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Mamdani slammed for jetting to ‘luxury resort’ for Puerto Rico conference during shutdown

Republican congressman Mike Lawler slams NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani for attending an event at a luxury hotel in Puerto Rico days after election victory.

Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.

Appeals court gives Trump another shot at erasing his hush money conviction

A federal appeals court on Thursday gave new life to President Donald Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction, ordering a lower court to reconsider its decision to keep the case in state court instead of moving it to federal court.

IRS to get rid of Direct File program that offered free tax prep service

The IRS has told Congress it will scrap the controversial Direct File program it created during the Biden administration, doing away with a government-run free-filing alternative to paid services such as TurboTax.

FAA slashes flights at major airports because of the government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday will announce a list of 40 high-volume airports where it will reduce flights by 10% due to staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown.

DC ‘sandwich guy’ found not guilty of misdemeanor assault

The man who slung a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., and was unwittingly transformed into an opposition symbol of President Trump’s local crime crackdown has been found not guilty of misdemeanor assault after a trial. A jury handed down the not guilty verdict Thursday against Sean Dunn, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) employee who hurled a hoagie after confronting a group of officers patrolling a popular nightlife area of the nation’s capital. The acquittal marks an...

Johnson on Greene criticism: ‘She likes to get the big interview’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is publicly criticizing the party to secure "the big interview" with media outlets ahead of the midterm elections. “I’m not unaccustomed to hearing criticism from Marjorie. We have intense fellowship as we say in the Deep South, Stephen. And she knows I’ve...

Watch live: NTSB provides update on deadly UPS plane crash in Kentucky

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials will brief reporters Thursday afternoon on the NTSB's probe of a deadly plane crash in Kentucky earlier this week that left 12 people dead, including at least one child. A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the airport in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, after its left wing...

Trump says he’s glad ‘evil’ Pelosi is retiring

President Trump said Thursday he was glad former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was retiring from Congress at the end of her term, deriding her as an "evil woman." "I think she's an evil woman. I'm glad she's retiring. I think she did the country a great service by retiring," Trump told reporters in the Oval...

Tesla shareholders to decide on Musk’s $1T pay package

Plus: Nvidia CEO clarifies remarks about China winning ‘AI race’ {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Tesla shareholders decide fate of Musk's $1T pay package Tesla shareholders are set to vote Thursday afternoon on whether to approve CEO Elon Musk's new compensation plan. © AP The pay package grants Musk about 423 million shares...

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