The Kremlin seeks the return of a covert operative serving a life sentence in Germany, possibly in exchange for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and others held by Russia, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Trump Trashes Mike Johnson on Funding Bill
Punchbowl News: “It’s an inauspicious start to Trump’s relationship with Johnson who, theoretically, is his governing partner. Trump privately trashed Johnson to senators, saying the speaker ‘mishandled’ the situation, according…
Democrats Will Oppose ‘Clean’ Funding Bill
“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…
Trump Opposes Short Term Spending Bill
President-elect Donald Trump said he is opposed to Speaker Mike Johnson’s short term funding bill and called on Congress to raise the debt ceiling as part of any spending agreement….
Mike Johnson Weighs Plan B on Spending Bill
“Speaker Mike Johnson’s leadership team is quietly discussing a plan B to fund the government amid conservative opposition and vocal criticism from incoming President Donald Trump’s top ally Elon Musk,”…
California Declares an Emergency Over Bird Flu
“Gov. Gavin Newsom of California declared on Wednesday that the outbreak of bird flu among the state’s dairy cattle constituted an emergency, a stark acknowledgment of the increasing seriousness of…
Health Insurance Is a Racket
Paul Krugman: “Let me offer a somewhat, but only somewhat, caricatured view of U.S. health care: It’s a system in which taxpayers bear the cost of major medical care, but…
Some Republican Senators Reluctant on Tulsi Gabbard
“Eight Republican senators are unsure about supporting former Democratic member of congress Tulsi Gabbard to become America’s top spy, increasing doubts about whether her nomination will secure Senate confirmation,” Reuters…
Done With Never Trump
Bret Stephens: “Never Trumpers also overstated our case and, in doing so, defeated our purpose.” “We warned that Trump would be a reckless president who might stumble into World War…
Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again
“The Federal Reserve agreed to cut interest rates by a quarter-point Wednesday but signaled greater doubt over how much and how fast it would reduce them going forward,” the Wall…
Quote of the Day
“I don’t think I’ve had a better friend in the United States Senate than Kyrsten Sinema. We are best friends.” — Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by Semafor. Save to…
Matt Gaetz Hints He Might Be Back
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) floated the idea of being sworn into Congress on January 3 just so he could file a privileged motion to expose the “me too” settlements…
Judge Says Pardon of Oathkeepers Would Be ‘Frightening’
“The federal judge who oversaw the trial and sentencing of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for orchestrating a plan to violently stop the certification…
CDC Confirms First Case of Bird Flu in the U.S.
“The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known…
Democrats Don’t Blame Kamala Harris
“Senior Democrats aren’t ruling out Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate for 2028. But not all of them are fully endorsing the idea, either,” Politico reports. “For party leaders, it’s…
Jennifer Wexton Delivers Her Final Speech
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a three-term Democratic lawmaker from northern Virginia, delivered her final speech on the House floor Tuesday after a severe neurological disease forced her to step away from…
Just Three States Have Split Senate Delegations
Just three states — Maine, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — have split Senate delegations, the Washington Post reports. That is the lowest number since Americans began directly electing senators more than…
Matt Gaetz Defends ‘Embarrassing’ Past Behavior
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) 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…
Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Challenge
“The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that could ban its U.S. operations, putting the case on an exceptionally fast track, culminating in oral…
House Secretly Voted to Release Report on Matt Gaetz
“The House Ethics Committee secretly voted this month to release an investigative report into the conduct of former Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida,” the New York Times reports. “It is…
Stephanopoulos Feels ‘Humiliated’ After Settlement
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos is “apoplectic” and “humiliated” by the network’s decision to pay $16 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, the New York…