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'No help from me': House Dems vow they will no longer 'save' Speaker Mike Johnson

A federal government shutdown was avoided late Friday when outgoing President Joe Biden signed into law a last-minute funding plan. A shutdown appeared likely after some bills that Speaker Mike Johnson supported failed in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to Axios' Andrew Solender, however, House Democrats are "sending an early warning signal" to Johnson that he " shouldn't count …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Martin Short, now a Five-Timer, hosts a celebrity-filled ‘SNL’ holiday episode

LA Times

Over a long career, and especially during his recent resurgence on “Only Murders in the Building,” Martin Short has pressured to a perfect diamond the Martin Short Thing, which is: saying very mean and petty things in a way that is both hilarious and somehow endearing. Hanks, who will narrate NBC’s documentary series “The Americas” in February, kicked off the …

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2 days, 19 hours ago

Trump's "McCarthy era" throwback: A promise to deport protesters

Salon

With President-elect Donald Trump promising to make mass deportation a top priority in 2025, one related campaign promise has fallen off the radar. During the campaign, Trump said several times that he would seek to deport pro-Palestinian protesters, which would be an obvious test of the new president's willingness and ability to challenge long-established First Amendment rights. Cameron said he …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Last-minute budget bill to prevent US government shutdown prevails in House

Al Jazeera

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass with only hours remaining before an expected shutdown. “We are really grateful that tonight, in bipartisan fashion with overwhelming majority of votes, we passed the American Relief Act of 2025,” Mike Johnson, the House speaker, said in a news conference after the vote. But this week, President-elect …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role

Salon

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he joked with Elon Musk about taking his job after several members of the Republican delegation in the chamber floated the billionaire Tesla CEO for the role. The third attempt at funding the government beyond midnight tonight was without an agreement package to suspend the federal debt ceiling for two years, something President-elect Donald Trump …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Baker Mayfield comes home to Texas to face Cowboys with eye on getting Bucs to playoffs

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Leading an NFL team into his home state of Texas isn’t new for Baker Mayfield. “There’s a lot of memories that I have,” said Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma and played high school football in the Austin area. “We have enough sarcastic coaches and sarcastic players to insult people to keep everybody grounded so …

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4 days, 16 hours ago

League Cup: Holder Liverpool progresses to semis after win at Southampton

The Hindu

Holder Liverpool booked its berth in the League Cup semifinal with a 2-1 victory over Southampton at a wet and windy St Mary’s Stadium on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott. “We came into this game knowing the circumstances that Southampton were going through and knew they were going to come out fighting and we were …

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6 days, 19 hours ago

Commanders-Falcons flexed to ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Week 17: See full changes

New York Times

A matchup that looked to be a meeting between current and former Washington quarterbacks has flex appeal. Instead, a game between two first-round rookie quarterbacks will get the “Sunday Night Football” treatment in Week 17. The NFL moved the Week 17 game with playoff implications between the Atlanta Falcons and the Commanders to the Sunday night slot on Dec. 29. …

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QB Cooper Rush providing big lift to Cowboys offense

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cooper Rush and the Dallas offense seem to be rounding into form, although it is almost certainly a matter of too little, too late for the Cowboys playoff hopes. The 31-year-old Rush threw a career-high three touchdown passes on Sunday and Rico Dowdle bested his career high in rushing for the third straight week as the Cowboys …

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Stephen Jones says Mike McCarthy has done an ‘outstanding’ job amid Cowboys’ injuries

Associated Press

IRVING, Texas — Mike McCarthy’s ability to keep the injury-depleted Dallas Cowboys competitive could factor into whether the team gives him a contract extension. “I think he’s done outstanding,” executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones said Wednesday after the NFL’s winter meetings. “I know our fans and opponents don’t look at everything but we do.” Parsons’ return sparked two …

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1 week, 4 days ago

US House okays $895 billion defence bill for military pay hike, Senate test next

India Today

The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorises a 1% increase in defence spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. Lawmakers are touting the bill’s 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others as key to …

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1 week, 4 days ago

House Approves $895B Defense Bill With Military Pay Raise, Ban On Transgender Care For Minors

Huff Post

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in Washington. “No service member should have to live in squalid conditions and no military family should have to rely on food stamps to feed their children, but that’s exactly what many of our service members are …

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1 week, 5 days ago

House approves defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. AP AUDIO: House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors AP correspondent Mike …

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House approves $895 billion defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

LA Times

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon. “No service member should have to live in squalid conditions and no military family should have to rely on food stamps to feed their children, but that’s exactly what many of our service members are experiencing, especially the junior enlisted,” said Rep. …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown could miss 2025 season after latest knee injury, coach says

Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown could miss the 2025 season recovering from the right knee injury sustained in a loss to Cincinnati, coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday. McCarthy said Overshown has a “long road of rehab in front of him.” The second-year player tore multiple ligaments when a Bengals lineman crashed into his leg in the Cowboys’ …

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Gut-wrenching loss leaves the Cowboys with not much to discuss beyond coach Mike McCarthy’s future

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — The gut-wrenching malfunction for the Cowboys after what could have been their game-winning blocked punt did more than cost Dallas a victory against Cincinnati. Amani Oruwariye’s gaffe in the final two minutes of the Bengals’ 27-20 win effectively ended a three-year playoff run for the Cowboys, although odds for reaching the postseason were steep either way. Two …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Matt Gaetz set to become anchor on pro-Trump network OANN after failed attorney general nod

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Matt Gaetz, the former Florida congressman who was briefly in …

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2 weeks ago

New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democrat Adam Schiff stood on the Senate floor almost five years ago as a House impeachment manager and made a passionate case that Donald Trump should be removed from office for abusing the power of the presidency. He says those priorities will frequently be at odds in the era of Trump, “and so I’ll have to try to …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Kevin McCarthy: Matt Gaetz tricked Trump into AG nomination for 'excuse' to quit Congress

Raw Story

Rep. Kevin McCarthy claimed that former Rep. Matt Gaetz tricked President-elect Donald Trump into nominating him for attorney general so he could resign from Congress before an ethics investigation exposed alleged sex crimes. During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo asked McCarthy to react to Gaetz withdrawing as the nominee for attorney general after reports said that …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

La NFL concluye investigación contra el quarterback de los Browns, Deshaun Watson

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — La NFL cerró una investigación sobre las acusaciones de agresión sexual contra el quarterback de los Cleveland Browns, Deshaun Watson, quien terminará la temporada en la reserva de lesionados por segundo año consecutivo. El jugador de 29 años, sufrió una ruptura del tendón de Aquiles que terminó su temporada en octubre y ha estado rehabilitando la lesión con …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The NFL has closed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is ending the season on injured reserve for the second year in a row. The Browns still owe Watson $46 million in each of the next two seasons after they traded three first-round picks to Houston and signed him to a …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

US House Speaker Holds Call With Taiwan’s Leader, Report Says

Live Mint

-- US House Speaker Mike Johnson held a call with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, Voice of America reported, a move likely to add to China’s reasons to step up military intimidation of the democracy. China condemned the US for allowing the transit in Hawaii, raising the possibility that the People’s Liberation Army holds more military drills around Taiwan soon. The …

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Caelan Doris confident he will ‘continue to grow’ as Ireland captain

The Independent

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Dejan Joveljic’s late goal clinches Galaxy win over Sounders, spot in MLS Cup final

LA Times

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? At least that’s what happened Saturday when Dejan Joveljic’s goal in the 86th minute gave the Galaxy a 1-0 victory in the MLS Western Conference final before a sellout crowd of 26,327 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Galaxy forward Dejan Joveljic celebrates his goal with his teammates during the MLS …

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'No help from me': House Dems vow they will no longer 'save' Speaker Mike Johnson

Martin Short, now a Five-Timer, hosts a celebrity-filled ‘SNL’ holiday episode

Trump's "McCarthy era" throwback: A promise to deport protesters

Last-minute budget bill to prevent US government shutdown prevails in House

"You wanna be speaker?": Johnson jokes he offered Musk House leadership role

Baker Mayfield comes home to Texas to face Cowboys with eye on getting Bucs to playoffs

League Cup: Holder Liverpool progresses to semis after win at Southampton

Commanders-Falcons flexed to ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Week 17: See full changes

QB Cooper Rush providing big lift to Cowboys offense

Stephen Jones says Mike McCarthy has done an ‘outstanding’ job amid Cowboys’ injuries

US House okays $895 billion defence bill for military pay hike, Senate test next

House Approves $895B Defense Bill With Military Pay Raise, Ban On Transgender Care For Minors

House approves defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

House approves $895 billion defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors

Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown could miss 2025 season after latest knee injury, coach says

Gut-wrenching loss leaves the Cowboys with not much to discuss beyond coach Mike McCarthy’s future

Matt Gaetz set to become anchor on pro-Trump network OANN after failed attorney general nod

New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist

Kevin McCarthy: Matt Gaetz tricked Trump into AG nomination for 'excuse' to quit Congress

La NFL concluye investigación contra el quarterback de los Browns, Deshaun Watson

NFL ends investigation into sexual assault allegations against Browns QB Deshaun Watson

US House Speaker Holds Call With Taiwan’s Leader, Report Says

Caelan Doris confident he will ‘continue to grow’ as Ireland captain

Dejan Joveljic’s late goal clinches Galaxy win over Sounders, spot in MLS Cup final