New Orleans updates: 10 dead in ‘terrorist attack’ with pickup in New Orleans, local officials say  —  The driver remained at large after the Bourbon Street incident, police said.  —  Emergency vehicles are seen near Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson expects to be re-elected as House Speaker after Trump's endorsement  —  Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com  —  Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson says President-elect Donald Trump's endorsement of him for House Speaker was supposed to come …

Ukraine Forces a Halt to Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe  —  A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory.  —  The flow of natural gas through a major pipeline from Russia …

Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence  —  In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.  —  Judicial independence is under grave threat on several fronts …

‘Trump is a little guy, Musk is a big guy’: historian predicts trouble for president-elect  —  Timothy Snyder says world's richest man is likely to exert uncomfortable influence over White House  —  Allies and aides to Donald Trump should be increasingly concerned by Elon Musk's proximity …

Stars Flee Jeff Bezos' Paper for Steve Jobs' Widow's Mag  —  OUT WITH THE OLD...  The Washington Post is taking more blows after losing 200,000 subscribers when its owner stopped it endorsing Kamala Harris.  —  SHOP WITH SCOUTED  —  J.Crew's Semi-Secret Factory Sale Is Not to Be Missed

Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X  —  The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to “Kekius Maximus”.  —  The tech mogul - and close confidant of US President-Elect Donald Trump - offered no immediate explanation …

Chris Sununu still believes the GOP is bigger than Donald Trump  —  The four-term New Hampshire governor discusses the state of the Republican Party and his future plans as he leaves office.  —  Donald Trump remade the GOP in his image.  Chris Sununu doesn't think it'll stick.

The President Trump Is Pushing Aside  —  Only one historic site bears the name of America's 22nd and 24th president—and it's no Monticello.  —  The Grover Cleveland Presidential Library and Museum occupies a one-story building in Caldwell, New Jersey, behind the house where its namesake spent the first few years of his life.

Eggs, guns, gym memberships: Which new laws are going into effect in 2025?  —  Kinsey Crowley Tom Ackerman Rebecca Powell C. A. Bridges Mark Robison Charles DunlapUSA TODAY NETWORK  —  As we turn the corner into 2025, federal policies are destined to change when President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

For Jimmy Carter, faith was inseparable from politics and life  —  Carter talked openly and often in the 1976 campaign about his evangelical “born again” faith, ignoring those who advised him to downplay his beliefs.  —  In his inaugural address in January 1977, President Jimmy Carter spoke …

US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters  —  The United States has imposed sanctions on two groups linked to Iranian and Russian efforts to target American voters with disinformation ahead of this year's election.

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 …