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Giuliani to Newsmax: CEO Killer 'Left Too Many Clues' to Escape
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Newsmax on Thursday evening that the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan on Wednesday morning will be caught soon because he "left too many clues" behind.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:07:18 EDTHouse GOP Leadership Meets on Budget Reconciliation
House Republican leadership on Friday met to discuss budget reconciliation bills ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a sign that the new GOP-controlled Congress is determined to act quickly on his agenda, reports Politico.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:42:26 EDTFeds Mandate Bird Flu Testing of Milk Supply
The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters, as authorities seek to grapple with rapid spread of the virus among dairy herds.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:01:02 EDTRep. Biggs: Let Spending Lapse Until Trump Takes Over
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., lambasted the "embarrassing failure" of Congress to pass a budget and called for the end of continuing resolutions, a "monolithic legislative set piece" that lawmakers have passed 34 times in the last 10 years.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:10:42 EDTYellen Warns Against Weakening Financial Watchdog
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned it was "crucial" that a panel charged with monitoring financial risks be able to continue its work as worries grow President-elect Donald Trump's administration will again weaken the body.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:22:21 EDTJan. 6 Defendant Gets Reduced Prison Sentence
A Texas man who was the first protester to go on trial for the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was resentenced on Friday to nearly seven years in prison after he delivered an angry, profane rant to the judge who agreed to modestly reduce his original sentence.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:02:25 EDTNYC Mayor Adams Running for Reelection as Democrat
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Friday he plans to run for reelection next year as a Democrat after earlier seeming to leave open the possibility of returning to the Republican Party.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:59:05 EDTVulnerable Senate Dems Open to Confirming Trump Nominees
A group of Senate Democrats have vowed to keep an open mind on President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees, Punchbowl News reported.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:32:28 EDTWalz a 'Little Surprised' Trump Won Election
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Democrat vice-presidential nominee on Thursday said he was a "little surprised" by the outcome of the presidential election as on the campaign trail, "it felt like … the momentum was going our way." "It felt like at the rallies, at the...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:36:35 EDTTrump May Cancel USPS Electric Mail Truck Contract
Donald Trump's transition team is considering canceling the United States Postal Service's contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, as part of a broader suite of executive orders targeting electric vehicles, according to three sources familiar with the plans.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:43:41 EDTJury Unable to Reach Verdict in Daniel Penny Case
The jury at Daniel Penny's trial in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely said Friday that it is unable to reach a verdict on the more serious charge of second-degree manslaughter in the incident. The panel sent a note to the judge Friday morning to report that it is...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:50:48 EDTInflation Risk Greater Than Job Losses: Fed Official
The U.S. continues to face a greater risk from underlying inflation than from any weaknesses in the labor market, despite recent progress, a senior Federal Reserve official said Friday.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:29:21 EDTGOP Senators Demand Info on NIH-financed Trans Study
A group of GOP senators reportedly demanded that the National Institutes of Health provide information related to a controversial taxpayer-funded study on transgender children.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:31:02 EDTRep. Mace Decries 'Censored' Posts on X
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., took umbrage with social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, for tagging multiple posts of hers with a content warning about potential "hateful conduct." Mace took to X on Thursday night to complain that the platform "censored" at least three of...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:04:44 EDTExecs' Names Wiped From Insurer Sites After CEO's Murder
Health insurance companies removed executive leadership names from their websites after the assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:23:32 EDTUS Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Law Forcing Its Sale
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:37:00 EDTTrump Says Defense Nominee Hegseth a 'Winner'
President-elect Donald Trump says Pete Hegseth "is a winner" who has received "strong and deep" support despite mainstream media reports the defense secretary nominee faces an uphill battle to be confirmed by the Senate.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 09:19:00 EDTFEC Filings: Elon Musk Spent Over $250M Helping Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk spent more than a quarter-billion dollars of his wealth in the final months of the presidential election to help President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:36:35 EDTJob Growth Surges, Unemployment Rises to 4.2%
U.S. job growth surged in November after being severely constrained by hurricanes and strikes, but this probably does not signal a material shift in labor market conditions that continue to ease steadily and allows the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again this...
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:36:59 EDTGoldman Sachs Quits the Net-Zero Banking Alliance
Goldman Sachs said it has quit a sector coalition aimed at aligning bank lending and investment activities with global efforts to fight climate change, marking the latest high-profile departure of a U.S. financial firm from the group.
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 08:32:27 EDT