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Navy torpedoes Biden-era zero emissions goal to focus on lethality

The Navy will no longer pursue the zero emissions target established under the Biden administration, Navy’s secretary John Phelan announced Wednesday. “We need to focus on having a deadly, ready naval power that is not hindered by ideologically motivated regulations,” Phelan said in a video announcing the withdrawal of the Navy Climate Action 2030 plan. […]

Vance meets with Johnson after Trump torpedoes spending bill

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on Wednesday night, hours after President-elect Trump scrapped the Republican leadership's spending deal. Mr. Vance remained in Mr. Johnson's office for nearly an hour as several Republican senators crowded around to discuss government funding and Friday's looming government shutdown deadline. Coming out of that […]

House torpedoes Democratic-led effort to release Ethics report on Matt Gaetz

House Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic-led effort to release the Ethics Committee's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), sending the resolution back to the committee. The chamber's decision leaves the future of the Gaetz Ethics Commission report in doubt, with Democrats seeking to release the reports, which Republicans have repeatedly resisted. The issue […]

House GOP torpedoes Speaker Johnson’s funding bill

A diverse House Republican caucus on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-Louisiana) budget plan, dealing an embarrassing blow to GOP leadership and undermining a strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Fourteen Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting against the spending plan, which combined a six-month stopgap measure with […]

Justin Fields’ fumble problem torpedoes his Steelers preseason debut

Justin Fields’ chances of claiming the Steelers’ starting quarterback spot took a hit Friday. The former Bears quarterback had two fumbles and was sacked twice in his preseason debut against the Texans in Pittsburgh. “We were just shooting ourselves in the foot,” Fields said. From ESPN“I fumbled the snap. I think in all three phases. […]