Aaron Brown, former CNN anchor and influential newsman, dies at 76  —  Aaron Brown, the renowned CNN anchor who gained prominence for his coverage of the September 11 attacks and his pivotal role in shaping the network's evening news format, died Sunday at 76, his family said.

Russia-related, Iran-related, Cyber-related, and Foreign Interference in U.S. Election Designations; Global Magnitsky Designation  —  Treasury Sanctions Entities in Iran and Russia That Attempted to Interfere in the U.S. 2024 Election  —  SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS LIST UPDATE

Trump ally Laura Loomer on Musk: ‘Nobody wants to cross this guy’  —  Laura Loomer, a staunch ally of President-elect Trump and far-right activist, suggested that some Republicans in Trump's circle don't want to cross billionaire Elon Musk.  —  “It sounds like people are scared of crossing the king …

‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks … The highway that winds along the coast of Marin County offers some of California's most magnificent vistas, with the deep blue Pacific Ocean glittering through veils of fog.  But for a handful of travelers, the views aren't the prize.

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Puerto Rico plunges into darkness as power outage hits more than 1.3 million customers on New Year's Eve  —  Power outages are a frustratingly frequent occurrence for many Puerto Ricans.  A string of blackouts during the summer prompted protests and a state of emergency.

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals  —  A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said.

Judge hands Rudy Giuliani loss on eve of new trial involving defamation case  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is headed to court for a trial over whether he must turn over his Florida condo to the Georgia election workers he defamed — and he had a request shot down by the judge this week.

F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm  —  Investigators discovered more than 150 devices, mostly pipe bombs, on a property outside Norfolk, court papers say.  —  A Virginia man was arrested this month with what federal prosecutors described …

Trump Drops Brutal Clip of Regime's Cover Up of Biden's Decline  —  Mainstream media wanted to pretend that President Joe Biden's cognitive decline wasn't observable until his bad time at the one debate he had with President-elect Donald Trump.  —  A recent Wall Street Journal report explained …

Patrick McHenry Lets Loose on the Republican Insurgents He Left Behind  —  The retiring Republican reflects on his transformation over 20 years in Congress.  —  When a 29-year-old Patrick McHenry entered Congress in 2005, few would have believed the man described as the GOP's …

Chip Roy on Johnson: 'I don't believe he has the votes'  —  Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not have the votes to keep the gavel and that he remains undecided on whether he can support the Louisiana Republican in the Friday floor vote, despite President-elect Trump endorsing Johnson.

The Ground Is Shifting in American Politics.  Here's What I Saw on the Trail.  —  Politics Editor David Siders has been traveling the country to chronicle how American politics is shifting from the ground up.  Here's what some of the people he visited are thinking heading into 2025.

Unlawful border crossings dropped to four-year low in November, new data show  —  Unlawful border crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped to a four-year low, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with 46,610 people stopped between ports of entry in November.

South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon … - South Korean police announced earlier this month they were investigating Yoon for possible insurrection and he has through his lawyers denied the allegations.  — Yoon could face life in prison or the death penalty …

In a war between tech bros and core MAGA, the winner is easy to spot  —  They are a selfish bunch who have shown time and again that what interests them most is themselves.  —  The spiteful bickering in recent days between Donald Trump's Silicon Valley enablers and his MAGA acolytes …

Majority of Justin Trudeau's caucus calls on him to quit  —  Liberals want the prime minister to reveal his plans as soon as he's back from holidays.  —  OTTAWA — With a majority of his caucus now calling on him to resign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on a ski holiday, reflecting on whether to stay or go.