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Here's a breakdown of the top-grossing films that defined the year.

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Our children are drowning emotionally, and we’re standing on the shore, reacting only when they go under.

TikTok asked the Supreme Court to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it.

Lawmakers are demanding briefings about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public.

Sen.-elect Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) threw his support behind Senate Republican leadership's plan to move a border package as the party's first big legislative push at an Axios event on Thursday morning.Why it matters: The plan from top Senate Republicans has split the party. Key House conservatives want to move one big package that also includes a major tax bill.Moreno, a Trump-endorsed conservative, told Axios' Stef Kight that a two-step legislative process makes "much more sense."Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) wants to move a border package before acting on a tax bill, which is another one of the GOP's top priorities."Republicans need that little muscle memory around winning and getting things done," Moreno said.The big picture: Thune's plan has been met with support from fellow Senate Republicans, including allies of President-elect Trump like Moreno.But House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.), who is the top tax Republican in the House, has bristled at the plan.

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To save $30 billion over 10 years and reduce the service’s carbon footprint, Postal Service plans to add one day to deliveries made to rural areas.

Congressional Republicans are divided over how to proceed with massive conservative policy overhauls next year.

Tagovailoa sealed it with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jonnu Smith in overtime to help the Dolphins spoil Rodgers' first 300-yard passing game in nearly three years and beat the Jets for the ninth straight time in Miami.

The reasons the president cites for pardoning his son could have been made when he rejected a pardon.

Despite the intent to find solutions following the assassination attempt of President-elect Trump back in July, bipartisan lawmakers got into a heated exchange.

Now that Donald Trump will be headed to the White House, it is all but certain that he will pursue significant new taxes on imported goods. Although a widely criticized policy, there is little stopping him from doing this due to trade powers that Congress has given the executive branch over the years. Before President Joe Biden leaves office, his administration and the current Congress should consider scaling back the president’s power to unilaterally enact tariffs. This restraint would protect households from large tax increases, prevent economic harm and ease relations with our major trading partners.

The military's commitment to religious diversity throughout a U.S. military with 1.3 million active-duty troops could be strained if Pete Hegseth is confirmed as the next Pentagon leader.

Sen. John Thune plans to make border security one of his first legislative focuses in 2025, the Republican told colleagues during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday.

President Biden pardoned son Hunter Biden this week, sparking renewed interest about who else the 46th president may pardon before his exit from the White House next month.

While Donald Trump has attacked the Justice Department for years, Joe Biden, pardoning his son Hunter, has ripped into the agency for 'selectively and unfairly prosecuting' his son.

This is a list of my favorite albums of 2024. It is important to say, “favorites” and not “best” because music is subjective.

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader of the Senate, opposed the provisions civil liberties groups came out against when the House considered the bill.

But the proposal has drawn concern from a range of nonprofits who say it could be used to target organizations, including news outlets, universities, and civil society groups, that a future presidential administration disagrees with.

The GOP firebrand joins Y’all-itics to discuss everything from her defiant stance against COVID shutdown orders to the brain aneurysm that nearly took her life.

Its supporters say it would help stop terror financing. Democrats worry about how it could be used by the incoming Trump administration.

U.S. Reps. Chris Pappas and Annie Kuster, D-N.H., opposed legislation which cleared the U.S. House over concerns that as written it could threaten nonprofit organizations that could be branded as terrorist organizations.

Transgender students may soon be prevented from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity after the Ohio state Senate sent a bill to Gov. Mike DeWine to sign.

SPRINGFIELD — Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s non-profit community mental-health agency, held its annual meeting on Oct. 10, celebrating dedicated staff, partners, and this year’s significant progress in expanding access to care and services.

After a tumultuous year at TikTok filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., Donald Trump may have just thrown it a lifeline.

Illinois voters approved three nonbinding ballot questions, including one asking whether the highest earners should be taxed to fund property tax relief.

Chicago voters have rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda as only four of 10 candidates endorsed by the powerful teacher’s union will hold seats on the city's new hybrid Board of Education.

These 2024 election races for the Utah Legislature could lead to the most diverse legislative body in state history.

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., leaves the Capitol Hill Club after a House Republican Conference meeting on Sept. 18.

House Republicans are demanding answers about potential retaliation against IRS whistleblowers who brought claims of political influence in the Hunter Biden investigation to Congress.

Celebrities, high-profile politicians and other supporters joined former President Trump at his historic Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.

BROADALBIN -- Despite suffering a season-ending injury last week against Glens Falls, Patrick Dunn was not going to let it stop him from celebrating Senior Night with his Broadalbin-Perth teammates.

An AP investigation has found that people with military backgrounds have been radicalizing at a faster rate than the general population.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan is due to release the redacted appendix Thursday if she doesn’t side with Trump.

Former Col. Steve Lavin and some of his colleagues at the Montana Highway Patrol were optimistic when Austin Knudsen was elected as attorney general in 2020.

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Republicans are open to raising the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap that the party championed and put in place under former President Trump seven years ago as they aim to win total control of government in 2024. The issue is especially potent in higher-tax blue states like California and New York that have [...]

Butte-Silver Bow’s elections chief says errors that led to a recount of the June primary election won’t happen in the November general election

Gov. Jim Pillen tabbed another interim director to lead the state's environmental agency and named two new members to his cabinet Thursday.

The bill would require products made in the Israeli neighborhoods in the West Bank to be labeled as coming from Israel.

Harris wants to increase the Child Tax Credit and raise $1 trillion through corporate taxes, while Trump wants broad tax cuts. Both plans are worrying experts.

The money is related to a property dispute between Delaware and a coalition of other states. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that Delaware could not keep money from unclaimed MoneyGram checks.

The motive, the prosecutor said, was a DSS investigation into allegations made against Brianna Knicely regarding her two children.

The House Ways and Means committee is calling on 10 elite universities to to properly prepare for any future anti-Israel protests that might occur on campus in relation to the Israel-Hamas war and protect the safety of Jewish students, as the conflict overseas continues.

Jason Wilson likes to walk the Atlantic City Boardwalk with his pet snakes. But that will all change soon if an ordinance passed by City Council last week isn't vetoed by Gov. Phil Murphy.

A symbolic roll call at the Democratic National Convention turned into a lively celebration on Tuesday, with a DJ spinning state-themed songs and Georgia's own Lil Jon energizing the crowd with a surprise performance.

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton will headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.

The People’s Choice Country Awards, first held in 2023, will return for a second edition on NBC in September, with a list of nominees announced Thursday that includes some of the biggest names crossing over between country and the pop mainstream, including Beyoncé, Shaboozey, Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Morgan Wallen and Jelly Roll. Bryan led [...]