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CNN BusinessThere’s a rude awakening in store for the DOGE bros
Once upon a time, a brash outsider entered the Oval Office with a promise to “drain the swamp.” He brought in a posse of businesspeople, led by a leading industrialist, to work like “tireless bloodhounds” to root out inefficiencies in Washington’s vast bureaucracy.
- The Daily Beast
AOC Battles Lawmaker Twice Her Age to Lead Dems’ Trump Fightback
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is lobbying to lead the fightback against the Trump administration from Capitol Hill. According to her colleagues, the New York congresswoman wants to be the top Democrat on the key House Oversight Committee. But first she must get past another Democratic Party lawmaker who is more than twice her age.
- People
Husband Who 'Leapt' onto Polar Bear to Protect Wife from Being Mauled During Attack Sustains 'Serious Injuries'
The animal "lunged at the woman" in the attack in northern Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, police said
- The Hill
House GOP set for tiniest vote margin possible: ‘We have nothing to spare’
House Republicans will have zero room for error in the 119th Congress — literally. Rep. John Duarte (R) conceded to Democrat Adam Gray in California’s 13th Congressional District on Tuesday night — the final uncalled House race of the 2024 cycle — solidifying the GOP’s 220-215 majority in the lower chamber. That slim edge is already one…
- The Hill
GOP senators push to take out provision in defense bill to draft women in military
Eight Republican senators sent a letter to the top negotiators for the annual defense bill asking them to take out a provision that would require women to register for the Selective Service System (SSS), which compiles a registry that can be used to draft Americans if authorized by Congress or the president in a state…
- The Hill
Top Republicans collide on strategy for Trump tax agenda
House and Senate Republicans are clashing over how to advance President-elect Trump’s tax agenda after incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) offered a plan that would put off tax reform to first take action on border security and energy production. Thune’s plan would set up two budget reconciliation packages that would allow the Senate…
- CBC
Sask. introduces law to allow police to seize large knives, machetes, bear spray without charges
Saskatchewan has introduced legislation that will allow police to seize potential street weapons in public without laying charges.The provincial government says the The Safe Public Spaces (Street Weapons) Act will improve safety by regulating the possession, transportation and storage of items that may be used as street weapons. That includes large knives, machetes and bear spray."There is no room for any form of violence in Saskatchewan. These new rules will give communities more options to add
- Bloomberg
GOP China Panel Chair Slams US Chip Curbs for Huawei ‘Loopholes’
(Bloomberg) -- A key House Republican criticized the Biden administration’s latest attempt to curtail China’s chipmaking ambitions, saying US rules unveiled Monday leave loopholes that will let Chinese companies like Huawei Technologies Co. continue acquiring American technology.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Run-Down Bus Terminal Gets Approval for $10 Billion RevampKansas City Looks Back on its Long, Costly Ride With MicrotransitAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRepres
- The Hill
Crockett lays into Census Bureau director, says Republicans ‘apportion’ Americans of color
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) has accused Republicans of dividing millions of Texans of color to ensure the GOP gained two new seats in the House of Representatives. In a House hearing examining the Census Bureau’s activities ahead of the 2030 census, bureau director Robert Santos faced off against Crockett as she grilled him on the…
- The Hill
Opinion - Congress’s budget gimmicks: A history of failure
Congress has a long history of using gimmicks to reduce government spending and balance the budget, but these efforts have not been successful, as evidenced by the current budget situation.
- The Canadian Press
Taiwanese President Lai has phone talks from Guam with US Congress leaders
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te held phone calls with U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday while visiting Guam, his second U.S. stop on a Pacific Island trip.
- The Canadian Press
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez announces bid for top Oversight job as Democrats push for generational change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational shakeup that is beginning to ripple across the Democratic Party in the wake of their election losses this year.
- The Hill
Burchett: DOGE will be ‘waste of time’ unless Congress acts
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) said the proposed “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) will be a “waste of time” unless Congress acts on the “things that they’re talking real big about.” “The key to the whole thing is in that room. If Congress doesn’t have the guts to do those things that they’re talking real big…
- Reuters
US House Republicans block bid to release results of Gaetz ethics probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday blocked an effort to expedite the release of an ethics probe into former Representative Matt Gaetz, who dropped his bid to become Donald Trump's attorney general. Gaetz, 42, resigned from Congress in November hours after Trump tapped him as a potential attorney general. The House Ethics Committee met earlier on Wednesday and made no decision about what to do with the findings of its investigation into Gaetz.
- CNN
‘Jack Smith is on my list’: Rep. Clyburn on who Biden should preemptively pardon
CNN’s Kasie Hunt discusses why President Joe Biden may be considering more pardons before his time in office, and Rep. Jim Clyburn gives his opinion on who he thinks should be on that list.
- The Canadian Press
Manitoba impaired-driving bill introduced as tensions rise at the legislature
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking to bring in tougher penalties for people who are convicted of impaired driving offences that cause injury or death.
- CBC
Did Justin Trudeau's meeting with Donald Trump break a 225-year-old U.S law?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump last week likely violated a 225-year-old U.S. law, but experts say it's highly unlikely that Trump will face any consequences.On Friday, Trudeau surprised Canadians by making an unannounced trip to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. Over dinner, Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and the prime minister's chief of staff Katie Telford talked about a series of contentious issues with Trum
- CBC
Canadian woman's violent death on remote Scottish island 'like a bad dream': friend
New details have emerged in the case of a man accused of killing a Canadian woman in the remote Shetland Islands of Scotland and then allegedly telling two people that she was in "good health."Aren Pearson, 40, faces seven charges, including assault, murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice in the death of his girlfriend 24-year-old Claire Leveque, of Edmonton. Pearson, a Canadian who also recently received his Scottish citizenship, appeared in Glasgow High Court Friday for a prelimin
- The Hill
Opinion - President Biden is leaving Trump a shocking mess to clean up
The Biden years have planted land mines on many fronts for the incoming Trump team. Shamefully, rather than trying to repair the damage they’ve caused, they are racing to do more.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says she 'learned to cut ties' after split with PM Justin Trudeau: Everything she's said about relationships since their break up
The former TV presenter said in a recent interview she learned not to "cling too much" to life and relationships.