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Watch live: Biden to discuss economy after US added 256K jobs in December

President Biden will deliver remarks Friday evening about the state of the economy and the most recent jobs report, which showed the country added a whopping 256,000 jobs last month. This report exceeded expectations, with the unemployment rate ticking down to 4.1 percent. Economists projected the U.S. to gain 155,000 jobs and hold the jobless...

Newsom calls for independent investigation of LA Department of Water and Power

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department Water and Power on Friday amid reported water supply issues during this week's wildfires.  In a letter addressed to the CEO and chief engineer of the department and the director of LA County Public Works, Newsom called the reports “deeply...

Biden to give farewell address Wednesday

President Biden will deliver his farewell address Wednesday to the nation to mark the end of his four years as president, the White House announced. He will deliver his last address at 8 p.m. EST from the Oval Office in the White House. The president’s final remarks will follow his exit foreign policy speech Monday,...

Evening Report — Trump plots governing strategy

👨🏼‍⚖️Plus: Judge holds Giuliani in contempt {beacon} Evening Report Friday, Jan. 10 © Evan Vucci, Associated Press Trump turns to governing as investigations fizzle PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP IS HUDDLING with GOP leaders at his “winter White House” to map out the early days of his second term, with his inauguration only 10 days away. Republicans...

Trump’s tax-cut obstacle course

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Senate GOP worries Trump’s tax agenda at risk Senate Republicans fear President-elect Trump’s tax agenda could be derailed in the House by potential landmines. © Getty Images Republicans are aiming to pass large pieces of Trump’s...

5 looming questions about California’s devastating wildfires

An infernal barrage of blazes continues to ravage the Los Angeles metropolitan region, where the death toll has now risen to at least 10 individuals. While authorities have yet to identify precise causes for most of the fires, the Los Angeles Police Department apprehended one individual accused of sparking one of them. But what has become abundantly...

‘Deeply disgusted’: GOP senator shreds Biden admin in scathing letter on new immigrant deportation shield

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno sent a blistering letter to the Biden administration after it announced it was extending deportation protection to hundreds of thousands of migrants.

LA County cut fire budget while spending heavily on DEI, woke items: ‘Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe’

A review of Los Angeles County's budget shows that thousands of dollars were allocated to diversity, equity and inclusion programs while the fire department saw major funding cuts.

‘Weaponized migration’: US faces deadly consequences with Maduro in power, Venezuelan opposition warns

As the Venezuelan political crisis reaches a breaking point, members of the Venezuelan opposition party are warning there will be an increase in Tren de Aragua gang violence with deadly consequences for the U.S. if socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro successfully retakes power.

Biden claim about empty hydrants undermined by LA water utility’s lack of common wildfire safety protocol

President Biden on Thursday said that empty fire hydrants in the Los Angeles area were the result of an intentional power shutoff, but a report indicates the city's water utility might lack a common safety protocol.

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