Government Shutdown Updates Biden Signs Funding Bill Averting Shutdown

Biden takes heat for vetoing bill that would add new judgeships

Federal judiciary leadership and some lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for vetoing a bill that would’ve added 66 new federal judgeships amid growing caseloads. Biden on Monday made good ...

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Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in New Funding

“A lot of compute is needed,” Mr. Musk said in a post about the financing, in which BlackRock, Fidelity and Sequoia participated.

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History Shows Big Changes in ‘Big Government’ Are Hard to Achieve

Past efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including basic things like selling off unused government buildings, have come up short. Republicans are set to try again.

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Biden vetoes bill to add dozens of new federal judgeships

President Biden on Monday vetoed a bill that would have added 66 federal district judgeships through 2035, citing "hurried action" by the House as his reason. CBS News White House reporter Willie ...

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Republicans succeed in clawing back more IRS tax-cheat enforcement funds. For now.

The IRS estimates there will be 8,000 fewer audits of wealthy taxpayers and businesses though 2029 without the sidelined $20.2 billion.

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Pro-Palestinian Activists Removed From Michigan’s Student Government

The president and vice president of the University of Michigan’s student assembly were impeached after they demanded divestment and stopped funding campus activities.

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Bill Clinton discharged from hospital

Former President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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Chiefs injury updates: DT Chris Jones questionable, LT D.J. Humphries out for Christmas Day game vs. Steelers

Humphries will miss his third straight game, while Jones' status is up in the air

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Bill Clinton discharged after hospitalization for flu

Former President Clinton was discharged Tuesday morning after being hospitalized a day earlier for flu, according to his spokesperson. “He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional ...

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Biden signs defense bill, despite ban on transgender health care for military kids

President Biden has signed the annual defense authorization bill into law.

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Boston NWSL team signs White Stadium lease

The City of Boston, Boston Public Schools, and the owners of the NWSL expansion team set to play there in 2026 have executed a lease agreement that will allow the team to utilize White Stadium as ...

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Staying in office is the main challenge for troubled France's new government

France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays

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Warning signs for conservatives who want to draft Trump in their spending war

Hardliners openly admit they felt they lost every funding fight this year. They’re hoping the incoming president turns that around.

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French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote

Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right. The French prime minister has announced his ...

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Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside

Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an anti-government protest calling for a technocratic caretaker cabinet

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How will history remember Biden's presidency?

What will Joe Biden's legacy be as president?

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Biden to back eleventh-hour funding bill

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McConnell calls out holdouts on government funding, warns of "harmful" shutdown

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House GOP picks new funding plan that will need wide Democratic support

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Transition would be ‘restricted’ during a shutdown

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Musk vows to fund ‘moderate’ Democratic primary challengers

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Bill Clinton hospitalized with fever, in 'good spirits': Spokesperson

Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalized after developing a fever, a spokesperson said Monday.

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Biden signs $895B Defense bill despite transgender care provision

President Biden on Monday evening signed the $895 billion Defense authorization bill, despite a provision included in the massive package that restricts transgender care. The National Defense ...

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Killing remote work could kill government efficiency in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has threatened to veto any state budget that contains return-to-office mandates for state employees, citing the benefits of remote work in terms of productivity, ...

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Patrick Mahomes ankle injury: Chiefs QB provides update ahead of Christmas Day game vs. Steelers

Mahomes looked just fine in his first game after suffering a high ankle sprain

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Postecoglou insists Spurs will target signings in January after recent slide

Manager says club are ‘still a bit short in a couple of areas’ Tottenham are 11th before trip to Nottingham Forest Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Tottenham plan to be active in the January ...

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These Students Ousted Bangladesh’s Government. Now They’re Rebuilding a Democracy.

It is a daunting task for Bangladesh. But an unusual mix of young people and seasoned technocrats are determined to make the most of their opening.

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Investors call for UK government to reform defined benefit pensions

Overhaul could free up billions for real estate and infrastructure, asset managers say

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Tonga government elects ’Aisake Valu Eke as new prime minister

The new leader was chosen by secret ballot two weeks after the previous premier resigned abruptly amid a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family. Tonga’s government elected a new ...

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Biden delivers on threat to veto bill to expand U.S. judiciary

The JUDGES Act would have increased the number of trial court judges in 25 federal district courts in 13 states in six waves every two years through 2035.

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Biden signs defense bill despite objections to ban on transgender health care for military children

Biden said his administration strongly opposes the provision because it targets a group based on gender identity and “interferes with parents’ roles to determine the best care for their children.” ...

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Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized with a fever

Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Washington, D.C., hospital Monday afternoon for "testing and observation after developing a fever," an aide said in a statement. Clinton, who is 78, ...

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Riverside Sheriff’s Deputies Missed Signs Before Detainee Hanged Himself

Reports and video footage newly released in Riverside County, Calif., indicate that a man was able to cover his cell window and camera without intervention.

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Bill Clinton Is Hospitalized After Developing a Fever

A Washington hospital admitted Mr. Clinton for testing and observation, and an aide said that the former president was “in good spirits.”

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Playoff picture projections: Updated chances to make the postseason, win divisions

We're looking ahead to how the 14-team playoff picture could line up en route to Super Bowl LIX.

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Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever

Former President Clinton was admitted to a Washington hospital Monday with a fever, his spokesperson said on social media. “President Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ...

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Live Updates: Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death row prisoners

President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move "politically ...

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