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Trump’s scathing statement came after the deal had already faced a barrage of criticism today by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaires who are leading an outside group to slash government spending during the coming Trump administration. Read more
The panel’s vote, which was reported earlier by CNN, paved the way for the release of the report after House members cast the final votes of Congress this week and have left Washington to return to their districts, two of the people said. Read more
Musk said Congress should pass no laws until Trump returns to the White House next month, but some House of Representatives immediately said they would vote for the stopgap bill. Read more
Over 140 police officers were injured in the violence, five people including an officer died during or shortly after the riot and the Capitol sustained more than $2.8 million in damage. Read more
In a statement, Trump transition spokesperson Alexa Henning noted that no Republican senator has publicly said they would vote against Gabbard. Read more
Musk’s role as the co-chair of a newly created Trump advisory body that is not part of the U.S. government, the “Department of Government Efficiency,” means that he is not a government employee, Warren noted, “but the conflicts he faces are enormous and the need for him to be subject to similar ethics standards is obvious.” Read more
Despite mostly partisan concern over an apparent closeness to ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and what critics say is a tendency to repeat Kremlin propaganda, it seems former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has found a warm reception on Capitol Hill. Read more
The news conference was in many ways a return to the past, when Trump relished seizing the world’s attention with long Q&A sessions that rambled from topic to topic. Read more
Trump said in his joint appearance with Son that the investment would create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and related infrastructure, with the money to be deployed before the end of Trump’s term. Read more
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The recommendations, which have not been previously reported, come as the U.S. electric-vehicle transition stalls and China’s heavily subsidized EV industry continues to surge, in part because of its superior battery supply chain. Read more
Kai Kahele — a former state senator, U.S. representative and unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2022 — was elected chair of the state Office of Hawaiian Affairs barely an hour after he was sworn in for his freshman term as an OHA trustee. Read more
Netanyahu said he spoke with Trump on Saturday night about the issue, which will loom large as one of the main foreign challenges facing Trump when he takes office if it is not resolved before he is sworn in on Jan. 20. Read more
Kea Smith, a 14-year paramedic station supervisor with the City and County of Honolulu, said his first- responder colleagues recently completed a survey. Read more
ABC News must publish by Sunday a statement at the bottom of a March 10 online article. Read more
Daylight saving time — putting the clocks forward one hour during the summer half of the year to make the most of the longer evenings — has been in place in nearly all of the United States since the 1960s, but has been a topic of debate in recent years. Read more
Pelosi, 84, is the first woman to serve as speaker of the House and had also been a longtime leader of the House Democratic Caucus. Read more
Only 29% of respondents in the six-day poll, which closed on Tuesday, agreed with a statement that “it’s a good idea for the U.S. to charge higher tariffs on imported goods even if prices increase,” while 42% disagreed. Read more
Removing the crash-disclosure provision would particularly benefit Tesla, which has reported most of the crashes – more than 1,500 – to federal safety regulators under the program. Read more
Resolution 176 would have the city seize the theater, shuttered since 1985, along with the rest of the 10,396-square-foot commercial parcel.The property is valued at $3.173 million. Read more
Kennedy, who opposed state and federal COVID-19 restrictions and was accused of spreading misinformation about the virus, has for years sown doubts over the safety and efficacy of vaccines, including asserting a debunked link between vaccines and autism. Read more
Trump has previously threatened Iran, whose elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have sought to assassinate him, according to the U.S. government. Iran has denied the claim. Read more
