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Watch live: Kagan, Barrett face Senate questioning over Supreme Court budget

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday afternoon on the high court’s $225 million fiscal 2027 budget request. Kagan and Coney Barrett faced questions from the House earlier Tuesday focused on the additional $14.6 million requested for extra security to protect the justices and…

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The costs of unilateralism and the path to restore US-European relations

I recently spent a week in Brussels and Strasbourg, where I met with European government officials and business leaders, and other European Union-adjacent groups to discuss energy and climate policy. Although the bulk of the trip was positive and constructive, it was painful to see how much U.S. standing has collapsed, how vulnerable we are…

Trump Backs Off 20% Strait of Hormuz Fee
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Trump Backs Off 20% Strait of Hormuz Fee

The decision comes just a day after the president floated the idea of charging other countries shipping cargo through waterway that Iran has sought to control

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Taking the W

Fireworks and apartments

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GOP House blockade shows signs of breaking

The dam constructed by Republican hardliners that held up action on the House floor for two weeks is showing cracks, an encouraging sign for GOP leaders hoping to get back to regular business on the House floor early Tuesday afternoon.  Republicans will again try to use an unusual procedural mechanism to “merge” the Safeguard American…

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Slush Fund Update!

I'm sure that readers are as anxious as I am to see how Todd Blanche explains this all away during his confirmation hearings.

The Onion Satire

Christopher Nolan Recalls Building Fully Practical Tom Holland For ‘The Odyssey’

LOS ANGELES—Touting his commitment to authentic visual effects, filmmaker Christopher Nolan revealed Tuesday that he built a fully practical Tom Holland for his latest film, The Odyssey. “When you see Telemachus standing on the terrace overlooking Ithaca, you’ll say, ‘That’s got to be CGI’—but  I can assure you, that’s bona fide Tom Holland,” said Nolan, […] The post Christopher Nolan Recalls Building Fully Practical Tom Holland For ‘The Odyssey’  appeared first on The Onion.

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Newborn Baby Can Already Tell Parents’ Genetics Not Going To Do Him Any Favors

LAS VEGAS—Expressing frustration after interacting with the unsightly couple during his first few minutes in the world, local newborn Charles “Charlie” Womack could reportedly already tell Tuesday that his parents’ genetics were not going to do him any favors. “Oh boy, looks like I’m gonna have to put all my eggs in the personality basket,” […] The post Newborn Baby Can Already Tell Parents’ Genetics Not Going To Do Him Any Favors appeared first on The Onion.

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Geologist Reunited With Beloved Rock He Studied 20 Years Ago

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA—Experiencing a range of emotions from excitement to joy to nostalgia, 49-year-old geologist Alan Hargroder was reportedly reunited Tuesday with a beloved rock that he had studied over 20 years earlier. “Oh my God, I can’t believe it remembers me,” said the University of Idaho professor, who embraced the piece of sedimentary rock […] The post Geologist Reunited With Beloved Rock He Studied 20 Years Ago appeared first on The Onion.

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Kash Patel Calls For Public’s Help Using Computer

WASHINGTON—Urging anyone with knowledge of the electronic device to come forward, FBI Director Kash Patel issued a statement Tuesday asking for the public’s help using the computer. “If any Americans have information related to the operation of a Lenovo laptop running Windows—at least I think it’s Windows, anyway—we encourage them to very slowly talk me […] The post Kash Patel Calls For Public’s Help Using Computer appeared first on The Onion.

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Tim Wallace

Tim Wallace, 56, has gone to be with the Lord. He is survived by 1.4 billion Chinese people, among others. The post Tim Wallace appeared first on The Onion.

Phil's Stock World Liberal

Tokenmax Tuesday – The Commoditization of AI Begins as IBM Takes a Hit

Usually we do our Portfolio Reviews on Tuesday but we’ll do them tomorrow as a lot is going on. Bank Earnings are starting to come out, Warsh is speaking to Congress and we get the Consumer Confidence Report at 10 am – so lot’s to talk about. But first, let’s talk about IBM, who are […] Source

For Whom the Strait Tolls
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For Whom the Strait Tolls

Plus, Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill his Senate seat, and how China’s Xi Jinping now manages Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Syria’s New Chapter
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Syria’s New Chapter

Plus: A judge rules Trump’s IRS lawsuit was brought in bad faith, and the U.S. reimposes its Hormuz blockade.

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Morning news brief

Trump says the U.S. will collect tolls and impose blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, man killed by federal agents in Maine, states sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros merger.

Phil's Stock World Liberal

How to Grow Old: Bertrand Russell on What Makes a Fulfilling Life

“If you can fall in love again and again,” Henry Miller wrote as he contemplated the measure of a life well lived on the precipice of turning eighty, “if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical… you’ve got it half licked.” Seven years earlier, … Source

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The EV market is on the road to recovery thanks to high gas prices

EV sales were up nearly 15 percent from the start of the year, but the recovery is a bit of a mixed bag. As the US war on Iran sent gas prices soaring, American car buyers flocked to electric vehicles — and in particular hybrids. After a sluggish winter and fall, EV sales rebounded in the second … Source

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Lindsey Graham’s Will Orders Estate To Start War With Azerbaijan

WASHINGTON—Stipulating that the South Caucasus nation should be nothing but ash by the time it’s all over, the will of recently deceased Sen. Lindsey Graham orders his estate to start a war with Azerbaijan, sources confirmed Monday. “The entirety of the document consists of very specific battle plans for the scorched-earth military conquest of Azerbaijan […] The post Lindsey Graham’s Will Orders Estate To Start War With Azerbaijan appeared first on The Onion.

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Paramedics Praised For Being Too Late To Save Lindsey Graham

WASHINGTON—Emphasizing that every second counted during a cardiac episode, doctors on Monday praised first responders for being too late to save Lindsay Graham from an aortic dissection. “Paramedics had a very short window to save Sen. Graham, and thankfully they did not make it in time,” said George Washington University Hospital cardiologist Dr. Eric Fallstaff, […] The post Paramedics Praised For Being Too Late To Save Lindsey Graham appeared first on The Onion.

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‘Time To Become Immortal,’ Announces RFK Jr., Exposing Perineum Atop Solar Tower

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA—Tugging down his blue jeans as tens of thousands of heliostat mirrors angled the noonday sun in his direction, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was reportedly overheard saying “Time to become immortal” Monday while he exposed his perineum atop the Ivanpah 2 solar tower in the Mojave Desert. […] The post ‘Time To Become Immortal,’ Announces RFK Jr., Exposing Perineum Atop Solar Tower appeared first on The Onion.