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FDNY heroes receive Medal of Valor from President Biden in White House ceremony  New York Daily News

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Mike Johnson’s reelection as House speaker revealed a small but loud minority in his conference that could

Biden awards Medal of Honor to 7 US Army soldiers in White House ceremony  CNN

The newly elected Speaker said the party would make it a priority to “restore America’s energy dominance.”

The New York judge who oversaw President-elect Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial scheduled his sentencing for Jan. 10. Mr. Trump is expected to appeal his conviction.

Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado, also wrote in a note that he needed to “cleanse my mind” of the lives lost of people he knew and “the burden of the lives I took.” (Image credit: Bizuayehu Tesfaye)

Mike Johnson reelected as speaker after brief revolt  Axios Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead  CNN With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start  The New York Times Johnson

In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn’t be

In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn’t be

‘I feel like Batman’: What Tesla driver texted his ex-girlfriend before explosion outside Trump Hotel  NBC News Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion suspect was ‘No Labels’ voter, no ‘animosity’ towards Trump  Fox News Soldier who died in Cybertruck left writing criticizing government, authorities