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Dershowitz: How I would defend Luigi Mangione

It is important to remember that a lawyer in a criminal case is merely an agent. It is the defendant who must decide which defenses to raise,...

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Alan Dershowitz, Opinion Contributor

Shattered 'efficiency' dreams: Musk could save $2 trillion just by undoing previous reforms

Despite the threat of government shutdowns, the government never actually shuts down, but instead creates more government jobs and wastes more...

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Cheryl Kelley, Opinion Contributor

Cardinal Dolan: Trump 'takes his Christian faith seriously'

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in an interview that aired Sunday that President-elect Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.” “I've...

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Tara Suter

Conservatives urge Ways and Means GOP to cut corporate rate, capital gains tax

A group of conservatives, led by a group formed by former Vice President Mike Pence, wrote to the top Republican on the powerful Ways and Means...

yesterday 20

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Brett Samuels

These 3 death row inmates were not on Biden's commutation list

President Biden gave commutations of sentences to 37 people on federal death row Monday. Those who received the Monday commutations of their...

yesterday 10

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Tara Suter

House Democrat criticizes Biden's death row commutations

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) criticized President Biden’s decision on Monday to commute the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, saying...

yesterday 4

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Alex Gangitano

Gaetz sues Ethics Committee in last-minute bid to block release of report

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee in a last-minute attempt to block the panel from...

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Zach Schonfeld

READ: House Ethics report on Gaetz allegations

The House Ethics Committee on Monday released its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct and...

yesterday 20

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The Hill Staff

Mega Millions jackpot hits record $944M for Christmas Eve

The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $944 million, with a cash option of roughly $429.4 million, and if there is a winner in the...

yesterday 10

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Addy Bink

Live Updates: Gaetz moves to block ethics report, Biden commutes death row prisoners

President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row. Sen....

yesterday 10

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The Hill Staff

Gaetz floats possible bid for Rubio's Senate seat

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) openly floated the idea of running for Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) Senate seat during a Turning Point USA event...

yesterday 10

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Caroline Vakil

Our media is broken, and our nation will suffer the consequences

President Biden has warned about the dangers of disinformation and the decline of trust in mainstream news outlets, as the media landscape becomes...

yesterday 10

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Juan Williams, Opinion Contributor

Colorado ski resort rescues 174 from gondola mishap

174 people were rescued by ski patrol after a gondola malfunction at Winter Park Resort, and the gondola was closed for repairs and inspections...

yesterday 7

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Samantha Jarpe

The fall of Assad is an ‘emperor has no clothes’ moment for Putin

It took Assad’s regime to fall and Putin to accept it meekly for the West to appreciate that things weren’t all that rosy in Tsar Vladimir’s...

yesterday 6

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Alexander J. Motyl, Opinion Contributor

Mangione pleads not guilty to state charges in health insurance CEO killing

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan earlier this month, pleaded not guilty on...

yesterday 5

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Jared Gans

Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) paid a 17-year-old high school student for sex when...

yesterday 5

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Emily Brooks

Can America decarbonize without regulations? Under Trump, it will have to. 

Donald Trump is set to launch an all-out attack on federal regulations, including those that protect public health and safety, environmental...

yesterday 5

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William S. Becker, Opinion Contributor

Australia to extradite former Marines pilot who worked in China

Australia has agreed to extradite a former Marines pilot who the U.S. has accused of training Chinese pilots more than a decade ago. Australian...

yesterday 5

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Brad Dress

Donald Trump won the election. Now he must govern.

President-elect Donald Trump was elected to get things done, and voters expect him to focus on issues such as lowering the cost of living, securing...

yesterday 4

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Doug Schoen And Carly Cooperman

US targets China with probe into semiconductor industry

The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive...

yesterday 3

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Brad Dress

The peaceful transfer of power is rarer than Americans might think  

Remembering that history makes the peaceful transfer of power that Biden is promising seems less a rote exercise than a commitment that must be...

yesterday 2

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Austin Sarat, Opinion Contributor

Greenland to Trump: We're not for sale

Greenland’s prime minister said on Monday that the autonomous island is not for sale after President-elect Trump said owning Greenland “is an...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Trump announces slate of tech appointments, 'crypto council'

President-elect Trump announced a slate of tech appointments in posts on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. “I am pleased to announce the...

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Tara Suter

Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho likely to gain House seats after 2030 census

Texas, Florida, Arizona and Idaho are likely to gain House seats after the 2030 census, according to consulting firm Election Data Services. A gain...

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Tara Suter

Luigi Mangione's lawyer blasts New York officials for 'staged' perp walk

The attorney for Luigi Mangione, who has been accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, slammed New York City officials for what she...

yesterday 0

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Jared Gans

Paul predicts Speaker will be ousted in 2025

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as part of his annual “Festivus” airing of grievances on social media, said that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will be...

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Alexander Bolton

Watchdog calls for halt to energy loans amid insufficient conflict of interest controls

An internal government watchdog is calling on the Energy Department’s loan office to halt its financing for energy projects, saying there are...

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Rachel Frazin

Texas AG Paxton sues NCAA for allowing transgender women to compete

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued the NCAA on Sunday, accusing the organization of engaging in “false, deceptive, and misleading...

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Brooke Migdon

Honda, Nissan announce plans to merge

Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan announced Monday they were exploring a merger that would allow them to better compete amid a changing...

yesterday 0

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Taylor Giorno

Ethics panel declines investigation into McCaul over public intoxication

The House Ethics Committee has decided not to open an investigation into outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas),...

yesterday 0

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Laura Kelly

Trump announces slate of top Pentagon appointments

President-elect Trump on Sunday night revealed several new nominees for senior Pentagon roles, including his pick for the Defense Department’s No....

yesterday 0

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Ellen Mitchell

12:30 Report — Gaetz ethics report released

Plus: Biden’s Christmas gift to death row prisoners {beacon} View Online 12:30 REPORT Happy Christmas week!

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Cate Martel

A much-needed reality check on reality show labor rights  

Reality television is about creating stories that resonate with audiences while offering contestants a chance to change their lives. The NLRB’s...

yesterday 0

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Aron Solomon, Opinion Contributor

Netanyahu wants to return Israel to Oct. 6 and his judicial coup

Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin are steadily returning Israel to the Oct. 6, 2023 state of affairs, whereby Israel was in a state of...

yesterday 0

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Jonathan D. Strum, Opinion Contributor

Iran is the low hanging fruit of the anti-American axis

President-elect Trump faces a full plate of challenges early on in his administration to avert armed conflicts in the Middle East, Europe's East,...

yesterday 0

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Janusz Bugajski, Opinion Contributor

'Sup, DOGE! You should meet RIC, the Regulatory Improvement Commission.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have proposed the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut the federal government down to...

yesterday 0

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John R. Dearie, Opinion Contributor

Biden did the right thing granting clemency to 37 federal death row inmates

President Biden is urged to commute all federal death sentences to life in prison in order to keep his promise as the first president to oppose...

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Russ Feingold, Opinion Contributor

Florida boy undergoes open heart surgery after being hit by falling drone at holiday show

The FAA is now investigating.

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Sierra Rains

The presidential solution to taming the growing federal debt 

The federal debt is growing rapidly due to Congress' incentives to spend, but the president's impoundment power could provide a natural...

yesterday 0

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Andrew C. Johnston, Opinion Contributor

Woman found on fire aboard subway dies, person of interest in custody: NYPD

Police said the woman's clothing “became fully engulfed in a matter of seconds.”

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Crossing the presidential Rubicon: Now Trump is taking pollsters to court 

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawsuit against veteran pollster J. Ann Selzer for an off-target survey that was released just before last...

yesterday 10

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W. Joseph Campbell, Opinion Contributor

Trump says US owning Greenland 'absolute necessity'

President-elect Trump said on social media Sunday evening that the U.S. owning Greenland “is an absolute necessity,” in a statement announcing...

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Tara Suter

Biden commutes sentences of 37 individuals on death row

President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row, and their sentences will be reclassified from execution to...

yesterday 10

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Alex Gangitano

Cotton rips Biden's death row commutations as ‘politically convenient’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) bashed President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 individuals on federal death row, calling the move...

yesterday 7

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Alex Gangitano

Nebraska governor hospitalized after being bucked off horse

Gov. Jim Pillen (R-Neb.) was hospitalized on Sunday after being bucked off a horse, according to his office, which said he is "alert and is in...

yesterday 5

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Tara Suter

Debt ceiling woes suggests limits to Trump power over GOP

President-elect Trump wields tremendous power among GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate, but his struggle to convince Republicans to bend to his...

yesterday 20

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Al Weaver

Will America's checks and balances survive the Trump 'Politburo?'

President-elect Donald Trump has transformed the Republican party into the "Make-America-Great-Again" party and is set to take over the government...

yesterday 10

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Harlan Ullman, Opinion Contributor

Morning Report — Funding fight foretells fraught GOP future 

IN TODAY'S ISSUE Funding fight foretells fraught GOP future Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown over the weekend, but the chaotic...

yesterday 9

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Alexis Simendinger

Democrats open door to tax negotiations with divided GOP

Democrats are opening the door to collaborating with Republicans on a tax bill as the GOP faces several obstacles on the road to extending...

yesterday 7

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Tobias Burns

Part of Santa Cruz wharf collapses sending 3 people into the ocean

Part of the Santa Cruz, Calif., wharf collapsed on Monday, sending three construction workers into the ocean. All victims were rescued — two by a...

yesterday 0

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Sarah Fortinsky

Ford to donate $1M, fleet of vehicles to Trump inauguration

Ford Motor Company said it will donate $1 million and a small fleet of vehicles for use in President-elect Trump’s inauguration, multiple outlets...

yesterday 0

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Sarah Fortinsky

Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, even as some Democrats...

yesterday 0

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Cheyanne M. Daniels

Evening Report — Gaetz's future uncertain after report release

{beacon} Evening Report © Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Gaetz's future uncertain after scathing ethics report THE HOUSE ETHICS...

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Emily Martin

Former DC police officer convicted over leaks to Proud Boys leader

Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Lt. Shane Lamond was convicted Monday of obstructing an investigation into the former Proud Boys...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Biden’s death row commutations draws chorus of mixed reactions

A chorus of supporters and critics have emerged following the commutation of nearly every federal death row inmate by President Biden, whose...

yesterday 0

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Ella Lee

EPA approves pilot project to make road out of radioactive material in Florida

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a pilot project that would allow a company to build a small road made out of a radioactive...

yesterday 0

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Rachel Frazin

Gaetz's legal team slams 'unprecedented' release of ethics report, drops bid to block it 

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) dropped his eleventh-hour lawsuit seeking to block the release of his House Ethics Committee report since the...

yesterday 0

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Zach Schonfeld

Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington hospital on Monday with a fever, his spokesperson said on social media. “President...

yesterday 0

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Sarah Fortinsky

EPA Administrator Michael Regan to depart at year’s end

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan will leave the Biden administration at the end of this year — about a month...

yesterday 0

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Rachel Frazin

Four highlights from the scathing Gaetz Ethics report

The scathing House Ethics Committee report released Monday caps off one of the most extensive investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s...

yesterday 0

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Emily Brooks

Ethics releases Matt Gaetz report: 5 takeaways

The House Ethics Committee released its long-awaited report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz on Monday, putting a bookend on the panel’s roughly 3...

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Mychael Schnell

Trump team slams ‘abhorrent’ Biden death row commutations

President-elect Trump’s team slammed President Biden’s decision Monday to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, calling the move...

yesterday 20

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Alex Gangitano

Gimenez calls Trump Panama threats 'legitimate'

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) on Monday called President-elect Trump’s recent threats about the Panama Canal “legitimate.” “I always take the...

yesterday 1

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Tara Suter

Trump says Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller, will join DOGE

President-elect Trump said Sunday that Katie Miller, who served in Trump’s previous administration, will join the inaugural "Department of...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Manchin says he believes some Inflation Reduction Act portions ‘almost’ have to stay under Trump

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that he believes some Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) portions “almost” have to...

previous day 20

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Tara Suter

President of Panama fires back at Trump: Canal 'belongs to Panama'

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino shot back on Sunday after President-elect Trump suggested the Panama Canal return to U.S. control. “As...

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Sarah Fortinsky

Why Big Tech is funding Trump's inauguration

Hefty donations from tech companies and leaders to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund are a sign of Silicon Valley’s shifting relationship...

previous day 60

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Miranda Nazzaro

Fetterman: Kash Patel said he wouldn't go after Trump's enemies

Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, told Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in their meeting that he would not target...

previous day 20

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Sarah Fortinsky

Rep. Kay Granger says she's had 'unforeseen health challenges,' but not in memory care

Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) says she’s had “unforeseen health challenges,” with her office denying that she’s in memory care. “I am deeply...

previous day 10

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Tara Suter

Wes Moore receives Bronze Star 2 decades after Army service in Afghanistan

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore received a Bronze Star on Friday night for his military service in Afghanistan nearly two decades after he was deployed...

previous day 2

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Sarah Fortinsky

Jeffries says Dems must stay 'stay calm through all of the turbulence' amid narrow margin

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Sunday it’s important for his party to remain calm and be physically present at the start...

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Sarah Fortinsky

US children are struggling with reading — and so are adults

Learning to read can become exponentially more difficult for older students and adults who have fallen behind, creating grave concerns as the...

previous day 80

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Lexi Lonas Cochran

How China could boost Trump’s interest in Africa

President Biden made what may be his diplomatic curtain call this month with a long-promised trip to Africa, becoming the first president to visit...

previous day 30

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Joanne Haner

‘SNL’ Cold Open features Martin Short joining ‘Five Timers Club’ with celebrity cameos

“Saturday Night Live’s” Cold Open featured Martin Short and members of the “Five Timers Club” with several celebrity cameos for its...

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Lauren Irwin

US shoots down own plane over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down by the U.S. military in an apparent “friendly fire” incident on Sunday as troops continue to battle Yemen’s...

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Lauren Irwin

German Christmas market attack suspect in custody under murder charges

The man suspected of driving a car through crowds at a German Christmas market is in custody on murder charges, police said Sunday. On Friday,...

previous day 10

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Lauren Irwin

Is iSpace getting into the rare helium mining business?

The iSpace-Magna Petra agreement to start returning that isotope to Earth could be a small, first step that could spark a giant leap for a fusion...

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Mark R. Whittington, Opinion Contributor

Kari Lake will face a harrowing task in fixing a very broken VOA

Changing VOA's culture of radical ideological bias and managerial incompetence won't be easy when she takes her position.

previous day 10

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Ted Lipien, Opinion Contributor

Live updates: Dodged shutdown highlights divisions; Trump to speak at Turning Point

A host of lawmakers are set to take the Sunday show circuit in the wake of a government spending deal being reached to avoid a shutdown. Trump is...

previous day 10

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The Hill Staff

List: Which grocery stores will be open on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2024?

While many stores will be open for Christmas Eve, the same can't be said for Christmas Day.

previous day 10

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Addy Bink

Adam Boehler can bring home the hostages held by Hamas 

Boehler’s wealth of experience, including his role in brokering the Abraham Accords, puts him in a unique position to navigate the complexities...

previous day 8

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Ruby Chen, Opinion Contributor  

House Republicans brush aside Musk's primary threats

House Republicans are largely brushing aside Elon Musk’s threats to unseat members who supported the initial government funding measure he helped...

previous day 10

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Miranda Nazzaro

Ocasio-Cortez faces uncertain political future

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is facing an uncertain future after a pivotal setback this week, when she lost her race to lead Democrats on...

previous day 20

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Hanna Trudo

Manchin roasts ‘toxic’ Democratic party: ‘This country is not going left’

Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.V.) slammed the Democratic Party as “toxic” and said the country is “not going left” as he winds down his...

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Lauren Irwin

Incoming Trump press secretary says day one executive order may tackle Title 42

President-elect Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s day one executive orders may tackle Title 42. Leavitt joined Fox...

previous day 10

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Lauren Irwin

Chris Christie predicts Elon Musk's influence over Trump will end

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) predicted in a Sunday interview that tech billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over President-elect Trump...

previous day 9

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Tara Suter

Fetterman doesn't rule out supporting Hegseth, Patel as nominees

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't rule out Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s picks for Defense Secretary and head of the FBI,...

previous day 3

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Tara Suter

GOP lawmaker says Johnson made spending fight ‘way too complicated’

Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) said on Sunday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made the government funding spending battle “way too complicated.”...

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Lauren Irwin

Incoming GOP senator says he would disagree with Trump on spending 'from time to time'

Sen.-elect John Curtis (R-Utah) said in an interview on Sunday that he will disagree with President-elect Trump on spending from “time to time.”...

previous day 10

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Tara Suter

Map: Where minimum wage is — and isn't — increasing in 2025

In more than 20 states, the minimum wage is set to increase in the new year.

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Addy Bink

The deadly cost of insurance denials in America’s healthcare system 

The stakes are not just financial — they’re profoundly human.

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Shravani Durbhakula, Opinion Contributor  

The holidays: A time for hope and disaster relief

Without critical disaster funding, families will be homeless this holiday season and with no assurance of being made whole.

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Dexter Sharper, Opinion Contributor

Trump picks Callista Gingrich as ambassador to Switzerland

President-elect Trump announced Sunday he is tapping Callista Gingrich to serve as his ambassador to Switzerland. Gingrich, married to former...

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Sarah Fortinsky

House Republican dubs Elon Musk 'our prime minister'

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) said it feels as if tech billionaire Elon Musk has become the United States’s prime minister. Gonzales joined CBS’s...

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Lauren Irwin

Trump suggests Panama Canal be returned to US control

President-elect Trump on Sunday again took on the matter of the Panama Canal, suggesting to a conference of his supporters that it be returned to...

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Tara Suter

Trump pushes back on ‘President Musk’ claims

President-elect Trump on Sunday rejected the recent dubbing of tech billionaire Elon Musk as “President Musk” by Democrats. “No, he’s not...

previous day 1

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Tara Suter

RFK Jr.’s nomination gathers steam after Senate meetings

GOP senators seem to be embracing the potential for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, despite his...

previous day 1

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Nathaniel Weixel

A fragile alliance: What Assad’s fall means for Maduro in Venezuela

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has exposed the fragility of other autocratic regimes, such as Nicolás Maduro's government in...

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Carl Meacham, Opinion Contributor

Is DOGE what libertarians have been waiting for?

The dirty secret that libertarians like myself do not like to acknowledge is that government spending is broadly popular.

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Casey Given, Opinion Contributor

RFK Jr. should not be confirmed as HHS secretary

Kennedy’s claims about the 1918 pandemic, HIV, COVID immunity, the origins of Operation Warp Speed, autism, antidepressants, fluoridated water,...

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Glenn C. Altschuler, Opinion Contributor

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