20.12.2024 — The Day House Defied Trump Thrice

The House has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown.

House Republicans are trying to pass a new plan to keep the government funded through the spring.

Speaker Mike Johnson rushed the bill to a vote after President-elect Trump told Republicans to kill a bipartisan measure that had been expected to pass.

Frantic negotiations trying to meet Trump’s demands upset both parties with just a day until shutdown deadline

...BACK TO SQUARE ONE!

Democrat New York Governor Kathy Hochul demanded that President-elect Donald Trump would need to show remorse in the event that he wanted to receive a pardon for his felony conviction in the so-called "hush money" case,

California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain.

Speaker Mike Johnson rushed the bill to a vote after President-elect Trump told Republicans to kill a bipartisan measure that had been expected to pass.

In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts, lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage ahead of Friday's deadline.

The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a Republican spending bill supported by President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, leaving Congress without a clear strategy to prevent a government shutdown that Democrats say might cause travel disruptions over the Christmas season.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, with federal agencies due to run out of cash on Friday night and cease operations starting this weekend. The contentious legislation

Speaker Mike Johnson “is f---ed,” one Republican lawmaker told the Beast earlier on Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office.

In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts, lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage ahead of Friday's deadline.

In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts, lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage ahead of Friday's deadline.

The House has resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown.

In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts, lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage ahead of Friday's deadline.

California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain.

The five-year wait for the arrival of 38 Abrams tanks to Taiwan highlights the strains on U.S. industrial capacity as concerns grow over China.

Speaker Mike Johnson rushed the bill to a vote after President-elect Trump told Republicans to kill a bipartisan measure that had been expected to pass.

In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts, lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed for passage ahead of Friday's deadline.

NEW GOP BILL A FLOP!

More than 12 million people are in the path of the quick-hitting storm, which is expected to be followed by frigid gusts of wind.

Congress is one step closer to a nightmare before Christmas.

More than 12 million people are in the path of the quick-hitting storm, which is expected to be followed by frigid gusts of wind.

Incoming president Donald Trump has vowed to end the CBP One app, which people outside the U.S. use to book appointments to petition for asylum.

A temporary lack of the key ingredient in the popular drug has been resolved, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

As Congress debates a path forward, government operations that many rely on, and paychecks for millions, hang in the balance.

TSA officials expect to screen 40 million passengers as airlines prepare for their busiest days on Friday and Sunday, and on Dec. 26, Dec. 27 and Dec. 29.

California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain.

As Congress debates a path forward, government operations that many rely on, and paychecks for millions, hang in the balance.

As Congress debates a path forward, government operations that many rely on, and paychecks for millions, hang in the balance.

For some marginalized communities the second Trump term is fraught with fears over personal safety. In Minneapolis, one organization is helping with de-escalation services and gun training.

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Experts at leading brokerages say they are hewing closer to the official government line in response to signs of tighter monitoring.

Malaysia plans to authorize a private robotics company to renew its search for the plane that vanished a decade ago.

US Homeland Security and Manhattan federal agents rounded up a cell of migrant Tren de Aragua gang members in the Bronx, sources tell The Post.

As Congress debates a path forward, government operations that many rely on, and paychecks for millions, hang in the balance.

Authorities have said Brian Williams, a top deputy to Mayor Karen Bass, is suspected of sending an anonymous threat about a bomb inside City Hall in October.

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COVID-19 Lockdowns Unleashed a Wave of Murder

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Canada, like the US and other countries, is grappling with acute political dealignment. Plummeting working-class support for center-left parties highlights the failure of liberal policies and the appeal of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s populism.

SWAMPING HIS OWN 2ND TERM!

The human and financial costs of a big freeze on federal spending are immense.

Musk has already helped propel Donald Trump into the White House. Now he might have his sights on another iconic address: 10 Downing Street.

California’s Public Utilities Commission voted for a plan that could eventually shutter the Aliso Canyon gas storage site but some residents want swifter action.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, just used his political influence to shut down a bipartisan deal to keep the government open. It’s obscene — but it’s just one example of the ways billionaires dominate American democracy.

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“I should have pushed harder earlier for more information about Joe Biden’s mental and physical well-being and any signs of decline,” Cillizza said.

Starbucks and Starbucks Workers United said in February they had come to common ground in moving forward for the rest of the year. But the union says Starbucks has not kept its end of the commitment.

America is suddenly getting healthier. No one knows why.

Starbucks workers plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.

Airports are among the places Americans could see the most disruption, but plenty of other services would not be affected.

Canada’s New Democratic Party issued its declaration moments before Prime Minister Trudeau was set to reveal a revamped cabinet.

Airports are among the places Americans could see the most disruption, but plenty of other services would not be affected.

President-elect Trump wants an increase in the borrowing limit, but conservatives have pledged not to make any such moves without spending cuts.

House Republican leaders are again revising their plans and now expect to hold three votes to keep government agencies open, according to GOP sources

Police Data: N.J. Drone Sightings Concentrated Along Airport Flight Paths

Using contraband cellphones and women that he called his ‘wives,’ a California prisoner oversaw a sprawling drug ring that spread death and addiction to the most remote corners of Alaska, prosecutors say.

Veering toward a midnight government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan. It would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster relief for a few months, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

Veering toward a midnight government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan. It would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster relief for a few months, but punts President-elect Donald Trump demands for a debt limit increase into the new year.

A day before a potential government shutdown, the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands.

The prime minister’s hold on power grew more tenuous as the NDP, which has been propping up his minority government, said it was withdrawing its support.

House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from a meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday and said he believed lawmakers would avoid a government shutdown.

Samuel Paty was killed in 2020 in a Paris suburb after showing caricatures of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in class as part of a lesson on free speech.

The driver was immediately arrested.

Less time to prepare, learn the job: what a shutdown could mean for next Trump administration

Brazil’s currency plunges to lowest level in 30 years after breakneck spending on pensions and social services.

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The incident mirrors a separate incident eight years ago to the day, in which a terrorist killed 13 using a car at a Christmas market in Germany.

A driver plowed a car into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday in an apparent deliberate attack.

The incident mirrors a separate incident eight years ago to the day, in which a terrorist killed 13 using a car at a Christmas market in Germany.

Do You Have To Choose a Side in Politics? <em>Reason</em> Versus <em>The Bulwark</em>

A driver plowed a car into a crowd of people at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday in an apparent deliberate attack.

Amazon workers at seven warehouses walked off the job starting yesterday, in a major escalation of the Teamsters’ efforts to organize the company. In New York, the strikers faced repression from the police.

68 people have been injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Germany at a Christmas market on Friday, with at least two people killed.

68 people have been injured in a suspected terrorist attack in Germany at a Christmas market on Friday, with at least two people killed.

House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from a meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday and said he believed lawmakers would avoid a government shutdown.

The retail store, known for supplying customers with everything they need to plan the perfect party, will be closing all of its stores after running out of money to stay in operation, according to CNN.

His push ran into longstanding GOP resistance to raising the debt ceiling.

Trump thought he has unchecked power. But he just met the reality that the House GOP has other ideas.

A government shutdown will set in at midnight if Congress doesn't come up with a bipartisan deal. Keep up with the USA TODAY Network's live coverage.

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House 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 limit increase into the new year.

The vote capped a chaotic week in Washington that saw Trump torpedo a bipartisan deal.

SHUTDOWN SHOT DOWN

Jeffries supported the final package, arguing its provisions were good enough.

The House passed a short-term plan to keep the government’s doors open until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, but the Senate must still vote

The prime minister is facing a storm of criticism over his policies and unpopularity.