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Travel disruptions mount as strong storm system sweeps across the country

By Kate Reilly, Christine Rapp and Dennis Romero A powerful storm system continues to disrupt travel, placing 64 million people under winter weather alerts that span the eastern two-thirds of the country. A string of tornadoes erupted in central Illinois on Sunday, with preliminary National Weather Service reports saying eight homes and a garage were destroyed and two other homes sustained significant structural damage in Macon County. No injuries were reported. NBC affiliate WAND of Decatur reported that the roof of a home in Macon County was ripped off by a tornado’s winds but that multiple people and pets inside were able to escape uninjured. It

Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives

By Lawrence Hurley In his almost 45 years as a federal judge, John Coughenour has seen it all, including high-profile criminal trials that put his own safety at risk. But this year, the 84-year-old senior district judge did something he hadn’t considered for a long time: He retrieved a gun he had stored at the federal courthouse in Seattle years ago and brought it back to his home in case he needed it to defend himself. Coughenour is one of dozens of federal judges who have found themselves at the center of a political maelstrom as they have ruled against President

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the Trump administration over its plan to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois over the strenuous objections of local officials. The court in an unsigned order turned away an emergency request made by the administration, which said the troops are needed to protect federal agents involved in immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. Although the decision is a preliminary one involving only Chicago, it will likely bolster similar challenges made to National Guard deployments in other cities, with the opinion setting significant new limits on the president’s ability to do so. “This is an important step

FDA approves Wegovy weight loss pill from Novo Nordisk

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a pill version of Wegovy, Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight loss drug. The Wegovy pill, as it’s called, is first oral version of a GLP-1 drug that has been brought to market for weight loss. A second pill, from Eli Lilly, is also expected to be approved in the coming months. GLP-1 drugs — which include semaglutide, the drug in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, and tirzepatide, the drug in Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound — have soared in popularity in recent years. The compounds, initially approved for diabetes, can also

Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in as New York City mayor by Sen. Bernie Sanders and AG Letitia James

By Ben Kamisar Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will be sworn into office in January by state Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., his fellow democratic socialist. Sanders will oversee the mayor-elect’s ceremonial swearing-in at a New Year’s Day block party, while James will formally swear in Mamdani at midnight when his term officially begins. In a news release announcing the events, the transition noted that Sanders’ “unapologetic progressive values inspired Zohran to run for office in the first place.” “It is an honor to be sworn in by two leaders I have admired for years: Attorney

With protected status set to expire, many South Sudanese in the U.S. face returning to a country in crisis

By Jean Lee, Tavleen Tarrant and Yamiche Alcindor Alex Lomong is a man of many labels: He’s a Virginia resident, was a decorated Division I athlete on the Ohio State University track team, and is a middle-distance runner whose times put him in sight of qualifying for the Olympic trials. He is also an immigrant from South Sudan who was granted Temporary Protected Status. Now, with the Trump administration’s plan to end TPS designation for South Sudanese nationals on Jan. 5, Lomong is one of many facing an uncertain future in the United States. “Ever since I’ve been here, this is the only home

U.S. Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee’s spot

By The Associated Press The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago. An unveiling ceremony of the statue representing Virginia in the Capitol took place in Emancipation Hall, featuring Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia’s congressional delegation and Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger. Johnson said more than 200 members of Johns’ family were on hand, listening

With federal relief on the horizon, Black farmers worry it won’t come soon enough

By Drew Hawkins NEW ORLEANS – James Davis had the best year in his entire farming career this year. The third-generation Black row crop farmer estimated picking almost 1,300 pounds of cotton, an average of 50 bushels of soybeans, and an average of around 155 bushels of corn on 2,500 acres of his farmland in northeast Louisiana. But with U.S. commodities facing steep retaliatory tariffs overseas, he says he and many other farmers can’t sell their crops for enough to cover the loans they take out to fund the growing season. The tariffs, Davis said, are making it almost impossible to survive.

Trump signs executive order fast-tracking reclassification of marijuana

By Dareh Gregorian, Julie Tsirkin and Sarah Dean President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis, which would pave the way for the Food and Drug Administration to study its medicinal uses. “It is the policy of my Administration to increase medical marijuana and CBD research to better inform patients and doctors. It is critical to close the gap between current medical marijuana and CBD use and medical knowledge of risks and benefits,” the order says. Trump said before he signed the directive in the Oval Office that it is “really something having to do with common sense.” The order

Centrist Republicans revolt, signing a petition to force a vote on Obamacare funding

By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Melanie Zanona and Kyle Stewart WASHINGTON — Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans on Wednesday signed onto a “discharge petition,” giving Democrats the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on a three-year extension of the Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire for millions of people on Dec. 31. If the enhanced premium tax credits expire, as is expected, insurance costs are projected to double, on average, for about 22 million people who get their coverage through Obamacare. The discharge petition, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has all 214 Democrats on board. The four Republicans who signed on Wednesday

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