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The new member: Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.) How they got here: Goodlander dispatched Republican Lily Tang Williams, who previously ran for Congress from Colorado, 53 percent to 47 percent. Inside the campaign: Goodlander survived a brutal Democratic primary over Colin Van Ostern, the 2016 Democratic governor nominee in New Hampshire and the pick of retiring Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.), to become her party’s standard bearer for this purple seat. Goodlander, a veteran of multiple Washington institutions who is married to President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, centered her campaign around a vow to be a “workhorse” in…
Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich is accusing Chair Mike Lee of breaching “protocol and precedent” over a hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Interior secretary.Heinrich said Lee wants to hold a hearing on Burgum next Tuesday, without the committee having received all the relevant paperwork.“I am extremely disappointed that Chairman Lee has scheduled the first Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing over my objection and before basic information has been given to the Committee. This is a breach of protocol and precedent, established over decades by Chairs of both parties,” Heinrich said.Heinrich, a…
It’s time to “lock in” — Breeze Airways is offering a special promotion on flights, including those departing from Westchester County Airport, if you book before Friday, Jan. 10.Travelers can use the code “LOCKIN” to score 40% off base airfare on round-trip flights booked for Jan. 14 through Sept. 2 (some exclusions apply).Jet setters: Flight deals in 2025 from Westchester, NYC airports on Breeze, JetBlue and moreHow to score 40% off round-trip flights with Breeze AirwaysTo score the deal, check out available departures from Westchester County Airport, and apply the code “LOCKIN” at checkout.The discount applies to the base fare…
The three fighters were among seven other foreign citizens planning to bring violence to the country, the president has said Venezuelan authorities have arrested seven foreign mercenaries, including Ukrainians and Americans, who were planning to attack the country’s leadership, President Nicolas Maduro has claimed. On Tuesday, Maduro said that the group included two Colombian hitmen captured “in different places” as well as “three mercenaries who came from Ukraine, from the war in Ukraine, to bring violence to the country.” Caracas also arrested two “very high level” US citizens, he added, later describing them as “two important mercenaries.”The Venezuelan leader did…
Donald Trump petitioned the US Supreme Court to postpone his sentencing in the Stormy Daniels/hush money case, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10. This move comes after a New York appeals courts rejected his requests for a delay, including a recent denial from the state’s appeals court, the Epoch Times reported.This move comes after New York courts rejected his requests for a delay, including a recent denial from the state’s appeals court.Trump’s legal team filed an emergency request with the nation’s highest court on Wednesday, arguing that proceeding with the sentencing could cause “grave injustice and harm to the institution of…
Image: Video screenshot As Californians face the terrifying and deadly conditions as wildfires rage, committed leftists care less about the pain and suffering of others, preferring to instead cheer on a ‘gotcha’ moment against conservatives. Actor James Woods, a powerful conservative voice in the woke, leftist Hollywood swamp, lives in an area directly impacted by the fires. Woods has been tweeting the impact as the flames move closer, sharing the devasting impact on his neighborhood. Our deck three minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/KpZDELpN8L — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 7, 2025 Leaving pic.twitter.com/yJDQ8xIhbI — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) January 7, 2025 An emotional Woods…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia (top L) talks with coach Andy Murray (top R) during a training session … [+] ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 7, 2025. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) / —IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE— (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Like everyone else in the tennis world, John McEnroe can’t wait to see what the pairing of Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray can pull off at the upcoming Australian Open. McEnroe, who will be commentating for ESPN, said that…
The first exchange in Parliament on child sex gangs since the matter gained fresh prominence in the public mind saw the Tory leader say that the country still doesn’t know truly how bad things are because the research simply hasn’t been done. The UK’s legacy parties of government, Labour and the Conservatives, continued to bicker bitterly over who is to blame for the decades-long scandal of industrial-scale child rape by migrant heritage gangs. Yet Tory leader Kemi Badenoch made an important point in a clash in Parliament on Wednesday, underlining the case for a fresh national inquiry into child sex…
LOS ANGELES, California — The fast-burning wildfire that broke out in the mountains above Pacific Palisades amid extreme high winds on Tuesday morning threatened homes and the local public school, which was evacuated. The fire broke out in the brush near the Paseo Miramar neighborhood, above, Palisades Drive and spread quickly. One witness told Breitbart News that she saw homes and cars burning, and that embers had leapt across the canyon to the neighborhood of Marquez Knolls. The flames moved quickly. One local resident reported that people on Palisades Drive simply abandoned their cars and ran in the direction of…
ROME (AP) — Rescue crews on Wednesday found the body of a missing British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps, but a search for his friend was suspended by poor weather conditions.Experienced hikers Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, had set out on Jan. 1 for a New Year’s Day excursion in Italy’s Adamello range. Italy’s Alpine rescue service said it received an alert about the men on Jan. 6, after they failed to make a scheduled flight home.After two days of fog, snow and avalanche warnings hampered searches, the service said rescuers guided by the…