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House GOP eyes plan B stopgap with separate 2-part debt limit commitment

House Republicans are eyeing an alternative government funding stopgap that excludes a debt ceiling increase, and are instead working on a commitment to raise the borrowing limit twice next year in…
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Shutdown chances rise as Johnson defers to Trump on a spending plan

The incoming president wants lawmakers to raise or eliminate the debt ceiling along with a funding deal that largely ignores Democratic demands.
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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes went all-out for his offensive line’s Christmas gifts

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a generous guy and continued his tradition of going over-the-top for his offensive line’s Christmas presents this year. This week, the Chiefs revealed that Mahomes showered his linemen with a series of gifts that are sure…
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District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from Donald Trump’s election racketeering case

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Congress rushes to pass US spending bill as shutdown looms

Donald Trump and his supporters call for debt ceiling to be raised after scuppering ‘unacceptable’ bipartisan measure
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The Trump-Musk governing duo is clearly a work in progress

“Elon knows a lot about launching rockets into space,” said one person close to Trump. “But what does he know about the minutiae of political dealmaking?”
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UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect faces federal murder charge

The federal complaint piles onto state charges Mangione is already facing.
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CEO killing: Luigi Mangione arrives in NY, faces federal charges including stalking, murder

Luigi Mangione is charged in a four-count federal criminal complaint with stalking, murder through the use of a firearm and a firearms offense involving a silencer.
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Elon Musk flexes his political muscle, sending government on path to shutdown

Musk’s unprecedented online influence appeared to fully torpedo the government spending bill in a way no Republican lawmaker could have done from inside Capitol Hill.
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Opinion | Gisèle Pelicot Has Changed France

She has opened up a conversation about sexual violence in a country where a serious reckoning was well overdue.