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Fall of Assad, rise of Trump: Why 2024 was a very bad year for Iran

The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime.

Six household appliances that have taken heat from Biden’s crackdown on regulations

The Biden administration, in his push for green energy, has issued regulations on appliances that some energy experts say "compromise product quality."

No more welfare for illegal immigrants

The result of President Joe Biden‘s permissive folly at the southern border is that the immigrant population of the United States grew by a record 8 million people in the last four years, with over half that number entering the country illegally. This mass of foreigners who have no right to be here and are […]

Ivy League schools silent as Trump packs his Cabinet with their grads

The incoming Trump Cabinet has a decidedly Ivy League flavor, contrary to elite opinion.

Nebraska governor hospitalized after being bucked off horse

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was injured Sunday after being bucked off a horse and is expected to be hospitalized for several days.

Plagiarism ‘happening all over’ at top US universities: Scholar

Author and scholar Carol Swain says officials at top U.S. universities need to hold their faculty more accountable

Only acceptable outcome for Putin: Ukraine’s complete destruction

Russian President Vladimir Putin is doubling down on his war with Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops and threatening NATO, while the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports that at least 30 North Korean soldiers have been killed and wounded in weekend battles.

Morning Report — A government funding fiasco 

In today’s issue: A lot can change in 24 hours. That was Wednesday’s lesson for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had on Tuesday night unveiled a sprawling, 1,500-page stopgap bill to fund the government ahead of a Friday deadline. Barely 24 hours later, Johnson is pivoting to plan B, axing his original plan in favor...

States, cities gear up to take lead on climate as Trump returns

States and municipalities are preparing to take the lead on climate action in a second Trump term as they brace for an administration likely to be less climate-focused and sometimes antagonistic to their efforts. President-elect Trump has falsely referred to climate change as a “hoax” and vowed to promote policies boosting fossil fuels — the...

Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at tech mogul Elon Musk for saying that any lawmaker supporting the continuing resolution for the newly unveiled end-of-the-year funding deal should be voted out of office. "Democrats and Republicans spent months negotiating a bipartisan agreement to fund our government. The richest man on Earth, President Elon Musk, doesn’t...

Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill

Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump torpedoed the GOP leader’s spending deal. Vance was in Johnson’s office for nearly an hour, as a handful of Republican lawmakers huddled to discuss government funding and Friday’s looming shutdown deadline. Emerging from that meeting, Vance said the...

South Dakota Rep. says Johnson will ultimately get good spending deal with Trump’s help

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) said that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will end up with a good spending deal even as Republicans, including President-elect Trump and his allies, slam the current version of the package. The speaker is looking at a plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday's shutdown, which could include a...

Giuliani ordered to appear in court over asset relinquishment

A Manhattan judge on Wednesday issued an order for Rudy Giuliani to appear before him to face claims that he should be held in contempt after months of failing to turn over his assets to two Georgia poll workers who won a $146 million defamation lawsuit. Judge Lewis J. Liman in Manhattan signed the order calling...

Lawmakers caught off guard by Trump debt ceiling demand

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle appeared caught off guard on Wednesday as President-elect Trump demanded that a debt ceiling hike be paired with a stopgap government funding bill, rejecting a sweeping bipartisan plan to avert a government shutdown this week. Trump said in a joint statement with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said that while...

Ocasio-Cortez pokes fun at Trump’s suggestion to ‘keep trying’ to lead Democrats

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) poked fun at President-elect Trump's encouragement for her to "keep trying" after the congresswoman lost the vote to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the upcoming Congress. "You know it’s bad when even Trump is feeling bad for me," Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a post on...

Republicans from hurricane-ravaged states warn against stripping disaster aid from spending bill

Senate Republicans from regions affected by hurricanes and other storms are warning negotiators against stripping disaster funding from the stopgap spending bill that is suddenly in turmoil after President-elect Trump heavily criticized Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan. Multiple Republicans indicated that they would hold up any bill that does not include more than $100 billion...

McConnell on funding turmoil: ‘Oh, this is the way it’s going to be next year’

Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) quipped Wednesday evening that Republicans may be in for more turmoil next year after President-elect Trump threw the year-end spending debate into chaos by coming out against a stopgap spending bill negotiated by congressional leaders “Oh, this is the way it’s going to be next year,” McConnell told...

Wisconsin assembly to set up DOGE-inspired committee called ‘GOAT’

The Wisconsin assembly is slated to introduce a new committee modeled after the federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which was created to reduce “wasteful spending.” State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) said he would make strides toward the same goal for the Badger State through the Governmental, Oversight, Accountability and Transparency Committee (GOAT). “I...

White House blasts Trump, GOP over spending threats

The White House on Wednesday blasted President-elect Trump and Republicans for sinking a proposed government spending deal, raising the possibility of a shutdown. “Republicans need to stop playing politics with this bipartisan agreement or they will hurt hardworking Americans and create instability across the country,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. ...

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