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Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The stopgap spending plan negotiated between House Republicans and Democrats to avoid a government shutdown appears to be dead two days before the deadline after it was condemned by President-elect Donald Trump and his ally Elon Musk. Johnson’s original plan called for extending government spending at […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President-elect Donald Trump’s comments tanking House Speaker Mike Johnson’s short-term government funding bill sent House Republicans into a tailspin Wednesday night, Senate Republicans were left to try to make sense of the remaining pieces. Congress must act to fund the government by midnight on Friday or risk a shutdown. […]
Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chairman of the House Administration’s subcommittee on Oversight, in a new report suggests former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney should be investigated for alleged criminal witness tampering, claiming she played an “integral role” shaping key witness testimony before the Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on […]
Amazon workers in New York striking Thursday morning. Image via WABC. (NEW YORK) — The Teamsters said workers will begin striking at Amazon facilities across the country Thursday morning — in what the union calls the largest strike against the online shopping giant less than a week before Christmas. The Teamsters said the strike will […]
Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images Saweetie is heading “Back to the Streets” of Los Angeles for Verizon’s Concerts in the City Series, a free concert series created in partnership with Complex. She’ll be headlining the Los Angeles iteration, a perfect fit, as her music and style “embody the vibrant vibe of The Golden State,” according to Complex. The […]
Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Wiz Khalifa‘s dropped the music video for his song “Hit It Once,” which he released in early December. The Maya Table-directed clip captures Wiz as he spends his day delivering his Khalifa Kush to his group of friends. On the track, which is another weed song, the hook goes, “It’s that […]
Photo by TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic Megan Thee Stallion filed a restraining order against Tory Lanez on Tuesday, alleging he’s been harassing her while he’s in prison. Tory, born Daystar Peterson, is currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting and injuring Meg, born Megan Pete, in the summer of 2020. “Even from behind bars, Mr. Peterson continues to terrorize […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed the Paris Hilton-championed Stop Institutionalized Child Abuse bill on Wednesday, a sweet victory for the celebrity hotel heiress after the nearly three years she’s spent lobbying politicians in Washington on the issue of reform in the “troubled teen” industry. The measure that would require more federal oversight […]
Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, delivering relief for borrowers at the central bank’s last meeting before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. The central bank predicted fewer rate cuts next year than it had previously indicated, […]
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a federal judge to reject a request from a defendant convicted for participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month, according to a court filing. Cindy Young, of New Hampshire, was convicted in the U.S. District […]
