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☆ I spent over $10K on a business coach who told me I was 'messy' and made me doubt myself. Here's my advice if you're considering coaching.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Alejandra Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rojas found a online business coach via their free workshop, then hired them for personal sessions. I wanted to use my expertise to help others and build a flexible business but didn't know where to start. The coach pitched one-on-one coaching program, a five-figure investment. AdvertisementThe coaching program was an hourlong 1:1 session once a week over seven weeks. Per the agreement, I couldn't cancel or request a refund, so I had to keep paying for the coaching program even though I was no longer invested.

Persons: Alejandra Rojas, Rojas, I'd, I've Locations: Washington , DC

☆ Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( The Athletic College Football Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

The opportunity to do so comes in Chapel Hill, where the Tar Heels have not won a conference title since 1980. Belichick, 72, spent some time in college football this year at Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator under first-year head coach Jedd Fisch. Bill’s father, Steve, worked in college football for more than 40 years (including a stop at UNC). Belichick spent some time in college football this year at Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator. After Brown was fired, Cunningham appeared on UNC’s “Carolina Insider” podcast and detailed what he was looking for in the Tar Heels’ next football coach.

Persons: Brendan Marks, Michael Silver, Jeff Howe, Dianna Russini Bill Belichick, “, ” Belichick, Mack Brown, Belichick, Tom Brady, Don Shula, Brown’s, Steve Belichick, Jedd Fisch, Belichick’s, Mike Lombardi, Lombardi, Bill’s, Steve, Nick Saban, Saban, –, Steph Chambers, Pat McAfee, ”, Bill Belichick, Brown, Jon Sumrall, Tommy Rees, Glenn Schumann, Jeff Monken, — Dianna Russini, Bubba Cunningham, Cunningham, UNC’s, ” Cunningham, we’ve, Lee Roberts, “ Bill Belichick, it’ll, Grant Halverson, Robert Kraft, Maddie Meyer, Brady, —, oster, orth, ake, ince, isited, anders, ure, addie M eyer Organizations: NFL, New England Patriots, University of North, Athletic, UNC, Chapel, Patriots, Huskies, North Carolina, Washington, Belichick, UNLV, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, New York Jets, Browns, Shula’s NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Jets, Chicago Bears, New, New Orleans Saints —, Tulane, North Carolina’s, Trustees, UNC’s “, Carolina, College Football, College isn’t, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Naval Academy, IF, ust Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North, New England, Washington, Alabama, North Carolina, New Orleans, Georgia, Carolina

☆ The biggest supermarket merger in US history is dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Albertsons is terminating an attempted takeover by Kroger a day after a federal judge blocked the deal. The suit marks a decisive end to the largest proposed supermarket merger in US history. AdvertisementAlbertsons said Wednesday that it is terminating Kroger's attempted $24.6 billion acquisition, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal due to antitrust concerns. Albertsons' Moriarty called Kroger's approach to getting regulatory approval "willfully deficient" and said the suit is intended to "protect the interests of our shareholders, associates, and consumers." The suit marks a decisive end of the largest proposed supermarket merger in US history, which faced challenges from the Federal Trade Commission and two US court cases.

Persons: Kroger, Tom Moriarty, Albertsons, Moriarty Organizations: Albertsons, Kroger, Federal Trade Commission Locations: Delaware, Washington

☆ Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup explained: Why FIFA’s awarding of the competition is controversial
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jacob Whitehead | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +31 min

In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia. “Fundamental human-rights reforms are urgently required in Saudi Arabia, or the 2034 World Cup will be inevitably tarnished by exploitation, discrimination and repression.”Why will the Saudi bid stand unopposed? Instead, they will target the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup and the Club World Cup three years later. Sport has become one of Vision 2030’s pillars — and the 2034 World Cup will be its crowning glory. “We cannot say that Saudi Arabia is a ‘medium risk’ country, given that it has become a pure police state,” said Lina, ahead of Saudi Arabia being confirmed as host.

Persons: Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi’s, Norberto Duarte, ”, Steve Cockburn, “, James Johnson, Karim Jafaar, Yasser Al Misehal, —, ely, lavery, xploitation, anuary, ake, ina, ure, l ives, orth, e mbassy, ennis, amal, ommitments, ortugal,, ational, INGO, eason, cale, hough, ingle, ince, ulf, ravel Organizations: Australia, FIFA, Saudi, AFP, Getty, Amnesty, CONCACAF, Central America, Europe’s UEFA, Africa’s CAF, South America’s CONMEBOL, AFC, OFC, Pacific, New, Football Australia, —, Publicly, Saudi Arabian Football Federation, IFA, ust, audi, ashington Locations: Saudi Arabia, Gulf, Qatar, Europe, Caribbean, United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, South, Oceania, Zealand, Australia, Asian, New Zealand, AFP, Saudi, uman, oman, ely

☆ Trump to be named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ for second time
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kristen Holmes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Donald Trump once publicly speculated that Time would never name him the news magazine’s “Person of the Year.”Now, the honor will be bestowed on him twice. Trump’s 2024 selection mirrors his first recognition in 2016, when Time named him Person of the Year after his unexpected rise to the presidency. Despite the magazine’s dwindling circulation, Time’s Person of the Year remains an annual cultural touchstone and the distinction has become an obsession of sorts for Trump throughout the years. Despite his regular criticism of the media, Trump has regularly granted access to legacy outlets – including Time. Every US president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, except Gerald Ford, has been named Person of the Year at least once.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris, Angela Merkel, “, ”, –, Harris, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gerald Ford, Joe Biden, Ivanka Trump, Betsy Klein, Hadas Gold Organizations: CNN, New York Stock Exchange, Time, Trump, The Washington Post, Occupy, Twitter Locations: Germany, Beach

☆ There's one final way Biden can fund Ukraine's fight against Russia, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Biden administration should seize Russia's frozen assets held by the US, two researchers say. President Joe Biden's final move to help Ukraine should be to seize Russia's reserve assets held by the US before the start of Donald Trump's second term, two researchers wrote this week. "Saudi Arabia, for example, has threatened to sell its European debt holdings if Europe seizes the frozen assets." The US wouldn't be completely alone in doing so — both Canada and the United Kingdom appear willing to seize assets held in their countries. Russia has warned of retaliation if its frozen assets are seized, cautioning that it could seize Western-owned corporate assets still in the country.

Persons: Biden, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump's, Trump, Joe Biden, Maximilian Hess, Carey K, Mott, Hess, Hungary's, Janet Yellen Organizations: Policy Research Institute, Yale Program, Kremlin, Kyiv, Seven, Russia, European, Western, Bloomberg Locations: Europe, Ukraine, United States, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Russia

FBI Director Christopher Wray walks into a secure information area (SCIF) ahead of a closed-door security meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 25, 2024. FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that he will resign by the end of the Biden administration next month. Trump in November announced his intention to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director. Patel is a former federal prosecutor and a Trump loyalist who has been critical of the FBI. Trump, who was president at that time, nominated him to the post after firing James Comey as director.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Biden, Donald Trump, Wray, Trump, Kash Patel, Patel, James Comey, I've Organizations: Capitol, Federal Bureau of, Trump, FBI, White Locations: Washington

☆ How two New York tragedies exposed the failure of politics in a fraught American moment
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

But it was soon overtaken by a wider debate about the complicity of major executives in America’s high health care costs and perceived injustices of the industry. In Baltimore, close to Mangione’s home town, a sign reading “Deny, Defend, Depose” and “Health Care 4 All” appeared over I-83, the Baltimore Banner news site reported. The “brokenness of the health care system is something that I have lived with, and something that still very much sits with me to this day,” he said. JD Vance: ‘Thank God justice was done’Penny, the Marine veteran acquitted in the Neely case, gave his first interview to Fox News. For them it is one political game.”Daniel Penny arrives at criminal court on December 9, 2024, in New York.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Daniel Penny, Jordan Neely, Penny, Neely, Trump, Thompson, —, they’ll, “, Karine Jean, Pierre, ”, they’d, pricey, Jeff Swensen, Mangione, Wes Moore, he’d, couldn’t, ” Moore, Josh Shapiro, ” Shapiro, JD Vance, ” Penny, –, Sean Hannity, ” Daniel Penny, Stefan Jeremiah, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jeanine Pirro, Neely’s, didn’t, ” Andre Zachary said, I’ve, White, Obamacare, it’s Organizations: CNN, Washington, United, Baltimore Banner, NYPD, Maryland Democratic Gov, Marine, Fox News, Attorney, New, Democratic, Trump Locations: Manhattan, New York City, Pennsylvania, New York, Blair, Hollidaysburg , Pennsylvania, Altoona , Pennsylvania, Baltimore, Minnesota, America

☆ Former top Biden aide slams Hunter Biden pardon rollout strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Samantha Waldenberg | Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —One of President Joe Biden’s former top communications advisers ravaged the president’s messaging rollout strategy around his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, lambasting the situation as “exceptionally poor timing” in a major public rebuke of her former boss. Dunn was a deeply loyal aide with a big-picture view of Biden’s strategy – with a hand in nearly all aspects of his political life. The president has said he made the decision over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend while with family in Nantucket. A new CNN/SSRS poll released on Wednesday shows that just one-third of Americans (32%) approve of the president’s decision to pardon his son, while 68% disapprove. The White House has defended Biden’s decision, with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre arguing that President-elect Donald Trump would not slow down in pursuit of bringing charges against Hunter Biden in the future.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Hunter Biden, “, Kash Patel, ’, Anita Dunn, Maggie Haberman, Dunn, Biden, Kamala Harris, ” Dunn, Hunter Biden’s, ”, Karine Jean, Pierre, Donald Trump, ” Jean Organizations: Washington CNN, CNN, New York Times, Biden, White Locations: Nantucket

☆ Biden faces mounting pressure to protect immigrants before Trump takes office
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and allies to extend protections to immigrants in the United States amid party fears over President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations. Some administration officials are skeptical that expanding or redesignating TPS would pass muster under an incoming administration beyond those that will already be up for renewal. Temporary protections for El Salvadorans in the United States, for example, are set to expire in early March. Just before leaving office in 2021, Trump provided Venezuelans already in the United States temporary protection from deportation. “People are on the edge of their seat,” one immigrant advocate told CNN, referring to immigrants in the United States.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s, Biden, ”, “ They’re, “, Sens, Dick Durbin, Cory Booker, Catherine Cortez Masto, Mazie Hirono, Tammy Duckworth, Ben Ray Luján, Alex Padilla, “ We’re, Trump, Kevin Lamarque, “ They’ve, Biden –, Jeff Zients Organizations: Washington CNN, Democratic, Biden, White House, Immigration, CNN, Democratic Senate, White, TPS, El, Department of Homeland Locations: United States, Mexico, redesignate, Brownsville , Texas

As for the National Guard, she had already deployed a significant contingent of guardsmen – but not to the flooded area. Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024. South Dakota produced about 8.3 million tons of milk in 2023, according to the US Department of Agriculture. And US citizens, he said, “don’t want to do that work.”Video Ad Feedback "We will not have food:" Why South Dakota farmer believes Gov. Moes said he supported Noem sending South Dakota’s National Guard to the border, and he sides with Trump’s promises to restrict immigration.

Persons: Shelly Lewis, Lewis, Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s, Noem, ”, MAGA, Trump, Will Lanzoni, Adriel Orozco, “, Dakotans, Greg Moes, Morgan Speichinger, Speichinger’s, Rebecca S, Gratz, ” Noem, Kim Reynolds, Joe Biden, Stephen Groves, Dennis Johnson, Renae Hansen –, –, ” Hansen, ” ‘, Kristine Noem, CNN “ She’s, ” Boyd Gourneau, Gourneau, We’ve, Roberto Lange, Biden, wasn’t, Lange, ” Gourneau, they’re, “ She’s, Kristi Noem’s, Janet Alkire, CNN it’s, Moes, Marv Post, Scott VanderWal, ” VanderWal, It’s, Tom Homan, Stephen Miller, Orozco, “ they’ll, CNN’s McKenna Ewen, Jeremy Harlan, Anna, Maja Rappard Organizations: CNN, National Guard, Republican, Texas, Trump, of Homeland Security, DHS, Transportation Security Administration, Coast Guard, Republican National Convention, Republican Party, American Immigration Council, Washington Post, South Dakota Searchlight, Disaster Fund, Republican Gov, Guard, Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Oglala Sioux Tribe, San Diego, Oglala Sioux, Guardian, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Sioux, South Dakota Dairy Producers Association, US Department of Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture . South Dakota Farm Bureau, South Dakota’s National Guard, ”, Customs Locations: South Dakota, McCook, Mexico, Noem, Milwaukee, cahoots, Tennessee, North Sioux City , South Dakota, Texas, Iowa, McAllen , Texas, Brule, Lower Brule Sioux, South, South Dakota’s, Lower Brule, Crow, Los Angeles, San, Oglala, Hamlin County, Traverse, “, Goodwin , South Dakota, US Department of Agriculture . South, Dakota

☆ CNN Poll: Most Americans approve how Trump is handling his return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Majorities overall express at least some confidence in Trump across seven different issue areas and presidential actions tested in the poll. On other measures with data from 2016, confidence in Trump is largely about the same. Independents’ confidence has also faded, with only 18% expressing a lot of confidence in Trump on appointments, down from 26% in 2016. Independents split 50-50 on Trump’s handling of the transition now, in 2016, they divided 44% approve to 43% disapprove, with 13% unsure. Most Americans (54%), say they disapprove of that decision, while 45% say they approve.

Persons: Donald Trump, White, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Roe, Wade, George W, Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kat Cammack, Anna Moneymaker, Barack Obama, Biden, Clinton, Hunter Biden, Jack Smith, CNN’s Edward Wu, Ariel Edwards, Levy, Henry Gertmenian Organizations: CNN, SSRS, Independents, White, Democratic, Trump, Justice Locations: Trump, Russia, Ukraine, Washington , DC, There’s

The next generation of Google's AI is being packaged under the Gemini umbrella, which was unveiled a year ago. Google is planning wider releases next year that will include the technology popping up in its smorgasbord of free products, including its Chrome browser, digital maps and YouTube. After releasing a software update enabling the first bundle of the iPhone's “Apple Intelligence” features that spruced up the device's Siri assistant, another batch of the AI technology came out with a free software update that was also released Wednesday. After the AI overviews initially produced some goofy suggestions, including putting glue on pizza, Google refined the technology to minimize such missteps. The improvements to AI Overviews will initially only appear to a test audience before a wider release next year.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, ”, OpenAI, Siri, Pichai, ” Pichai Organizations: FRANCISCO, Google, Gemini, Microsoft, Apple, Apple Intelligence, U.S . Justice Department, Astra, U.S . Department of Justice, Washington D.C, Associated Press Locations: , California, Washington

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Andreessen Horowitz Partner Katherine Boyle
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Andreessen Horowitz Partner Katherine BoyleCNBC's Morgan Brennan speaks with Andreessen Horowitz's Katherine Boyle in an exclusive interview at the Reagan National Defense Forum. They discuss the rapid evolution of defense startups, the influence of companies like SpaceX and Palantir, and the growing appeal of government service among tech leaders. Boyle also shares insights on emerging investment opportunities in energy and her optimism for a new era of innovation and collaboration between Silicon Valley and Washington.

Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, Katherine Boyle CNBC's Morgan Brennan, Andreessen Horowitz's Katherine Boyle, Boyle Organizations: Reagan National Defense, SpaceX Locations: Silicon Valley, Washington

☆ Budget deficit swells in November, pushing fiscal 2025 shortfall 64% higher than a year ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. budget deficit swelled in November, putting fiscal 2025 already at a much faster pace than a year ago when the shortfall topped $1.8 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday. For the month, the deficit totaled $366.8 billion, 17% higher than November 2023 and taking the total for the first two months of the fiscal year more than 64% higher than the same period a year ago on an unadjusted basis. Outlays totaled $668.5 billion, or nearly $80 billion more from a year ago. On an adjusted basis, the deficit was $286 billion and has totaled $544 billion year to date, an increase of 19%. The Treasury Department expects to pay $1.2 trillion this year in total interest on debt.

Persons: Outlays Organizations: Treasury, Treasury Department, Fed, Social Security Locations: Washington , DC, U.S

☆ We traded Seattle's nightmarish traffic and expensive housing for quiet streets and a big yard just an hour away
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Erin Sanchez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The tech boom raised Seattle's cost of living, making it hard for us to afford a home in the city. AdvertisementBut after a few years of struggling with some realities of city living — constant traffic, astronomical rent, and the never-ending search for a parking spot — I started to feel burned out. Although I enjoyed living in Seattle, I decided to move about an hour away to the suburbs of Washington. Seattle's tech boom has made it even more expensive to live thereSeattle is beautiful, but its traffic and high housing costs were tough to deal with. The sound of nonstop city traffic has been replaced by birds and the occasional neighbor mowing their lawn.

Persons: Erin Sanchez Seattle's, Erin Sanchez, they've, I'm Organizations: Microsoft Locations: Seattle, Washington, Covington, Maple

☆ Israel says it has carried out hundreds of strikes on Syria, targeting 'strategic weapons stockpiles'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Israel's defense minister said it intended to create a "defense zone free of weapons and terrorist threats in southern Syria." Israel says it has launched hundreds of airstrikes on Syria in the days since Bashar Assad's regime collapsed. AdvertisementOn Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had "struck most of the strategic weapons stockpiles in Syria" in 48 hours as part of a push to stop the weapons "falling into the hands of terrorist elements." Per Tuesday's IDF statement, the Israeli military had conducted strikes on targets including antiaircraft batteries, Syrian Air Force airfields, and weapons production sites. AdvertisementA still from a video shared by Israel Defense Forces.

Persons: Bashar Assad's, Benjamin Netanyahu, Assad, Hayat, Per, Israel Katz, Katz, Israel, Joe Biden, Jonathan Lord, Netanyahu, embeds, Matias Delacroix, Stéphane, Dujarric Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Sunday, Israel, Syrian Air Force, Human Rights, IDF, Israeli Defense, CNN, Business, Washington, Pentagon, Syrian Democratic Force, Troops, Reuters, AP, Egypt Independent, Arab League, UN, United Nations, Observer Force Locations: Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Al, Latakia, US, Turkey, Ankara, Kurdish, Damascus, Golan, Egypt

Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department’s storied Civil Rights Division – conservative San Francisco attorney Harmeet Dhillon – is expected to use the powerful perch to reverse many of the Biden administration’s civil rights initiatives. “The Civil Rights Division’s historical mandate from the beginning was to help fight against othering, was to help fight against societal branding of certain Americans as other,” Levitt said. Created in the 1950s, the Civil Rights Division leads the Justice Department’s enforcement of federal laws intended to combat discrimination in areas such as housing, employment and education. Under Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke’s leadership, the division opened civil rights investigations into a dozen police departments. The Supreme Court heard arguments last week in the challenge, which was brought by Clarke’s Civil Rights Division in 2023.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, “, Harmeet Dhillon –, Dhillon, Trump, ”, she’s, Justin Levitt, Barack Obama, ” Levitt, Mark Trammell, “ There’s, Harmeet, It’s, Jeff Sessions, Kristen Clarke’s, Levitt, —, couldn’t, Tucker Carlson, David Warrington Organizations: CNN, Department’s, Civil, Division, Biden, Trump, White, othering, Republican National Committee, “, Center of American Liberty, ” Civil, Civil Rights Division, Justice Department, Republican, Democratic, Clarke’s Civil Rights Division, Google, Civil Rights, Republican National, Capitol, Fox News, Twitter, Project Veritas, Washington Post, National Association for Gun Rights Locations: Francisco, Covid, Indian, California

☆ Luigi Mangione-themed merch is popping up all over the internet — and platforms are slapping down many listings
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It doesn't ban the phrase "Deny. Retail platforms like Amazon, Etsy, and eBay are slapping down merch listings that glorify Luigi Mangione — the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. On Etsy, products were being offered with Mangione's likeness and the phrase "Deny, Defend, Depose," BI sister site Morning Brew reported. A "Free Luigi" shirt is among the Luigi Mangione-themed items popping up on Etsy. ScreengrabAnd an eBay spokesperson told BI that items that "glorify or incite violence" are prohibited from its marketplace.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Mangione, Luigi Mangione —, Brian Thompson, —, Elon Musk, they're, Luigi Organizations: eBay, Morning, The Washington Post Locations: American

“The Task Force found that the tragic and shocking events in Butler, Pennsylvania were preventable and should not have happened. The task force said it identified multiple “decision points” that, if handled differently, could have prevented gunman Thomas Crooks from firing eight shots at the Butler rally. The Secret Service also did not give clear guidance to state and local partners about which entity was responsible for securing the area, the task force said. Preexisting issues in leadership and training created an environment in which the specific failures identified above could occur,” the task force wrote. “Further, some of the Secret Service agents in significant advance planning roles did not clearly understand the delineation of their responsibilities.”

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Thomas Matthew Crooks, —, Mike Kelly, Jason Crow, ” Donald Trump, “, ”, Thomas Crooks, Butler, Crooks Organizations: Secret, Force, Trump, Washington, Getty, Homeland Security Department, Secret Service, FBI, Glass Research Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Florida, West Palm Beach , Florida, Butler, Pa

A federal judge in North Dakota blocked a Biden administration rule that allowed DACA recipients to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. People who received benefits from DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, began signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, at the start of open enrollment on Nov. 1. Coverage for those who signed up was expected to start as early as Jan. 1. Still, the elimination of expanded coverage, Pillai said, could leave thousands of uninsured DACA recipients in those states without an affordable option. “Given that President-elect Trump tried to end DACA during his first term and his views on immigration more broadly, the Trump administration seems unlikely to appeal any ruling against DACA or the coverage expansion,” Pillai said.

Persons: Dan Traynor, Traynor, Kris Kobach, Biden, ”, DACA, Barack Obama, Drishti Pillai, Monday’s, , Pillai, “, Trump, ” Pillai, Kristen Welker, should’ve Organizations: Biden, Republican, Trump, Affordable, DACA, NBC, Department of Health, Human Services Locations: North Dakota, DACA, Kansas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida , Idaho , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky , Missouri, Montana , Nebraska , New Hampshire , North Dakota , Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas, Virginia, U.S

Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Angus King, I-Maine, cut a bipartisan deal to give Dreamers legal status while giving Trump money for his border wall, Trump’s White House successfully fought to kill the deal because it didn’t also curtail family-based immigration. Cornyn noted that any such bipartisan deal would take a backseat to border security and enforcement, which Republicans are making plans to provide funding for in a big party-line bill early next year. “Last term, President-elect Trump walked away from four different bipartisan compromises with Democrats to solve the DACA crisis. Last year, Trump successfully fought to sink a bipartisan deal to toughen border security as he campaigned on the issue. When asked if protecting Dreamers is “amnesty,” Kennedy echoed a famous dodge used by former President Bill Clinton.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Kristen Welker, “, ”, Trump’s, Republicans didn’t, John Thune, everything’s, ” Sen, John Cornyn, Trump, ” Cornyn, Mike Rounds, Angus King, didn’t, Cornyn, he’s, Dick Durbin, I’m, ” Durbin, Sen, Brian Schatz, “ He’s, Rick Scott, John Kennedy, he’s “, who’ve, ” Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Kennedy, Clinton Organizations: NBC, Press, Democrats, Republicans, Committee, NBC News, Trump, House, ., Democratic Locations: Texas, U.S, Sens, Maine, ”, Hawaii, . Sen, “

For two decades, Ted Kaczynski waged a deadly bombing spree that killed three people and injured 23 others until his capture in the Montana wilderness in 1996. Ted Kaczynski, with federal marshals, in Helena, Mont., on April 4, 1996. "His actions are like a virus," David Kaczynski said in a phone interview. "To the extent that he may have attributed at all to sort of normalizing or recasting the violent acts as beneficial to humanity is a terrible mistake," David Kaczynski added. David Kaczynski, left, with his mother, Wanda, and their attorney Anthony Bisceglie, in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 5, 1998.

Persons: Ted Kaczynski, Brian Thompson, Kaczynski, Luigi Mangione, it's, Michael Macor, David Kaczynski, Mangione, Bail, It's, Jessica Tisch, Joseph Kenny, Elon Musk, it’s, Wanda, Anthony Bisceglie, Rich Pedroncelli, wasn't Organizations: FBI, Ivy League, Industrial Society, Its, Hearst Newspapers, Getty, Harvard, American Airlines, University of Pennsylvania, NYPD, Elon, Washington Post, Federal Medical Center, NBC News Locations: Montana, Helena, Mont, Altoona , Pennsylvania, New York City, Pennsylvania, New York, America, Sacramento, Calif, AFP, Butner , North Carolina

☆ Sen. Mitch McConnell is 'fine' after medical personnel spotted at his office, deputy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Frank-Thorp-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Frank Thorp V | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 82, is recovering from minor injuries after falling following Senate Republicans' weekly lunch on Tuesday, his office said. “Leader McConnell tripped following lunch. Medical personnel were seen exiting McConnell's office just after 2 p.m. Tuesday following Senate Republicans' weekly lunch. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Graeme Sloan / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileMcConnell, R-Ky., has had health issues in recent years. McConnell last year pledged to serve out the remaining two years of his six-year Senate term, which ends in Jan. 2027, without making an announcement beyond that.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, McConnell, Sen, John Thune, Ky, Graeme Sloan, Thune Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republicans, “, McConnell, Bloomberg, Getty, GOP Locations: Ky, Jan

☆ Former Jan. 6 committee chair fires back at Trump's suggestion that panel members should be imprisoned
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Syedah_Asghar.Jpg | Syedah Asghar | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chaired the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee, pushed back Tuesday against President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the panel's former members should be imprisoned. The suggestion is "absolutely wrong," the Mississippi Democrat told reporters on Capitol Hill, saying that the committee did nothing "that violates the law." "Just because you disagree with the work of the committee," Thompson said, it's no reason "to threaten those members of the committee with jail, so obviously that’s his opinion." House Democratic Caucus Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., who also served on the Jan. committee, said Tuesday that he and the other committee members did their job and "upheld the rule of law." "Donald Trump’s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic."

Persons: Bennie Thompson, Donald Trump's, Thompson, Pete Aguilar, Trump, Cheney, that’s, Kristen Welker, I’m, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s Organizations: WASHINGTON —, Mississippi Democrat, Capitol, House Democratic, Rep, United States Capitol, Press

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