Biden expected to issue executive order targeting Israeli settlers in West Bank  —  The executive order is set to be released later Thursday.  —  President Joe Biden is expected to imminently issue an executive order aimed at punishing Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians …

House passes $78 billion tax bill in bipartisan vote  —  The House passed a $78 billion tax bill on Wednesday that boosts the child tax credit and reinstates business deductions that were rescinded during the Trump administration, sending the bipartisan, bicameral legislation to the Senate for consideration.

Donald Trump's ‘sex and bribes’ data protection case rejected by UK court  —  Ex-US president took action over allegations he took part in ‘perverted acts’ and bribed Russian officials  —  Donald Trump's data protection claim for damages over allegations in the “Steele dossier” …

‘Squad’ members Tlaib and Bush sole votes against bill to bar Oct. 7 attackers from entering US  —  Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Cori Bush (D-MO) were the only House members to vote against a bill that would bar Hamas members and those who participated in the attacks against Israel last year from entering the United States.

Inside Trump's Costly Outburst: ‘Like an 8-Year-Old Having a Temper Tantrum’  —  Roberta Kaplan's strategy delivered E. Jean Carroll $83 million from Donald Trump.  Federal prosecutors may want to take note.  —  Roberta Kaplan knows how to beat Donald Trump in court.  She's already done it twice.

Trump spent more than he took in during 2023  —  His total legal bill is staggering.  And it left one of his primary committees with little cash on hand.  —  Donald Trump's political operation spent millions more than it took in over the past year due, in part, to massive legal costs incurred by the former president.

Workers at Alabama Hyundai plant announce union as UAW drives deeper into Southeast  —  Thirty percent of the workers at the sole Hyundai plant in the U.S., in Alabama, have joined the United Auto Workers.  —  The announcement marks the third such public union drive at an automaker in the Southeast.

Haley Trails in Home State  —  Few GOP primary voters worried by Trump legal problems  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Both Nikki Haley and Donald Trump have gained support among South Carolina Republican primary voters since the presidential nomination contest became a two-person race.

Exclusive: Embattled Georgia prosecutor Willis will not recuse herself from Trump case amid affair allegations, sources say  —  Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has no plans to step down from the Georgia election subversion case over allegations she's having an affair with her lead prosecutor …

Study finds that once people use cargo bikes, they like their cars much less  —  Even some one-car households ditched vehicles in favor of cargo bike-sharing.  —  Cargo bikes started as something you'd see in images from Europe—bakfiets loaded up with groceries or sometimes kids.

Advisers to families of hostages held in Gaza backed by Qatari funding  —  THE QATARI MONEY BEHIND ADVISERS TO FAMILIES OF GAZA HOSTAGES: Some of the families trying to free their loved ones held hostage by Hamas in Gaza are getting advice from individuals and entities that have received funding from Qatar …

US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea  —  A cruise missile launched by the Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship.

Donald Trump Falsely Suggests He ‘Won’ New York Court Battle  —  “I didn't do anything wrong,” said the man recently hit with an $83 million defamation judgment, and who could soon be paying hundreds of millions more for fraud.  —  Donald Trump on Wednesday falsely claimed that he “won” …

The Most Justified Impeachment in American History  —  Secretary Mayorkas willfully allowing millions to invade the country is not just a “policy dispute.”  —  As the House Homeland Security Committee advanced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas …

Senate sex tape: Capitol Police decline to press charges  —  Incident happened inside Hart Senate Office Building on Dec. 13  —  The U.S. Capitol Police announced Thursday they have declined to press charges following the filming of a “sex video that was recorded inside the Hart Senate Office Building …

A Rainbow Coalition of Haters  —  Some Republicans appear hopeful that the party's right-wing gender politics will lure Black and Latino men away from the Democrats.  —  Is sexism the Republican Party's big-tent strategy?  Republican Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida …

Kari Lake's fundraising puts her behind in Arizona Senate race  —  She ended the year with a little over $1 million in bank — and $308,000 in debt.  —  Kari Lake raised more money challenging the results of her last election than she did running for a new one.

Federal judge throws out Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis  —  “This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here,” Disney said Wednesday.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Disney lost a major battle in its bitter struggle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …