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Speaker vote: Comer urges Trump to call uncommitted Republicans

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) urged President-elect Trump to personally call House Republicans and urge them to back Speaker Mike Johnson’s bid to keep his gavel. “I strongly encourage Donald Trump to get on the phone with those five or six members who won't commit to voting for Mike Johnson because all this is going to...

Russia rejects Trump’s Ukraine peace proposals

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected proposals Monday floated by President-elect Trump's allies to end the war in Ukraine, dealing a major setback for the incoming president's hopes to freeze the conflict. In an interview with Russian state-run media outlet TASS, Lavrov said Moscow has "not received any official signals regarding a settlement in Ukraine"...

Debanking nearly killed tech — but Congress and Trump can save it

The Biden Administration's efforts to debank, deplatform and unplug emerging tech industries, such as AI and crypto, have led to the creation of new words and the shuttering of businesses, while President-elect Trump and his newly appointed AI and crypto czar David Sacks aim to end these chokepoint operations and promote pro-innovation policies.

Taking back Panama Canal would require war: Former ambassador

Former U.S. Ambassador to Panama John Feeley on Sunday said it would take a war for the United States to take back the Panama Canal. “To attempt to take it back today, I'd like to ask you, go find the MAGA constituency that's going to support another foreign war because that is what it would...

Ways and Means chair takes shot at Senate tax delay

The Republican chair of the House’s tax writing committee called on Congress to quickly extend President-elect Trump’s 2017 tax cuts as Senate GOP leaders plan to move first on border funding. Senate leaders unveiled a plan earlier this month to use the first of two reconciliation bills to secure funding for border security and immigration...

Will you need a REAL ID to fly in 2025?

If you're planning to take a flight in 2025, you may want to double-check your wallet.

The Biden administration is poisoning its legacy with PFAS 

If the government won’t hold the industry accountable for putting our bodies and futures at risk, then it’s up to the rest of us. 

Outgoing Biden Interior Department announces flurry of new wilderness protections

The Biden administration proposed two rounds of new environmental protections for sites in the Western U.S. on Monday, beginning a process that would extend into the forthcoming Trump administration. The first protections announced apply to Nevada’s Ruby Mountains and would protect the range from mining for 20 years, beginning with a two-year segregation period during...

‘Flag-gate’ led one jurist to issue an apology, but it wasn’t Samuel Alito

Everyone makes mistakes, including judges. Sometimes they acknowledge it. Mostly, they don’t.

Norovirus outbreaks surging across the US: CDC data

Norovirus cases are surging across the country this winter, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. There were 91 outbreaks reported by state health departments during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 in the last week of November, according to the CDC. The highest number for the same period over...

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