December 23, 2024  —  Today the House Ethics Committee released its report on its investigation of widely reported allegations that while in office, former representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) had engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use, shared inappropriate videos on the House floor …

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.

Dems finally get some good news: GOP dysfunction  —  Democrats were bracing for full Republican control of government.  Now they're hoping the last week has been a preview.  —  Democrats are starting to cobble together a playbook for the second Trump era: Mock Republicans for their dysfunction …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 🎄🌟🎁☃️🎅

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 …

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.

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.

Here's why business leaders are spending big on Trump's inaugural committee … Top CEOs and their companies are pledging to donate millions of dollars to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee, as they seek to get on his good side and make inroads before he takes office.

Walmart illegally opened delivery drivers' deposit accounts, U.S. says  —  A federal lawsuit alleges that Walmart deceived more than a million delivery drivers by creating deposit accounts without their knowledge or consent, using their Social Security numbers and other personal information.

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.

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.