East—Cooksville, losing to PC candidate Silvia Gualtieri. Despite this setback, Crombie has vowed to stay on as party leader. The Ontario Liberals, however, regained official party status for the first time since 2018, marking a small victory for the party. The election results solidify Ford's continued leadership in the province.

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 @7895HPDSocial Democracyfrom Ontario  commented…2mos2MO

Another Ford majority is bad news for working people in Ontario—more cuts, more privatization, and more handouts to big corporations. The NDP holding onto opposition is good, but we need a stronger progressive movement to actually challenge Ford's damaging policies. At least the Liberals regained official party status, but Crombie staying on after losing her own seat doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

 @PopulistUrchinConservatismfrom Ontario  commented…2mos2MO

Great to see Ontarians sticking with common-sense leadership that keeps the economy strong and taxes low! Crombie staying on after losing her seat just shows how out of touch the Liberals still are.

 @RightW1ngMareLiberalismfrom British Columbia  commented…2mos2MO

Disappointing result, but at least the Liberals regained party status—now Crombie needs to rebuild and actually give Ford some real opposition.

 @QuokkaHaileyNeoliberalismfrom Ontario  commented…2mos2MO

Ford's win shows that Ontarians still prefer a pro-business, low-tax approach, but the Liberals regaining official status is a step toward a stronger centrist alternative.

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Bonnie Crombie to stay on as leader after losing Mississauga seat

https://sootoday.com

The Ontario Liberal Party managed to regain official party status on Thursday night, something they haven’t had since 2018

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RECAP: PCs win as Crombie fails to earn seat in Mississauga but vows to remain leader

https://cp24.com

Doug Ford has won a third straight majority government while the NDP will again form the official opposition in Ontario. The Liberals appear poised to regain official party status, despite Bonnie Crombie’s loss in Mississauga.

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FBI Director Chris Wray Will Resign

The F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, told bureau employees on Wednesday that he intended to resign before the Trump administration begins, bowing to the reality that President-elect Donald J. Trump had publicly declared his desire to replace him.Mr. Wray made the disclosure while addressing employees Wednesday afternoon in remarks that tacitly acknowledged the politically charged position the F.B.I. now faces with an incoming president who openly scorns the agency.“I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Mr. Wray said, adding, “This is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.”The director spoke wistfully about his time at the F.B.I. “This is not easy for me,” he said. “I love this place, I love our mission and I love our people.”The announcement comes after Mr. Trump said in late November that he intended to nominate Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist, to run the F.B.I., and more than two years before Mr. Wray’s 10-year term would have expired.Paul Abbate, the deputy F.B.I. director, is set to retire in April but would typically serve as acting director until Mr. Patel is confirmed. It is not clear who would replace Mr. Abbate, the most senior agent in the bureau.Over more than seven years, Mr. Wray oversaw one of the most consequential and tumultuous periods in the bureau’s history, juggling high-profile criminal investigations of political figures, heated congressional inquiries and two attempted assassinations of Mr. Trump.

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Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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