President Joe Biden on Wednesday night delivered his farewell speech from the Oval Office, zeroing in on perceived threats to democracy and society, including an “oligarchy,” climate change and aspects of technology. While he reflected on his five decades in American politics, Biden spent much of his speech laying out what he perceives as the top challenges for the country. …
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A nonprofit organization founded by Stacey Abrams has agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for violating campaign finance laws over its spending in support of the Georgia Democrat’s candidacy during the 2018 governor’s race. The Georgia Ethics Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to impose the penalty after it found that the New Georgia Project, which Abrams founded in 2013, and the …
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A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at a Georgia airport and accused of DUI on Wednesday. A Transportation Security Administration officer smelled alcohol on the pilot and informed law enforcement officials, who arrested him at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News. “We’re aware of a situation involving an employee on Flight 3772 this morning from …
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has informed Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, that he will no longer be chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, according to a GOP leadership source and a Republican lawmaker familiar with the matter. The lawmaker said Turner told him Wednesday that he would not be staying on as head of the critical panel that conducts oversight …
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Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. It was another busy day on Capitol Hill with a lengthy slate of confirmation hearings for incoming Trump administration nominees. Jonathan Allen sorted through them all …
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When the first flashes of fire and billows of smoke grabbed the attention of people living in the foothills of Eaton Canyon in Los Angeles County, residents recorded videos of the same cluster of transmission towers high on the chaparral-covered hillside, illuminated by flames. California fire officials pinpointed the start of the Eaton Fire on the evening of Jan. 7 …
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CLEVELAND — Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur slated to help oversee President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to cut government spending, is in discussions about filling Vice President-elect JD Vance’s Senate seat in Ohio, two people briefed on the process told NBC News. The development is a reversal for Ramaswamy, who in November said his work alongside billionaire Elon Musk at Trump’s …
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The Department of Transportation on Wednesday sued Southwest Airlines, alleging the carrier operated chronically delayed flights, and fined Frontier Airlines for late-arriving flights. The lawsuit follows a $2 million DOT fine on JetBlue Airways for similar allegations. The lawsuit and fines come at the end of the Biden administration, which has taken a harder line toward consumer protections than previous administrations. The DOT said that Southwest’s flights from Chicago …
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Americans who have joined the Chinese social media platform RedNote in protest of the U.S. government’s looming ban on TikTok have found themselves building new connections across international borders. “I just want to say it’s so amazing to have you here,” one person, who called himself Abe from RedNote, said in a video on the app, imploring the American “TikTok …
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