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January 5, 2023

'OUR GOVERNMENT IS A BUST': Americans weigh in on fight to elect speaker of the House

Americans are split on whether Republicans will be able to lead the House of Representatives effectively as the party continues to debate who will become speaker.

January 5, 2023

Faith leaders cheer ESPN analyst's 'moving' prayer on-air for Damar Hamlin: 'He wasn't afraid'

After an ESPN analyst prayed on air for Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin, Christian leaders lauded the move as refreshing, heart warming and encouraging.

January 5, 2023

Maine lawmakers clear the way for heating aid package as Gov. Janet Mills celebrate inauguration

Maines Gov. Janet Mills' inauguration was on Wednesday. Before the inauguration, lawmakers in the state passed a heating aid package that will send $450 relief checks to residents.

January 5, 2023

McCarthy, House Freedom Caucus discussing concessions in effort to sway 20 Republican voters

Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is considering giving more power to House Freedom Caucus members in an efforts to sway more voters toward electing him as the Speaker of the House.

January 4, 2023

Cardinals not expecting Kyler Murray to be ready for start of next season

Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury said Wednesday the team "probably" isn't going to have quarterback Kyler Murray at the start of the 2023-24 NFL season.

January 4, 2023

Pete Buttigieg blasted for taking military aircraft to sporting event with husband: ‘Arrogant and detached’

Twitter users slam Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for using a military aircraft to travel with his husband to attend the Fifth Invictus Games in the Netherlands last spring

January 4, 2023

Funeral home owner who dismembered corpses, sold body parts sentenced to 20 years in prison

Megan Hess and her mother Shirley Koch defrauded over 200 families by handing over random ashes while selling body parts of deceased individuals entrusted to their funeral home.

January 4, 2023

Reporter calls out Biden for complaining of 'poison' politics while smearing Republicans as 'segregationists'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced scrutiny after President Biden called for an end to "poison" politics despite smearing Republicans as racists in 2022.

January 4, 2023

Dem-turned-GOP congressman fires back at AOC's 'coalition government' proposal

New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who used to be a Democrat, fired back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's, D-N.Y., proposal for a "coalition government."

January 4, 2023

Why was Trevor Bauer suspended from MLB? Here's what happened when Dodger pitcher appealed the ruling

In April 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer received the longest non-lifetime suspension ever issued in the history of the MLB.