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Here’s How Mike Johnson’s Speakership Bid Could Come Undone  The New York Times Mike Johnson’s speaker bid looks shaky despite Trump endorsement  The Washington Post Spartz: It will take bold and decisive leadership to reverse this “Titanic” from its catastrophic course.  Victoria Spartz

As Rudy Giuliani’s life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a $148 million defamation verdict, the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family.

As Rudy Giuliani’s life gets stripped for parts to satisfy a $148 million defamation verdict, the former New York City mayor is fighting to keep one gleaming set of sports memorabilia in the family.

President-elect Donald Trump “flunked three important tests” on New Year’s Day that should have been no-brainers for any leader of the free world, argued MSNBC analyst Steve Benen. Benen, editor for the official blog of The Rachel Maddow Show, said

Tesla Cybertruck Explodes Outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas: What We Know  The New York Times Driver of Tesla Cybertruck that exploded at Trump hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty Army Green Beret, source says  CNN What to know about Matthew

Biden and Trump give contrasting reactions to New Orleans attack  The Guardian US

President Biden secured 235 federal judicial appointments, the largest number of confirmations in a single term since the Carter administration.

by Joe JACKSON Elon Musk on Thursday called for the release from prison of Tommy Robinson, one of Britain’s best known far-right agitators, in the US tech billionaire’s latest UK intervention. In a flurry of messages on his X platform,

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator. Around the same time, a senior in Louisiana was diagnosed with the first “severe” case

The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker’s gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes.