Republican Plan to Avoid Shutdown Fails in the House  —  Where Things Stand  — The House rejected a new Republican proposal to avert a shutdown, a day after President-elect Donald J. Trump torpedoed a spending deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats.

Here's What Could Happen in a Government Shutdown  —  With a funding deadline approaching, workers are bracing for the possibility of a disruptive holiday season, which could include longer wait times for travelers.  —  There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976 …

Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state - it's time we reined him in  —  He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws.  We mustn't make the mistake of playing nice with the world's richest bully  —  Elon Musk is, more or less, a rogue state.

More Americans Favor Quick End to Russia-Ukraine War  —  Republicans back less U.S. support for Ukraine, while Democrats favor at least a continuation of current level of support  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are divided about evenly over whether the U.S. should continue to help Ukraine win …

Johnson says plan C reached to avert shutdown, vote expected  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Republicans have arrived at a plan C to avert a shutdown and the House will vote Friday morning on the legislation.  —  “Yeah, yeah, we have a plan,” Johnson said Friday morning as he entered the Capitol.

Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms  —  U.S. billionaire Elon Musk, set to join President-elect Donald Trump's administration, waded into Germany's election campaign on Friday, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.

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Many Videos That Purport to Show Drones in New Jersey Likely Show Planes, Visual Analysis Finds  —  Here's why it's hard to distinguish objects in the night sky.  —  This shaky footage of a seemingly anomalous object, filmed by Kevin Anton flying northbound over Morris Plains, N.J. …

Biden Cancels Nearly $4.3 Billion in Public Worker Student Debt  — Latest push will wipe out debt for around 55,000 borrowers  — Biden has forgiven around $180 billion of educational loans  —  President Joe Biden on Friday announced plans to cancel student debt for about 55,000 public sector workers …

U.S. Files Murder Charge Against Mangione That Could Bring Death Penalty  —  Federal authorities filed a total of four counts against Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.  —  Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed a murder case …

How Liberal America Came to Its Senses … A decade ago, cultural norms in elite American institutions took a sharply illiberal turn.  Professors would get disciplined, journalists fired, ordinary people harassed by social-media mobs, over some decontextualized phrase or weaponized misunderstanding.