Congress Has the Opportunity to Do the Funniest Thing Ever  —  The Speaker election looks tight.  The presidential election certification is just days away.  Could Republicans impose their own January 6th through sheer obstinacy?  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) …

Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion identified as Army Green Beret from Colorado Springs  —  Truck was rented in Colorado Springs, according to federal sources  —  LAS VEGAS — The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of a Las Vegas hotel on New Year's Day has been identified …

Cybertruck blast suspect was a ‘Rambo type’ who loved Trump, family says  —  Exclusive: Matthew Livelsberger's shocked uncle told The Independent that the Green Beret was a ‘supersoldier’  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech …

10 policies Republicans could use to pay for new tax cuts  —  Extending the expiring 2017 tax cuts could add $5 trillion to the national debt; Trump and GOP lawmakers are are considering these policies to offset that cost.  —  Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans …

I Was Wrong About the 2024 Election.  Here's Why.  —  I thought Kamala Harris would win.  I was wrong.  While I'm sure we Democrats can argue that the loss wasn't a landslide or take a little solace in our House performance, the most important thing for us now is to face that we were wrong and take action on the prevailing “why.”

Trump flunks 3 key tests following deadly New Orleans attack  —  Within hours of the New Year's attack in New Orleans, the president-elect simultaneously flunked tests of accuracy, decency and credibility.  —  As the public first started learning the details of the deadly attack in New Orleans …

Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court  —  After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers like utilities came to an end on Thursday.  —  A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's landmark net neutrality rules …

Meta will appoint Republican Joel Kaplan to lead global policy team, as Nick Clegg steps down  —  THE SCOOP  —  Meta is revamping its global policy team, with President Nick Clegg stepping down and being replaced by Joel Kaplan, his deputy and the company's most prominent Republican, people familiar with the matter said.

Why Don't the Tech Bros Just Hire from MAGA?  —  Decoding the DOGE-MAGA civil war.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. MSG  —  I remain fascinated by the intraparty MAGA-DOGE fight.  The MAGA position seems to be:  — Elite college-grad Americans are bad because they're woke or whatever.

Elon Musk Defends His Petty Revenge on MAGA Critics  —  Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics' X accounts.  But the self-described “free speech absolutist” doesn't see anything wrong with it.  —  Last week, Musk began stripping the verifications …

President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal  —  WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden named twenty recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal.  —  The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds …

Newborns are being left in dumpsters in Texas, but Republicans don't seem to care  —  Why the GOP is unwilling to prevent infant abandonment  —  Abortion bans don't just kill women.  They kill babies.  This is evident in the data, which shows a dramatic rise in the state's infant mortality after Texas banned abortion.

Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M … Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice assistant Siri routinely recorded private conversations that were then sold to third parties for targeted ads.