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'Eerie parallel' seen in Elon Musk's grip over GOP: historian

X owner Elon Musk flexed his political muscles last week when he used his platform to kill a bipartisan deal to keep the federal government open. According to Vanderbilt University historian Nicole Hemmer, this kind of outside influence is hardly novel for Republicans, who for decades received their marching orders from the late right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh. Writing at …

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3 hours, 42 minutes ago

Trump’s pick to lead Federal Housing Agency has openly fought efforts to help poor

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ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “It’s a deregulatory agenda, and it’s an anti-poor people agenda.” Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said Turner’s views, if translated into policy, could increase homelessness. Trump’s announcement of Turner’s nomination praised him for “helping lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities” as head of …

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Will Elon Musk become US President? Trump says it's not happening, explains why

India Today

US President-elect Donald Trump dismissed speculation that billionaire Elon Musk would take over the presidency, saying "it was not happening" and cited constitutional rules of being born in the country to hold the top post, NBC News reported. Musk, the world's richest person, was born in South Africa and has been tapped by Trump to lead the Department of Government …

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18 hours, 44 minutes ago

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Addressing supporters at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Arizona, Trump …

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19 hours, 38 minutes ago

'Not exactly a statement you want to have to make': Jen Psaki points to Trump problem

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On Sunday morning former White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed a statement from Donald Trump's incoming press secretary that her boss is "the Leader of the Republican Party. Referring to the ongoing appearance that billionaire Elon Musk, lately always seen by Trump's side, is calling the shots for the president-elect, Psaki said the messaging coming from the Trump Team …

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21 hours, 52 minutes ago

'Let me stop you there': Fox News host refutes Trump lawsuit over 'Russia hoax'

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Fox News host Howard Kurtz suggested there were "no actual inaccuracies" in reporting by The New York Times and The Washington Post after President-elect Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board for awarding the news organizations for work done to expose Russia's interference in the 2016 election. "Trump has openly said, he doesn't make any secret of it, that if …

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1 day, 10 hours ago

Lara Trump Withdraws from Florida Senate Race

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Washington: Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday that she is removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator -- ending speculation that she could replace Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration's secretary of state. "After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I …

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1 day, 12 hours ago

US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown

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The US Senate passed a spending measure early on Saturday, ensuring that federal government funding will continue through mid-March, the New York Times reported.The 85-to-11 vote came shortly after the midnight deadline, preventing a potential government shutdown that would have disrupted services and services just before the holidays.The bill, which was also approved earlier in the House, provides USD 100 …

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Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state. “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

'Set themselves up for failure': Republicans said to be 'getting in the way' of their plan

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Republican lawmakers have set themselves up for failure in the next year, according to a former Republican staffer. Brendan Buck, a former key adviser to ex-House Speaker Paul Ryan, appeared on MSNBC Saturday.Buck, who was counselor to Ryan and press secretary to former speaker John A. Boehner, has previously defended the president elect against allegations of parallels to Nazi leaders. …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office

LA Times

President-elect Donald Trump, shown at his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2023, is stocking his Cabinet with Floridians. The nation under President-elect Donald Trump will look far more like Trump’s adopted home state of Florida, after he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by painting her as an out-of-touch California liberal. “These are all folks born and raised in our state and are …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Potential risk of a constitutional convention sets stage for a fight between Newsom and a fellow Democrat

LA Times

Gavin Newsom made a splashy announcement on a nationally televised morning show. Wiener’s proposal, which was first reported by the New York Times, would nullify and supersede all constitutional convention applications previously put forth by the Legislature. Mehta Stein described the possibility of such a convention as a “Pandora’s box for our Constitution” that would create “the opportunity for forces …

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Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect

Al Jazeera

Statements come amid criticism of Musk’s involvement in budget negotiations, outsized role in Trump transition. United States President-elect Donald Trump has pushed back on the notion that he has “ceded the presidency” to billionaire Elon Musk, who has taken an outsized role in the president-elect’s transition into the White House. “He wasn’t born in this country.” The South African-born Musk …

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1 day, 17 hours ago

'It's telling': Insider spills about 'break from Mr. Trump' among Republican lawmakers

Raw Story

There is a "break" from Donald Trump happening among Republican lawmakers, according to a congressional insider who broke down the recent votes for a bill to fund the federal government. United States Representative Rep. Madeleine Dean, who previously called out President-elect Donald Trump's "incoherent" plans for immigration on CNN, appeared on MSNBC on Saturday. It does not work for the …

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1 day, 18 hours ago

'Bring it': Jan. 6 committee Republican threatens to tell all if Trump prosecutes him

Raw Story

A former Republican lawmaker who has been thought by some to be a target of Donald Trump has two words for the president elect: "Bring it." Former "Tea Party" Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman, a Trump-skeptic Republican who helped assist the House Select Committee on January 6 with its investigation, has previously sounded the alarm about purportedly dangerous Republicans rising to …

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1 day, 18 hours ago

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Associated Press

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

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Rahul Gandhi to meet Parbhani victim’s family on December 23

The Hindu

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is visiting Parbhani on Monday to meet the family members of Somnath Vyankat Suryawanshi, a law student who died in judicial custody after the violence broke out in Parbhani. Speaking to The Hindu, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress chairman Akshay Jain said, “This Mr. Gandhi’s first official visit to Maharashtra after the …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demands in the package. That’s good news for the American people.” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had insisted …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

GOP lawmakers now face job danger from 'Musk Republicans' in 2026: ex-RNC official

Raw Story

During a discussion with the president of the House Majority PAC which is aiming at retaking control of the House from the GOP in 2026, former RNC head Michael Steele said there is a looming civil war coming in the Republican Party at the same time due to the machinations of Elon Musk. With the Democratic campaign strategist Mike Smith …

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1 day, 23 hours ago

Republican Senator Marco Rubio's son Anthony sends college football teammates wild with first touchdown

Daily Mail

The son of a United States Senator scored his first collegiate touchdown on Friday night, sending his teammates wild. And Anthony Rubio - the son of Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio - saw action late in the game as he punched in a nine-yard touchdown. Rubio's teammates mobbed him in the end zone after the score, as Florida's bench cleared …

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2 days, 2 hours ago

Dozens of House Republicans voting to defy Trump shows 'the limits of his power': report

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump has already had to expend some of his political capital on pushing a government funding bill across the finish line — a month before his own inauguration. In a Saturday article, Politico's Lisa Kashinsky and Holly Otterbein observed that the president-elect was unable to unify his party around the most recent bill to keep the federal government …

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2 days, 12 hours ago

'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP

Raw Story

A MAGA Republican was none too pleased with his party on Friday night and accused the GOP-led House — which passed a temporary funding bill Friday evening following a week of chaotic negotiations — of shirking its responsibility to "bring down spending." Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress, backed Louisiana’s Mike Johnson for House speaker last year, but …

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2 days, 13 hours ago

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year. The bipartisan bill, which next heads to President Joe Biden, will eliminate longtime reductions to Social Security benefits for nearly 3 million people who …

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2 days, 15 hours ago

Top House Republican makes major prediction for next year — even as colleagues less sure

Raw Story

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise predicted Friday that Speaker Mike Johnson would hold on to his job when the next Congress convenes in January – but he still has a tall order to win over a majority of member votes. Tensions rose on Capitol Hill after Wednesday’s collapse of the spending bill prompted suggestions that Johnson should be replaced as …

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'Eerie parallel' seen in Elon Musk's grip over GOP: historian

Trump’s pick to lead Federal Housing Agency has openly fought efforts to help poor

Will Elon Musk become US President? Trump says it's not happening, explains why

Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago

'Not exactly a statement you want to have to make': Jen Psaki points to Trump problem

'Let me stop you there': Fox News host refutes Trump lawsuit over 'Russia hoax'

Lara Trump Withdraws from Florida Senate Race

US Congress approves spending extension, avoiding shutdown

Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

'Set themselves up for failure': Republicans said to be 'getting in the way' of their plan

Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office

Potential risk of a constitutional convention sets stage for a fight between Newsom and a fellow Democrat

Trump rejects taunts that Elon Musk is real power behind US president-elect

'It's telling': Insider spills about 'break from Mr. Trump' among Republican lawmakers

'Bring it': Jan. 6 committee Republican threatens to tell all if Trump prosecutes him

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Rahul Gandhi to meet Parbhani victim’s family on December 23

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

GOP lawmakers now face job danger from 'Musk Republicans' in 2026: ex-RNC official

Republican Senator Marco Rubio's son Anthony sends college football teammates wild with first touchdown

Dozens of House Republicans voting to defy Trump shows 'the limits of his power': report

'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Top House Republican makes major prediction for next year — even as colleagues less sure