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Trump-backed spending bill to avert government shutdown fails House vote  Fox News 24 hours that exposed a schism between Trump and Johnson and sent the government hurtling toward a shutdown  CNN Shutdown looms as Trump-backed bill fails in the House  NBC News House

NEW YORK — MrBeast’s ambitious reality show, which the YouTube megastar hopes will expand his giant online reach and turn the corner on recent controversies, is already raising questions from consumer advocates over a partnership with a fintech company. [time-brightcove

‘Co-president’ Elon Musk? Trump ally tests influence in spending fight  The Washington Post Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms  The New York Times Where do Musk and Trump stand after that spectacle?  POLITICO Hillary Clinton says Republicans are taking

December 19, 2024 – Presidential transition news  CNN

House Rejects Trump-Endorsed Plan to Avert Government Shutdown: Live Updates  The New York Times

BRISBANE, Australia — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism that poured in from around the globe after her controversial performance at the Paris Olympics. But maybe “Raygun: the Musical”

The five-year wait for the arrival of 38 Abrams tanks to Taiwan highlights the strains on U.S. industrial capacity as concerns grow over China.

Turkey and Israel are the main strategic beneficiaries of the collapse of the Syrian regime, but now they are on a collision course of their own.

Thirty-eight Republican lawmakers resisted the president-elect’s command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the right circumstances.

Dominique Pelicot’s double life: Who is the man who plotted his wife’s mass rape?  BBC.com Pelicot mass rape trial ends with 51 guilty verdicts – and fears justice hasn’t been served  CNN Gisèle Pélicot Speaks Out After Rapist Husband Cries in Court