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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) suggested Wednesday that the ongoing spending battle in the House is being waged among Republicans, saying “I’m just gonna sit back.” “We’re looking at this like, this is their problem,” Crockett told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner. “We have seen this play out over and over in the entire two years that I’ve been in Congress.” “But here’s the deal: There is no fixing this without the Democrats,” Crockett added later in the interview. “We have seen this over and over, and I’m just gonna sit back and sip my tea and wait on them to figure it...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) snapped at a CNN reporter after he was asked about pay raises in the massive spending bill. A stop-gap spending bill to fund the government through March 14 was unveiled by lawmakers on Tuesday evening. If it passes, it would give members of Congress their first pay raise since 2009. Lawmakers currently make $174,000 a year, with those in leadership making more. Durbin was confronted by CNN reporter Manu Raju, who asked him, “Do you guys deserve a pay raise?” The Democrat senator seemed surprised. He responded, “Well, that’s news to me, that’s good news. What’s...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested a missile 'duel' with the United States that would show how Russia's new Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missile could defeat any US missile defense system. Addressing Western skepticism about the Oreshnik, Putin suggested that both sides select a designated target to be protected by US missiles. "We're ready for such an experiment," Putin said.

With a 4:15 a.m. ET social-media post on Wednesday, Elon Musk declared that a must-do spending bill “should not pass.” By early evening, the bill was dead, leaving the government barreling toward a weekend shutdown just before Christmas. Lawmakers who might have underestimated Musk’s ability to shake up Washington were suddenly having second thoughts. Over the course of Wednesday, Musk pressed for Congress to kill the bill. He encouraged his more than 200 million followers on X, the social-media platform that he owns, to call their representatives to vote against it, and he warned that Republicans who voted for it...

A group of people protesting Luigi Mangione’s arrest in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthCare’s CEO gathered Thursday morning outside a Pennsylvania courthouse as the 26-year-old arrived to appear for two hearings. The protesters stood on the sidewalk outside the Blair County Courthouse holding signs with messages like, “Murder for profit is terrorism” and “The one who’s responsible for the deaths of many is NOT Luigi Mangione.” Some signs also called Mangione a hero, according to footage from WGAL. One protester voiced frustration to ABC News over an American insurance system that is “set up for profit over people’s health.”...

The court sided with several of Trump's co-defendants, who accused Willis of having a conflict of interest. A Georgia appellate court Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and removed her from prosecuting Donald Trump and co-defendants in a case she brought over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The decision is likely to cripple the case and bring a halt to the efforts to try Trump and his allies for their efforts to overturn his loss. Federal prosecutors have already dropped Trump's federal criminal case related to the 2020 election in the wake of his winning the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With time running short, Congress has warned that failure to pass a massive spending bill could result in the U.S. surviving a bit longer. While millions of Americans including Elon Musk leveled heavy criticism at the bill, members of Congress sounded the alarm that the bill's failure could slow their efforts to wreck the nation. "Without this funding, it might take us much longer to completely destroy America," House Speaker Mike Johnson warned. "I cannot overstate how important it is for us to push this bill through if we want to make the type of progress we...

Police in Spain have arrested two people in connection with a missing persons case after a Google Maps vehicle took a picture of someone apparently loading a large object into the trunk of a car. A man and a woman have been detained in connection with the disappearance and death of a missing man, police said in a statement on Wednesday. A relative of the man reported him missing in November last year after receiving suspicious messages from his phone, police said.

Neil Cavuto is leaving Fox News after 28 years at the network and will bid viewers farewell at the end of Your World Thursday afternoon, Mediaite has learned.Thursday will be the anchor’s last day on the air as his contract is up at the end of the month.

The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday. Police were still investigating why the 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday before shooting herself, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. Two other students who were shot remained in critical condition on Wednesday. “We may never know what...

The Speaker of the House need not be a member of Congress . . . Nothing would disrupt the swamp more than electing Elon Musk . . . think about it . . . nothing’s impossible. (not to mention the joy at seeing the collective establishment, aka ‘uniparty,’ lose their ever-lovin’ minds) ... What if Elon Musk was Speaker of the House?

[OFFICIAL.] WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Dec. 18-9 P.M. Maj. Gen. Jno. A. Dix, New-York: An official dispatch from Gen. SHERMAN was received to-day, dated near midnight, Dec. 13, on the gunboat Dandelion, Ossabaw Sound. It was written before Gen. FOSTER had reached him. He reports, besides some military details of future operations, (which are omitted,) the following interesting particulars of his operations: ON BOARD DANDELION, OSSABAW SOUND 11,50 P.M., Dec. 13. To-day, at 5 P.M., Gen. HAZEN's division of the Fifteenth Corps carried Fort McAllister by assault, capturing its entire garrison and stores. This opened to us the Ossabaw Sound, and...

President Biden has declared his support for banning sitting members of Congress from trading stock — an eleventh-hour pivot after four years of silence over the controversy. “Nobody in the Congress should be able to make money in the stock market while they’re in the Congress,” Biden told the “More Perfect Union” podcast. “I don’t know how you look your constituents in the eye and know because of the job they gave you, gave you an inside track to make more money,” Biden said, adding: “I think we should be changing the law.” .....

Don't let Mike Johnson and RINO Republicans lie to you ... they have the gavel. They could write a short bill today with a clean 3-month CR, only adding hurricane relief, zero pork, and no raise. Then if Democrats vote against it, they can honestly say they voted against hurricane relief victims. It's that freaking simple. They don't want to because they're used to getting themselves, their lobbyists, and their donors filthy rich off the backs of hardworking Americans. ENOUGH !!! ... They could but they won’t. ... Speaker Johnson needs to not only vacate the chair he must be...

What we’re about to share might not blow your mind—you probably already know what’s up. But something remarkable is happening in this country right now, and it’s worth talking about. Americans, from both sides of the aisle and even the middle, who used to blindly trust the government and so-called “experts,” are now questioning everything. The same people who used to “go with the flow” are now giving every story and every elite claim a well-deserved side-eye. READ MORE: Ric Grennell, Matt Gaetz and Beattie Take MAGA Fight Against Gov. Weaponization Global in Calls to Free Imran Khan… The awakening...

NATIONAL OATMEAL MUFFIN DAY Enjoy a delicious breakfast or snack on National Oatmeal Muffin Day. It's an excellent way to celebrate on December 19th annually. #OatmealMuffinDay Known for its health benefits, millions of people start each day with an oatmeal muffin. Oatmeal includes health benefits for our hearts. Finding ways to incorporate it into our diets increases the opportunities to reap those benefits. Oatmeal muffins are another way to enjoy oatmeal. The American muffin is similar in size and shape to a cupcake. Recipes for oatmeal muffins began to appear in American cookbooks in the mid-1800s. Raisins, bananas, blueberries and...

The Georgia Court of Appeals has officially disqualified Fulton County DA Fani Willis from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump and his remaining co-defendants in the crumbling 2020 election interference case. According to the 31-page decision handed down Thursday, the state's appeals court ruled that there was, in fact, a conflict of interest that arose when Willis hired special prosecutor Nathan Wade and proceeded to have an undisclosed affair with him during the prosecutorial process.

Vice President Kamala Harris, in another word salad-filled speech Tuesday, urged young voters to stay engaged in politics as her 2024 opponent returns to the White House — her first extended public remarks since a concession speech to supporters last month following her landslide loss. “The true test of our commitment is whether in the face of an obstacle: Do we throw up our hands — or do we roll up our sleeves?” Harris, 60, said during a speech at Prince George’s County Community College in Maryland, before heavily implying that the main impediment to her audience would be President-elect...

Francis Tells Methodists That He Professes Their FaithDuring his December 16, 2024 audience with a delegation from the World Methodist Council, Francis falsely suggested that Catholics profess the same faith as Methodists:“Next year, Christians around the world will celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council: Nicaea. This occasion reminds us that we profess the same faith, and thus have the same responsibility of offering signs of hope that bear witness to God’s presence in the world.”While it is true that Methodists and other Protestants accept the Nicene Creed, it is obviously incorrect to suggest that Catholics and Methodists...

Furious shoppers have blasted Amazon workers for throwing the holidays into chaos by launching the 'largest-ever' strike against the online retailer just six days before Christmas. Workers from seven Amazon facilities across the US walked off the job today in a bid to pressure the company to come to a labor agreement during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says it represents nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, though it is not clear how many people will participate in the walkout. Teamsters boss Sean O'Brien has told customers to 'blame Amazon's...