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☆ Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell goes down with apparent knee injury
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Houston Texans star receiver Tank Dell went down with an apparent gruesome knee injury in the third quarter of Saturday's contest against the Kansas City Chief. The injury, which led to Dell being carted off the field, was so devastating it had several of his teammates holding back tears on the sidelines. The injury occurred on a play that Houston initially celebrated -- a 30-yard touchdown catch by Dell from quarterback CJ Stroud that pulled the Texans (9-5) within 17-16 on the scoreboard. Stroud, who last season called Dell his closest friend on the Texans roster, was emotional watching the aftermath of the play. It could be the second major leg injury of Dell’s career, after a broken leg sidelined him during his rookie season in 2023.

Persons: Tank Dell, Dell, CJ Stroud, Jared Wayne, Patrick Mahomes, Mahomes Organizations: Houston Texans, Kansas City Chief, Houston, Dell, Texans, Chiefs Locations: Stroud

☆ Suspect in Germany auto attack that killed 5, injured 200 self-identified as Islamophobic and anti-immigrationist
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan_Dienst_Byline.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two senior U.S. officials familiar with the matter identified al-Abdulmohsen as the suspect. He has aligned himself with far-right movements such as Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, while praising figures like Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. Police have not released a motive in the Christmas market attack, but two senior U.S. officials told NBC News authorities are investigating whether the incident is terrorism-related. In 2019, al-Abdulmohsen told the newspaper FAZ that he left Islam in his early 20s after pretending he was still a Muslim. He had previously reposted the tech billionaire, who expressed his support for AfD last week, writing on X: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

Persons: Taleb, ”, Geert Wilders, “, —, Alice Weidel, Angela Merkel, Abdulmohsen, Wilders, Adolf Hitler’s “ Mein, Islam, Elon Musk Organizations: Police, U.S, NBC, NBC News, ”, Party for Freedom, Twitter, Secular Refugees, Secular Refugee Locations: Saudi Arabia, Magdeburg, Berlin, Germany, “ Germany, Europe, Dutch, Bernburg, Saudi

☆ Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Blake Lively accused her co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment on the set of “It Ends With Us,” and then trying to ruin her reputation after she expressed her concerns, according to a complaint she filed. During one alleged incident, Baldoni improvised numerous kisses during a scene, the complaint says. Another incident alleges that Baldoni did not act in character while they filmed a slow dance scene that did not require sound. Baldoni was caressing Ms. Lively with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles. According to the complaint, Baldoni hired a crisis communications team to launch a “retaliatory social manipulation campaign” against Lively during the film’s promotion to destroy her reputation.

Persons: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, ”, ” Lively, Baldoni, Ryan Reynolds, Bryan Freedman, Freedman, “ Mr, Ms, Lively, ‘ I’m, Jamey Heath, Wayfarer, Heath, Jenny Slate, Colleen Hoover’s, Lily Bloom, Ryle Kincaid, Allysa Kincaid, Ryle’s Organizations: California Civil Rights Department, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wayfarer Studios, NBC News, TMZ, Sony, Baldoni, Wayfarer Locations: Baldoni

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Persons: Blake Lively, Hegseth Organizations: Gaza’s, Notre, Navy Pilots Locations: New York, Damascus

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a government funding bill on Saturday, formally averting a shutdown crisis after Congress passed the bill. The Senate passed the funding bill overnight on Saturday, shortly after the House passed the bill. The bill’s signing caps off a chaotic few days that began when Trump and his ally Elon Musk publicly opposed the initial bipartisan deal, effectively killing it. As the two men vocally opposed the deal, Republicans in Congress swiftly echoed their criticism. After the initial bipartisan deal fell apart, the House failed to pass a new funding bill on Thursday, when a vast majority of Democrats and a few dozen Republicans voted it down.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, ” Jean, Trump, Elon Musk, Jean, “ Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Republicans

The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill early Saturday to increase Social Security benefits for close to 3 million federal, state and local public sector workers, which includes firefighters, police officers and teachers. If the legislation is signed into law by President Joe Biden, it would apply to all benefits payable after December 2023. The Social Security Fairness Act — which already passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support in November — eliminates two policies that have reduced Social Security benefits for public service employees. “The GPO reduces the spousal or surviving spousal benefits of people who receive pensions on the basis of noncovered employment,” CBO noted. Read more about the Social Security act.

Persons: Joe Biden, Read Organizations: Senate, Social Security, Congressional, Office, CBO, Social

The Summary NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to dive extremely close to the solar surface on Dec. 24. The mission was designed to study the sun’s outer atmosphere and help researchers learn about how solar storms erupt into space. The agency’s Parker Solar Probe is days away from making its closest-ever approach to the sun on Tuesday, swooping nearer to our star than any other human-made object in history. As the Parker Solar Probe swoops close to the sun, it will likely fly through plumes of solar plasma and could even dive into active regions of the star, Korreck said. This busy phase, which is typically characterized by a flurry of solar storms and high magnetic activity, is known as the solar maximum.

Persons: Parker, ”, Kelly Korreck, Korreck, “, we’ll, Eugene Parker Organizations: NASA, Probe, University of Chicago, Venus Locations: heliophysics

☆ After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina's holiday tourist season grinds to a halt
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The hurricane killed at least 223 people across the Southeast, about half of them in North Carolina, authorities said. Empty apartment complexes and waterlogged vehicles rot in the faint winter sun. Tree stumps and branches, trash and household appliances waste away on roadsides and in rivers. Asheville resident Jeff Davis, 62, said he has tuned out the noise and adapted to living amid the chaos. Typically, the winter months draw millions of visitors to the alluring blue mountains, inviting hiking trails and live music venues.

Persons: Jeff Davis, ” Davis, “ Organizations: Asheville Locations: North Carolina

Jeff and Mellissa Rupnow married and divorced twice, during which their daughter Natalie Rupnow would at times travel between her parents’ homes every few days and attend therapy. They married in 2011 and divorced for the first time in 2014, according to court documents. Mellissa and Jeff Rupnow again agreed to share custody of Natalie, but this time she would spend “equal time with both parents,” the court documents show. The FBI detained Alexander Paffendorf, 20, in California earlier this week and ordered him to temporarily surrender his firearms after he allegedly communicated with Natalie Rupnow. Natalie’s mother agreed to connect with her therapist and “participate in therapy to the extent recommended by the therapist,” according to the court documents.

Persons: Jeff, Mellissa Rupnow, Natalie Rupnow, Natalie, Mellissa, Jeff Rupnow, ”, Samantha, Erin M, Rubi P, Vergara, Alexander Paffendorf, Paffendorf, Jamie Kelter Davis, Natalie Rupnow’s, Dane, “, Natalie’s, ” Jeff, Shon Barnes, ” Barnes, Trish Kilpin, ” Kilpin, Jeff Rupnow’s, ” Selina Guevara, Chloe Atkins, Daniella Silva Organizations: NBC News, NBC, Christian School, FBI, Authorities, New York Times, Dane County Family, Services, Parent, . Madison Police, Wisconsin’s, of School Safety Locations: MADISON, Wis, —, Wisconsin, Madison , Wisconsin, California, Madison, Dane County, New York City

☆ Bans on transgender care for minors may complicate eating disorder treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Liz Szabo | Liz Szabo Is An Independent Health | Science Journalist. Her Work Has Won Multiple National Awards. One Of Her Investigations Led To A New State Law In Virginia. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Restrictions on gender-affirming care proposed by Republicans in Congress and President-elect Donald Trump could be devastating for transgender youths, doctors say, especially for teens with eating disorders. Taking the hormones estrogen or testosterone, which many trans teens eventually receive, restores most of that bone loss. Additional restrictions could lead more kids to develop eating disorders and make it harder for people with eating disorders to recover, Menzel said. Tiffany Justice, a co-founder of the influential conservative group Moms for Liberty, dismisses gender-affirming care for minors as “child abuse” and “snake oil,” and she said her organization is working to ban gender-affirming care for minors in every state. Research shows such state bans on gender-affirming care heighten the stress and anxiety with which many trans people already live.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jessie Menzel, Trump, Menzel, ” Menzel, Carsen Rhys Beckwith, Beckwith, ”, Carsen Beckwith Beckwith, “, ’, Ellen Rome, ” Rome, Rome, —, Tiffany Justice, Jason Nagata, Nagata, ” Nagata, Trevor Organizations: Republicans, Health, Senate, Gallup, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, Liberty, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Academy of Child, Psychiatry, University of California Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, San Francisco

☆ AI traffic cameras could be watching you on the road
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Bruna Horvath | Bruna Horvath Is An Intern On Nbc News' Tech Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

The traffic cameras, which use AI to detect and flag certain driving behaviors, might make it easier to prosecute more people than ever before for driving infractions. Acusensus, an Australian company, has worked with governments in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to roll out some of the AI traffic cameras. Its camera system, called “Heads Up,” uses AI to catch drivers who are texting while driving or aren’t wearing seat belts. Speed and red light cameras are already familiar to U.S. drivers, capturing license plates and sending tickets by mail. The Queensland government reported that since it set up the cameras, road deaths have gone down by 7.1%.

Persons: they’ve, David Kelly, Acusensus, we’re, it’s, ” Kelly, Kelly, Christopher Knox, San Diego —, ”, Govspend, Daniel Solove, ” Solove, Knox, ” Ben Greenberg, Jolynn, ” Dellinger Organizations: Transport, National Conference of State Legislatures, ”, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, North Carolina, University of Alabama, University of California, UC San Diego, Louisiana State University, George Washington University Law School, North Carolina Trucking Association, Fox News, Duke University School of Law, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Pew Research, Traffic Safety Administration Locations: Australian, Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Greater Manchester, Georgia, North Carolina, U.S, San, San Diego, Louisiana, ”, Queensland, Montana

A fifth of Americans reside in rural areas, and on average they live three years less than their urban counterparts, largely due to heart disease and strokes. Hypertension, diabetes and obesity have all been rising among younger adults over the past decade, with rural areas disproportionately affected, said Longenecker. John Trembly Sr.John used to clean rental houses during the day and businesses at night, his father said. Another supplies ultrasound machines to community health workers so that they can check patients for heart disease. An uncertain futureBetter health care delivery will certainly help address rural cardiovascular disparities but won’t necessarily address the underlying socioeconomic drivers.

Persons: Ephraim Trembly, John, John Trembly Sr, overdosed, Rishi Wadhera, Beth, ” Wadhera, Chris Longenecker, ” Trembly, “ It’s, That’s, George Sokos, John Trembly Jr, Trembly, “, ” Sokos, “ We’re, ” Longenecker, ” Telehealth, Jeremiah Hayanga, Hayanga, “ They’ve, Longenecker, ” Organizations: American College of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, University of Washington, West Virginia University, West Virginians, ”, ” West Virginia University, WVU, Black, Cherokee, Virginians, “, Republican Party Locations: Maryland, Terra Alta , West Virginia, Covid, Boston, Seattle, America, ”, U.S, Uganda, United States, barbershops, South —

A TV favorite is returning to screens, a celestial object is even older than once thought, and an NBA franchise had to apologize to a young fan after an embarrassing gaffe. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s news quiz here.

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WASHINGTON — A lengthy investigation by Senate Democrats into alleged ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices has ended with the release of a report Saturday criticizing the judiciary and calling for legislative reforms that incoming Republican leadership opposes. “The Supreme Court has mired itself in an ethical crisis of its own making by failing to address justices’ ethical misconduct for decades,” the report says. “An enforceable code of conduct for the Supreme Court is essential in light of the court’s failure to police itself,” the report says. In other findings, the report found justices are lax in identifying conflicts of interest that should trigger recusal. “This entire investigation was never about ‘ethics’ but about trying to undermine the Supreme Court because the Court is no longer acting like a super legislature handing down opinions implementing the Democrats’ political agenda,” he wrote.

Persons: WASHINGTON, “, Clarence Thomas, Harlan Crow, John Roberts, Sen, Richard Durbin, Thomas, Ginni Thomas, Donald Trump’s, Mark Paoletta, ” Organizations: Judiciary Committee, Capitol, Trump, Judicial

Emergency services and firefighters respond to an attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20. D'rthe Hein/picture-alliance/dpa/APGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Germany must remain unified after a fatal car-ramming attack in the city of Magdeburg, and not let hatred divide the country. “For me it’s important that when such a terrible, awful event happens, a terrible attack in which so many people were injured and killed, almost on the anniversary of the Breitscheidplatz terror attack in Berlin, that we as a country stay together and stick together,” Scholz told reporters in Madgeburg on Saturday, referring to another ramming attack on a Christmas market in 2016 that left 12 dead. “What is important now is that we investigate what happened and carry out a proper, careful investigation,” he said. And we will.”

Persons: D'rthe Hein, Olaf Scholz, ” Scholz, ”, “ Locations: Magdeburg, Germany, Berlin, Madgeburg

Slop, rap beef, brain rot and, yes, “hawk tuah” — what a year it’s been on the internet. “Cultural savviness is more required for memes today than they’ve ever been.”For those who were not extremely online this year, NBC News rounded up the biggest memes and moments that shaped 2024. Brat summerFrom green walls to presidential campaigns, “Brat,” Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, was inescapable this year. Many buzzworthy moments gained traction online, turning some competitors into even bigger stars and energizing people watching at home. Their back-and-forth continued throughout the summer as the rappers churned out track after track.

Persons: Don Caldwell, ” Caldwell, Jamie Cohen, ”, Cohen, Charli, Charli XCX, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Musk, Henrik Christiansen, Kim Ye, Yusuf Dikeç, Stephen Nedoroscik, Ilona Maher, Céline Dion, Tom Cruise, Snoop Dogg, Dre, Billie Eilish, ’, Haliey Welch, Welch, “ Hawk, Lebron, “, Anthony Po, résistance, —, Jeremy Allen White, Zayn Malik, Paul Mescal, Dev Patel, Jesus, Drake, Kendrick Lamar's, Kendrick Lamar, Lamar dissed Drake, J, Cole, “ Taylor, Tupac Shakur Organizations: City University of New, Queens College, NBC, Twitter, Elon, Paris, Team USA, USA, Lebron, Facebook, Metro Boomin, Universal Music Group, Spotify, Oxford University Press, Alpha Locations: City University of New York, Norwegian, Korean, Los Angeles, Southern, New York City

Less than a day after Trump named Kash Patel as his choice for FBI director, a former federal law enforcement official asked me a question: "curious if I'm on that list?" His definition of the 'deep state' appears to include the organization he hopes to lead. “One of the most cunning and powerful arms of the Deep State is the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” he wrote. “I have received calls from lifers who are putting in their papers,” said the former FBI official, who asked not to be named, citing fears of retaliation. Ultimately, he will fire the Attorney General and the FBI Director or force them out if they don’t do what he wants.”

Persons: Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Patel, hasn’t, Trump’s, Liz Cheney, Trump, ” Cheney, ” Patel, Devin Nunes, Carter Page, Al Drago, “, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Bill Barr, John Bolton, ”, Alex Pfeiffer, “ Kash Patel, ” Pfeiffer, Kash, Biden, Hunter, Jamie Raskin, Sen, Bob Menendez, Henry Cuellar, ” Raskin, J, Edgar Hoover, Rod Rosenstein, President Trump, ” Rosenstein, — “ Kash, “ King Donald, King Donald, Hillary Queenton, Baron Von Biden, Adam Schiff, Department of Justice —, Knight, Kash Patel's, King, James Scrawl, Pam Bondi, Jeff Sessions Organizations: Trump, Our, Justice Department, FBI, NBC, Republican, U.S, NBC News, Pentagon, Defense Secretary's, Capitol, Bloomberg, Getty, DOJ, Deep, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Trump Republicans, Department, Justice, Democratic, ”, CNN, Department of Justice, Agents, GOP Locations: Trumpworld, Florida, Russia, State, Democratic U.S, New Jersey, Texas, lifers

Even though Republicans will control the White House, the House and the Senate, they’ll again need Democratic votes to stop a shutdown in less than three months. In addition, Trump’s demand that Congress extend or abolish the debt ceiling to take it off his plate next year failed dramatically. On Friday, 170 House Republicans defied him and did just that. A day after Speaker Mike Johnson released an initial bipartisan deal, Trump and his billionaire confidant Elon Musk blew it up. Van Orden's fellow Wisconsinite, Sen. Johnson, was less bullish about smoothly plowing through the early part of the 2025 agenda.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, they’ll, Republican ”, Trump, Sen, Ron Johnson, ”, “, Andy Barr, ” Barr, John, Thune, Mike Johnson, Elon Musk, nixing, “ I’m, Gary Peters, Derrick Van Orden, ” Van Orden, Van Orden's, Johnson, ” Johnson, “ It’s, ” Sen, Ted Cruz, deadpanned, There's, Debbie Dingell, Gerry Connolly, Connolly, ” Connolly Organizations: WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON — Congress, White, Senate, Republican, Republicans, Washington, GOP, ”, House Republicans, Trump, Capitol Locations: WASHINGTON —, Ky, Texas, D

☆ Houthis fire a ballistic missile named 'Palestine 2' at Tel Aviv
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A missile launched from Yemen struck the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early Saturday morning, marking a rare instance of a failed interception over the city, the Israel Defense Forces said. The crater left by a Houthi missile fired on Tel Aviv Saturday. In September, nine people were injured running to shelters after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen crossed into Israel, landing in an open field outside Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv, Israel’s second-largest city, serves as the nation’s commercial and diplomatic hub. On Thursday, the IDF said a school near Tel Aviv was damaged after the “partial interception” of a missile launched from Yemen.

Persons: JACK GUEZ, Israel Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, IDF, Tel Aviv, Getty, Tel Aviv . Locations: Yemen, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv’s, Jaffa, Iran, Palestine, AFP, Gaza, Israel, Red, Tel Aviv . Tel Aviv, Israel’s

“Christmas Day will feature green and brown grass for much of the U.S. — not exactly what Bing Crosby crooned about!” the weather service wrote on X Friday. But all is not lost: Some parts of the Northeast were forecast to possibly get snow showers on Tuesday, the day before Christmas. Plattsburgh, New York, close to the U.S.-Canada border, has a 50% chance of snow showers Tuesday. Charles Krupa / APBuffalo, famed for its snow, will get likely get snow Monday night and Tuesday morning but that will probably turn into rain, and Christmas Eve is forecast to be cloudy. Snow or no, travelers were expected to take to the skies in the millions Friday ahead of Christmas and Hanukkah, the Transportation Security Administration said.

Persons: —, Bing Crosby, Snow, Charles Krupa, Victor Fernandez, Davila, Cassandra, Justin Tang Organizations: National Weather Service, U.S ., AP Buffalo, Transportation Security Administration, Ottawa International Airport, Canadian Press, AP, TSA, AAA Locations: United States, Rocky, , Minnesota , Wisconsin, Kansas , Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Plattsburgh , New York, U.S, Canada, Glen Falls, Boston, Rochester, Santa, Claus, New York, Ottawa , Ontario

☆ How false claims that the Madison school shooter was transgender spread online
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Only 38 minutes after a Madison, Wisconsin, teacher called 911 to report Monday’s school shooting, the lies began to spread. The first one, in a post on X, said simply: “Taking bets on another trans shooter.” The post didn’t pick up much traction. Without the context, dozens of X accounts used the Townhall video to speculate that the shooter was transgender. His post received only about 47,000 views, compared to the millions of views the false claim got on the platform. One X account said “the trans thing is obvious” from comments on an X account that appeared to belong to her.

Persons: Alex Jones, ” Jones, Jones, Townhall, Shon Barnes, ”, Barnes, Ian Miles Cheong, didn’t, Cheong, nonbinary, Mark Bryant, Bryant, Matt Gaetz, Mark Pocan, Henry Fradella, —, Mikael Landén, Sarah Kate Ellis, ” Ellis, Natalie Rupnow, Samantha, Rupnow, TikTok, Elon Musk, Musk, Sam Hyde Organizations: Conservative, Madison Police, Police, Congressional, Caucus, Arizona State University, NBC News, American, of Public Health, GLAAD, Wisconsin, Meta Locations: Madison , Wisconsin, Houston, Philadelphia, Uvalde , Texas, Sweden

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles health officials are investigating a norovirus outbreak after around 80 people were sickened after eating raw oysters at an event to showcase the city’s best restaurants. The Los Angeles County Department of Health said that people got sick after attending an event on Dec. 3, and that oysters have been recalled. Those sickened attended the Los Angeles Times “101 Best Restaurants” event at the Hollywood Palladium, a theater on Sunset Boulevard, the newspaper reported. The Times event was to be attended by the some of the city's best chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants, the newspaper announced in promoting it. The Los Angeles County health department said it is continuing to investigate the outbreak.

Persons: Fanny, Buckley, Hillary Manning, ” Manning, Jonathan Gold, Gold Organizations: ANGELES, Los Angeles County Department of Health, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Palladium, Times, Michelin, California Department of Health, Drug Administration, District of Columbia, of Disease Control, Department of Health, NBC, . County Department of Public Health Locations: Los Angeles, Los, Sunset, Pacific, British Columbia, Royal Miyagi, Los Angeles County, United States, Washington, Santa Monica, . County

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate confirmed the 235th federal judge nominated by President Joe Biden, marking a milestone for the outgoing occupant of the White House by giving him one more than former President Donald Trump secured. The latest confirmation Friday could be Biden's last, meaning he will leave office having secured one Supreme Court justice, 45 appeals court judges, 187 district court judges and two judges on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer heralded the vote as “historic” as the gavel fell to some applause in the Senate chamber. “The majority has now confirmed more judges under President Biden than any majority has confirmed in decades. “These men and women have the power to uphold basic rights or to roll them back,” the White House said in a fact sheet.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Chuck Schumer, Biden, ”, “, Trump, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, “ We’re, ” Biden's, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Ted Cruz, Chuck Grassley, “ They’re, ” Grassley, Trump’s, John Cornyn, ” Cornyn, Republicans don’t, John Kennedy, Kennedy, ” Kennedy, that’s, ” Blumenthal, ” “ I’m Organizations: Democratic, Senate, U.S . Court of International Trade, Biden, White, “, Biden’s, NBC News, Trump, GOP, Republicans, ’ Locations: Texas, Iowa

☆ Trump has claimed his victory was a mandate. Washington’s realities are already challenging that
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Donald Trump has yet to arrive in Washington, but he is already confronting the limitations of his electoral mandate. Trump has asserted his decisive November victory should clear any roadblocks standing in the way of his agenda. “The beauty is that we won by so much,” Trump told Time Magazine in a recent interview. “The mandate was massive.”Yet, Trump in the last month has already faced several high-profile defeats at the hands of his own party before even taking office. On Monday, Trump told reporters he didn’t expect DeSantis to name Lara to the post and distanced himself from the campaign pushing his daughter-in-law all together.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ” Trump, “, Florida’s Rick Scott, Sen, John Thune, Scott, Charlie Kirk, Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz, Pam Bondi, Lara Trump, Ron DeSantis, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, DeSantis, MAGA, Lara, “ Ron, Pete Hegseth, ”, Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, Bobby Kennedy, ” Kirk, Steve Bannon’s, —, Musk —, Musk, Mike Johnson, Dan Crenshaw, you’ve, Mike Rounds, wasn’t, Steve Bannon, ” CNN’s Lauren Fox, Kristen Holmes Organizations: CNN, Republicans, Trump, Republican, Time Magazine, Senate, Justice Department, Florida Gov, Florida, Fox, Fox News, Hegseth, Hawaii Rep, GOP, Democratic, Texas Republican, South Locations: Washington, Florida, Arizona, South Dakota

☆ Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, Kyodo reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Honda and Nissan are considering producing vehicles in one another's factories as part of their plan to deepen ties and potentially merge, Japan's Kyodo news agency said on Saturday. Honda will consider supplying hybrid vehicles to Nissan as part of the plan, the report said, without citing the source of the information. A merger of Honda, Japan's second-largest car company, and Nissan, its third-largest, would create the world's third-largest auto group by vehicle sales, behind Toyota and Volkswagen, making 7.4 million vehicles a year. As announced, Honda, "Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors are in the process of bringing together our strengths and exploring potential forms of cooperation, but nothing has been decided yet," a Honda spokesperson said, when asked about the report. Kyodo said Honda could use Nissan's car factory in Britain, as it now only has factories for engines and motorcycles in Europe.

Persons: Japan's, Donald Trump's Organizations: Honda, Nissan, Kyodo, Toyota, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi Motors Locations: Britain, Europe

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