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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk sits as President-elect Donald Trump meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2024.  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on Friday that Republicans in Congress were pr…

The inaugural platform is seen under construction in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 31, 2024. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Congress early on Saturday passed a measure to boost Social Security retirement payments to some retirees who draw public pensions — such as former po…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-LA, speaks to the media, following a meeting with fellow Republicans on the day where a potential government shutdown looms during the holidays, after a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed in the U.S. House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in…

President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 14, 2024. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Congress has two days to avert a partial government shutdown after Republican President-elect Donald Trump rejected a bipartisan deal lat…

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-WY, speaks in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Oct. 21, 2024. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday backed a call for the FBI to investigate fellow Republican former Congresswoman Liz Cheney over her role in leading Congress’s probe of the Jan. …

Worshipers at Blackhawk Church gather to pray for victims and survivors of a shooting at Madison’s Abundant Life Christian School, in Middleton, Wisconsin, Dec. 16, 2024. (Reuters) — A 15-year-old girl opened fire in a Wisconsin school classroom on Monday, fatally shooting a fellow student an…

Representation of the bitcoin cryptocurrency and a price chart are seen in this illustration taken on Oct. 24, 2023. (Reuters) — Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump suggested he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve similar to its s…

Former President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on April 25, 2024. (Reuters) — ABC News has agreed to give $15 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a lawsuit over comments that anchor George Stephanopoulos made…

President-elect Donald Trump appears on the 2024 Person of the Year cover of Time, in this handout image. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Time magazine on Thursday named President-elect Donald Trump its “Person of the Year,” citing his deep impact on American politics and the country’s role in the wor…

Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10, 2024. ALTOONA, Pennsylvania (Reuters) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with murder in the…