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January 07, 2025
Congress
Johnson downplays debt cliff risks with one-track reconciliation push
Trying to raise the debt limit in a massive reconciliation bill could completely derail an already messy process. Speaker Mike Johnson is insisting it’s still his plan. Republicans were...
January 07, 2025
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Jordan plans meeting with Zuckerberg after Meta eliminates fact-check program
Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan told reporters that he's meeting with Mark Zuckerberg in the next few weeks, as the Meta CEO plans an upcoming visit to D.C. Meta announced...
January 07, 2025
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Kennedy to ask Democrats to confirm him as HHS secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead HHS, will meet with Senate Democrats on key health committees this week as he makes his case for why...
January 07, 2025
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Trump warns of new tariffs against Canada, Mexico, EU. And maybe Denmark, too.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his threat to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods from Mexico and Canada to pressure both countries to...
January 07, 2025
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Meet the new members: A Navy SEAL knocks out a Montana fixture
The new member: Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) How they got here: Sheehy won an incredibly expensive contest to oust three-term Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester by a 52.6 percent...
January 07, 2025
Politics
House passes bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley that allows states to sue DHS for harms from illegal immigration
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first major piece of legislation of the new Congress, the Laken Riley Act, to mandate immigration officials detain illegal immigrants who...
January 07, 2025
Politics
Georgia GOP boots ex-Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan from party, claiming the Harris supporter wasn’t a loyal Republican
The Georgia Republican Party’s State Executive Committee has voted to expel former GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan from being associated with the party. The Georgia Republican Party’s State Executive Committee has voted to...
January 07, 2025
Politics
Trump talks to Greenland citizens about their need for ‘security’ amid bid to buy island
Greenland is an autonomous island part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the prime ministers from both countries have stressed that the island is not for sale. Greenland is...
January 07, 2025
Politics
Federal judge temporarily blocks release of Jack Smith report on Trump criminal cases
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith's final report on his dueling criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump. A federal judge on Tuesday...
January 07, 2025
Politics
Trump won’t rule out using ‘military force’ to acquire Greenland, Panama Canal
The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have both said the island is not up for sale. The prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland have both said the island...