Republicans Fear Speaker Battle Means They 'Can't Certify the Election'  —  What's New  —  to publicly reaffirm support for him to avoid a lengthy battle to replace him that could delay the certification of Trump's election victory in January.  —  Newsweek has contacted spokespeople …

Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control  —  The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.

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.

Kyrsten Sinema may have broken the law on the way out the door: watchdog group  —  Outgoing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) has just over a week left before she'll be replaced by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), but a government watchdog group alleges that she broke a key law on her way out the door.

This company rates news sites' credibility.  The right wants it stopped.  —  NewsGuard, which prizes its nonpartisan criteria, has become a prime target of the GOP's battle against disinformation watchdogs.  —  When veteran newsmen L. Gordon Crovitz and Steven Brill started their news site rating company …

For some Latinos, ‘prosperity gospel’ led them to Trump  —  The set of beliefs has overtaken traditional theologies centered on the poor.  Some experts say that helps explain a shift among Latino Christians to Trump.  —  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh Valley Barbershop was bustling with the next generation of American strivers.

Elon Musk wants to ‘delete’ many Americans' financial lifeline  —  Nearly every exit poll conducted on Election Day found that, more than any other issues, voters' concerns about the economy helped to return Donald Trump to the White House and put Republicans back in charge of both houses of Congress.

How eight years changed one conservative's mind about Trump  —  Michael Brendan Dougherty's shift toward Trump reflects changes in the American electorate.  —  I voted for Kamala Harris, though grudgingly due to her support for the war in Gaza.  I hoped she would win.  She didn't.

Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests … WATCH NOW  —  A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests.  —  The Bank Policy Institute, which represents big banks like JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs …

Bill Signed: HR 663  —  On Monday, December 23, 2024, the President signed into law:  —  H.R. 663, the “Native American Child Protection Act;”  —  Thank you to Representative Gallego, and Senators Lujan and Collins for their leadership.  —  H.R. 1097, the “Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023;”

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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.

At Trump's inauguration, reports of a pay-to-pray  —  (RNS) — President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is reportedly planning an interfaith prayer service the day before his inauguration, where participants can worship alongside the businessman and his wife, Melania.

We were warned: First term aides told us about Trump's governing style  —  Nearly eight years ago, reports began circulating in Washington that the Trump administration was going to be chaotic.  One obvious sign was the rapid turnover of aides close to the president.

How prosecutors' evidence mistakes could let Menendez walk away from corruption charges  —  Menendez's attorneys got just the kind of opening they'd been looking for, and they have already requested a new trial.  —  Five months after a jury convicted Sen. Bob Menendez of corruption-related charges …

Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan's Student Government  —  The president and vice president of the University of Michigan's student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities.  —  Alifa Chowdhury's successful campaign to lead …

Cardinal says Donald Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.”  —  Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in a Fox News interview that thrice married, twice divorce, adjudicated rapist and serial liar Donald Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.”

Toyota is donating $1 million to Trump's inauguration  —  Toyota Motor (7203.T) of North America is donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a company spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Detroit's Ford Motor (F.N) and General Motors (GM.N), said they would give the same amount.

Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children  —  The president also objected to language prohibiting the use of money earmarked to transfer detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to some foreign countries and into the U.S.