Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On  —  The normal rules of public disgrace may no longer apply to Donald Trump.  But at least some expectation of good behavior remains, it seems, for a politician in Trump's orbit.  —  After a multiyear investigation, the House Ethics Committee reported today …

Biden vetoes bill that would have created dozens of new federal judge slots  —  The president didn't want to hand Trump a chance to appoint more judges.  —  President Joe Biden has vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have added dozens of new federal judge positions in the coming years.

Trump's Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time  —  In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

Bill Clinton is hospitalized for observation and testing after developing a fever  —  A source close to the 42nd president told NBC News that the situation is “not urgent” and that Clinton is “awake and alert.”  —  Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized in Washington after developing a fever …

Statement from President Joe Biden on H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025  —  Today, I have signed into law H.R. 5009, the “Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025” (the “Act").

Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden's death row commutations  —  Victims' families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences.

Trump's FCC pick sends stern letter to Bob Iger, blasting ‘erosion in public trust’  —  New York CNN —  The incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is sending a stern message to the owners of television stations and networks.  And he is using ABC's recent settlement …

Former D.C. police intel chief found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of Jan. 6 attack  —  Shane Lamond was charged for tipping then-Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio off about the warrant out for his arrest in the leadup to the Capitol attack.

Money for 9/11 Health Care Was Dropped from Year-End Spending Bill  —  A plan to ensure long-term funding to address health needs stemming from the terrorist attacks fell to the wayside after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk objected to a bipartisan budget deal.

Trump isn't fooling anyone by saying Elon Musk's “not going to be president”  —  The more Donald Trump denies he's being controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, who purchased the president-elect with over $250 million in campaign spending this year, the less anyone believes him.

Biden administration withdraws birth control rules  —  The Biden administration is withdrawing a set of proposed rules aimed at expanding access to contraception that would have made it more difficult for employer-sponsored health plans and insurers to exclude coverage of birth control.

Message to the Senate on the President's Veto of S. 4199  —  I am returning herewith without my approval S. 4199, the “Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024” or the “JUDGES Act of 2024.”  —  S. 4199 seeks to hastily add judgeships with just a few weeks left in the 118th Congress.

Fiend accused of burning woman to death on NYC subway is illegal migrant from Guatemala who sneaked into US after he was deported  —  The illegal Guatemalan migrant accused of setting a straphanger on fire and gawking as she burned to death was once deported — but sneaked back into the US …

How Democrats can win the messaging war  —  “Liberals trust the mainstream media — foolishly, I think.  The trust is not deserved,” Ryan Cooper tells us.  —  ∙ Paid  —  🎅☃️🎁🌟🎄 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT MEDIA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON 🎄🌟🎁☃️🎅

If You're Worried About the Future of Our Country, Do Something About It  —  In the early 1990s, when I was a co-senior partner at Goldman Sachs, younger people sometimes asked me for advice.  I told them, “First, become really good at what you do, and then branch out to get involved …

Dems warm to conservative media after rough 2024 … - They say they no longer can look past the huge audiences offered by Fox News and conservative podcasts, whose messaging power became evident when Republicans swept the White House and both chambers of Congress in last month's election.

Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional  —  A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors.