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After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal.

The British reality TV mogul has been quiet about his relationship with Donald Trump after once denouncing his 2016 presidential campaign.

Musk was roasted on his own social media platform by a political scientist, a fellow billionaire and many others.

The Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center has faced allegations of mistreatment in the wake of 43 monkeys escaping from the facility.

The justices are set to receive a security boost after a week of chaos over a potential government shutdown.

Tiki, a geriatric Massachusetts cat, is back home and doing well after his terrifying icy ordeal.

Gutting collective-bargaining rights would help the incoming president fulfill his goal of mass government firings: "It's a really dangerous moment."

The anchor predicted that Republicans will still have a "problem" when the party controls the House, Senate and White House.

The former late night host opened up about his late parents who "complemented each other very well."

The vote followed days of chaos in the Republican-controlled House, which served as a precursor of things to come next year.

A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment.

The Senate on Friday confirmed Biden's 235th lifetime federal judge — one more than Trump appointed during his first term in office.

The controversial billionaire and increasingly close confidante of President-elect Donald Trump is now sticking his head into Germany's elections.

Sad confetti.

As the deadline to avoid a government shutdown nears, a senior House Republican said the GOP is still "looking at different options."

According to Rep. Dan Goldman, Trump might not even rank as high as vice president under Elon Musk.

Donald Trump's actions to undo a deal and replace it in under 24 hours test the proposition that markets will accept his mix of uncertainty and reality TV drama.

A Georgia appeals court on Thursday disqualified and removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case.

Social media users have been criticized for heroizing Luigi Mangione and his recent public appearance appeared to spark more fanfare.

Co-manager Chris LaCivita said Trump was "aggravated" over speakers at the event but credited Biden for redirecting the fury.

The team is the first group of American diplomats to formally visit the country in more than a decade since the U.S. shuttered its embassy in Damascus in 2012.

The "Late Show" host showcased his impression of the billionaire Donald Trump ally with a lone aerial move.

The "Late Night" host knocked Trump for pushing this "myth" on the campaign trail.

Elon Musk’s role in taking down a bipartisan budget deal shows his ascendance as a political force.

“They are simply doing the bidding of their wealthy donors and puppeteers,” the House minority leader said of Republicans in Congress. “Unacceptable.”

The lizards, which are native to Australia, are the first of their species to be bred at the zoo.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is back to square one after abandoning a bipartisan spending agreement earlier.

A federal judge who oversaw the seditious conspiracy trial of Oath Keepers led by Stewart Rhodes issued a bleak warning.

In one of his final messages shared with the public, Gergen told his daughter that America is "being tested now."

The former governor of New York has filed a legal notice that he intends to sue former aide Charlotte Bennett for making the allegation.

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser says Trump absolutely wants revenge against those who tried to hold him accountable after Jan. 6, 2021.

Despite their past support for eliminating the debt ceiling, top Democrats rejected the idea on Thursday.

Willis was accused of having a conflict of interest in the case because of a romantic relationship.

The MSNBC host reacted after Donald Trump and Elon Musk threw Congress into chaos days before Christmas.

The GOP ex-lawmaker also slammed the Republican Party for being unified by just one thing.

There’s been speculation that the Trump-Musk bromance can’t last, and the SpaceX CEO’s latest scheming might not help his cause.

National parks will close, federal employees will be furloughed and holiday travel will get even more stressful.

"Outnumbered" host Harris Faulkner came up with an interesting way to summarize footage of the president-elect.

The congresswoman said Democrats have seen the GOP's "problem" play out "over and over" again.

The man first thought they were baseballs.

The "Late Night" host said the congresswoman managed to sound like a "whole rack of supermarket tabloids" as she weighed in on the sightings.

The bigger question centers on how much more the Fed will cut next year.

The Los Angeles Police Department suspects Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Brian Williams was the "likely" source of the bomb threat.

"It is a taste of things to come. The House is going to be ungovernable,” one senator said of this week's disarray over government funding.

Trump offered up his form of condolences after the New York lawmaker lost her bid to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

It's straight out of the Project 2025 playbook.

A critical fight over funding, abortion and Medicaid is now headed for the Supreme Court.

A group against antisemitism thought the plate referred to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, but the car owner's son said it's a misunderstanding.

It’s also the first U.S. human case linked to exposure to a backyard flock.

Despite some late-night communication with House Speaker Mike Johnson, the billionaire budget guru isn’t on board with the GOP's spending plan.