Babysitter pleads guilty for murder of toddler, sources say A babysitter in Corinth, Mississippi, has pleaded guilty for the 2022 murder of a toddler. According to WTVA, Makallie Durham, 25, of Corinth, pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 13, to capital murder and ... 12/16/2024 - 3:13 am | View Link
Former Corinth babysitter pleads guilty to 2022 capital murder of toddler CORINTH, Miss. (WTVA) — A former babysitter pleaded guilty to capital murder in the 2022 death of a toddler in Corinth. Makallie Durham, 25, of Corinth, pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 13 to capital ... 12/13/2024 - 8:42 am | View Link
Judge denies bond for Alabama foster parents charged with capital murder of ‘emaciated’ toddler Brooklyn Paige Posey Grimes, 31, and Mason John Grimes, 36, were indicted July 24 and taken into custody in August. 12/10/2024 - 11:02 am | View Link
Punchbowl News: “House Republican leadership is going to put the bill on the floor on suspension of the rules. Any legislation considered in this manner requires a two-thirds majority for passage. With Democrats opposed, the bill will fail.”
“The GOP leadership will then try to get a rule reported out of the Rules Committee and hold a floor vote under a simple-majority threshold.
“I’m not just a no, I’m a hell no.”
— House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), speaking to Democrats about the new Republican government funding proposal.
“Speaker Mike Johnson spent months doing everything he could to hang on to his job come January, most notably a concerted charm offensive to keep President-elect Donald J. Trump placated and in his corner. It took just a few hours on Wednesday for it to all go bad,” the New York Times reports.
“The Louisiana Republican this week got a taste of what life could be like in the second Trump era beginning next month as he was mercilessly undercut on his complex year-end legislation by Mr.
“The collapse of Congress’ spending negotiations is throwing the presidential transition and preparations for President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration into chaos as Washington stares down the prospect of a government shutdown just after midnight Friday,” Politico reports.
House Republicans are eyeing a bill to extend government funding for three months while suspending the debt limit until January 2027, Punchbowl News reports.
The legislation would also extend the farm bill, send $110 billion to disaster-stricken areas and extend a number of health care provisions.
CNN reports a House vote is expected around 6 p.m.