Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump
Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be in the new all-Republican Congress.
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Biden Honors Police Officers and Veterans With Medals at White House
The president recognized five officers who responded to a 2023 school shooting at a private Christian school in Tennessee, and veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start
There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.
TikTok and Government Clash in Last Round of Supreme Court Briefs
The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment.
Justice Dept. Reaches Deal to Monitor Troubled Atlanta Jail
The facility in Fulton County, Georgia, has long had problems with assaults, drugs and pests.
Treasury Dept. Hits Chinese Tech Company With Sanctions After Breach
The agency imposed penalties on a company it blamed for supporting the Chinese hacking group Flax Typhoon in a 2022-23 infiltration.
Plea Hearing in Sept. 11 Case Postponed to Jan. 10
A judge cited winter weather and a federal holiday for Jimmy Carter’s funeral as reasons for the delay. Government lawyers may also try again to overturn the plea deal.
This Tiny Fish’s Mistaken Identity Halted a Dam’s Construction
Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is a genetic match of a different fish.
The House begins voting in hours. Here’s what to know.
The Louisiana Republican was unanimously nominated as his party’s candidate for speaker. But resistance among right-wing lawmakers and his slim majority have thrust his fate into doubt.
Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon
The president’s announcement of the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, which became a contentious political issue in an election year, is expected as soon as Friday.