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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) …
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Scoop: GOP moderates warn Johnson not to repeat McCarthy's deal … - Johnson said in a “Fox and Friends” interview Thursday that he has spoken with “every single one” of his detractors and that “we'll be talking about process reforms in the House.” — GOP sources have told Axios …
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Republicans are once again staring down House speaker drama. Here's what's at stake.
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
There's a big problem with trying to replace Johnson — no clear alternates
There's a big problem with trying to replace Johnson — no clear alternates
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How a long speaker fight could impact Trump's ability to start his next term
How a long speaker fight could impact Trump's ability to start his next term
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Johnson doesn't have the votes to remain speaker. But his allies insist it's trending his way.
Johnson doesn't have the votes to remain speaker. But his allies insist it's trending his way.
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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 …
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Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday.
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Alleged Cybertruck Bomber Was ‘Big’ Trump Supporter: Source
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Driver of Tesla Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty Army Green Beret, source says
Driver of Tesla Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty Army Green Beret, source says
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FBI releases new video of a suspect planting a pipe bomb near DNC offices on eve of the Capitol riot — A harrowing chapter in American history remains shrouded in mystery: Who planted pipe bombs outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on the eve of the attack on the Capitol?
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FBI seizes 150 pipe bombs from suspect who used Biden photos for “target practice”
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Judicial body won't refer Clarence Thomas to Justice Department over ethics lapses — The head of the Judicial Conference said there is legal uncertainty over whether it has the authority to refer complaints about Supreme Court justices. — A judicial organization that sets national policy …
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US Supreme Court's Thomas will not be referred to Justice Department — A judicial policymaking body on Thursday rejected a request by Democratic lawmakers to refer conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the Department of Justice to examine claims that he failed …
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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 …
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Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
In striking down net-neutrality rule, Sixth Circuit asserts newfound judicial supremacy
In striking down net-neutrality rule, Sixth Circuit asserts newfound judicial supremacy
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The New Orleans attack shows that ISIS hasn't gone away. It's changed. — The deadly attack in New Orleans on New Year's Eve that left 15 people dead feels like a disturbing reminder of a past era, one when the transnational terrorist organization known as the Islamic State, or ISIS, dominated the nation's attention and resources.
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New Orleans attacker discussed plans to kill his family and join ISIS in chilling recordings. Here's what we know
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Live updates New Orleans attacker acted alone, FBI says
Live updates New Orleans attacker acted alone, FBI says
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Elon Musk and the right's war on Wikipedia — Listen to me read this post here (not an AI-generated voice!), subscribe to the feed in your podcast app, or download the recording for later. — When Elon Musk launched his latest crusade against Wikipedia this Christmas Eve …
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Biden to announce decision on U.S. Steel acquisition as early as Friday — President Biden is likely to announce a decision as soon as Friday on whether he will approve Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, according to people familiar with the process.
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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.
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Eyeing Potential Bird Flu Outbreak, Biden Administration Ramps Up Preparedness — The administration is committing an additional $306 million toward battling the virus, and will distribute the money before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office. — The Biden administration …
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Why Don't the Tech Bros Just Hire from MAGA? — 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. — The Forgotten Men of MAGA are every bit as smart and capable …
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Governor seeks resignation of Western New Mexico University regents after spending revelations — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has asked for the immediate resignation of regents at Western New Mexico State University after revelations of wasteful spending and failures in financial oversight …
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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.
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Barrasso criticizes Cheney over the Presidential Citizens Award — President Joe Biden naming former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) as one of 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Award is already drawing backlash from her home state senator. GOP Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, in a statement …
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Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida's governor, dead at 91 — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay, who lost to Jeb Bush in 1998 but still served 23 days in office after the sudden death of Gov. Lawton Chiles, has died. He was 91. — The former Democratic governor took …
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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.”
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FBI: Now We Don't Believe This *Terrorist* Acted Alone — More details of the terrorist attack in New Orleans have emerged, including the fact that the local FBI team finally admitted it was terrorism. The deceased perp has been identified as a US-born citizen named Shamsud-Din Jabbar …
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Trump announces new treasury and ambassador nominees — President-elect Trump announced several appointments for his Treasury Department and choices for ambassadors for two European countries. — In multiple Thursday Truth Social posts, Trump outlined who will work alongside …
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