Senate Democrats and Republicans talked past each other on Thursday about border policies, further lowering the prospects of a deal on war aid a day after President Biden's $110 billion request failed in the chamber.

For those of us who grew up watching a parade of early-aughts starlets in the tabloids tumbling out of coke-fueled nights at the clubs, all too often without underwear, the relatively straight-laced celebrity of Taylor Swift has always been refreshing. Since her teenage years, her rise to fame has always been characterized more by her undeniable merit than theatrics or notoriety. Since being signed to a major record label at just 14 years old, the now-33-year-old musician has become the highest-earning female artist of all time across 10 original studio albums, four rerecorded studio albums, five extended plays, four live albums, and nearly 20 years of touring, the latest of which is projected to generate more than $5 billion.

Megan Barry, you will learn from an Axios piece on her entry into a potentially competitive House race, is a pro-choice Democrat “with excellent name recognition” because she is the former mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, as well as “a medical doctor and former state senator from Clarksville."

A group of Florida Democrats urged state Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to end his administration’s current initiative of banning books in the state.  In a letter sent Thursday, the group wrote to DeSantis about their shared concern with the recent uptick of book bans in the state’s schools and libraries, noting that these actions  “will...

Hunter Biden has been charged with tax crimes in California, his second indictment from Special Counsel David Weiss as he faces mounting scrutiny over his financial dealings. Hunter Biden will face three felony tax charges in relation to tax evasion and filing a false return, as well as six misdemeanor charges for failure to pay...

ABC News announced Thursday that it will host the sixth GOP debate on Jan. 18 in Manchester, New Hampshire, set to take place just days before a CNN event at the same location. "ABC News is excited to host this Republican debate with our partners in the nation’s first primary state of New Hampshire," ABC...

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott said he regrets making a reference to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a team meeting in 2019, saying he has apologized to his players for his past remarks. McDermott, whose currently in his seventh season as the Bills’ head play caller, addressed the situation during a news...

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San Francisco will begin making it more difficult for candidates to use self-submitted Chinese names if they can’t prove they were born with the name written, or if the name is widely known and used by the public. Since 1999, San Francisco — whose Chinese population is about 21.4 percent of its population as a...

Most Americans are optimistic about what the next year will bring for them financially, with two-thirds saying they believe they’ll be better off in 2024, according to a new survey from Fidelity Investments. Younger generations were more likely to say they’ll be better off financially next year. Just over three-quarters of Generation Z respondents and 79 percent...