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WoW Housing Will Allow For Plenty Of Nitty-Gritty Interior Decoration Options
Blizzard is continuing to peel back the curtain on World of Warcraft's in-the-works player-housing system, this time revealing new details about how players will be able to decorate the interior ...GameSpot - 5d -
Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia, House Education Committee over student records
Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil filed a lawsuit Thursday against Columbia University and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to stop the school from giving student disciplinary ...The Hill - 4d -
Democrats push investigation into Trump, Musk White House Tesla event
Senate Democrats are seeking an investigation into President Trump and adviser Elon Musk's use of the White House to promote Musk's business interests, alleging a violation of federal ethics laws.The Hill - 4d -
House Democrats hold annual retreat under specters of shutdown and Trump
House Democrats are spending three days in Leesburg, Virginia, for their annual retreat to plan their path forward as a partial government shutdown looms and Republicans advance President Trump's ...CBS News - 4d -
Democrats set to host town halls targeting vulnerable House Republicans
Democratic committees are set to host town halls across the country to target vulnerable House Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms. The effort, which has been dubbed “People’s Town Halls,” was ...The Hill - 4d -
House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing
A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...The Hill - 3d -
Five key takeaways from the Guardian’s House of Lords series
Two peers are now under investigation after undercover reporting on members of parliament’s second chamber. “Indefensible” was how Keir Starmer described the House of Lords three years ago when he ...The Guardian - 3d -
White House Denies Violating Judge’s Order in Deporting Venezuelans
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, also asserted that the federal courts “have no jurisdiction” over President Trump’s conduct of foreign affairs or his power to expel foreign enemies.The New York Times - 1d -
House Democrat on party’s low approval: ‘We’ll take back the majority in 2026’
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said she believes her party will take back the House majority in 2026 despite receiving its lowest ...The Hill - 1d -
White House says it will eliminate national monuments — then scrubs the announcement
The White House said Friday night that it would eliminate protections from millions of acres declared by former President Biden as national monuments — but later scrubbed that language from its ...The Hill - 22h -
White House fountain gets green makeover for St. Patrick's Day
The White House is going green — dyeing the fountain on the North Lawn an emerald hue to mark St. Patrick's Day. The swap to a bright green color in the water of the fountain at 1600 Pennsylvania ...The Hill - 22h -
White House denies violating judge’s order with Venezuela deportations
Trump administration used Alien Enemies Act to deport about 250 alleged gang members to El Salvador. US politics live – latest updates The White House has denied allegations that it engaged in ...The Guardian - 18h -
White House on French politician suggesting US return Statue of Liberty: 'Absolutely not'
The White House on Monday pushed back on a French politician who called for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty to France, jabbing the "low-level" French lawmaker. “Absolutely not,” ...The Hill - 18h -
Semisonic blasts use of 'Closing Time' in White House deportation video
Semisonic said it did not authorize and does not condone the White House's using its hit "Closing Time" in a video that appears to depict deportation, the band said in a statement Monday.NBC News - 18h -
Semisonic blasts use of 'Closing Time' in White House deportation video
Semisonic said it did not authorize and does not condone the White House's using its hit "Closing Time" in a video that appears to depict deportation, the band said in a statement Monday.NBC News - 18h -
White House denies ignoring court order blocking some deportations
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held a hearing late Monday on the Trump administration's use of the 18th-century Alien Enemies Act. Despite being blocked by the courts, the White House used ...CBS News - 15h -
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.The New York Times - 11h -
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.The New York Times - 8h -
Watch live: House GOP leaders speak ahead of key vote to avert shutdown
House Republican leaders will speak Tuesday morning ahead of a key vote on the stopgap bill that would fund the government through September. The House Rules Committee voted Monday night to advance ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Eagles will visit White House to celebrate Super Bowl win after 2018 absence
News confirmed by White House on Tuesday Team were disinvited by Donald Trump in 2018 Comment: why athletes should boycott Trump The Philadelphia Eagles have confirmed they will visit the ...The Guardian - 6d -
White House vows to fight ruling that requires government reinstate fired probationary workers
The White House on Friday vowed to appeal the federal court rulings that required the Trump administration to reinstate probationary government employees who judges said were fired unlawfully at ...The Hill - 3d -
China rolls out retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods
China rolls out retaliatory tariffs on U.S. agricultural goodsNBC News - Mar. 10 -
Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway
An architect has designed a sustainable home inside a glass box, where fruit and veg grow, and their family can thrive. Situated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Mikel Arteta names the moment he knew Chelsea would be title contenders
Managers – especially those from the Pep Guardiola coaching tree – love flattering each other before they face each other, and today we’ve had a pretty intense example of that from Mikel Arteta....Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Iguanas probably floated to Fiji millions of years ago on record-breaking raft journey, scientists say
Lizards may have snacked on their raft of uprooted trees and plants on their months-long journey across the Pacific. Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji. Most modern-day iguanas ...The Guardian - 9h -
A son says a leader of Iran's 2009 Green Movement protests will be freed from house arrest
One of the leaders of Iran’s 2009 Green Movement protests will be released from house arrest in the coming weeksABC News - 22h -
Buffett's Berkshire hikes stakes in five Japanese trading houses to almost 10% each
Berkshire Hathaway raised its holdings in five Japanese trading houses — Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo.CNBC - 22h -
Brink 'icked out' by replies to Sparks' male tryouts
Sparks forward Cameron Brink said she was unsettled by the response she saw online to a call by the team for men to try out for the practice squad.ESPN - 1h -
Underlying hostility at meeting between Trump, Irish prime minister
President Trump hosted Ireland's prime minister at the White House on Wednesday. It's a traditional visit to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, which is on March 17. The two leaders sat in the Oval ...CBS News - 5d -
Donatella Versace defied expectations to become a fashion icon of her own
When she took over after her brother Gianni’s murder, few expected her to last 27 years and become a household name. News: Donatella Versace hails brother as she bows out as creative director ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump's White House Tesla expo
Presented by Ericsson {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump buys a Tesla in defense of Elon Musk President Trump bought a Tesla Tuesday afternoon to "make a ...The Hill - 6d -
Revealed: House of Lords members have given £109m to political parties
Conservatives benefit most from donations provided either before or after peers secured their seats. Cash before honours: the Tory donors made peers who barely speak in Lords . Peers who sat ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
House GOP budget plan would cut domestic spending by $13 billion
House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his plan to avert a government shutdown by Friday night. The short-term stopgap bill would fund the government until Sept. 30, increase defense spending by ...CBS News - Mar. 10 -
White House defends Trump's tariffs amid plunging stock markets
The White House is defending President Donald Trump's tariffs against the country's top trading partners after the stock market experienced its worst day in 2025 with a sell off that left the Dow ...NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Shutdown fears grow as House Republicans battle over funding bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a vote on a GOP spending proposal, but opposition from both parties puts its passage in doubt. With Democrats vowing to vote against it and some ...CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Watch live: House votes on bill to avert government shutdown
House Republicans are racing to pass their bill by 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday to avert a government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon. The chamber voted 216-214 to ...The Hill - 6d -
Watch: Trump buys Tesla alongside Musk at White House
President Trump joined tech billionaire and adviser Elon Musk on Tuesday at the White House, where he bought a Tesla vehicle. “I’m gonna buy because number one, it’s a great product. As good as it ...The Hill - 6d -
House votes to avoid government shutdown by passing temporary spending bill
The House of Representatives has passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown. The stopgap bill funds the government until Sept. 30. The measure increases defense spending by $6 ...CBS News - 6d -
Lone Democrat to back House GOP spending bill explains decision
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership on Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. ...The Hill - 6d -
Watch live: Trump holds St. Patrick's Day celebration at White House
President Trump on Wednesday evening is set to host his first St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House since returning to office. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who was elected in ...The Hill - 5d
