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With Mike Johnson set as speaker, Republicans can — must — get on to governing

House Republicans managed to re-elect Mike Johnson as speaker on the first ballot — albeit with a delay to wrangle the last two votes.

Gov. Hochul must play hardball with lawmakers to protect NYers from madmen

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing the Legislature to address the terror and mayhem from random violence by the mentally ill — but will she...

Why are U.S. flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month.

Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump

Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin.

TikTok tells Supreme Court to reject feds’ claim it has no free speech right as foreign-owned entity

TikTok told the Supreme Court on Friday to reject the federal government's claim that it and owner ByteDance have no First Amendment rights as a foreign-owned company, calling the Biden administration's position wrong and a dangerous precedent.

N.Y. judge upholds Trump conviction but won’t impose jail time

A New York judge is upholding President-elect Donald Trump's criminal conviction but signaled he will not impose jail time.

Rep. Ralph Norman receives primary threats after initially voting against Speaker Johnson

Rep. Ralph Norman drew the ire of conservatives after he initially voted against House Speaker Mike Johnson in his bid to retain to gavel.

Vance undergoes sinus surgery at DC hospital

Vice President-elect JD Vance is undergoing a planned surgery on Friday, according to a spokesperson.  “The Vice President-elect is having long-planned, minor sinus surgery and will be back to work tomorrow,” said Vance spokesperson William Martin in a statement to The Hill. Fox News reported earlier Friday that the surgery is taking place at George...

Las Vegas suspect had PTSD, wanted to send ‘wake-up call’: Officials

Investigators said the deceased suspect in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion was suffering from PTSD and left behind notes in his phone detailing his motive for the attack during a Friday news conference. Matthew Livelsberger’s body was recovered from inside the destroyed vehicle alongside camp fuel canisters and firework mortars. The authorities said Livelsberger was...

Speaker Johnson prevails in a nail-biter: Five takeaways

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Friday defied his most conservative critics to retain his gavel in the next Congress, overcoming threats from a group of far-right lawmakers leery of his leadership record and commitment to spending cuts. The victory puts Johnson in the driver’s seat of the lower chamber just as President-elect Trump is poised...

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