A Big Pile of Money and Lawyering to Defend Trump's Legal Targets?  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's election victory and promised revenge tour, a number of individuals have proposed the creation of an organization or fund which would take on the job of defending the various lawsuits …

Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable  —  A poll found 41 percent of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40 percent in that demographic who consider it unacceptable.

AOC defeated by Connolly in battle for Oversight role … - Ocasio-Cortez, one of House Democrats' most high-profile members, also lost a vote of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Monday. … - He had the backing of several veteran lawmakers, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules … Elon Musk and his rocket company, SpaceX, have repeatedly failed to comply with federal reporting protocols aimed at protecting state secrets, including by not providing some details of his meetings …

GOP report recommends Liz Cheney be criminally investigated over Jan. 6 work  —  Republicans released a report Tuesday reviewing the “failures and politicization” of the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee, capping their investigation by recommending a criminal investigation into former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).

Transcript: Trump's Unhinged New Vaccine Ramblings Reveal Big Weakness … The following is a lightly edited transcript of the December 17 episode of the  —  Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.

'It's Frightening': ABC News Staffers Incensed by ‘Capitulation’ to Trump  —  “My fear is this sets a tone for the next four years, and that the tone is: Do not upset the president” … A New York jury had ruled in May of that year that Trump was liable for sexual abuse and defamation against Carroll.

Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar's ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive)  —  The original animated show about a co-ed high school team debuts on Disney+ in February. … The series follows a co-ed middle school softball team named the Pickles in the week leading up to their championship game.

Trump's lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get his hush money conviction dismissed  —  President-elect Donald Trump's lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct.

Biden's LNG-Export Study Presents ‘Speed Bump’ for Trump  — Study finds more US exports threatens higher global emissions  — Trump has vowed to end a moratorium on new LNG permits  —  The Biden administration released a key study Tuesday that is likely to complicate President-elect …

Judge Broke Rules by Criticizing Justice Alito During Flag Flap  —  Investigation concludes it was an ethics violation to question the ethics of a Supreme Court justice  —  WASHINGTON—Amid collapsing public confidence in U.S. courts, a federal judge has been found culpable of misconduct.

Republican House Majority in Peril  —  The Republican wafer-thin majority in the House of Representatives is facing growing uncertainty as GOP members of  —  's Cabinet.  —  Representative Victoria Spartz, an Indiana  —  , announced on Monday that she would no longer …

Trump eyes donor for Air Force chief  —  Trump donor Andrew McKenna is a leading contender for secretary of the Air Force, according to three people close to the transition.  McKenna, a private pilot who heads a small Washington advisory and investment firm, would be the latest of Trump's picks …

Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it  —  In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts …

Hochul calls for abolition of Electoral College  —  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Tuesday called for the Electoral College to be abolished, arguing the system is outdated.  —  “We, the people, forming a more perfect union, and I strongly believe that the people of New York state …

Possible Trump FEMA Pick Made Millions After Florida Disaster-Response Gig  —  Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz is seen as a contender to lead FEMA under Donald Trump.  He says he's staying in Congress  —  Over the past two years, Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) built a national profile …

Nancy Mace says mysterious drones could be from ‘outer space’  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said in a podcast interview that the public should not rule out “outer space” as a possible origin of some of the drones sighted recently in the Northeast.  —  In an interview on “OutKick” recorded Monday …

Kremlin Insiders Spill Putin's Secret Plan to Manipulate Trump  —  Head of RT Margarita Simonyan, a decorated state TV propagandist and Kremlin insider, has spilled not only Russia's hopes and dreams for Donald Trump's second term in office but also Moscow's strategy for suckering him in.

Trump's tariffs could be leading to buyer's remorse  —  New polls show Americans increasingly concerned about the negative impact of something they haven't seemed to truly understand.  —  Few policy proposals were as central to President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 campaign pitch as tariffs.

Congress strikes deal to avert government shutdown  —  Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded beyond a looming Dec. 20 shutdown deadline.  —  Legislation rolled out by leadership on Tuesday would kick the Friday funding deadline to March 14 to buy …

Musk's influence on X eclipses all members of the incoming Congress, combined  —  The tech billionaire's X account blasts his political messages to an audience far bigger than Trump reaches on the platform, data analysis by The Post shows.  —  From the moment Musk first endorsed Trump …

Electoral college elects Donald Trump as next president  —  The gatherings unfolded uneventfully, unlike four years ago when alternate electors for Trump convened in seven states that he lost.  —  The electoral college convened in all 50 states Tuesday to elect Donald Trump to be the 47th president …

A couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces  —  A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said Tuesday.

Biden backs calls to ban congressional stock trading  —  “Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market.”  —  President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024.

GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump  —  Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) on Tuesday blocked a request by Democratic senators to pass legislation to protect federal workers from civil service reforms that President-elect Trump has endorsed to fight what he calls the “deep state” in Washington, D.C.

Did Pa. politician think Star Wars prop was a drone?  Mastriano's X post raises eyebrows  —  Everyone is looking for answers about the mysterious drones over East Coast states, but one lawmaker may have taken the search way back to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

CNN Fact-Checker Flags ‘Most Dangerous Part’ Of Donald Trump's News Conference  —  There was “a lot of lying from the president-elect” but one comment stood out, said Daniel Dale.  —  LOADING  —  There was “a lot of lying” from Donald Trump during the press conference the president-elect gave …

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted  —  Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds  —  A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment was retracted today …

Elon Musk Met With Nigel Farage at Mar-a-Lago  —  The British politician shared an image on social media that showed him at Donald Trump's Florida resort with the tech billionaire.  —  As preparations for President-elect Donald J. Trump's return to the White House continue at Mar-a-Lago …

Josh Hawley grills NCAA president over ‘indefensible’ policy on female sports  —  Things got heated between Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and the NCAA President Charlie Baker during a hearing Tuesday, in which the Missouri senator pressed Baker on his “indefensible” policy on allowing biological men into female sports.