Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede recently declared his intentions for the island’s future, stating taking major steps to gain independence from Denmark is “necessary.” Egede’s remarks, which follow a Dec. 22 post on Truth Social by President-elect Donald Trump advocating for the “ownership and control” of Greenland, focused on the basis of secession from Denmark….
The new Republican-controlled Congress will hear arguments on a bill that would seek to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports in its first 100 days after voting yes on a new rules package Friday. The 119th Congress approved the new rules package after re-electing Mike Johnson as House speaker. A bill to address…
Speaker-designate Mike Johnson, R-La., was re-elected to lead the House of Representatives on Friday despite losing one fellow Republican in the final vote tally. Ultimately, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the only Republican to vote against Johnson, but it could have been worse for the House speaker. Reps. Keith Self, R-Texas, and Ralph Norman, R-S.C.,…
A Minnesota man accused of killing two of his romantic partners, cutting them up, and dumping them in storage units, recently entered a new plea. Joseph Jorgenson pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing missing women Manijeh “Mani” Starren and Fanta Xayavong, whose remains were found in storage facilities in 2023, according to a report from…
The driver behind the deadly terrorist New Years’ attack in New Orleans set fire to his rental property in an effort to destroy bomb-making evidence prior to the attack, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms (ATF) said. In a joint statement on Friday, the agencies revealed that they believe 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar…
President-elect Trump successfully rallied House Republicans on Friday to re-elect House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. — overcoming deep intraparty divisions and quieting concerns over Trump’s ability to unify the party following the spectacular collapse of a government spending bill late last month. That bill, which saw 38 Republican defectors and threatened a partial government shutdown,…
President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, to seven U.S. Army veterans for their heroism during the Korean and Vietnam Wars at the White House on Friday. Private Bruno Orig, Private First Class Wataru Nakamura, Corporal Fred McGee, Private First Class Charles Johnson, retired General Richard Cavazos, Captain Hugh Nelson,…
For the first time in NFL history, a 14-win team will have to settle for a wild-card spot in the NFL playoffs. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, both 14-2, will face off Sunday night for both the NFC North crown and the top seed in the conference. The loser will fall to the fifth…
The House of Representatives has adopted new rules that would make it harder to trigger a vote to oust a speaker. House lawmakers voted 215-209 along party lines to set the chamber’s rules for the 119th Congress. Among them was a measure to raise the threshold for calling a “motion to vacate the chair” –…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., narrowly held onto the gavel in a nail-biter vote on Friday afternoon. Republicans eager to swear in President-elect Trump later this month and capitalize on their control of the House, Senate and White House avoided the same fate of the past two drawn-out speaker elections. After some wrangling by both…