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President-elect Trump on Sunday harshly criticized the House GOP, and former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), for voting to raise the debt ceiling in 2023 through Jan. 1, 2025. Trump in a post on ...
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Musk, Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over H-1B work visas

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"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year – musicians and storytellers, athletes and activists – who touched us with their creativity and humanity.
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The GOP is waging a stealth attack on veterans' healthcare

Caring for veterans is part of the cost of war, and the American people expect us to pay it.
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Rice hails Lewis-Skelly: 'Like he was built in a lab'

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has heaped praise on his "very special" teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly, insisting the youngster can go the very top.
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Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has been inaugurated as president of Georgia in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler ...
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A bland, dull aesthetic so ubiquitous, devotees of the trend are accusing one another of copying them. In Texas, a lawsuit has been filed in which one Amazon influencer is being sued by another ...
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Kuminga takes giant leap toward ‘turning a corner' in Warriors' win

Jonathan Kuminga’s game-high 34 points and nine rebounds allowed the Golden State Warriors to earn a 109-105 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
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Trump advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy open rift over immigrant worker visas

A rift has opened up in President-elect Trump's inner circle of supporters after over comments made by two of his incoming advisers, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, about H-1B temporary worker ...
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Musk and Ramaswamy clash with MAGA loyalists on worker visas

Two of President-elect Trump’s advisers, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are facing backlash from MAGA supporters over H-1B visas, which allow companies in the U.S. to hire high-skilled ...
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Capitol Hill lawmakers experiencing surge of swatting calls, bomb threats

In a Dec. 11 Senate hearing, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified that there had been more than 50 so-called "swatting" attacks on members of Congress over the previous month.
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Here's what the H-1B visa debate with Musk and Ramaswamy is about

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are calling for the U.S. to admit more foreign tech workers. Not all Republicans agree with them.
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Second Florida Democratic lawmaker switches to GOP

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Why Ramaswamy is linking immigration to 90s sitcom characters

Vivek Ramaswamy, a close ally to President-elect Donald Trump, is linking U.S. immigration woes, and the hiring of tech workers overseas, to an apparent American preference for certain 90s sitcom ...
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy expose rift with MAGA loyalists over immigrant tech workers

A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas, a carve-out for high-skilled workers who some in the ...
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Hail the broligarchy: why 2024 was the year of the bro | Arwa Mahdawi

They’ve been around for ever; now they’re running the US. And beneath all the podcasts and punching lie questions of grievance, self-ownership and self-expression. A creature of various talents, ...
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TV is too risk-averse, says Grange Hill creator

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This Was the Year of the Influencer Political Takeover

Politicians fully embraced the creator economy in 2024, blurring the lines between punditry and journalism. By 2028, the lawmakers could become creators themselves.
Wired - 3d
As Roy Cooper’s Term Ends in North Carolina, He’s Cagey About His Future

In an interview, Roy Cooper spoke about his legacy, how to appeal to Republicans and Democratic speculation that he might run for Senate or for president.
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Roy, Cruz named most active X posters in Congress: Report

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) were named the most active posters on the social platform X this year among all lawmakers in Congress, according to a recent report. The Dec. 17 ...
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Nikki Haley rips Ramaswamy: 'Nothing wrong' with American culture

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley slammed her onetime GOP presidential primary opponent Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday for arguing American culture is to blame for a lack of U.S.-born ...
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Musk, Ramaswamy defend Silicon Valley's foreign-born hires

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, co-chairs of President-elect Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” are defending the tech industry’s reliance on foreign-born engineers as the incoming ...
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Trump, GOP zero in on Liz Cheney as potential target

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Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won’t Be Easy.

Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses.
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Lions cut LB David Long

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Trump won last week's spending battle on points

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From vaccines to votes: Russian ad agency influences Europeans

AdNow was implicated in misinformation campaigns in France, Germany and Romania
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From Hail Marys to grand slams, college basketball to the WNBA, 2024 was a year of change and triumph in sports

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