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If you believe in omens, here is one to check out. A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames in what is being referred to as an explosion outside of Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel. KSNV in Las Vegas reported: Firefighters and police are responding to a vehicle fire near the north end of the Las Vegas

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Jimmy Carter was not only the longest living ex-president in history, but he lived so long that he outlived one of his New York Times obituary writers. This was the NYT byline on Carter’s obituary, “By Peter Baker and Roy ReedPeter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for

Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama honored Jimmy Carter in the most perfect way possible. The Obamas said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA:For decades, you could walk into Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia on some Sunday mornings and see hundreds of tourists from around the world crammed into the pews.

President-elect Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have agreed to a deal that would fund the government now but raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion and cut $2.5 trillion in spending, which looks like cuts to healthcare. Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News posted: IN THE GOP MEETING — GOP leadership has a slide up that

Trump got House Republicans to not use reconciliation to cut Social Security. The problem is that reconciliation can’t legally be used to cut Social Security. The supposed big get for Trump was a promise from House Republicans that they wouldn’t use reconciliation to cut Social Security in exchange for

X boss Elon Musk is throwing a tantrum on his social media platform as House Republicans are moving forward with a bill to fund the government that he opposes. Musk posted in part: Please call your elected representatives right away to tell them how you feel! They are trying

Donald Trump demanded that the debt limit be raised as part of the government funding bill, but 38 House Republicans ignored his request and voted down the bill. Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News posted: TRUMP-BACKED CR FAILS THE HOUSE …. 174-235-1 A stunning 38 Republicans ignored Trump

The first little bit of pressure involving passing a bill to keep the government open has broken House Republicans and may cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Elon Musk is on a crusade to stop the House from funding the government as he wants

Donald Trump and JD Vance are blaming President Biden for the havoc caused by Elon Musk over the government spending bill. JD Vance posted this statement attributed to Trump and Vance: The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was