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White House holds press briefing
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White House holds press briefing

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The ‘laughingstock of the NFL’ has suddenly started winning
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The ‘laughingstock of the NFL’ has suddenly started winning

Peter Rosenberg had a major scheduling conflict last Sunday. With his first child due next month, he and his wife, Natalie, organized a baby shower to celebrate.  Unfortunately, it was during the Washington Commanders game.  Rosenberg, who grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, is a lifelong fan. He never misses a game and is particularly...

Winter storm threatens Midwest holiday travel
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Winter storm threatens Midwest holiday travel

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Trump transfers all his DJT shares to his revocable trust, SEC filings show
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Trump transfers all his DJT shares to his revocable trust, SEC filings show

President-elect Donald Trump this week transferred his entire stake of shares in Trump Media to a revocable trust of which he is the sole beneficiary, regulatory filings revealed Thursday evening. Trump did not receive any money for the gift of his 114,750,000 shares of Trump Media stock to the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust on Tuesday, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission....

The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses
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The number of U.S. troops in Syria has doubled, Pentagon discloses

In a surprise announcement, the Defense Department disclosed Thursday that U.S. officials have doubled the number of American troops in Syria to support the fight ISIS, an increase that predates the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime this month.  The Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, said at the Pentagon briefing that the U.S. has roughly 2,000...

Biden will meet with Pope Francis in the final days of his presidency
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Biden will meet with Pope Francis in the final days of his presidency

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis in January, likely the president’s final international trip just days before he leaves the Oval Office, the White House announced on Thursday. Biden accepted Francis’ invitation to visit the Vatican during a Thursday phone call with the pope, the White House said in a statement....

House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline
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House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline

WASHINGTON — The House rejected a bill Thursday to keep the government funded temporarily, after Republican leaders reneged on an earlier bipartisan deal and made modifications to appease President-elect Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk and an internal GOP revolt. The vote was 174-235, with one Democrat voting present, falling far short of the two-thirds majority...

The chaos agent in chief is back: From the Politics Desk
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The chaos agent in chief is back: From the Politics Desk

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. In today’s edition, senior political reporter Jonathan Allen writes that the government shutdown battle shows Donald Trump is bringing chaos back...

Past government shutdowns have dinged Republicans but not cost them long term
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Past government shutdowns have dinged Republicans but not cost them long term

As Republican leaders on Capitol Hill scramble to rescue a government funding deal after President-elect Donald Trump helped torpedo an initial agreement, an NBC News review of historical polling data shows that lawmakers have not paid a steep political price in past government shutdowns. It’s a point some shutdown proponents have been making as Trump...