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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what snowball fights have to do with moving the inauguration inside

With the President-elect's Inauguration moved inside the Capitol, House and Senate offices are becoming frustrated about who may be allowed to attend.

Trump launches his own crypto meme coin, rakes in billions

President-elect Donald Trump started his own cryptocurrency on Friday, and the coin quickly skyrocketed in value ahead of his inauguration to a second term in the White House.

Trump picks ousted Space Force officer and anti-woke activist for senior Air Force post

President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier to a senior civilian leadership post in the Air Force four years after he was fired for blowing the whistle on what he said were Marxist diversity policies in the military.

Trump says he will ‘most likely’ give TikTok an extension as ban deadline nears

President-elect Donald Trump is mulling giving TikTok a 90-day extension when he takes office on Monday as the deadline for a potential ban rapidly approaches.

Resettlement agencies race to help refugees before Trump’s second term

Rogers Lopez knows just how lucky his family is as they settle into their furnished two-bedroom apartment in suburban Connecticut, just before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Pope calls for end to global wars, divisions in Christmas message

Pope Francis called for an end to global wars and divisiveness in his annual Christmas Day message, given Wednesday. "This Christmas, at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, I invite every individual, and all peoples and nations, to find the courage needed to walk through that Door, to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the...

Shaheen breaks glass ceiling on Foreign Relations Committee

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) insists the Senate can chart a bipartisan course on global challenges under President-elect Trump, despite the Republican leader demonstrating his disruptive influence on the party even before reentering the White House. As the incoming ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee, Shaheen will be a key player in charting that course,...

The China-India rivalry will define the future of Asia

In recent years, India is tasting the bitter fruits of Modi’s initial efforts to appease China.

Morning Report: Trump’s big immigration plans face big roadblocks

In today’s issue: President-elect Trump’s ambitious immigration agenda faces significant roadblocks. Trump wants to close the southern border, carry out the largest deportation effort in history and end birthright citizenship. But his first term shows the kind of challenges that lie ahead for executing those plans, The Hill’s Rebecca Beitsch and Rafael Bernal report....

Trump brings Silicon Valley to Washington

Silicon Valley is coming to Washington in force, as tech leaders take on prominent roles — both official and unofficial — in President-elect Trump’s second term.  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is the most well-known tech figure in Trump’s inner circle, but numerous Silicon Valley executives are filling out the ranks of the president-elect's...

Trump faces roadblocks to ambitious border crackdown

President-elect Trump has made ambitious promises on the border and immigration, including the biggest deportation operation ever seen.  But much like in Trump’s first term in office, his immigration agenda faces significant roadblocks.  Trump saw a number of his policies tied up in legal battles, with some rejected by the courts on the merits, due...

Russian ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion

A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday leaving two of the 16 crew members unaccounted for according to the country’s authorities. Fourteen of the crewmen were rescued and taken to a Spanish port after the crash, caused by an explosion in the engine room, plunged the ship into the waters near...

Man accused of burning woman to death on NY subway charged with murder

A man accused of lighting a woman’s clothes on fire aboard a New York City subway was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court on Tuesday for first and second degree murder charges in addition to arson according to the Associated Press. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arrested on Sunday after three high schoolers notified police they saw...

Trump announces new ambassadors to Portugal, Malta

President-elect Trump announced two new foreign ambassadors on Tuesday in a Truth Social post. “It is my great honor to announce that John Arrigo will serve as the next United States Ambassador to Portugal,” Trump wrote on the social platform, welcoming the businessman into his administration.  Arrigo is currently the vice president of the Arrigo...

Biden signs 50 bills, including 1 backed by Paris Hilton, on Christmas Eve

President Biden spent Christmas Eve signing new bills into law approving everything from the country’s official bird to protections for children in youth care facilities. Here are a few of the most pressing pieces of holiday legislation: Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Celebrity singer and actress Paris Hilton has spent months pushing for a federal...

‘Murder hornets’ eradicated from United States

The U.S. and Washington Departments of Agriculture announced the news Dec. 18, nearly five years since they were last sighted.

Soda manufacturers push to keep sugary drinks on SNAP list

Soda manufacturers are pushing back on Robert Kennedy Jr.'s plan to remove sugary drinks from food stamp eligibility

Eggs added to FDA’s updated healthy claim food list

The Food and Drug Administration has added eggs to its updated list of healthy foods along with fish and vegetables

Virginia Democrats see next month’s special elections as first major test of 2025

Democrats are gearing up for two northern Virginia-area special elections in the state Senate and House of Delegates next month that could set the tone for what is expected to be a consequential election year in the commonwealth. The special elections in state Senate District 32 and House District 26, both located in Loudoun County,...

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