'HELL TO PAY': Hamas refusing to release Gaza hostages as Trump's deadline inches closer
Middle East Forum chief editor Jim Hanson on President-elect Donald Trump’s warning for Hamas to free hostages immediately … source
State of 'high alert,' for some as Scripps Health – Anthem Blue Cross negotiation deadline nears – ABC 10 News San Diego KGTV
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Regina Key has been going to Scripps Health for 20 years and has insurance with Anthem Blue Cross. “It's now the 31st and we still don't have a concrete answer as to what to do tomorrow,” Key said. She's one of Anthem's 125,000 insured people who are receiving medical care at […]
Jonas Valanciunas could be a Knicks target before trade deadline
WASHINGTON — Before Jonas Valanciunas signed a three-year, $32 million contract with the Wizards (a free-agent deal that almost immediately felt like a future trade item), the bruising center talked a little about the Knicks' interest. I heard it. “I don't know how serious it was. My agent took care of it,” Valanciunas told the […]
Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way | Access to green space
The deadline to register historic rights of way is to be scrapped following warnings that thousands of miles of footpaths could be lost due to the impending deadline. The last government set a deadline of 2031 for all England's rights of way to be added to official maps, after abandoning an earlier promise to scrap […]
Watch live: Senate to vote on funding deal ahead of shutdown deadline
The Senate is scheduled to vote Friday night ahead of a midnight deadline on a temporary funding measure to avert a government shutdown. The House voted 366-34-1 in support of the bill early Friday evening, clearing the two-thirds threshold needed for passage since Republican leaders brought the bill to the floor under an immediate suspension […]
US government shutdown: Congress scrambles to agree funding deal before deadline – live updates | Donald Trump
US government shutdown looms as House rejects funding bill Good morning, U.S. Politics readers. The U.S. government faces an imminent shutdown after the House of Representatives rejected a bill late Thursday that would have agreed to a temporary funding deal just before a key deadline. The House of Representatives voted 174-235 to approve pro-Trump policy […]
Republicans scramble for funding plan C as shutdown deadline draws near
With Congress hurtling toward a shutdown at the end of Friday, Republicans appear no closer to finding a way forward to keep the lights on and appease President-elect Trump. On Thursday night, a group of Democrats and Republicans rejected a bill that would have combined a three-month extension of government funding, $110 billion in disaster […]
How Trump-brokered deal could ‘save’ TikTok as ban deadline looms
Experts say President-elect Trump is keeping his promise to “save” TikTok by brokering the sale of the Chinese-owned app to a U.S. buyer, while also keeping the national security concerns that prompted Congress to authorize the ban. Experts told The Post that it could be treated. China-based ByteDance must fully sell its stake in TikTok […]
‘Dark and under cover’: Congress fails to finalize funding bill just days from the deadline
With just days left to avoid a government shutdown, Congress has yet to finalize a funding bill, raising concerns among several House Republicans. Lawmakers are starting to feel the pressure ahead of Friday's looming funding deadline. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) had planned to introduce a funding bill on Sunday, but was unable to do […]
Nets not worried about what could change before trade deadline
As trade rumors swirl around the Nets, Jordi Fernandez just throws his hands up and says, “That's none of my business.” Teams began to take notice of Brooklyn, outperforming the league's expectations that the Nets would likely be the worst team in basketball. All eyes are especially on veteran point guard Dennis Schroder, who is […]