WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House on Friday evening passed a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown, just hours ahead of a deadline that would force U.S. troops, border patrol agents, air traffic controllers and millions of other federal workers to work without pay during the holidays. The vote was …
Read More »Tesla recalls nearly 700,000 vehicles over tire pressure light issue
Tesla has issued a recall for nearly 700,000 vehicles due to a tire pressure light issue. The electric car company is recalling certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3 and 2020-2025 Model Y vehicles because the tire pressure monitoring system warning light “may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to …
Read More »The ‘laughingstock of the NFL’ has suddenly started winning
Peter Rosenberg had a major scheduling conflict last Sunday. With his first child due next month, he and his wife, Natalie, organized a baby shower to celebrate. Unfortunately, it was during the Washington Commanders game. Rosenberg, who grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, is a lifelong fan. He never misses …
Read More »Winter storm threatens Midwest holiday travel
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Read More »Trump transfers all his DJT shares to his revocable trust, SEC filings show
President-elect Donald Trump this week transferred his entire stake of shares in Trump Media to a revocable trust of which he is the sole beneficiary, regulatory filings revealed Thursday evening. Trump did not receive any money for the gift of his 114,750,000 shares of Trump Media stock to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust on Tuesday, according to a filing …
Read More »House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline
WASHINGTON — The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily, after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt. The vote was 174-235, with one Democrat voting present, falling far …
Read More »Past government shutdowns have dinged Republicans but not cost them long term
As Republican leaders on Capitol Hill scramble to rescue a government funding deal after President-elect Donald Trump helped torpedo an initial agreement, an NBC News review of historical polling data shows that lawmakers have not paid a steep political price in past government shutdowns. It’s a point some shutdown proponents …
Read More »FDA ruling limits which foods can be labeled ‘healthy’ on packaging
The Food and Drug Administration is changing the way food companies can claim their products are “healthy.” Fortified white bread is out, and fatty fish like salmon is in. Most everything in the grocer’s produce section — whole fruits and vegetables — would qualify under the new rule issued Thursday. …
Read More »Inside the ‘targeted operations’ ICE agents carry out against undocumented immigrants
CHELSEA, Mass. — The operation begins before dawn. More than a dozen agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement — or ICE — gear up in a parking lot in suburban Boston for what the agency calls “targeted enforcement.” This week, NBC News was given access to one of those operations. …
Read More »How did unclaimed bodies end up with a major biotech company?
What Relievant did not know at the time, according to emails obtained by NBC News through a records request to the university, was that at least 25 of the bodies the company used for these trainings were unclaimed. The Health Science Center received the bodies from two local counties. As …
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