#What we know about the Biden documents so far

#What we know about the Biden documents so far

What we know about the Biden documents so far The White House this week disclosed that lawyers for President Biden found classified documents from his time as vice president in two different locations, creating a political headache and spawning a fresh Justice Department review. One batch was found last November at Biden’s old University of…

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#Trump’s clout takes hit from Speaker’s fight

#Trump’s clout takes hit from Speaker’s fight

Trump’s clout takes hit from Speaker’s fight Former President Trump’s political clout has taken another serious hit, as Republicans opposed to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership bid ignore his pleas to back the California Republican.  It’s just the latest sign that Trump’s once-iron grip on his party is weakening, a reality that raises questions about his…

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#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

#Five things to know about the end of Title 42

Five things to know about the end of Title 42 When a federal judge in November declared Title 42 illegal, “with great reluctance” he allowed the Biden administration to keep implementing the border management policy for five weeks. Those five weeks end Wednesday, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will no longer have the…

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#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

#‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy

‘Only Kevin’ Republicans ramp up support for McCarthy Efforts to support House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker are ramping up as a handful of hardline conservatives threaten to keep him from winning the gavel in a Jan. 3 House floor vote. More centrist Republicans in the Republican Governance Group are wearing buttons that…

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#Migrants converging on El Paso fuel calls for border crackdown

#Migrants converging on El Paso fuel calls for border crackdown

Migrants converging on El Paso fuel calls for border crackdown Increased migrant border crossings near El Paso are drawing attention back to the border, as Congress grapples with must-pass end of year legislation that could include an immigration deal. The focus on border chaos has fueled calls for draconian measures, including extending the much-criticized Title…

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#Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package  

#Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package  

Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package   Lawmakers have struck a much-anticipated deal on a framework for an omnibus package to fund the government for fiscal 2023. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday night said negotiators had “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an…

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#Five takeaways from the fusion energy breakthrough

#Five takeaways from the fusion energy breakthrough

Five takeaways from the fusion energy breakthrough The Biden administration has announced a breakthrough on nuclear fusion, fueling hopes of further progress toward clean energy. Nuclear fusion — the process in which atoms are fused together to create energy — has long been studied as a potential power source. But various hurdles have prevented the reaction…

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#FTX hearing: 6 big revelations from House panel questioning

#FTX hearing: 6 big revelations from House panel questioning

FTX hearing: 6 big revelations from House panel questioning The first House hearing on the collapse of FTX didn’t have the company’s disgraced founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, who was arrested on the eve of his highly anticipated testimony. But lawmakers still drew crucial revelations about the company’s demise from John J. Ray III,…

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