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Fed workers secretly cheering for shutdown; hoping for extra vacation

Some federal workers are "secretly hoping" for a government shutdown in the coming weeks, figuring it will earn them extra time off.

Palestinian-Americans sue Biden over failure to evacuate relatives stuck in Gaza

A group of Americans with family members stranded in Gaza sued President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, alleging they've deserted their relatives in the war-torn territory and violated their constitutional rights.

Trump to EU: Buy more oil and gas or face tariffs

President-elect Donald Trump says the European Union must buy more oil and gas from the U.S. or face sweeping tariffs on products they send to the states.

International students urged to return to U.S. campuses before Trump inauguration

A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration.

In farewell action, Biden cancels $4.28B additional student loan debt

President Biden announced Friday that he is canceling $4.28 billion in student loans for nearly 55,000 public service workers as he prepares to exit the White House.

Trump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty

The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier - with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty.

Mike Johnson’s funding mess is a bed he made

In the span of 24 hours, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced he had reached a deal with Democrats to fund the government until March 2025, dissed the same deal in public statements meant to support it, and watched as the deal fell apart after his fellow Republicans revolted. It was an entirely predictable result. […]

Republicans must rally around Mike Johnson

President-elect Donald Trump has an aggressive agenda planned for his first 100 days, which should not be derailed by Republicans who are supposed to be his allies in the House. They need to stop fighting over interim spending and, most especially, set aside political gossiping over who should lead them as speaker. If House Republicans […]

How Trump can spark a new era of worker freedom and productivity 

The incoming Trump administration is set to take center stage in the new year, and it intends to make good on its promises to overhaul federal agencies. It should start with taking a hard look at the Department of Labor, which undermined the American workforce under the Biden administration at seemingly every opportunity. By ditching outdated […]

Support for quick end to Russia-Ukraine war grows in US: Gallup

Americans' desire to speed up the end of the Russia-Ukraine war has ticked up, a new Gallup survey found. The poll revealed that half of Americans now desire a quick end to the more than 2-year long war even if it means Ukraine does not recover all its territory, an increase of 7 percentage points...

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