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Syrian rebels close in on Damascus, threatening Assad's hold on power
With Syrian President Bashar Assad's position coming under increasing pressure, Donald Trump weighed in on the situation.
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Sen. Joni Ernst wants to hear from Hegseth on sex assault in the military and women in combat
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP audience at a California security conference Saturday that she needs to hear more from President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled defense secretary pick on key issues before she decides whether to support him. ”I am a survivor of sexual assault," said Ernst of Iowa, a military veteran who has spent much of her time as a lawmaker working on improving how attacks are reported and prosecuted within
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‘I am a survivor of sexual assault’: Ernst pledges ‘thorough vetting’ for Hegseth
The Iowa Republican added that she's "excited" to sit down with the former Fox News and veteran host next week.
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Clintons urge voters agitated by today's politics to remain involved in public service
Voters dejected by the presidential election results need to find a way to give back and remain involved, Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Clinton presidential library. The two spoke about a month after former President Donald Trump's win over Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election. “We’re just passing through, and we all need to just calm down and do something that builds people up instead of tears them down,” Bill
3 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine
The United States will provide nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support to Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday as the Biden administration rushes to spend all the congressionally approved money it has left to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. The latest package will include more drones and munitions for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, that the U.S. has provided. While these weapons are critically need
4 min read - BusinessReuters
No concerns over Trump vow to lift LNG exports cap, Qatar energy minister says
Qatar has no concerns about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's promise to lift a cap on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, Qatar's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said on Saturday, adding his country would cope with any competition. "And you know even if you open up LNG and say we're going to export another 300 million tons from the U.S. or 500 million from the U.S., all these projects are driven by private enterprises that look at the commercial viability of projects," Kaabi, who is also the
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Meet the billionaires working with Trump on his second term
Donald Trump has surrounded himself with fellow billionaires, like Elon Musk and Howard Lutnick, as he prepares for his second term.
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Reagan-appointed judge stresses lasting impact of Jan. 6 while sentencing rioter banking on Trump pardon
A federal judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan said the public discourse about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the cases against Donald Trump supporters prosecuted because they committed crimes in support of the once and future president had been distorted.
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak information to Syria
When Tulsi Gabbard arrived in Congress, she was seen as a rising Democratic star. But over time, her views on Russia and Syria shocked, puzzled and alarmed her colleagues.
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Biden and Trump spoke by phone last week
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the phone over the Thanksgiving holiday, according to two people familiar with the call.
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Donald Trump says he thinks Pete Hegseth can get confirmed in NBC News interview
Former President Donald Trump expressed confidence in his pick to run the Pentagon, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, amid allegations of excessive drinking and abuse of women.
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Republicans Could End Up Owning A Jump In Health Care Premiums
Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are about to see that governing is harder than campaigning.
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NYC's mayor warms to Trump and doesn't rule out becoming a Republican
New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political allegiances during a pair of interviews Friday that came as he has increasing warmed to President-elect Donald Trump. The comments from Adams, the top Democrat in one of the country's most liberal cities, riled critics who have grown concerned over the mayor's increasing willingness to throw his support behind Trump and his hardline immigration policie
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC'
Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of 2024, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost Donald Trump.
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AOC officially launches bid for top job on Oversight Committee
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has begun informing House colleagues that she is running to be the top Democrat on the influential Oversight Committee, according to three Democratic lawmakers who told NBC News they had had conversations with her.
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Trump says Hegseth is 'doing very well' despite doubts from GOP senators
President-elect Donald Trump voiced complete confidence in his pick for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, as he's faced some skepticism from Republican senators concerned with a myriad of allegations against him.
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What to know about abortion access in Missouri
Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after a newly passed constitutional amendment rolling back the state’s near-total ban took effect, but they remain on hold as a complicated court battle drags on. The issue is that the amendment does not specifically override any state laws. Missouri’s Republican attorney general says many of those old laws — like a 72-hour waiting period — should still be enforced despite the amendment; P
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Supreme Court agrees to weigh terrorist victims' bid to sue Palestinian entities
The Supreme Court agreed to hear an unusual case in which Congress intervened to help victims of terrorism sue Palestinian entities.
2 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways
President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex the powers of the presidency in untested ways? The deliberations so far are largely at the level of White House lawyers. No decisions have been made, the people said, and it is possible Biden opts to do nothing at all.
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Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational shakeup that is beginning to ripple across the Democratic Party in the wake of their election losses this year. "The responsibility of leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee during Donald Trump’s second term in the White House is a profound and consequential one," she wrote. It’s just the latest example of a generational reckoning with
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Elon Musk hasn't always been Trump's 'first buddy' — see how their relationship has evolved over the years
Donald Trump and Elon Musk haven't always gotten along, but now the two powerful men are close political allies and frequently spend time together.
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'He Knows That He F**ked Up': James Carville Calls Biden 'Most Tragic Figure' In U.S. Politics
The Democratic strategist slammed Biden for not exiting the presidential race sooner and lamented that his otherwise "stunning" legacy is now overshadowed.
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Biden weighs pre-emptive pardons for potential targets of Trump’s retribution
Joe Biden and his senior aides are discussing the idea of issuing preemptive pardons for those whom President-elect Donald Trump has scorned in recent years as he has hinted about plans for retribution, two sources familiar with the discussions confirmed.
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The NAACP ends its challenge over Mississippi creating a new court in majority-Black capital city
The NAACP is ending its lawsuit that challenged a decision by the majority-white and Republican-run Mississippi Legislature to create a new state court in Jackson, the capital city that is majority-Black and governed by Democrats. The civil rights group and local residents sued the state in 2023 to try to block creation of a court in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, an area that includes downtown and other parts of Jackson with state government buildings and affluent shopping areas. A
2 min read - USHuffPost
The Religious Right Is Plotting How To Get Christianity Into Schools
With Donald Trump’s re-election, reshaping the country’s education system is looking increasingly feasible.
6 min read - PoliticsAssociated Press
Texas House speaker who faced blowback over Paxton impeachment drops bid to keep post
The Republican speaker of the Texas House abandoned efforts Friday to keep his powerful post in the face of unrelenting pressure from the party's hard right and anger over the historic impeachment last year of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Dade Phelan's decision, a victory for the GOP's ascendant right flank, sets off a fight over who will become his successor at a time when Texas Republicans are eager to be a policy model for President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
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TikTok defiant after federal court upholds law to force its sale
TikTok signals it will appeal after a federal court sided with the Justice Department and upheld a law to force its sale or ban it. But Donald Trump could offer a way out.
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Elon Musk gave $20 million to a super PAC promoting Trump's position on abortion
Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump 's stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A group titled RBG PAC, formed in mid-October, received a single contribution of $20.5 million from an entity entitled “Elon Musk Revocable Trust” a week later, according to federal campaign finance reports filed this week. Because of the short
3 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Brian Thompson murder investigation and insurer halts anesthesia policy change: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump overshadows Joe Biden in the lead-up to Inauguration Day.
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Details you may have missed in the White House Christmas decorations
Hidden details in first lady Jill Biden's White House Christmas decorations include symbols of peace and tributes to fallen soldiers.
3 min read - WorldAssociated Press
Janusz Walus, killer of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, to be deported to Poland
Janusz Walus, the convicted killer of South Africa's anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani, will be deported to his home country of Poland after his parole came to an end this week, the government announced on Friday. Hani, who was the leader of the African National Congress' military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, and the general secretary of the South African Communist Party, was shot outside his home in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, in 1993.
2 min read - USThe Guardian
Biden extended contracts to private immigration jails despite reports of ‘horrific’ conditions
Congress, federal watchdogs and advocates call for closures of facilities as DHS inspector general reports medical shortages, sanitation violations and neglect of detainees
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Nearly 100 former national security officials 'alarmed' at prospect of Gabbard leading intel community
Nearly 100 former national security officials signed a letter criticizing President-elect Donald Trump's decision to nominate former Rep.
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Trump picks former Georgia Sen. David Perdue for U.S. ambassador to China
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that former Sen. David Perdue had agreed to be named the next U.S. ambassador to China.
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Juan Soto free agency: Yankees and Mets reportedly up their offers to above $700 million
Juan Soto is about to get so, so much money.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Mortgage and refinance rates today, December 7, 2024: Rates drop after jobs report
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. It looks like the Fed plans to cut the Fed rate, and mortgage rates are falling beforehand. Lock in your rate today.
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Reports: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy agrees to restructured contract after 0-9 season in Big 12 play
The longtime Cowboys coach has been one of the 20 highest-paid coaches in college football.
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Taylor Swift fans flying to Vancouver for the Eras Tour were treated to an 'awesome' WestJet boarding call
A WesJet employee began her boarding announcement at Calgary's airport by asking passengers, "Where are my Swifties at?"
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The 30+ Walmart deals you need to shop this weekend, including Apple, Shark, KitchenAid and more
You can also score an Inse vacuum for 70% off and a Roku Express device for under $20 at Walmart this weekend, among other major markdowns.
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Trae Young's 3-pointer overcomes LeBron James' 39-point triple-double as Hawks beat Lakers in OT
The Lakers have lost seven of their past nine games, dropping them to 10th in the Western Conference standings.
2 min read - TechnologyYahoo Finance
Big changes are coming to AI in 2025: Microsoft
Microsoft says AI will change in some big ways in 2025.
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Ohio coach Tim Albin heading to Charlotte after leading Bobcats to first MAC title since 1968
Ohio blew out Miami (Ohio) 38-3 on Saturday to win 10 games for the third straight season.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo News
What it’s like to ride in a driverless Waymo One taxi for the first time
Over the last two years, more and more residents of this tech-friendly city have been testing out Waymo One’s driverless taxis. With each first ride, another story is born of those who have joined a future in which cars are guided by computers.
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Crypto's winning week capped by David Sacks's ascension to Trump White House
The appointment of David Sacks as Donald Trump’s new 'AI and crypto czar' capped a week of wins for the crypto world, putting an advocate for looser regulation of digital assets inside the White House.
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'No more clumping': Swipe this stocking-stuffer sized eyelash comb for just $5
This beauty tool has a curved handle to give the comb a better angle, making it a breeze to use.
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50+ gift ideas for kids of all ages, from toddlers to teens: Stanley, Little Tikes, Jellycat, Squishmallows and more
Here are some of the best kids' holiday gift ideas from Amazon Canada, Walmart, Best Buy and more.
2 min read - BusinessYahoo Personal Finance
Bitcoin clears another record: Is now the time to invest?
Bitcoin continues to shatter records in 2024 and is up over 40% since the election. Here's what to know about investing in bitcoin right now.
8 min read - USReuters
NYC mayor says suspect identified in UnitedHealth executive's murder, NY Post reports
"The net is tightening," Adams told reporters at a Police Athletic League holiday party in Harlem, according to the Post. Thompson, 50, who became CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit in April 2021, was shot in the back around 6:45 a.m. ET (1145 GMT) on Wednesday in what police described as a targeted attack by a masked assailant lying in wait. The shooting sparked a massive manhunt for the gunman, who fled on foot wearing a hooded jacket, balaclava and gray backpack before mounting an electri
3 min read - PoliticsCNN
Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans’ health benefits alarms service members and veterans groups
Pete Hegseth, now Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of defense, had been a vocal and persistent advocate for veterans having unfettered access to private health care, rather than having to go through the VA to keep their benefits.
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