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The measure would prevent a partial government shutdown set to begin after midnight Friday.

Congressional leaders have struck a bipartisan deal to keep the government funded beyond a looming Dec. 20 shutdown deadline. Legislation rolled out by leadership on Tuesday would kick the Friday funding deadline to March 14 to buy more time for the next Congress and incoming president — the first Republican trifecta since 2017 — to [...]

Congressional leaders neared the unveiling of a spending agreement Tuesday that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in natural disaster aid.

The governor's office has been involved in discussions with U.S. Postal Service officials about acquiring the main Post Office site in the Haymarket as a possible convention center site.

The Upper Township Committee approved an amendment to its ordinance outlining a redevelopment plan for the site of the former B.L England power plant in the Beesleys Point section, which includes a 60-foot minimum height for part of the area.

In staffing his administration, Trump has shown an inclination to select people who distrust or even disdain the agencies that they’ve been chosen to lead.

"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody -- nobody -- can reverse it. Nobody. Not when so many people, regardless of party or politics, are enjoying its benefits."

The White House won't switch ownership for weeks, but President-elect Trump is already dancing the tariff tango.His announcement of a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico sent a shiver through markets last week. Republicans painted the threat as Trump exercising leverage in negotiations with foreign officials. But Democrats and some experts warn of tariff-induced price hikes, retaliatory measures and inflation should the proposal become reality.Here's what you may have missed when newsmakers hit the airwaves this Sunday, December 1.1. Ted Cruz's tariff teeter-totter Sen. Ted Cruz speaks during a Dec. 1 interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation.""A tariff is a tax on you, the American people," Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on a 2016 debate stage, warning that his then-opponent Trump's proposed tariffs would hurt consumers and prompt retaliatory taxes from abroad.Trump replied that the proposed 45% tariff in question was a threat, "not a tax." But Cruz shot back: "It's not China that pays the tax, it's you, the working men and women."The latest: Fast forward to Sunday when Cruz changed his tune as Trump 2.0 looms large.Asked by CBS News' Major Garrett, who noted Cruz's former skepticism of tariffs, if the economics around the trade tool have changed, the Texas Republican replied, "I tell you what hasn't changed is the importance of leverage."He continued, "The threat of tariffs against Mexico and Canada immediately has produced action."The big picture: Trump's recent tariff proposals, some anticipate, are negotiating tactics. Simply put: Just because he's posting it, doesn't mean he's going to do it.Trump tied the looming tariffs to specific changes he wants to see, writing on Truth Social, "This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!"Zoom in: Pressed by Garrett over whether he views Trump's tariffs as a real economic possibility or just as diplomatic pressure, Cruz pointed to Trump's prior threats of tariffs on Mexico and said they left Mexico's president "scared and concerned."Zoom out: Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) seemed to share Cruz's vision, saying on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday, "We need to take a very hard look at countries that don't have our best interests at heart, countries that are allowing our borders to be violated, and use those tariffs as a tool to achieve our ends."Asked by Kristen Welker if he feared a trade war, Hagerty replied, "What it needs to lead to is a correction of the behavior that's taking place right now, that is letting fentanyl flood into our border, that is allowing people to flood into our country ... It needs to stop, and President Trump is going to use every lever at his disposal to do it."Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) noted on ABC's "This Week," "by suggesting these tariffs right now, he's going to get the attention of the leaders in the other countries."Reality check: All of this is not to say Trump didn't impose tariffs during his first term — he did, and President Biden kept many.The other side: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) argued on "Meet the Press" that Trump's and Biden's tariff policies had different results, contending Trump "has no idea how to use tariffs in order to create American jobs" while Biden used them "the right way" with coordinated subsidy and restriction policies.If tariffs are "not used properly," he said, they "are just going to raise costs on ordinary Americans while the billionaires get off scot-free."2. Jake Sullivan brushes off retribution risk Jake Sullivan discusses being named as a member of the "deep state" in Kash Patel's book on ABC's "This Week" on Dec. 1.National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has two major international conflicts and a presidential transition on his plate and said Sunday he can't spend "time worrying about other things."Yes, but: Trump's pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, seemingly has his eye on Sullivan, whom he named as a member of the "deep state" in his book, "Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy."In promotional materials for the book, Trump is quoted as saying he will "use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of Government!"Driving the news: "I wake up every day to try to defend this country and protect the national interest," Sullivan said on CNN's "State of the Union" when asked if he feared personal retribution. "I've got 50 days left — I'm going to stay totally focused," he continued. Also asked about his placement on Patel's list of bad actors in the federal bureaucracy on ABC's "This Week," Sullivan replied, "I can't worry about after January 20. I have to worry about until January 20."3. Murphy calls some Trump picks out of touch Sen. Chris Murphy speaks during a Dec. 1 interview on NBC's "Meet the Press."Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) listed his concerns about many of Trump's Cabinet picks Sunday, saying on "Meet the Press" that the appointees "don't understand what regular people are going through."The big picture: Murphy said he worries Trump has put "the billionaire class in charge of the American government" by filling key Cabinet roles with wealthy allies.What they're saying: "That is what the story of this Cabinet is, is Donald Trump and the billionaire class taking over government to enrich themselves and screw everybody else in this country," he said.Between the lines: New York Magazine estimates the net worth of Trump's Cabinet picks at slightly over $9 billion. When including the world's richest man, Elon Musk, the number rises to $340 billion.Trump's previous Cabinet was the wealthiest in U.S. history, coming in at $3.2 billion according to Forbes. Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' wealth made up 73% of the total.In comparison, Biden's Cabinet is worth $120 million.At least five people — Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Howard Lutnik, Linda McMahon and Steve Witkoff — appointed to roles within Trump's administration are known billionaires. More from Axios' Sunday coverage:Kash Patel gets quick praise from some Republicans as Trump's FBI pickTrump appoints businessman Massad Boulos as Middle East adviser

When President-elect Donald Trump first entered the White House in 2017, few people — Trump included — knew what to expect. Nearly eight years later, the president-elect has made his [...]The post Trump's Plan Is Already Working: Philippines Ambassador Urges Illegal Filipinos to Self-Deport Before It's Too Late appeared first on The Western Journal.

Rollins, who heads the Trump-allied America First Policy Institute, was the director of his office of American innovation in his first term.

Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas did not close the door on a potential one-time tax break, but Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell says the state has too many unfunded needs.

President-elect Donald Trump is clearly prizing experience on television as he chooses people to serve in his new administration.

If confirmed by the Senate, hedge fund manager Scott Bessent would be the nation’s first openly gay Treasury secretary.

After another election cycle that brought few bright spots for Nebraska Democrats, some former party officials have called on the state party's leader, Jane Kleeb, to resign.

The child had mild symptoms and is recovering.

Here is a look at some department functions, and how Trump said he might approach them.

Interns will have the opportunity to work alongside each team with the office’s full-time congressional staff.

Prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss Donald Trump's hush money conviction, but they expressed openness Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his second term.

As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how much information they will demand to move his confirmation — and how much to push back on Trump as he demands that they qui...

Vice President Kamala Harris led a coalition that stretched from lefty U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to former Rep. Liz Cheney and her arch-conservative father, Dick Cheney.

An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott for Senate Republican leader over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and John Cornyn.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said six of the agency’s 93 state parks received damage from Nov. 3 rainfall totals of up to 12 inches.

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with fewer than 20 races left to be called.

Hasan Khalil has lived in the United States for 25 years, but he decided to vote in Tuesday's election and convinced 20 other first-time voters to join him.

Reported cases of TB shot up 34% from 2020 to 2023, according to the CDC. Western Europe, Scandinavia and North America are all reporting rising TB rates as migrants arrive.

Former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term in the White House, and his Republican Party has won control of the Senate. But control of the House of Representatives is still up for grabs, as is the size of the incoming Senate majority.With votes still being counted, here’s a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more about how those races are called). While some of the battleground states may be projected relatively quickly, it could take days or even weeks to resolve control of the House.Presidential battlegroundsWith Trump’s victory in Michigan projected by NBC News Wednesday afternoon, two battleground states remain uncalled.In the Sun Belt, Trump is also leading in Arizona and Nevada, but Arizona remains too early to call, while Nevada is too close to call.Alaska, where Trump is leading, is also too early to call.Senate races left to callArizona Senate: Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading Republican Kari Lake in the vote count, but the race is still too early to call. Lake is trailing Trump’s margin in the state, while Gallego is outperforming Harris. Gallego, a Marine veteran, touted his military service in his race against Lake, a former local TV news anchor. Lake ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022, and she made false claims that her 2022 race was affected by voter fraud.Michigan Senate: GOP former Rep. Mike Rogers is locked in a tight race against Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a contest that is too close to call. Rogers and Slotkin are competing to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.Nevada Senate: Republican Sam Brown, a military veteran who was wounded in combat, is in a very tight race against Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, who is seeking her second term in the Senate. Nevada has been narrowly divided in recent elections, with Republican Joe Lombardo flipping the Governor’s Mansion in 2022 even while Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election. But while Democrats had been hopeful that the state’s abortion referendum could help boost turnout for Democratic candidates, the margin in the race remains extremely tight.Pennsylvania Senate: Although Trump is projected to win Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is still too close to call. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is running for a third term against Republican Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP Senate nomination in 2022.Wisconsin Senate: The race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP businessman Eric Hovde remains too close to call. While Democrats have touted Baldwin as a senator who has appeal in rural parts of the state, Republicans also flooded the airwaves painting her as a creature of Washington and making note of the first openly gay senator’s sexual orientation.House control on the lineControl of the House is still unclear in part because dozens of competitive races remain uncalled, including a number of key races in California alone. There are also other races that are not expected to be competitive but have not yet been projected because few votes have been counted.Alaska At-Large District: Republicans are looking to pick up this seat, which encompasses the entire state. Republican Nick Begich is leading Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, but he is hovering around the 50% threshold required to win the race outright. If he falls short of that threshold, the race will head to ranked-choice voting, but Republicans are confident they would still carry the seat in that scenario.Arizona’s 1st District: GOP Rep. David Schweikert is in a competitive race in the Phoenix suburbs against Democrat Amish Shah, a former state legislator.Arizona 6th District: GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani is trailing his Democratic opponent, former state Sen. Kirsten Engel, in this competitive district in the Tucson suburbs.California’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Josh Harder is narrowly leading his Republican opponent, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln.California’s 13th District: GOP Rep. John Duarte is locked in a tight race against Democrat Adam Gray, a former state legislator, in this Central Valley district.California’s 22nd District: GOP Rep. David Valadao, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, is leading his Democratic opponent, former state Assemblyman Rudy Salas.California’s 27th District: GOP Rep. Mike Garcia is in a tight race against Democrat George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff and Virgin Galactic CEO, in this Southern California district.California’s 41st District: Democrats have targeted this Riverside County-based district, and GOP Rep. Ken Calvert is in a competitive race with Democrat Will Rollins, a former prosecutor.California’s 45th District: GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is leading Democratic Army veteran Derek Tran in one of the most expensive races in the country.California’s 47th District: Republicans are looking to flip this open seat in Southern California, and Republican Scott Baugh, a former state legislator, is in a competitive race against former state Sen. Dave Min.California’s 49th District: Also in Southern California, Democratic Rep. Mike Levin is in a tight race against auto dealer Matt Gunderson, a self-described “pro-choice” Republican.Colorado’s 3rd District: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to run in the neighboring 4th District, which is more Republican, opened up this seat on the Western Slope. Democrat Adam Frisch, who came close to defeating Boebert in 2022, is in a competitive race against Republican Jeff Hurd.Colorado’s 8th District: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is locked in a tight race in the Denver suburbs against Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans.Iowa’s 1st District: Just a few hundred votes separate Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan, a former state representative. It is familiar territory for Miller-Meeks, who won her 2020 race by just six votes.Maine’s 2nd District: Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has been a top GOP target, and he is hovering just above the 50% threshold that would allow him to win outright over Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver (the state holds ranked-choice elections).Maryland’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. David Trone’s unsuccessful Senate run opened up this Frederick-based district. Democrat April McClain Delaney, a former Commerce Department official and the wife of former Rep. John Delaney, is locked in a tight race against Republican Neil Parrott, a former state legislator.Montana 1st District: Democratic attorney Monica Tranel trails Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who was Trump’s first interior secretary in between stints in the House.Nebraska’s 2nd District: Harris carried this Omaha-based district and nabbed one of the state’s electoral votes, but GOP Rep. Don Bacon is in a close race against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas.North Carolina’s 1st District: Democratic Rep. Don Davis is in a competitive race against Republican Laurie Buckhout, an Army veteran and businesswoman.Nevada’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is in a competitive race with Republican marketing consultant Drew Johnson in the Las Vegas suburbs.Nevada’s 4th District: Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford is leading former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, the Republican nominee.New York’s 4th District: GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is locked in a tight race against Democrat Laura Gillen, a former town supervisor, in this Long Island-based district that was one of Democrats’ top targets.New York’s 19th District: Democratic attorney Josh Riley and GOP Rep. Marc Molinaro are running neck and neck in a rematch of their close 2022 race.Ohio’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is locked in an extremely tight race with GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin.Oregon’s 5th District: Democrat Janelle Bynum narrowly leads Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.Oregon’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas leads GOP businessman Mike Erickson in another rematch. Salinas beat Erickson by 3 percentage points in 2022.Pennsylvania’s 10th District: GOP Rep. Scott Perry, a former Freedom Caucus chairman, has a slight lead over former local news anchor Janelle Stelson, a Democrat.Texas’ 34th District: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez faces a rematch against former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores, with Gonzalez slightly ahead.Virginia’s 7th District: Democrat Eugene Vindman has a slight lead over Republican Derrick Anderson. Both candidates are veterans, and Vindman came into the public spotlight in 2019 when his brother, Alexander Vindman, testified in Trump’s impeachment hearings about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Washington’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez leads Republican Joe Kent, whom she defeated by less than 1 point in 2022.Washington’s 4th District: Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse narrowly leads Republican former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler. (Washington’s primary advances the top two vote-getters to the general election, regardless of party.)Sessler has Trump’s endorsement over Newhouse, who is one of the two Republicans left in the House who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.This story first appeared on NBCNews.com. More from NBC News:Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become the next U.S. president, NBC News projectsTrump won the presidency. Here’s what he’s said he’ll do.5 key takeaways from election night 2024

The Subdistrict 5 race for the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District Board of Directors is a contest between two Wayne residents with widely different backgrounds.

Trump has poisoned the minds of Americans. Both those who worship him and those who despise him. He has a singular skill to bring out the worst in all of us. No person has cost the United States so much, and contributed so little. No person has spoken more words, with so few worth hearing. He is a Niagara Falls of vulgarity and disinformation in his monomaniacal pursuit of achieving non-loser status. He is a master of destroying things.

A partial list of people and institutions withholding their support from this year's presidential candidates.

A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a campaign rally with Derek Merrin, Republican candidate for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, in Holland, Ohio, on Oct. 26.

In the first seven months of the state prison system's new medical director's tenure, a troubling trend has emerged.

The judge said the plaintiffs lacked standing and suggested their requested relief would be too disruptive before the election, which is a week away.

Almost four years after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, political violence remains a threat heading into another election. But the nature of the danger has changed.

Democrats are turning up their attacks on former President Trump’s fitness for office in an effort to create a dramatic contrast with Vice President Harris less than two weeks out from Election Day. On Thursday, Harris, 60, called Trump, 78, “exhausted” in remarks to the press. Later that evening during a rally in Atlanta, Harris [...]

The lie intimidates legitimate voters and sets the stage for Trump to deny the results of the presidential election.

The road to the House majority for Republicans and Democrats is running through New York, well outside the presidential battleground map.

Politically, there are three reasons why Trump is right to double down on the immigration issue as he campaigns against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Rep. Katie Porter opted not to run for re-election for this seat, which means there's no incumbent in the race.

The influx has led to questions about their impact on politics in this once ruby-red state, which is now among a handful of battlegrounds that will determine who wins the White House in November.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna spoke with Fox News Digital about disaster recovery efforts in her area after Hurricane Milton.

The battle for the Senate majority has hit its final month as Republicans race to end their four-year stint in the minority. The GOP needs to win only one of two competitive races in red states — Montana and Ohio — to do just that. According to Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, Republicans have [...]

Kamala Harris called out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the federal government's hurricane response.

Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government’s hurricane response. President Joe Biden visited Florida for the second time this month to survey storm damage.

ST PETE BEACH, Florida—President Joe Biden on Sunday surveyed the damage from Florida’s Hurricane Milton, the second storm to batter the low-lying state in recent weeks as rising floodwaters, fuel shortages, and power outages further impacted cleanup efforts. Milton, which led to at least 17 reported deaths, has added to piles of debris following Hurricane [...]

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is furiously pushing back against what he says is "pernicious" misinformation, sometimes spread deliberately, as the agency attempts to deliver relief.

DHS Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas says FEMA has enough funding to address "immediate" needs, but urged Congress to act quickly.

Mike Murphy had some lively advice for the Democratic nominee on "Morning Joe."