ESPN - 1 hour 28 min ago
President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender athletes as part of an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent President-elect Donald Trump from retooling them to achieve his own aims.
Newser - 1 hour 32 min ago
President Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency on Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term, when he filled three seats on the Supreme Court. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...
The Guardian - 2 hours 1 min ago
Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who's pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US Curtis Yarvin is hardly a household name in US politics. But the "neoreactionary" thinker and far-right blogger is emerging as a serious intellectual influence on key figures in Donald Trump's coming administration in particular over potential threats to US democracy. Yarvin, who considers liberal democracy as a decadent enemy to be dismantled, is intellectually influential...
NBC News - 2 hours 2 min ago
Restrictions on gender-affirming care proposed by Republicans in Congress and President-elect Donald Trump could be devastating for transgender youths, doctors say, especially for teens with eating disorders.
Newsweek - 2 hours 14 min ago
All of Biden's picks will serve lifetime appointments, meaning they will serve to protect his legacy when Trump takes office.
The Independent - 2 hours 37 min ago
President-elect's former campaign chief hit out at Keir Starmer's choice for UK ambassador to the US...
Slate - 3 hours 17 min ago
The House of Representatives exploded while trying to fund the government.
Newsweek - 3 hours 18 min ago
President-elect called for any in his party who "bring the mess of the Debt Limit" into his administration to face primaries.
Newsweek - 4 hours 1 min ago
Elon Musk, once a supporter of President Barack Obama, now backs President-elect Donald Trump, reflecting a political shift shared by many Americans.
NBC News - 4 hours 2 min ago
Congress averted a government shutdown during the holidays but lengthened Donald Trump and Republicans' to-do list for 2025 and previewed potential chaos.
The Independent - 5 hours 38 min ago
Putin says he is open to talks with Donald Trump, saying we will have things to discuss'...
Newsweek - 5 hours 56 min ago
The bill's passage comes after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk scuttled an earlier bipartisan deal.
Daily Signal - 6 hours 1 min ago
Following Donald Trump‘s election victory in November, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, convened a special session of the California Legislature to "Trump-proof" the state. At... Read More The post California's Downfall Funded by George Soros and the Cartels,' Former Democrat Claims appeared first on The Daily Signal .
Slate - 6 hours 2 min ago
Buying the US presidency has never been so blatant.
The Guardian - 7 hours 56 min ago
Measure averting government shutdown did not include demand by president-elect to raise debt ceiling The US Senate has approved a stop-gap funding measure to avert a government shutdown shortly after a midnight deadline with a bill that defied Donald Trump's demand for a debt-limit suspension. The legislation next goes to Joe Biden's desk for his signature. The Senate passed the bill in an 85 to 11 vote, hours after an overwhelmingly bipartisan 366-34 vote in the House. It was passed 38...
ABC News - 9 hours 15 min ago
With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House has approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but dropped President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt lim...
The Guardian - 13 hours 6 min ago
Democrats had put emphasis on federal courts following Trump's first term, when he filled three supreme court seats Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term, when he filled three seats on the supreme court. Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, teed up votes on two California district...
Boston Herald - 13 hours 36 min ago
One expert says he thinks workers at both companies are "desperate" to make progress before President-elect Donald Trump can appoint a Republican majority to the National Labor Relations Board.
The Guardian - 13 hours 39 min ago
The continuing resolution passed with 366 yea votes and 34 nays. This blog is now closed. Trump demands again to suspend US debt ceiling after funding deal fails The US government could shut down. Here's what to know Besides bringing the federal government to the brink of a shutdown, Donald Trump has also lately been pressuring European countries to agree to buy more US-produced oil and gas, the Guardian's Jill Ambrose reports: The US president-elect, Donald Trump , has warned the EU that...
NBC News - 13 hours 47 min ago
Senate Democrats confirmed President Joe Biden's 235th judge, beating Donald Trump's record from his first term.
Esquire - 14 hours 38 min ago
Elon Musk's baleful influence over the president-elect, who is a pretty baleful influence his own self, has reached a critical moment and the new administration isn't even in office yet.
Chicago Tribune - 14 hours 38 min ago
Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump's demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.
NBC News - 15 hours 39 min ago
As Congress struggles over a deal to keep the government open, the message coming from the beating heart of Trump world is clear-cut: Don't compromise.
Newsweek - 15 hours 48 min ago
The president-elect's stake in the company is valued at more than $4 billion, and Trump has made his commitment to the company and its shares clear.