House passes bill to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The House voted to support a measure keeping the government funded past Friday night’s deadline, sending the bill to the Senate just hours before a looming shutdown. The chamber voted 366-34-1 in support of the legislation to
Live coverage: House voting on new effort to prevent shutdown
The House is poised to vote on a measure to keep the government funded past Friday night's midnight shutdown deadline. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday afternoon that the House would vote on a modified version of the bill that was defeated
Nick Fuentes claims he was targeted by ‘would-be assassin’
(NewsNation) — Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist and popular right-wing social media streamer, claims he was the target of a “would-be assassin” who was later shot by police near Fuentes' suburban Chicago home this week after the man allegedly killed
Watchdog accuses Zelle, banking giants of failing to protect users against fraud
(The Hill) - The government’s consumer watchdog alleged Zelle and three banking giants failed to protect users from fraud on the peer-to-peer payment network. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) alleged Friday that Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo
Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles over tire pressure monitoring issue
Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system. According to a letter Thursday from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall includes certain 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3,
Starbucks workers plan strikes that could hit hundreds of stores by Christmas Eve
Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company. The strikes are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle and could spread to hundreds of stores
Biden canceling student loan debt for 55K public service workers
President Biden announced on Friday he would be canceling more student debt for tens of thousands of public service workers, possibly his last major move on the issue before leaving office in a month. The administration said it will spend nearly
At least one dead after car plows into German Christmas market, public broadcaster says
At least one person has died after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, police have said, according to local public broadcaster
Italy’s deputy prime minister found not guilty of kidnapping in migrant case
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini was found not guilty in a criminal kidnapping case dating back to August 2019, when he barred a migrant vessel from docking
Party City going out of business, starting process ‘immediately’: report
(NEXSTAR) – Party City, once among the top names in party-supply retailers, is going out of business, according to an announcement from CEO Barry Litwin that was viewed by CNN. Litwin, during a conference call with employees, broke the news Friday,
Hochul signs law to stop unauthorized restaurant reservations
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill on December 19 targeting the illegal resale of restaurant reservations in New York. The law will take effect 60 days after signing, around February 17. S9365A/A10215 aims to give restaurants relief
White House pressed on Biden’s absence during funding talks
White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was pressed Friday about why President Biden has stayed out of the public eye when it comes to government funding talks that are gripping Capitol Hill. With less than 12 hours left before a government
Democrats say lines of communication open with GOP on funding, but no bill presented
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told his party that lines of communication have reopened between his office and Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) to avert a government shutdown this weekend, members said. Democrats said Jeffries revealed the development during a caucus
Republicans mount third attempt to fund government
(NewsNation) — Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his insistence a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal — and if not, let the closures “start now.” “If there is
Macron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers
French President Emmanuel Macron has faced jeers from locals on the cyclone-battered French overseas territory of Mayotte, telling them they should be “happy to be in France, because