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After the House passed a shutdown-averting spending bill Friday, a very relieved Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed to reporters that President-elect Donald Trump was “certainly happy about this outcome.” Not by a long shot. Amid the chaos in Washington, I was in Palm Beach talking to people close to the past and future president and called up other confidants afterward. This much became clear to me: Not only is Trump unhappy with the funding deal, he’s unhappy with Johnson, too. He’s unhappy that he didn’t get the debt ceiling hike he made clear he wanted. He felt blindsided by the initial…
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly every prisoner on the federal government’s death row, a sweeping decision designed to hinder President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to rapidly resume executions.Biden will commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 men condemned to death, the second mass clemency in the weeks following the pardon he issued to his son, Hunter Biden.The president called the death row commutations, which will instead sentence them to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, consistent with his administration’s moratorium on executions.“Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their…
US President-elect Donald Trump has sent a message to Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, asking him to start thinking about a ceasefire and to abandon the territories that are currently under control of Russia, El Pais reported on Sunday.Trump has repeatedly pledged to end the Ukraine conflict within a day of taking office, but has yet to elaborate on how he plans to achieve this. His vows have raised concerns in Kiev that it may be facing not only a decline in aid but also an audit of the billions of dollars it has received from the White House under President…
Term limits for US politicians on Capitol Hill were clearly on Elon Musk’s mind Saturday night. A post from X user “The Rabbit Hole” showed that the number of members of Congress over 70 has skyrocketed, nearing 25%—as the baby boomer generation clings to power.Wow https://t.co/eYsO3wwU1W — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2024Just days ago, a baby boomer swamp creature emerged from the shadows.When they said “DC swamp creatures”, I thought it was just a metaphor 😳 https://t.co/9Qmn92BGkO https://t.co/w7e0Gp1trv — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 20, 2024Now, another baby boomer politician, missing for six months, has finally been found—this time at a dementia care…
Texas DPS K-9 Unit pursue illegal aliens in the brush in Maverick County, Texas. Footage from 12/16/24. The ongoing Biden border crisis. Texas DPS pursued two illegal aliens through miles of brush with the K-9 unit in Maverick County last week. Shark and Bona were the two dogs in the K-9 unit that tracked the illegals for a combined total of 16 miles through brush. The two illegals from Mexico tried to avoid capture by going through private ranch properties but were eventually found and arrested. Both dogs were given water and took turns pursuing the illegals, so they had…
IPSWICH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: Alexander Isak of Newcastle United celebrates scoring his team’s … [+] third goal during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Newcastle United FC at Portman Road on December 21, 2024 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)Getty Images There are few centre forwards in the Premier League on the level of Alexander Isak. The Swedish striker netted a hat trick for Newcastle United against Ipswich Town on Saturday to extend his scoring run to six goals in his last four league appearances. When Isak is at his best, he elevates Newcastle’s…
The UK economy had zero growth between July and September, stagnating in the time since Sir Keir Starmer’s leftist Labour government took office. The BBC reports the revised data comes after a series of disappointing figures including inflation rising at its fastest pace for eight months, and the economy unexpectedly shrinking in October. One of the UK’s leading business groups, the CBI said its latest company survey suggested “the economy is headed for the worst of all worlds” with some economists already predicting Britain’s economy is on the brink of recession. Revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) make…
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) discussed Elon Musk’s involvement in the debate over the bills to fund the government over the past week and said that “We were very, very concerned, and are still very concerned about this non-elected, non-citizen immigrant basically running the presidency.” Host Ali Velshi said, “What we saw in the last 48 hours is bigger than just dealing with stewardship of the economy, it’s become about dealing with the stewardship of governance right now, which Republicans — elected Republicans already had a problem with in the last couple of…
Syria’s ousted president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia with his family after a rebel coalition swept into Damascus and toppled his government, but clips circulating on social media do not show him and his wife arriving in Moscow on December 8. In fact, the footage was taken when the couple attended the Asian Games in eastern China in 2023.”On the afternoon of December 8, local time in Moscow, former Syrian President Bashar and his wife, have arrived safely at the Four Seasons Hotel in Moscow, Russia, to begin their new life,” read a simplified Chinese Weibo post on December 9, 2024.The…
By David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into Chinese-made “legacy” semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear.The “Section 301” probe, launched just four weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, will be handed over to his administration in January for completion, Biden administration officials said.Trusted news and daily delights, right in your inboxSee for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories.The effort could offer Trump…