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House Passes Antiterror Financing Bill as Democrats Warn Trump Could Abuse It

New York Times A substantial number of Democrats reversed their previous positions and opposed the measure, warning that President-elect Donald J. Trump could use it to punish nonprofit groups he saw as political antagonists. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/politics/house-antiterror-financing-bill.html

Russia Fires Missile Capable of Carrying Nuclear Warheads at Ukraine

Wall Street Journal The launch appeared to be a signal directed at the West after Ukrainian strikes using Western missiles this week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-fires-ballistic-missile-ukraine-a67afe28

Russia Fires Missile Capable of Carrying Nuclear Warheads at Ukraine

Wall Street Journal The launch appeared to be a signal directed at the West after Ukrainian strikes using Western missiles this week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-ukraine-a67afe28

FBI director, Homeland Security secretary refuse to publicly testify, Senate chairman says

Fox News Top members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee rebuked DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray for skipping an end-of-year public hearing on Thursday. Committee Chairman Gary Peters said Mayorkas and Wray’s refusal to appear is a “shocking departure” from the 15-year tradition of holding the annual hearing on worldwide threats.…

Austin Meets With Southeast Asian Counterparts, Charts Vision for Enhanced Regional Cooperation

Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III laid out a new Defense Department vision for ensuring a prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific through enhanced collaboration among Southeast Asian nations as he met with key defense leaders in Laos. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3973885/austin-meets-with-southeast-asian-counterparts-charts-vision-for-enhanced-regio/

Heritage launching $1M campaign targeting senators who could ‘make or break’ Trump Cabinet confirmations

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America are launching a $1 million public education campaign to advocate for the “prompt confirmation” of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees and will target the home states of key senators who could “make or break” the confirmation process, Fox News Digital has learned. …

Janelle Goetcheus, the ‘Mother Teresa of Washington, D.C.,’ Dies at 84

Wall Street Journal She felt a pull to practice medicine and a call to serve God—the two were always intertwined. https://www.wsj.com/articles/janelle-goetcheus-dies-christ-house-8825d0fa

Senate showdown: GOP secures deal with Schumer to save coveted appellate judges for Trump

Fox News FIRST ON FOX: Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a late-night deal on judicial votes and confirmations on Wednesday, securing the ability for President-elect Donald Trump to appoint four crucial appellate court judges in his second administration. As Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attempts to push through as many President Biden judicial picks…

Transgender women are ‘every bit as ‘biologically female’ as cis women,’ bisexual, trans state lawmaker claims

Fox News Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr — a Democrat who identifies as a “progressive, bisexual trans woman” — claimed that transgender women are “every bit as ‘biologically female’ as cis women.” “I literally just got out of meetings with members of Congress & used the bathroom on my way out. Trans women are women—full…

Rare ‘Doomsday Fish’ Found on California Beach by Woman Going for a Walk

New York Times In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/us/doomsday-fish-california-oarfish.html