Trump-Backed GOP Funding Plan Fails in House as Shutdown Nears The Republican-led House rejected a temporary funding plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday with just over 24 hours to go before a US government shutdown, capping an extraordinary ... 12/19/2024 - 11:55 am | View Link
New House GOP budget proposal revives Farm Bill extension and aid money but drops ethanol provision American farmers are hoping that aid to agriculture will be revived as Congress struggles to avert a looming partial government shutdown. 12/19/2024 - 10:13 am | View Link
House GOP's new funding bill to avoid shutdown fails in fast-track vote House Republicans are moving forward with a new plan to keep the government funded through the spring, hinting at a possible resolution to avoid a shutdown before Friday's deadline.Rep. Stephanie Bice ... 12/19/2024 - 8:24 am | View Link
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 ... 12/19/2024 - 5:15 am | View Link
Government shutdown looms after House conservatives revolt over GOP-backed spending bill House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown. 12/18/2024 - 10:22 pm | View Link
By WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
The move spares the lives of people convicted in killings, including the slayings of police and military officers, people on federal land and those involved in deadly bank robberies or drug deals, as well as the killings of guards or prisoners in federal facilities.
It means just three federal inmates are still facing execution.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young?
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Naturally enough, I avoid these relatives whenever possible.
Today is Monday, Dec. 23, the 358th day of 2024. There are eight days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 23, 2003, a jury in Chesapeake, Virginia, sentenced teen sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison, sparing him the death penalty.
Also on this date:
In 1823, the poem “Account of a Visit from St.
A popular brand of nitrous oxide sold in smoke shops and at retailers across South Florida is dangerous and addictive and should be pulled off shelves before more people get hurt, a Broward County man is claiming in a new lawsuit.
Dominic DiSalvo, 30, of Dania Beach, has been misusing Galaxy Gas recreationally for a cheap and potent high, according to the lawsuit filed in Broward court on Dec.
Back surgeries are some of the most common operations in Florida, but also the most risky and often unnecessary.
New research proves why anyone suffering from back pain should approach surgery cautiously and choose a surgeon selectively.
Classic back surgery has one of the highest failure rates of any operation (36%), and in a newly released analysis of Medicare data, Florida ranks the highest in the country for the number of low-value and unnecessary back and spine surgeries performed on seniors.
Spine surgeons say too many Florida doctors are operating without expertise and outcomes are predictably poor, leaving patients in as much pain or more.
Elon Musk is a very wealthy man, yet he’s always looking for a bargain.
For just millions of dollars, mere pocket change for him, he bought himself the co-presidency of the United States. There he is on X, railing against the continuing resolution to fund the government and threatening congressmen who would dare to disagree.
Musk is everywhere, often glued to the elbow of the man who actually was elected president.