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Elon Musk throws support behind Johnson for Speaker
Elon Musk backed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, as the top Republican in the House attempts to secure support ahead of Friday’s Speaker vote. The tech mogul’s vote of confidence followed ...The Hill - 1h -
Trump Endorses Mike Johnson to Continue as House Speaker
The question of whether the president-elect would back the speaker for another term has hung over Republicans, especially after recent tensions. But the endorsement does not lock up the job for Mr. ...The New York Times - 1h -
Speaker math: Breaking down how many votes Johnson needs to keep his gavel
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) heads to the House floor on Friday in hopes of being formally reelected Speaker. While Johnson has the endorsement of President-elect Trump to remain Speaker, one ...The Hill - 1h -
Trump endorses Mike Johnson for speaker
President-elect Donald Trump said Johnson has his "complete and total endorsement."CBS News - 4h -
US House Speaker Johnson clinches Trump’s endorsement
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Trump endorses Johnson for House speaker
President-elect Donald Trump posted his support on social media for House Speaker Mike Johnson as lawmakers prepare to hold a formal vote on the leadership role. This comes as politicians mourn the ...CBS News - 5h -
Freedom Caucus chair: House GOP needs to consider if ‘current leadership is what we need’
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Inside how the Capitol Police has changed since Jan. 6, 2021
It's a completely different department since the attack, adding intelligence gathering and threat assessment divisions that have driven up the USCP budget.Politico - 5d -
Read the Gaetz report here — plus the Ethics chair’s dissent
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Donald Trump backs Mike Johnson for House speaker
President-elect Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Mike Johnson to hold onto the gavel, writing that Johnson has his “Complete & Total Endorsement.”NBC News - 4h -
Ways and Means chair takes shot at Senate tax delay
The Republican chair of the House’s tax writing committee called on Congress to quickly extend President-elect Trump’s 2017 tax cuts as Senate GOP leaders plan to move first on border funding. ...The Hill - 5h -
Trump gives complete and total endorsement of Johnson as Speaker
President-elect Trump offered his complete and total endorsement of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday, days before a House vote on Friday to elect a new Speaker. "Speaker Mike Johnson is a ...The Hill - 6h -
Eye Opener: Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter pour in from around the world and across the political spectrum. Also, an investigation is underway after a plane crash kills 179 people in South Korea. ...CBS News - 8h -
DNC chair candidate calls for greater investment in GOP states in platform
Democratic National Committee chair candidate James Skoufis released his proposed platform for the party on Monday, calling for greater investments in Republican-dominated states in an effort to ...The Hill - 10h -
Bruins Defenseman Whiffs on Hit Against Kent Johnson
Charlie McAvoy put all he could into a hit against Kent Johnson, until KJ moved out of the wayYahoo Sports - 2d -
Big Lots reaches deal to keep hundreds of U.S. stores open
Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores open after filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.CBS News - 2d -
‘I keep hearing about break-ins in my neighborhood’: Should I keep valuable items in a safe-deposit box? What are my options?
“I read that the bank discourages people from storing jewelry and coins in the boxes, so I did not rent one.”MarketWatch - 2d -
How ‘Health Freedom’ Became a Winning Rallying Cry
For decades, vaccine skeptics were a vocal protest movement. Now, they find themselves much closer to power.The New York Times - 2d -
Isabel Allende: ‘My most expensive purchase? A Tesla for my former husband. He didn’t deserve it’
The writer on unattainable studs, erotic fantasies, and why she owes her birth father nothing. Born in Peru, Isabel Allende, 82, worked as a journalist and children’s writer. In 1982, she published ...The Guardian - 2d -
'Assad's fall opened part of my husband's past I knew nothing about'
Syrians across the world are still coming to terms with the rapid fall of the Assad regime.BBC News - 2d -
GOP rep on backing Johnson as Speaker: 'I'm going to keep my options open’
Rep. Scott Perry (Pa.), a former chair of the House Freedom Caucus, is the latest Republican to decline to commit to supporting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the House prepares to formally elect ...The Hill - 2d -
Make more use of open prisons, former minister says
As he reviews sentencing policy, David Gauke points to Spain where reforms have cut prison numbers.BBC News - 3d -
My daughter will be an only child – and I’m not going to feel guilty about it | Arwa Mahdawi
My wife and I are ‘one and done’ on kids. We’re also ‘one and done’ with unsolicited advice about our decision. For a few years now, I’ve kept a few vials of a stranger’s sperm on ice. Not just ...The Guardian - 3d -
Former Citigroup chair Richard Parsons dies
Executive who navigated US bank through 2008 financial crisis also sparred with Carl Icahn when leading Time WarnerFinancial Times - 3d -
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Marianne Williamson, an author and former Democratic presidential candidate, announced Thursday that she is launching a campaign to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.NBC News - 4d -
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Marianne Williamson sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and 2024.CBS News - 4d -
Marianne Williamson launches bid for DNC chair
Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson on Thursday launched a bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), jumping into a crowded field of candidates vying to rebuild the ...The Hill - 4d -
Hard-Right Freedom Caucus Takes Power in Wyoming
A Freedom Caucus bloc has never won control of a state legislative chamber — until now. Some lawmakers worry that the newly ascendant conservatives want to “burn it all down.”The New York Times - 4d -
Texans WR Diontae Johnson not expected to play vs. Ravens, his former team, on Wednesday
Diontae Johnson won't make his Texans debut on Christmas Day.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
What Keeps Us Going
Times Opinion staffers share how they escaped it all this year.The New York Times - 5d -
I had strict rules to keep my British and Italian lives separate. Then I learned the joy of being both | Silvia Saunders
I would elbow my mum when she spoke Italian in England, until I realised each part of my identity is more than just a ‘half’. In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the ...The Guardian - 5d -
Texans claim veteran WR Johnson off waivers
The Texans claimed wide receiver Diontae Johnson off waivers Monday.ESPN - 6d -
Trump is waging a legal war against press freedom
Lawsuits can be time-consuming and expensive for defendants, even if there is no merit to them. Trump understands this.The Hill - 6d -
‘I’m young, debt-free and happy-go-lucky’: My boyfriend has $45,000 in debts, two houses, two kids and pays child support. Is he a safe bet to marry?
“Lately, we’ve been discussing the future, including marriage.”MarketWatch - 6d -
You can keep your rigid Christmas traditions – I’ll be tucking into my Boxing Day carbonara | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
We’ve started building up our own yearly rituals, and asking what we really want to get out of the festive period. When people ask what I’m doing for Christmas this year, I’ve been replying, with ...The Guardian - 6d -
‘A sense of freedom’: China’s small bookshops relocate across the world
As stores that were spaces for open discussion have been forced to close, new ventures spring up overseas. On 24 November, exactly two years after a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang ...The Guardian - 6d -
What are my mortgage options while I work abroad?
I plan to keep a property in the UKFinancial Times - 6d -
Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, even as some Democrats have condemned the president’s actions. The CBC ...The Hill - 6d -
‘This has opened my mind’: inside the FA’s first elite all-female coaching course
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