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• Jeffries suggests Democrats will oppose a 'clean' funding bill after Johnson's plan falters

  18-12-2024 23:32 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) suggested Wednesday that Democrats will oppose any federal spending bill that strays from the bipartisan deal announced a day before, accusing GOP leaders of reneging on the agreement at risk of a government shutdown. In a brief statement, Jeffries invoked the growing conservative outcry over the negotiated continuing resolution (CR) — including opposition from President-elect Trump — and warned Republicans that they will “own
  
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• Live updates: Trump rejects CR as Johnson considers backup spending plan; NDAA clears Senate

  18-12-2024 22:47 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump rejected the bipartisan spending deal that was drawing flak from an array of Republicans, with a government shutdown deadline of Friday.The deal to keep the government funded included a congressional pay raise, disaster and agriculture aid, and kicked the funding deadline to March 14. Read what made it in the deal here.But House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now looking for a plan B as Republicans within and outside of Trump's orbit have slammed the spending package.Also
  
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• Trump, Vance call for clean CR, debt ceiling hike; urge GOP to sink Johnson compromise

  18-12-2024 22:41 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on Wednesday called for Republicans to approve a clean stopgap funding bill paired with a hike to the debt ceiling, saying the previous government-funding measure negotiated by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) should be torpedoed.In a lengthy statement issued amid growing opposition to the Johnson bill from Trump allies and House Republicans, Vance and Trump said lawmakers should pass a "streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck
  
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• Trump urges GOP to sink proposed government spending deal

  18-12-2024 22:41 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said Wednesday they were opposed to a massive government spending deal that has come under fire from some Republicans over its size and scope ahead of a Friday funding deadline.Trump in a lengthy statement said lawmakers should pass a "streamlined spending bill that doesn’t give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want.""Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success
  
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• Live updates: Johnson considers backup spending plan; NDAA clears Senate

  18-12-2024 22:17 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders are weighing a bipartisan deal, struck Tuesday, to keep the government funded, kicking the deadline from Friday to March 14.The 1,500-page bill buys time for the next Congress to finish its funding work for fiscal 2025, while also providing funding for a host of other things. Republicans of all stripes are unhappy with the girth of it. Read what made it in the deal here.But House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now looking for a plan B as Republicans within and outside of
  
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• Johnson considers plan B amid Trump World opposition to spending deal

  18-12-2024 22:08 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking at a plan B to fund the government ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline as Republicans inside and outside the Capitol, including those from Trump World, slam his spending package.The backup option Johnson is examining is a “clean” continuing resolution, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill. That would entail dropping the additional provisions that were included in the initial 1,500-page spending package negotiated by con
  
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• Officials declare victory over 'murder hornets'

  18-12-2024 22:05 via thehill.com
  
  State and federal officials declared victory over northern giant hornets, also known as “murder hornets,” in a Thursday press release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).The WSDA said the agency alongside the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) “have declared the northern giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) eradicated from Washington and the United States.” “I’m incredibly proud of our team, which has dedicated years of hard
  
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• Massie says he won't back Johnson for Speaker

  18-12-2024 21:35 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said he won’t support Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for a second term on Wednesday, citing concerns over the continuing resolution (CR) amid previous tension.When asked why he wouldn't back his fellow Republican, Massie told The Hill it was due to “all the grievances I had this summer, when we tried to vacate. And then this bill.”Johnson is facing a slim Republican majority in the 119th Congress and can't afford to lose Massie’s support, although
  
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• Biden slips to lowest approval rating since taking office: Survey

  18-12-2024 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden’s approval rating slipped to the lowest its been since he took office in 2021, according to a new survey that was released Wednesday. The Marquette Law School Poll national survey found that Biden’s approval rating dropped to 34 percent in December, a 4-point dip from October's 38 percent, with just more than a month before he is set to depart the White House. The president’s disapproval rating grew to 66 percent this month, increasing by 4 points since Oc
  
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• Paris Hilton-backed youth welfare bill passes House, heads to Biden's desk

  18-12-2024 20:43 via thehill.com
  
  The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, a youth welfare measure that has a vehement supporter in Paris Hilton, passed the House on Wednesday after unanimously clearing the Senate last week.The legislation, which passed the House 367 to 33, now heads to President Biden's desk.“Today is a day I will never forget. After years of sharing my story and advocating on Capitol Hill, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act has officially passed the U.S. Congress,” Hilton said in a post on soci
  
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• Trump allies work to sink government spending bill

  18-12-2024 20:05 via thehill.com
  
  Allies of President-elect Trump lashed out Wednesday over a massive government funding deal ahead of a looming deadline at the end of the week, pushing for lawmakers to oppose the agreement and complicating an already difficult task for House GOP leaders to get the legislation across the finish line.Notably, Trump himself has yet to weigh in on the roughly 1,500-page bill unveiled Tuesday evening, but some of his most prominent supporters and advisers expressed outrage at the proposal, urging l
  
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• Trump Jr. knocks CR over provision on subpoenas for House data

  18-12-2024 20:00 via thehill.com
  
  Donald Trump Jr. knocked the continuing resolution (CR) on Wednesday over a provision about subpoenas for House data, piling on pushback from President-elect Trump’s allies on the stopgap spending deal.“So the house is going to vote to protect itself from glaring and obvious wrongdoing? The American people didn’t vote for this. They voted for the opposite. They voted for transparency. This cannot pass,” Trump Jr. said on X.He shared a post from conservative media personal
  
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• Massie dubs himself ‘NostraThomas’ over ‘massive’ Christmas spending bill

  18-12-2024 19:49 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) dubbed himself the “NostraThomas" after House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a highly anticipated spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
  “People call me ‘NostraThomas’ for accurately predicting @SpeakerJohnson would use the Christmas recess to force a massive spending bill through Congress,” Massie said Tuesday on social platform X. “After claiming he would not, Johnson is embracing a D.C. tradition that’s nearly as old
  
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• House braces for possible early CR vote amid GOP complaints

  18-12-2024 19:48 via thehill.com
  
  House lawmakers are bracing for a possible vote on the 1,500-page government funding deal as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning under a fast-track process.The potential move to speed up consideration comes as conservatives are making a series of last-ditch demands and a number of allies of President-elect Trump come out against the legislation.Conservatives are asking Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for a full 72 hours to review the sprawling legislation, which combines an extension of c
  
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• Fast-track House vote anticipated on spending deal as conservatives object

  18-12-2024 19:48 via thehill.com
  
  House lawmakers are bracing for a possible vote on the 1,500-page government funding deal as early as Wednesday night or Thursday morning under a fast-track process.The potential move to speed up consideration comes as conservatives are making a series of last-ditch demands and a number of allies of President-elect Trump come out against the legislation.Conservatives are asking Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for a full 72 hours to review the sprawling legislation, which combines an extension of cu
  
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• Comer: Trump should be transparent in business dealings, but not divest

  18-12-2024 19:43 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, encouraged President-elect Trump to be transparent with his business dealings upon taking office next month but said he shouldn’t be forced to divest from his private ventures.“Most important thing is bank records. And I think as long as President Trump is transparent, I think the American people will give him a pass on his business activity,” Comer said during a Wednesday CNN appearance. 
  
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• House, Senate conservatives back 2-step process to enact Trump agenda

  18-12-2024 19:08 via thehill.com
  
  House and Senate conservatives in a letter to their leaders Wednesday backed a two-step budget reconciliation process to enact President-elect Trump’s agenda that would begin with a border bill, leaving tax legislation for later.“Following President Trump’s decisive victory, House and Senate Republicans now have a responsibility to do everything we can to help the President fulfill the promises he made to the American people,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter dated Wednes
  
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• Maine Democrat opposes CR deal over raises for Congress

  18-12-2024 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) vowed to vote against this week's continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government over a provision that authorizes an automatic pay raise for members of Congress. “We should be working to raise Americans’ wages and lower their health care costs, not slipping new taxpayer-funded perks for ourselves into must-pass legislation behind closed doors,” Golden wrote in a Wednesday post on X. “As long as raises and new health care perks for membe
  
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• Democratic senator says Trump’s plan to ‘cripple our democracy’ underway

  18-12-2024 18:40 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) said President-elect Trump’s plan to “cripple our democracy” is already underway.In a lengthy post thread on the social platform X on Tuesday, Murphy argued that it’s “happening right in front of our eyes” and has “accelerated rapidly” over the last 24 hours.“Can I take a minute to connect the dots – on how Trump is putting into action a plan to cripple our democracy in a way we may never recover fro
  
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• Ramaswamy opposes spending deal: 'Like showering cocaine on an addict'

  18-12-2024 18:15 via thehill.com
  
  Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy slammed the stopgap spending deal, urging Congressional members to vote against the massive bill if they are "serious about government efficiency."
  Ramaswamy described the stopgap measure as "full of excessive spending, special interest giveaways and pork barrel politics," and lamented Congress for trying to rush a vote so close to the holiday season.
  "The legislation will end up hurting many of the people it purports to help. Debt-fueled spending sprees may 'fe
  
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• Pressley, Markey demand resources for victims of police brutality 

  18-12-2024 18:00 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have sent a letter to acting Assistant Attorney General Brent Cohen demanding victims and families of police violence be granted access to the Department of Justice’s Crime Victims Fund. The fund, established in 1984 and overseen by the Office for Victims of Crime, supports an array of programs and services that help victims in the immediate aftermath of crime. The fund currently holds more than $2 billion, according to the o
  
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• Ethics Committee votes to release Gaetz report in massive reversal

  18-12-2024 17:43 via thehill.com
  
  The House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and plans to publish its body of work as soon as this week, a source confirmed to The Hill.The development marks a massive reversal for the secretive panel, which voted against releasing the investigation last month.The committee now plans to release the report after the House holds its last vote of the year, the source said. The chamber is currently scheduled to break for holiday recess Thursday, tho
  
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• Live updates: Drones, Matt Gaetz dominate as Congress nears finish line

  18-12-2024 17:41 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders are weighing a bipartisan deal, struck Tuesday, to keep the government funded, kicking the deadline from Friday to March 14.The 1,500-page bill buys time for the next Congress to finish its funding work for fiscal 2025, while also providing funding for a host of other things. Republicans of all stripes are unhappy with the girth of it. Read what made it in the deal here.Still, national attention has been fixated on mystery drones popping up across the Northeast.
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• Gaetz defends 'embarrassing' past behavior, fires shot at Ethics report

  18-12-2024 17:20 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is defending what he says is "embarrassing, though not criminal" past behavior and taking a shot at the House Ethics Committee, following reports that the panel voted to release its findings about the Florida Republican.The comments came shortly after reports were published that the committee plans to make its findings public after the House is done voting for the year, which could be as soon as later this week.Gaetz, in a statement posted on X, pointed to the Dep
  
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• Postal service warns of 'smishing,' other holiday scams

  18-12-2024 16:32 via thehill.com
  
  The Postal Service is warning of “smishing” and other scams this year as millions of Americans prepare to celebrate various holidays.“While the holiday season offers merriment, joy, and togetherness, fraudsters and their scams can dim the season,” The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the Postal Service’s federal law enforcement arm, said on a webpage about holiday scams on their website.“The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is dedicated to helping Postal
  
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• Chris Hayes: 'Genuine madness' for Democrats not to take 'age issue seriously'

  18-12-2024 16:13 via thehill.com
  
  MSNBC’s Chris Hayes said Tuesday that it's “genuine madness” for Democrats to not “take the age issue seriously," after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) lost her bid to be the ranking member on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee next Congress.On his show “All In” Tuesday, Hayes noted multiple instances of older Democrats or left-leaning figures holding onto and acquiring powerful positions instead of letting younger figures take those posit
  
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• Trump: 'Liz Cheney could be in a lot of trouble'

  18-12-2024 16:05 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump predicted there's "trouble" in sight for former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), after a recent report from House Republicans recommended a criminal investigation into the ex-lawmaker over her role in the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.“Liz Cheney could be in a lot of trouble based on the evidence obtained by the subcommittee, which states that 'numerous federal laws were likely broken by Liz Cheney, and these violations should be investiga
  
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• Chuck Todd: Settlement between Trump, ABC a 'gut punch'

  18-12-2024 15:58 via thehill.com
  
  NBC News political analyst Chuck Todd bemoaned a decision by ABC News to settle a defamation lawsuit with President-elect Trump over the weekend.“This was stunning to me and absolutely a gut punch to anybody who works for a major media company," Todd said during a conversation with political reporter Chris Cilizza."I think it does set a precedent that is going to be very difficult ... to get out from under potentially,” Todd said. “I just, you know, I think the risk of losing t
  
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• Speaker Johnson speaks to Musk after he suggests torpedoing spending bill

  18-12-2024 15:56 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he talked to billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,5000-page government funding deal after Musk voiced his opposition to the bill, and that the incoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief understands the “impossible” position the Speaker is in.Musk on Wednesday morning posted on X: “This bill should not pass” and “Ever seen a bigger piece of pork?”Asked about that opposition, Johnson said that he had talked
  
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• Musk says House GOP shouldn't pass stopgap funding deal

  18-12-2024 15:50 via thehill.com
  
  Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk came out against a stopgap deal as he pushes for the government to reduce spending.The bipartisan legislation was released Tuesday night in a last-minute effort to avert a looming Dec. 20 shutdown deadline, spurring Republican rage toward Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).Musk, shortly after the bill text's release, wrote on his social media platform X that the "bill should not pass," and called the 1,547-page documenta big "piece of pork."
  If it passes, the
  
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• Live updates: GOP battles over funding bill, Social Security

  18-12-2024 15:09 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders on Tuesday struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded, kicking the deadline from Friday to March 14.The 1,500-page bill buys time for the next Congress to finish its funding work for fiscal year 2025, while also providing funding for a host of other things. Republicans of all stripes are unhappy with the girth of it. Read what made it in the deal here.The bill also paved the way for moving the Commanders' stadium from Maryland to Washington, D.C., a development
  
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• FBI: Pilots of aircraft misidentified as drones hit by lasers

  18-12-2024 15:00 via thehill.com
  
  Pilots of aircraft that have been misidentified as drones — amid an uptick of mysterious sightings in recent days — have been hit in the eyes with lasers, the FBI revealed Monday.“FBI Newark and New Jersey State Police want to warn the public about an increase in pilots of manned aircraft being hit in the eyes with lasers because people on the ground think they see an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),” the FBI’s field office in Newark said in a statement posted to s
  
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• Trump warns Senate GOP not to fast-track Biden nominees

  18-12-2024 14:47 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump warned Senate Republicans Tuesday against cutting a deal with Democrats to fast-track a final batch of President Biden’s nominees through the Senate before adjourning later this week.“To all Senate Republicans: NO DEAL WITH DEMOCRATS TO FAST TRACK NOMINATIONS AT THE END OF THIS CONGRESS,” Trump posted on Truth Social.“I won the biggest mandate in 129 years. I will make my appointments of Very Qualified People in January when I am sworn in,” Tru
  
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• Trump: Canada becoming 51st state 'great idea'

  18-12-2024 14:44 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump questioned Canada early Wednesday, asking why the U.S. provides its northern neighbor with subsidies, and suggesting that it should become the 51st state.“No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no sense!" Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State."“They would save massively on taxes and military protection. I think it is a great idea," he added. "51st State!!!” H
  
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• Electoral College formally votes to confirm Trump's win

  18-12-2024 14:35 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Trump has clinched the necessary number of Electoral College votes to become the next occupant of the White House, teeing up the official certification of his victory before Congress next month.Each state’s electors were required to meet on Tuesday to cast their votes for president and vice president before the results are officially certified. Trump needed to win 270 electoral votes in order to set him on the official path to be sworn into the Oval Office, which he did Tue
  
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• Musk's favorability similar to Trump's: Survey

  18-12-2024 14:08 via thehill.com
  
  American's have a similar view of President-elect Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk — a key ally as he prepares to return to the White House — when it comes to favorability, according to a new survey.The Associated Press-NORC Research Center poll, released Wednesday, found that about 4 in 10 have a "very" or "somewhat" favorable view of Musk. Trump's numbers were about the same, according to the outlet.On the other side, nearly half of respondents said they had an unfavorable opi
  
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• Musk favorability similar to Trump's: Survey

  18-12-2024 14:08 via thehill.com
  
  American's have a similar view of President-elect Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk — a key ally as he prepares to return to the White House — when it comes to favorability, according to a new survey.The Associated Press-NORC Research Center poll, released Wednesday, found that about 4 in 10 have a "very" or "somewhat" favorable view of Musk. Trump's numbers were about the same, according to the outlet.On the other side, nearly half of respondents said they had an unfavorable opin
  
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• Rep. Carlos Giménez: 'Drones pose a threat,' feds don't know anything

  18-12-2024 13:10 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) warned Tuesday that the federal government lacks a clear understanding of widespread drone sightings across the U.S., calling the situation a potential national security vulnerability.Giménez, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, told NewsNation's "Dan Abrams Live" that he is deeply concerned about the government's inability to track or identify the origins of numerous drone flights."The federal government hasn't the faintest idea what's
  
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• Republicans butt heads on daylight saving time after Trump directive

  18-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A Republican brouhaha is emerging after President-elect Trump called to eliminate daylight saving time, setting up battle lines between prominent GOP lawmakers in their hopes to lock the clock.Trump waded into the longtime sore subject Friday, surprising — and perplexing — some lawmakers.Each side — those in favor of permanent standard time, which means having more light earlier in the day, versus those who want year-round daylight saving time and more light in the evenings &md
  
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• Judges punt retirement plans after Trump win, raising ethics questions

  18-12-2024 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  A handful of federal judges appointed by Democrats have put off retirement plans in the wake of President-elect Trump’s election victory, raising questions about the ethics of their decisions as judicial vacancies for the next administration dwindle.  Legal experts said judges have discretion to decide when to retire, and while walk-backs are rare, it’s become increasingly common to hinge those decisions on who’s in the White House to pick their successors and in the Senat
  
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• Less than half of Americans say opinion of Trump is favorable: Poll

  18-12-2024 04:24 via thehill.com
  
  Less than half of Americans said their opinion of President-elect Trump is favorable, according to a recent poll.In a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, around 41 percent stated that their opinion of the president-elect is favorable. Around 55 percent stated that their opinion of the president-elect is unfavorable. Trump is set to enter office for a second term late next month. He defeated Vice President Harris in the 2024 race for the White House, rattling Democrats and exciting Republicans.Democrats
  
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• Biden says there’s ‘no sense of danger’ from drones

  18-12-2024 03:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday said that there is no sense of danger so far from the drones that have been spotted in the Northeast, noting that officials are looking into them.“Nothing nefarious apparently, but they’re checking it all out,” Biden told reporters about the drones.He added, "We're following this closely, but so far, no sense of danger."White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said on Monday that the drones are not a national security
  
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• Burchett says government lying about drone activity: 'I don't think they have control of it'

  18-12-2024 03:08 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) on Tuesday said he believes the government is lying about recent drone activity.“You think the government is lying?” NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Burchett on “The Hill.” “I don’t wanna put words in your mouth, but you think they're — they're lying on this issue, Congressman?”“Oh yeah, I mean, when — when have they ever told us the truth on anything ... Come on, this thing has been going on, and &hell
  
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• Here's what made the cut in Congress’ 1,500-page government funding deal

  18-12-2024 03:00 via thehill.com
  
  Congress on Tuesday rolled out its last major funding deal of the year and is expected to move quickly to try to pass it ahead of a Friday government shutdown deadline.The bill, which is more than 1,500 pages long, would keep the government funded at current levels through March 14, buying time for the next Congress to finish its funding work for fiscal year 2025.It also includes a number of add-ons, including more than $100 billion in disaster and emergency funding, a health care-related packag
  
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• Government funding deal opens door to move Washington Commanders stadium to DC

  18-12-2024 02:42 via thehill.com
  
  The Washington Commanders could soon see kickoff take place in the heart of the nation’s capital.The government funding deal unveiled by congressional negotiators on Tuesday paved the way for moving the Commanders' stadium from Maryland, to Washington, D.C., a development that local officials are touting as a big win for the city.The legislation — which lawmakers rolled out ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline — includes a provision that transfers jurisdiction of the site
  
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• Lawyer linked to RFK Jr. slams polio vaccine claims

  18-12-2024 02:09 via thehill.com
  
  An attorney advising Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized The New York Times and other media outlets for publishing a claim that the Trump ally wants to eradicate approval for the polio vaccine.Attorney Aaron Siri joined Fox News on Tuesday to clarify his statements after it was widely reported he advised Kennedy, who President-elect Trump tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to pause distribution of several vaccines.“It’s totally false to say that the petiti
  
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• Congress strikes deal to avert government shutdown

  18-12-2024 00:50 via thehill.com
  
  Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded beyond a looming Dec. 20 shutdown deadline.Legislation rolled out by leadership on Tuesday would kick the Friday funding deadline to March 14 to buy more time for the next Congress and incoming president — the first Republican trifecta since 2017 — to hash out how the government should be funded for much of next year.The newly unveiled package also features a host of add-ons, including a one-year farm b
  
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• House Intel members downplay drone risks, call for legislation

  18-12-2024 00:41 via thehill.com
  
  House Intelligence Committee members on Tuesday sought to ease public worries about drone sightings following a briefing, echoing law enforcement statements that there is nothing nefarious behind the activity even as some called for legislation to address the matter. Lawmakers on the panel met for over two hours with 28 briefers from a slew of government agencies, including the FBI, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “No. 1, we spent a lot of time in thi
  
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