Giorno: 7 Gennaio 2025

Senate Officially Green Lights Confirmation Hearings

The Senate took the procedural step of approving committee assignments for the next two years, a move that also allows committee hearings to begin next week on President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.[#item_full_content]

Trump Pledges ‘Major Pardons’ for Jan. 6 Defendants

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s planning to issue “major pardons” for the Jan. 6 defendants who breached the U.S. Capitol Building in 2021 as congressional lawmakers gathered to certify President Joe Biden’s victory.[#item_full_content]

Biden WH: Block Plea Deal for Accused 9/11 Architect

The Biden administration on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants that would spare them the risk of the death penalty.[#item_full_content]

Fact-checking firm staffed by CNN alums takes Meta axing hard: ‘surprised and disappointed’

A prominent fact-checking organization used by Facebook to moderate political content reacted to news that it will revamp its fact-checking to better avoid bias with an article outlining its disappointment and disagreement with the move.  “Lead Stories was surprised and disappointed to first learn through media reports and a press release about the end of […]

Elon Musk interessato al Liverpool. Il padre: “Gli piacerebbe comprarlo”

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Woman who left 35 puppies in filthy caravan gets suspended sentence

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RFK Jr. to meet with slew of Dems including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has meetings with over a dozen senators over the next two days, including top progressive Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in addition to others in the Democratic caucus. President-elect Donald Trump announced last year that RFK Jr. was his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human […]

Klobuchar hit with ‘Community Note’ on X after backlash from Jan 6 claim about ‘killed’ officer: ‘Just sick’

Minnesota Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar is facing blowback from both X users and the platform itself over her post about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot in which she claimed police officers were “injured and killed.” “Four years ago, the electoral vote certification was interrupted by a violent mob. Police officers were injured and […]

8 States Now Requiring Masks in Certain Settings

With two states updating their guidelines this week as parts of the U.S. confront what has been described a “quad-emic,” mandatory masking in some circumstances has returned in eight states.[#item_full_content]

Republicans Control Legislatures in 24 States in 2025

The Republican Party’s gains this past election season exceeded retaking the White House and control of Congress, as the GOP also now controls 24 state legislatures in 2025 compared to just 15 for Democrats, according to The Cook Political Report.[#item_full_content]