• Associated Press

    Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

    President-elect Donald Trump delivered a likely death blow to bipartisan congressional budget negotiations on Wednesday, rejecting the measure as full of giveaways to Democrats as billionaire ally Elon Musk whipped up outrage toward the bill and cheered on Republican lawmakers who announced their opposition. Trump's joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance, which stopped the bill in its tracks, punctuated a daylong torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the budget legislation as full of excessive spending. “Kill the Bill!” Musk wrote on his social media platform X as he dangled primary challenges against anyone who voted for the budget deal, a threat Trump later echoed in a post of his own.

  • The Independent

    Rubi Vergara, 14, names as student gunned down in Wisconsin during school shooting

    An obituary released on Wednesday named 14-year-old as one of the victims of the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School

  • Associated Press

    Falcons' Cousins says he 'didn't forget how to play quarterback' after losing starting job to Penix

    Kirk Cousins was signed to a massive four-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons because he was perceived to be the missing piece at quarterback for a team that otherwise was ready for a return to the playoffs. Cousins lost his starting job to rookie Michael Penix Jr. because coach Raheem Morris concluded Cousins' turnovers were the biggest barrier to the team's playoff hopes. “It’s pro football, and it was a standard that I have for myself and the team has for me,” Cousins said Wednesday.