WASHINGTON — The incoming Congress brings a new cast of characters to Capitol Hill for the second Donald Trump administration as Republicans officially take control of both chambers on Friday. The wafer-thin Republican majority in the House, which begins at 219-215, will require near-unanimity to get anything done without Democratic help. That dynamic empowers rank-and-file lawmakers without leadership or committee …
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Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has indicated he wants out of the team he has led to two NBA Finals. Butler said Thursday night that he had lost his joy playing in Miami. “I want to see me getting my joy back playing basketball. Wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon,” he told reporters. “I’m happy here …
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Holding the motionless body of his newborn baby wrapped in a blanket, Yahya Al-Batran imagines what his son, Jumaa, would say if he could speak. “I left you for God, Daddy,” Batran says as Jumaa, eyes open and dressed in a jumper too big for his frail body, lies still in his arms. Jumaa is one of at least five …
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To win the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award, it won’t be enough for Joe Burrow to produce league-leading statistics. Cincinnati’s quarterback would also have to do something even harder: upset decades of historical precedent. Like Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, a two-time winner of the award, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, Burrow has produced the …
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Many people look forward to retirement at 65. But in the Senate, the median age is nearly 65, with 49 members at least that old. While a majority of the Senate is still from the baby boom generation, Gen X membership in the House now exceeds that of boomers for the first time: More than 180 representatives are from Gen …
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Seoul, South Korea — South Korean investigators left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after a near-six-hour standoff during which he defied their attempt to detain him. It’s the latest confrontation in a political crisis that has paralyzed South Korean politics and seen two heads of state impeached in under a month. The country’s anti-corruption agency said …
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Two people died and 19 others suffered injuries following a small plane crash in Orange County Thursday afternoon. A single-engine Van’s RV-10 crashed around 2:15 p.m. PST, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It happened in the 2300 block of Raymer Avenue, near the Fullerton Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board described the RV-10 as a “kit-built” plane, essentially an …
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Decorated Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger had an 8-month-old daughter at home and a new assignment involving drones that friends said excited him. He wrote glowing Yelp reviews praising the tattoo parlor in his Colorado Springs hometown and touting the benefits of float spas. And when his father last spoke with him on Christmas Day, he told CBS …
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1/2: The Daily Report – CBS News Watch CBS News Lindsey Reiser reports on the latest in the investigation into the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans, the final preps for memorial services honoring former president Jimmy Carter beginning this weekend, and president-elect Donald Trump’s request the Supreme Court delay an upcoming ban on Tiktok in the …
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