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The Interior Department announced plans to replace a picturesque image of Glacier National Park on the 2026 America the Beautiful pass with President Trumps face, prompting a lawsuit from an environmental group. What do you think?At least we know the national parks will be around for one more year.Patrick Tirel, Systems AnalystWhats nature without Donald Trump glaring at you?Curtis Hoy, Maritime ReporterHave you seen his centerfold in the IRS Tax Guide?Sue Gettys, Ant ResearcherThe post Images Of National Parks Replaced With Trumps Face On Annual Passes appeared first on The Onion.

WASHINGTONIn response to her husband Vice President JD Vance beaming with excitement as she opened his Christmas gift to her, second lady Usha Vance reportedly forced a smile Thursday after unwrapping another Bible. Oh, wow, another King James Bible, you shouldnt have, said Vance, placing the Christian religious text on a large stack of Old and New Testament translations her significant other had given her over the years. I have some Vedas Ive been meaning to read first, but I cant wait to get to all of these Bibles soon. Oh, and it comes with a rosary. Yay. At press time, Vance expressed some relief that it was another Bible and not another fucking copy ofHillbilly Elegy.The post Usha Vance Forces Smile After Unwrapping Another Bible For Christmas appeared first on The Onion.

A canning jar filled with money sits on a shelf in East Derry, N.H., June 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)2025-12-29T15:19:52Z NEW YORK (AP) The start of a new year usually brings new motivation to achieve goals like eating healthier or finally cleaning your basement. Many resolutions also focus on financial goals, such as paying off credit card debt, saving for a new house, or simply getting more educated about money. New Years is a really good time to review and realign your financial goals overall, said Erica Grundza, certified financial planner at Betterment, an investing and savings app.When building your goals for 2026, Grundza recommends focusing less on the past and more on an optimistic, yet realistic, vision for the future. She recommends that you focus on reestablishing the why behind your approach to money and how you want to make it work for your life. This can be as simple as saving $10 each week in a savings account, or a bigger goal like saving to buy a house in the coming years. Its all about your own journey.The Associated Press spoke with people who are making financial resolutions for 2026. Heres a look at what theyre planning and how you can draw inspiration for your own resolutions: Making achievable plansResolutions can easily turn into unattainable goals that feel more like a dream, said MarieYolaine Toms, a coach and founder of Focused Fire, a financial coaching company. To avoid setting unrealistic expectations, Toms follows a no resolutions mindset and instead focuses on making an actionable plan.What I say every year is that I am not making resolutions, Im making plans that can be tracked forward, traced back, and tweaked until completion, Toms said.Recently, Toms encouraged her clients to check their credit report with the three credit bureaus and, based on their credit reports, make an attainable plan to start a savings account. For example, adding $25 to their savings account every week. Whether youre trying to pay off debt or save for a vacation abroad, the first step towards making a plan can be creating a budget. When making a budget, its best to find a technique that works for you, whether its the classic 50/30/20 plan or another budgeting style.If youre building a budget for the first time, you can find some expert recommendations here. Paying off debtAfter losing her job as a magazine editor in September, Rachel Pelovitz, 33, had to take a closer look at her finances. Having acquired a significant amount of debt over the last few years due to her husbands year-and-a-half-long unemployment, Pelovitz explored several options to pay it off. Ultimately, Pelovitz and her husband chose to sell their house and work with a debt consolidation organization.Rather than rely on getting more debt, we are currently selling our house, Pelovitz said.Pelovitzs main goal for 2026 is to pay off half of her credit card debt. And, with some of the money from selling the house, start investing moderately.If youve also experienced a layoff, you can read expert recommendations to help you take care of your finances and your mental health here. Building a savings accountFor Jenni Lee, 27, this is going to be the year when she gets strict about building her savings account. While Lee considers herself generally good with money, over the last six months she has overspent and wants to rein it in. The long-term goal for her savings journey is for Lee to buy a house.Im now in my late 20s, Im starting to really think about where I pinch now so it wont hurt later when I finally decide to purchase and own a place, said Lee, a tech worker and lifestyle TikTok creator based in Chicago.As she saves for her future home and possibly a trip to South Korea, Lee wants to cut unnecessary spending on clothing items and eating out.Social media microtrends are a common influence on peoples shopping decisions, and this can lead to overspending. If youre looking to avoid spending money on microtrends, you can find experts recommendations here. Building an emergency fundIf you are in a position to do so, having multiple financial goals youre working towards at the same time can be a great way to speed up your progress. For Worcester resident Melanie Duarte, 23, her New Years money goals include paying off her student loans and credit card debt while building an emergency fund.I made sure to include it in my budget, even if its something as small as like $50. I just want to make sure I still put something in (my emergency fund) so that it eventually multiplies, said Duarte, who owns a marketing agency.Duartes family didnt speak openly about finances when she was growing up. But, since she opened her own business, Duarte has been slowly working on rewriting her relationship with money.If youre looking to start an emergency fund or create better habits while you save, you can read some experts recommendations here. Finding balanceFinding a balance between saving for your long-term goals while also making sure you enjoy your money is important, but it can also be challenging. After the death of her grandfather just a few years after retirement, Tiana Stewart, 26, felt that he didnt get to enjoy the fruits of his labor. So, this past year, Stewart decided to enjoy her life and travel.I do understand saving for retirement is important, but I also want to enjoy my life and the money that I work for at this time, especially being in my 20s, said Stewart, who lives in Maryland.But now, as she reflects on her financial future, Stewart wants to focus on paying off debt, saving, and investing. Having a healthy balance between enjoying life and saving for the future is what she wants to work toward.For some, participating in budgeting challenges such as the no-buy year can be a great way to set boundaries on your spending and set aside money towards your financial goals. Many people start such challenges at the beginning of the year and commit to keep going until the end, but others start with a no-buy month.__The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy. The independent foundation is separate from Charles Schwab and Co. Inc. The AP is solely responsible for its journalism. ADRIANA MORGA Morga is a financial wellness reporter for The Associated Press based in New York. instagram mailto

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Debris from a helicopter is shown after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)2025-12-29T16:32:40Z Authorities on Monday identified two pilots who died after their helicopters collided midair in southern New Jersey.Kenneth Kirsch, 65, and Michael Greenberg, 71, were friends who both lived in New Jersey and would often have breakfast together at a cafe near the crash site in Hammonton, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) southeast of Philadelphia.Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said in a statement that Kirsch, of Carneys Point, was pronounced dead at an area hospital after being flown there, while Greenberg, of Sewell, died at the crash site.Statements from witnesses had the two helicopters flying close together just before the crash, he said. The crash site was approximately a mile and a half from the airport in a farm field.Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were at the site Monday, authorities said. Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11:25 a.m. Sunday. Video from the scene shows a helicopter spinning rapidly to the ground. Police and fire crews subsequently extinguished flames that engulfed one of the helicopters. The Federal Aviation Administration described the crash as a midair collision between an Enstrom F-28A helicopter and Enstrom 280C helicopter over Hammonton Municipal Airport. Only the pilots were on board each aircraft. Sal Silipino, owner of a cafe near the crash site, said the pilots were regulars at the restaurant and would often have breakfast together. He said he and other customers watched the helicopters take off before one began spiraling downward, followed by the other. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on It was shocking, he said. Im still shaking after that happened. Hammonton resident Dan Dameshek told NBC10 that he was leaving a gym when he heard a loud snap and saw two helicopters spinning out of control.Immediately, the first helicopter went from right side up to upside down and started rapidly spinning, falling out of the air, Dameshek told the TV station. And then it looked like the second helicopter was OK for a second, and then it sounded like another snap or something ... and then that helicopter started rapidly spinning out of the air. Hammonton is a town of about 15,000 people located in Atlantic County in the southern part of New Jersey. The town has a history of agriculture and is located near the Pine Barrens, a forested wilderness area that covers more than 1 million acres (405,000 hectares).Investigators will likely first look to review any communications between the two pilots and whether they were able to see each other, said Alan Diehl, a former crash investigator for the FAA and NTSB.Virtually all midair collisions are a failure to what they call see and avoid, Diehl said. Clearly theyll be looking at the out-of-cockpit views of the two aircraft and seeing if one pilot was approaching from the blind side.Although it was mostly cloudy at the time of the crash, winds were light and visibility was good, according to the weather forecasting company AccuWeather.

The U.S. Capitol is seen shortly before sunset, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)2025-12-08T16:28:37Z A number of member of Congress from both major parties have announced they are heading for the exits, either because they are seeking higher office, are not running again or are leaving early before the 2026 elections.Midterms are historically tough on the party of the sitting president. With Republicans holding a razor-thin margin in the House, tracking Republicans who are set to leave, including some of President Donald Trumps top Capitol Hill allies, can provide a window into what work the party has ahead of it in angling to maintain control.For Democrats, retirement announcements by Republicans are a window of opportunity. Congressional retirements can be a key barometer before the midterm elections, an indicator of how much churn could be coming to Capitol Hill in the coming cycle.Heres where things stand in the House ahead of 2026, with the members who have announced theyre not planning to return: Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo. Date of announcement: Dec. 23Reason: Running for SenateWyomings lone U.S. representative, Hageman became the first to announce to launch her Senate campaign after Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis announced her retirement. Hageman who within hours had Trumps endorsement is best known for beating Republican Rep. Liz Cheney by a wide margin in 2022.Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.Date of announcement: Dec. 17.Reason: RetiringAmong 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, Newhouse withstood a challenge from a Trump-backed opponent last year en route to his sixth term. His departure now only leaves one House GOP backer of impeachment who could be returning after the 2026 midterms: Rep. David Valadao of California, who is running for reelection. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-TexasDate of announcement: Dec. 8.Reason: Running for judicial seatHe was first elected to the House in 2012. His district is among those redrawn as more friendly to Republicans in a rare mid-decade effort recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court for use in the 2026 midterm elections. Veasey said he would pursue a judicial position in Tarrant County; he has since dropped out of that race. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-TexasDate of announcement: Dec. 8.Reason: Running for SenateCrockett, one of Congress most outspoken Democrats, a frequent target of GOP attacks and a Trump target, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas, hours after former Rep. Colin Allred ended his own campaign for the Democratic nomination in favor of attempting a House comeback bid. Crockett is seeking the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn, who is running for reelection in the GOP-dominated state.Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-TexasDate of announcement: Dec. 5.Reason: RetiringDoggett, who has represented an Austin-based district for more than three decades, said that he would be departing the House after the end of his current term, citing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision upholding the states new district map merging two Austin-area districts favorable to Democrats. In 2024, Doggett was the first sitting lawmaker in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the partys nominee for president, citing Bidens debate performance against Trump failing to effectively defend his many accomplishments. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-TexasDate of announcement: Nov. 29.Reason: RetiringIn his announcement, Nehls shared he would be retiring from Congress after three terms and endorsed his twin brother Trever to succeed him. Nehls was first elected to represent the district southwest of Houston in 2020, and was a staunch ally of Trumps. He was tapped by then-House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a select committee probing the Capitol riot, though McCarthy later pulled all his picks when Democrats refused to seat some of his choices.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.Date of announcement: Nov. 21.Reason: ResigningGreenes transformation from Trump loyalist to one of his harshest critics culminated in her surprise announcement that she would end her congressional career in January 2026. Greenes resignation followed a public falling-out with Trump in recent months, as the congresswoman criticized him for his stance on files related to Jeffrey Epstein, along with foreign policy and health care. First elected to represent a deeply conservative seat in northwest Georgia in 2020, she spent her first few terms closely tied to the Make America Great Again movement. Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.Date of announcement: Nov. 21.Reason: Running for governorA former presidential candidate, Swalwell joined a crowded race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Swalwell, who also served as a House manager in Trumps second impeachment trial, has represented a northern district that falls east of San Francisco since 2013. His current districts boundary lines will change slightly due to mid cycle redistricting approved by voters last month, but remains heavily Democratic. Rep. Nydia Velzquez, D-N.Y.Date of announcement: Nov. 20.Reason: RetiringVelzquez is the second-longest serving member of the New York U.S. House delegation (and only by a technicality; fellow retiring representative Jerry Nadler was also first elected in 1992 but took his seat a few months early due to his predecessors death). The first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress, Velzquez has represented a heavily Democratic district that includes northeast Brooklyn and western Queens. She has a reputation for mentoring progressive lawmakers, and most recently was among the early backers of New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist. She cited the need for generational change in her announcement.Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-TexasDate of announcement: Nov. 11.Reason: RetiringDespite already receiving Trumps endorsement for his reelection campaign, Arrington announced shortly after the 2025 general election that he would be retiring from Congress. Arrington, a fiscal hawk, is the chair of the House Budget Committee and played a key role in passing Trumps One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a large-scale tax and spending bill. He was first elected to a sprawling conservative Texas district that contains Lubbock and Abilene in 2016.Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J.Date of announcement: Nov. 10.Reason: RetiringA fixture in New Jersey politics, Watson Coleman announced her sixth term would be her last. The first Black woman elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House, Watson Coleman has served the district around the state capital of Trenton and the tony college town of Princeton sine 2014, after spending almost two decades representing part of the region in the state legislature. Her seat votes reliably Democratic.Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.Dates of announcement: Nov. 7 and Dec. 19Reason: Running for governor, then retiringStefanik made her challenge to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul official shortly after the 2025 general election but ultimately announced that she would neither run for governor nor return to the House, bowing out of what was expected to be a bruising Republican gubernatorial primary. Elected to represent a conservative upstate New York district in 2014, Stefanik rose to be the third-ranking House Republican, shedding her earlier reputation as a moderate as she embraced Trump. Nominated to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 2025, her nomination was withdrawn over concerns about Republicans narrow House majority. Since then, she has more openly discussed her displeasure with the Republican conference, and specifically House Speaker Mike Johnson.Rep. Jess Garca, D-Ill.Date of announcement: Nov. 6.Reason: Running for governorGarcia turned in nominating petitions for the 2026 primary in October but confirmed right when the filing period ended that he would not seek a fifth term in his western Chicago seat. His late announcement left only one other candidate who had submitted the necessary paperwork: his chief of staff. The eyebrow-raising maneuver led the House to reprimand Garcia last month. Garcia cited the health of himself and his wife, who has multiple sclerosis, as among the reasons for why he would not seek reelection.Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.Date of announcement: Nov. 6.Reason: RetiringThe first female House speaker said her career in Congress would come to an end after nearly 40 years in office. Pelosi represented San Francisco but made her mark on the national stage, ushering through impactful legislation like the Affordable Care Act and keeping an unruly Democratic caucus in line throughout the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. She played key roles in both impeaching Trump and encouraging Biden to end his 2024 reelection campaign.Rep. Jared Golden, D-MaineDate of announcement: Nov. 5.Reason: RetiringAfter a half-decade of narrow reelections, Golden announced he would be stepping down from one of the most competitive districts in the country. He cited incivility in Congress and threats against his family in a story in the Bangor Daily News announcing his retirement. Golden, first elected in 2018, is one of the most moderate Democrats in Congress and has shown his willingness to break with his party on issues ranging from impeaching Trump to reopening the government during this falls shutdown.Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-IowaDate of announcement: Oct. 28.Reason: Running for governorIowas congressional delegation is reshuffling in light of surprise announcements from Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Joni Ernst that neither was seeking reelection in 2026. Between Reynolds April announcement and Feenstras official announcement, the representative announced millions of dollars in fundraising. Feenstra has represented the states northwest quadrant since 2021, after he toppled controversial incumbent Rep. Steve King in the primary. Feenstras district is among the most conservative in the state, though Democrats have a few other races theyre eying.Rep. Seth. Moulton, D-Mass.Date of announcement: Oct. 15.Reason: Running for SenateThe six-term representative cited the need for generational change in announcing his challenge to Sen. Ed Markey. Moulton currently represents the northeastern corner of Massachusetts, and has drawn nominal opposition in his heavily Democratic district. Markey beat back a similar challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy in 2020.Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-TexasDate of announcement: Oct. 6.Reason: Running for SenateHunt drew ire from Senate Republican leadership for taking on Cornyn in what party leaders fear will become an expensive, messy primary. Cornyns cool relationship with Trump has drawn another candidate beyond the two-term Houston-area congressman, controversial Texas attorney general Ken Paxton. Both are running on their relationship to Trump. Hunts runs deep: He was the first Republican to endorse him after the former presidents 2022 comeback campaign announcement, and he gave a prime-time speech on opening night of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He also campaigned 17 times for Trump in 2024, more than any other Republican surrogate.Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz.Date of announcement: Sept. 30.Reason: Running for governorSchweikert cited the dysfunction in the Congress as motivation for seeking the governorship. First elected to the House in 2010, Schweikert has in recent years won incredibly narrow reelection campaigns in his suburban Phoenix district. Democrats are again targeting his seat in 2026. A budget hawk, Schweikert has consistently backed Trumps agenda. Still, according to his campaign consultant, he hopped into a Republican field against the White Houses wishes that already included two Trump-backed candidates, housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson and House Freedom Caucus member U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs. The winner will take on Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.Rep. Thomas Tiffany, R-Wis.Date of announcement: Sept. 23.Reason: Running for governorTiffany announced he would join one of the most competitive governors races in the country after serving three terms in Congress. The office held by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has been hotly contested in the last few cycles. The Trump loyalist received the presidents endorsement in all of his previous campaigns for the House, but Trump has not yet made an endorsement in the Republican primary. Tiffanys district, which includes a large swath of the states rural north, consistently supports Republicans.Rep. Michael McCaul, R-TexasDate of announcement: Sept. 14.Reason: RetiringMcCaul offered an ominous warning about Russian aggression when he announced his retirement in an interview earlier this year. A former anti-terrorism prosecutor and past chairman of the House Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs committees, McCaul, is part of an older generation of foreign policy hawks whove tried to counter a younger crop of Republicans who are more skeptical about U.S. intervention elsewhere in the world. McCaul was first elected in 2004. His district, which stretches from Houston to Austin, consistently backs Republican candidates.Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-TexasDate of announcement: Sept. 11.Reason: RetiringThe Houston-area congressman announced his second term would be his last, marking yet another departure for the Texas GOP congressional delegation. Luttrell cited a desire to spend more time in Texas, describing this summers deadly central Texas flooding as a moment of clarity. His current districts boundary lines will change slightly due to mid cycle redistricting but remains heavily Republican.Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-IowaDate of announcement: Sept. 3.Reason: Running for SenateHinson is vacating a seat in Iowas northeastern corner to seek the seat held by Sen. Joni Ernst. Ernsts surprise retirement came after she drew heavy criticism for her hesitation on one of Trumps cabinet picks; in a radio interview that served as her official campaign announcement, Hinson said she was running to be President Trumps top ally in the United States Senate. Hinson flipped her district in 2020 and won her relatively split district by larger margins in 2022 and 2024. Democrats had already indicated they put her district on its list of potential pickups.Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.Date of announcement: Sept. 1.Reason: RetiringAfter more than two decades in Congress, the dean of New Yorks House delegation is hanging it up. Nadler announced his retirement in early September, describing how watching Bidens 2024 reelection campaign underscored the need for generational change. He had been a fixture in Manhattan for decades, representing multiple versions of a wealthy uptown district that is heavily Democratic. Nadler was chairman of the House Judiciary Committee from 2019 to 2023, then served as ranking member on the panel after Republicans won House leadership. He stepped down from that role late last year.Rep. Chip Roy, R-TexasDate of announcement: Aug. 21.Reason: Running for Texas attorney generalAfter four terms in the House, and years of challenging party leadership as a prominent member of the House Freedom Caucus, Roy announced he would run to succeed Paxton. Roy has represented a district just north of San Antonio since 2019. While hes known as a fiscal conservative, his relationship with Trump has been complicated at times as one of the few Republicans who initially pushed back against Trumps claims that the 2020 election was stolen.Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala.Date of announcement: Aug. 12.Reason: Running for SenateMoore joined the small House Freedom Caucus exodus of retirements when he announced he would not seek a fourth term in the House and instead run to succeed Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Tuberville is running for governor of Alabama. Moores campaign launch underscored his ties to Trump. In it, he promised to defend the MAGA agenda in the Senate.Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C.Date of announcement: Aug. 4.Reason: Running for governorMace represents South Carolinas 1st District, and with the exception of a single term, its been in GOP hands for decades. And thanks to redistricting following the 2020 census, its considered to be more friendly to Republicans. Mace, who worked for Trumps 2016 campaign, was first elected to the House in 2020. She has largely supported him, although her criticism against him following the Capitol riot spurred Trump to back a GOP challenger in her 2022 race. Mace defeated that opponent, won reelection and was endorsed by Trump in her 2024 campaign.Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill.Date of announcement: July 31.Reason: RetiringAfter 15 terms, Davis became the second longtime Illinois representative to announce his retirement from office. At the time of his announcement, two others had also said they would seek an open Senate seat. Daviss district, a solidly Democratic piece of Chicago, includes large sections of the citys south and west sides. In recent years, he had fended off concerns over his age and closer primaries than in years prior.Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.Date of announcement: July 28.Reason: Running for SenateCollins joined fellow Georgia House delegation member Buddy Carter in seeking to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in what will become one of the most closely watched Senate contests of 2026. Collins will leave Congress after two terms representing a district east of Atlanta. He won his 2022 race in part by portraying himself as an everyman trucker and hard-core Donald Trump acolyte.Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C.Date of announcement: July 25.Reason: Running for governorNorman announced he would join an already crowded race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. Known as one of the most conservative members of the House, and a member of the House Freedom Caucus, Norman has nevertheless had a strained relationship with Trump over the years as he endorsed longtime colleague and primary opponent Nikki Haley in 2024. Norman was elected to the House in 2017 in a special election to replace Trumps head of the Office of Management and Budget.Rep. Dwight Evans, D-Pa.Date of announcement: June 30.Reason: RetiringEvans announced in June he was vacating the district representing the heart of Philadelphia. He was first elected in 2016 after defeating then-incumbent Rep. Chaka Fattah, who was indicted on federal racketeering charges. He also spent more than three decades in the state legislature. His densely populated district consistently elects Democrats, by wide margins.Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.Date of announcement: June 30.Reason: Running for governorSouth Dakotas lone House representative will leave Congress after eight years to seek the governorship. Johnson succeeded current Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the House. Noem was the most recently elected governor of South Dakota, but after she was tapped for the Cabinet earlier this year, her lieutenant governor was elevated to the job. Johnson could face the incumbent, as well as other Republican hopefuls, in the gubernatorial primary. Johnson has a largely conservative voting record, but has sometimes joined a minority of Republicans in voting against Trump, including when he voted to override Trumps veto of a measure that revoked his declaration of an emergency at the southern border. He was later one of 35 House Republicans who voted to establish a commission to investigate the Capitol riot.Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb.Date of announcement: June 30.Reason: RetiringForced to navigate an ever-thinning line between staying in his partys and Trumps good graces without alienating his increasingly Democratic district, Bacon has said he is proud of his bipartisan approach in the face of bitter partisanship in Washington. First elected in 2016, Bacon has said he believes Republicans will have a good shot at keeping the seat in 2026, because he believes Democrats in the race so far appeal mainly to the hard left.Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga.Date of announcement: May 8.Reason: Running for SenateAmong Georgias House Republicans vying to challenge Ossoff, Carter has been returned to office by voters by double-digit margins since he was first elected to the chamber in 2014. More circumspect when Trump first entered the White House in 2017, Carter has grown to cast himself as a MAGA Warrior, supporting Trumps false claims that he had won the 2020 presidential election and now among those vying for his endorsement in the Senate primary.Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.Date of announcement: May 7.Reason: Running for SenateKrishnamoorthi is one of many Illinois Democrats seeking to succeed retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. His Chicago-area district is considered heavily Democratic, and Krishnamoorthi has been reelected by double digits since winning his first House race in 2016.Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill.Date of announcement: May 6.Reason: Running for SenateKelly, among the Illinois Democrats vacating other offices to seek Durbins Senate seat, was first elected to the House in a 2013 special election. In the years since, shes been easily reelected in the heavily Democratic district. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.Date of announcement: May 5.Reason: RetiringFirst winning the seat in 1998, Schakowsky has been easily reelected ever since. The heavily Democratic 9th District includes Chicago neighborhoods along Lake Michigan and a mix of wealthy and middle-class suburbs north and northwest of the city.Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn.Date of announcement: April 29.Reason: Running for SenateCraig has represented the suburban-to-rural 2nd District south of Minneapolis and St. Paul since unseating Republican Jason Lewis in the 2018 election. While her territory was once considered a swing district, it has trended Democratic in recent years running as a centrist, she won reelection by a 13 percentage point margin in 2024 and could conceivably become competitive again with her out.Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich.Date of announcement: April 22.Reason: Running for SenateStevens sailed to victory in her last election representing Michigans Oakland County, a key voting block in the battleground state. After flipping what had been a reliably Republican seat in 2018 and narrowly defeating her 2020 opponent in 2020, she cruised to reelection in 2022 and 2024 after her district was redrawn and became more favorable to Democrats.Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky.Date of announcement: April 22.Reason: Running for SenateDefeating a Democratic incumbent in 2012, Barr has in all but one contest been reelected by wide margins ever since. Now that hes entered the robust 2026 primary to succeed retiring Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, Barrs decision not to return to the House sets up what Democrats see as a potential pick up opportunity. Democrats have signaled that they plan to target Barrs seat among others in trying to win back the House next year, drawing derision from Republicans, who say the Lexington-area district is more GOP-friendly following the last round of redistricting.Rep. John James, R-Mich.Date of announcement: April 7.Reason: Running for governorJames April 2025 announcement just months into his second term that hes running to replace term-limited Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer leaves open one of the nations most competitive congressional seats. Democrats have aggressively targeted the 10th District, which covers parts of northern Detroit suburbs in Oakland and Macomb counties since James flipped it in 2022. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H.Date of announcement: April 3.Reason: Running for SenatePappas announced in April 2025 that he would run to replace retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Making history in 2018 by becoming New Hampshires first openly gay member of Congress, Pappas in 2022 defeated GOP opponent Karoline Leavitt, who is now Trumps White House press secretary.Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn.Date of announcement: March 20.Reason: Running for governorRose, who announced his bid for governor in March 2025, has voiced strong support for Trump in a state hes easily won in the past three presidential elections. The wealthy businessman, farmer and former state agriculture commissioner is among those vying for Trumps backing in the GOP gubernatorial primary.Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.Date of announcement: Feb. 25.Reason: Running for governorA staunch Trump ally since he was elected to the House in 2020. Donalds has been part of the conservative congressional Tea Party Caucus. A frequent surrogate for the president, Donalds was also on a short list of people considered to be Trumps vice presidential running mate last year and had Trumps backing immediately upon announcing his gubernatorial bid in February 2025.Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.Date of announcement: Jan. 22.Reason: Running for governorBiggs departure from the House means the departure of one of Trumps top congressional defenders, but his deep red district is likely to stay in GOP hands. First elected to the House in 2016, the former chair of the House Freedom Caucus supported Trumps false claims about the 2020 presidential election being stolen, and he was among the Republicans who helped oust McCarthy as speaker in 2023. Announcing in January 2025 that he was pursuing the GOP nomination for governor, Biggs received backing from Trump who had already officially endorsed another Republican in the race. Trump said he had a problem when Biggs jumped in, and now says both candidates have his COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT.Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J.Date of announcement: Nov. 28, 2024Reason: Running for governorSherrill announced the impending end of her House career less than a month after winning her fourth term in November 2024, subsequently launching her bid for governor. She won last month as part of Democrats successes across a handful of high-level, off-year elections and then resigned her seat Nov. 21. A special election has been set for early 2026. MEG KINNARD Kinnard covers national politics for The Associated Press. She lives in South Carolina. twitter instagram mailto MAYA SWEEDLER Sweedler is a reporter for The Associated Press, with a focus on analyzing election outcomes and procedures and explaining the intricacies of the electoral process. mailto

Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (Fars News Agency via AP)2025-12-29T10:52:09Z TEHRAN, Iran (AP) The head of Irans Central Bank resigned Monday as protests erupted in Tehran and several other cities after the countrys currency plummeted to a new record low against the U.S. dollar. The resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin was reported by state TV, as hundreds of traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown Tehran as well as in the Shush neighborhood near Tehrans main Grand Bazaar. Merchants at the market played a crucial role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted the monarchy and brought Islamists to power.The official IRNA news agency confirmed protest gatherings. Witnesses reported similar rallies in other major cities including Isfahan in central Iran, Shiraz in the south and Mashhad in the northeast. In some places in Tehran, police fired tear gas to disperse protesters.Witnesses told The Associated Press that traders shut their shops and asked others to do the same. The semiofficial ILNA news agency said many businesses stopped trading even though some kept their shops open. On Sunday, protests were limited to two major mobile market in downtown Tehran, where the demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans. Irans rial on Sunday plunged to 1.42 million to the dollar. On Monday, it traded at 1.38 million rials to the dollar.Reports about Farzins possible resignation had been circulating over the past week. When he took office in 2022, the rial was trading at around 430,000 to the dollar. The rapid depreciation is compounding inflationary pressure, pushing up prices of food and other daily necessities and further straining household budgets, a trend that could worsen by a gasoline price change introduced in recent days.According to the state statistics center, inflation rate in December rose to 42.2% from the same period last year, and is 1.8% higher than in November. Foodstuff prices rose 72% and health and medical items were up 50% from December last year, according to the statistics center. Many critics see the rate a sign of an approaching hyperinflation. Reports in official Iranian media that the government plans to increase taxes in the Iranian new year that begins March 21 have caused more concern. Irans currency was trading at 32,000 rials to the dollar at the time of the 2015 nuclear accord that lifted international sanctions in exchange for tight controls on Irans nuclear program. That deal unraveled after U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from it in 2018. There is also uncertainty over the risk of renewed conflict following Junes 12-day war involving Iran and Israel. Many Iranians also fear the possibility of a broader confrontation that could draw in the United States, adding to market anxiety.In September, the United Nations reimposed nuclear-related sanctions on Iran through what diplomats described as the snapback mechanism. Those measures once again froze Iranian assets abroad, halted arms transactions with Tehran and imposed penalties tied to Irans ballistic missile program.

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A woman tries to recover a carpet after overnight rainfall flooded a beachside tent camp in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)2025-12-29T18:16:05Z U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated. His meeting this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlights that far more work remains before any declaration of an end to the war in Gaza.Meanwhile, fresh fighting broke out in recent weeks between Thailand and Cambodia, and between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed rebels. And one conflict that Trump has claimed to end has never been a war at all.Heres a closer look: Israel and HamasThe current ceasefire and hostage deal is a major achievement, but Israel has said it wont move into the truces more difficult second phase until the remains of the last hostage are released from Gaza. And Hamas has threatened to halt the agreement because it says Israel isnt allowing enough aid into Gaza and continues deadly strikes on Palestinians there.The path to a permanent end to the war, let alone a two-state solution for the Palestinians, is long and complicated. Issues ahead include disarming Hamas, creating and deploying an international security force, determining Gazas future governance and further withdrawing Israeli forces from the devastated territory.With the Trump-Netanyahu meeting, Washington wants to create fresh momentum for next steps in the U.S.-brokered truce that took effect on Oct. 10 and is largely holding. Israel and IranTrump is credited with ending the 12-day war. In June, Israel launched attacks on Irans nuclear program and military leadership, saying it wanted to stop Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. Iran has denied it was trying to do that.Trump negotiated a ceasefire after directing U.S. warplanes to strike Irans Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. Evelyn Farkas, executive director of Arizona State Universitys McCain Institute, has said that Trump should get credit for ending the war, adding that it didnt have any real end in sight before President Trump got involved and gave them an ultimatum.Lawrence Haas, a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the American Foreign Policy Council, agreed the U.S. was instrumental but characterized the ceasefire as a temporary respite from the ongoing day-to-day cold war. Egypt and EthiopiaMediation efforts, which do not directly involve the United States, have stalled in what is best described as heightened tensions, not war.The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile has caused friction between Ethiopia and Egypt and Sudan since the project was announced more than a decade ago. The dam was inaugurated in September.Egypt and Sudan oppose the dam. Egyptian agriculture relies on the river almost entirely. Sudan fears flooding and wants to protect its own dams.During his first term, Trump tried to broker a deal between Ethiopia and Egypt. He could not get the countries to agree.India and PakistanThe April killing of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir pushed India and Pakistan closer to war than they had been in years, but a ceasefire was reached.Trump has claimed that the U.S. brokered the ceasefire, which he said came about in part because he offered trade concessions. Pakistan thanked Trump. India denied Trumps claims, saying there was no conversation between the U.S. and India on trade in regards to the ceasefire.Haas and Farkas have said they believe the U.S. deserves some credit for helping stop the fighting. Again, Im not sure whether you would define that as a full-blown war, Farkas added. Serbia and KosovoThe White House lists the conflict between Serbia and Kosovo as one that Trump resolved. But there has been no threat of a war between the neighbors during Trumps second term or any significant contribution from him this year to improve relations.Kosovo is a former Serbian province that declared independence in 2008. Tensions have persisted but never to the point of war, mostly because NATO-led peacekeepers have been deployed in Kosovo, which has been recognized by more than 100 countries.During his first term, Trump negotiated a wide-ranging deal between the countries, but much of what was agreed on was never carried out. Rwanda and CongoTrump has played a key role in peace efforts between the African neighbors, but he is not alone and the conflict is far from over.Eastern Congo, rich in minerals, this year saw the return of the M23 rebel group. It is backed by Rwanda, which claims it is protecting territorial interests and that some of those who participated in the 1994 Rwandan genocide are working with the Congolese army.In June, the Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers signed a peace deal at the White House. And in early December, the countries presidents signed a peace deal as Trump looked on. But the M23 has said it would not abide by an agreement that did not directly involve it. Days after the latest signing, the rebels seized another eastern Congo city before claiming to withdraw.There is also a separate Qatar-facilitated deal between Congo and M23, but the parties have accused each other of violating the ceasefire. Armenia and AzerbaijanIn August, Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House, where they signed a deal aimed at ending a decades-long conflict. The countries signed agreements intended to reopen key transportation routes and reaffirm their commitment to signing a peace treaty. The text of the treaty was initialed by foreign ministers, which indicates preliminary approval. But the leaders have yet to sign the treaty and parliaments have yet to ratify it.Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought over territory since the early 1990s, when ethnic Armenian forces took control of the Karabakh province, known internationally as Nagorno-Karabakh, and nearby territories. In 2020, Azerbaijans military recaptured broad swaths of territory. Russia brokered a truce, but in September 2023, Azerbaijani forces launched a lightning blitz to retake remaining portions.The two countries have worked toward normalizing ties ever since.Cambodia and ThailandOfficials from Thailand and Cambodia credit Trump with pushing the Asian neighbors to agree to a ceasefire in this summers brief border conflict. But fighting flared again in recent weeks.Cambodia and Thailand have clashed over their shared border. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pressed for an unconditional ceasefire, but there was little headway until Trump intervened. Trump said he warned the Thai and Cambodian leaders that the U.S. would not move forward with trade agreements if hostilities continued.Ken Lohatepanont, a political analyst and University of Michigan doctoral candidate, has said that Trumps decision to condition a successful conclusion to these talks on a ceasefire likely played a significant role in ensuring that both sides came to the negotiating table when they did.A more detailed October agreement followed, also under Trumps pressure. But heavy fighting broke out in early December. A new ceasefire agreement was signed on Dec. 27.___Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck.

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Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)2025-12-29T18:28:11Z A Utah judge on Monday ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings.State District Judge Tony Graf said the transcript must be posted on the court docket by the end of the day. Attorneys for media outlets including The Associated Press had argued for details of the closed hearing to be made public.Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting of the conservative activist on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. They plan to seek the death penalty. Defense attorneys for Robinson in early October requested that he be allowed to appear in court in civilian clothes and without restraints, to prevent any bias against him among potential jurors. Days after an Oct. 24 closed door hearing on the matter, Graf ruled that Robinson could appear in civilian clothes but must wear restraints. Utah court rules require defendants who are in custody to be restrained unless otherwise ordered. Graf wrote in an Oct. 27 order that restraints for Robinson would protect the safety of court staff and the defendant, by allowing him to be quickly secured if court proceedings were disrupted. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on But the judge said Monday that public transparency was foundational to the judicial system before ordering details of the closed hearing to be released. The judge ordered limited redactions to remove discussions of security protocols in the closely watched case. Graf also ordered the release of an audio recording of the hearing, again with redactions. Lawyers for the media wrote in recent filings that an open court safeguards the integrity of the fact-finding process while fostering public confidence in judicial proceedings. Criminal cases in the U.S. have long been open to the public, which the attorneys argued is proof that trials can be conducted fairly without restricting reporters. Graf has said in a separate order that Robinsons restraints could not be shown by media outlets that publish photographs of court proceedings or broadcast them.Graf briefly stopped a media livestream of a hearing earlier this month and ordered the camera be moved after Robinsons attorneys said the stream showed the defendants shackles.In a separate ruling Monday, Graf denied a request from attorneys for the media who sought to intervene in the case. The judge said members of the press do not need to be formal parties in the proceedings to access court records.Robinson was not present in court Monday but appeared via audio link from the Utah County Jail. In a separate ruling on A preliminary hearing, where prosecutors will lay out their case against him, is scheduled for the week of May 18. MATTHEW BROWN Brown is based in Billings, Montana. He covers breaking news, the environment, politics, energy, crime and more.

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SAN FRANCISCOCiting a right to keep their torsos sheathed in windproof synthetic fabrics, tech billionaires were reportedly threatening to flee California on Monday over a proposed statewide vest tax. If the legislature passes this measure, you can bet that countless entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are going to pack their bags and move their gilet collections to Texas,said tax advisor Aaron Faucher, who confirmed that several of his clients, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, had already begun transferring garment bags to states more friendly to billionaire wardrobes. Will they be sweatier wearing their insulated vests down in the Austin heat? Yes. But they earned that $300 Arcteryx vest, and theyre not going to let some radical socialist take it away from them. The sweat stains will be worth it. Faucher went on to say that billionaires vests had created thousands of dry-cleaning jobs in California.The post Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax appeared first on The Onion.

President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)2025-12-29T17:16:23Z PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has hit a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered few details.Trump initially seemed to confirm a strike in what appeared to be an impromptu radio interview Friday, and when questioned Monday by reporters about an explosion in Venezuela, he said the U.S. struck a facility where boats accused of carrying drugs load up.There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs, Trump said as he met in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They load the boats up with drugs, so we hit all the boats and now we hit the area. Its the implementation area. Theres where they implement. And that is no longer around.It is part of an escalating effort to target what the Trump administration says are boats smuggling drugs bound for the United States. It moves closer to shore strikes that so far have been carried out by the military in international waters in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Trump declined to say if the U.S. military or the CIA carried out the latest strike or where it occurred. He did not confirm it happened in Venezuela. I know exactly who it was, but I dont want to say who it was. But you know it was along the shore, Trump said.Trump first referenced the strike on Friday, when he called radio host John Catsimatidis during a program on WABC radio and discussed the U.S. strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats. The attacks have killed at least 105 people in 29 known strikes since early September. I dont know if you read or saw, they have a big plant or a big facility where they send the, you know, where the ships come from, Trump said. Two nights ago, we knocked that out. So, we hit them very hard.Trump did not offer any additional details in the interview. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or one of the U.S. militarys social media accounts has in the past typically announced every boat strike in a post on X, but there has been no post of any strike on a facility.The Pentagon on Monday referred questions to the White House, which did not immediately respond to a message seeking more details. The press office of Venezuelas government did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trumps statement.Trump for months has suggested he may conduct land strikes in South America, in Venezuela or possibly another country, and in recent weeks has been saying the U.S. would move beyond striking boats and would strike on land soon.In October, Trump confirmed he had authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. The agency did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Monday. Along with the strikes, the U.S. has sent warships, built up military forces in the region, seized two oil tankers and pursued a third. The Trump administration has said it is in armed conflict with drug cartels and seeking to stop the flow of narcotics into the United States. Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro has insisted the real purpose of the U.S. military operations is to force him from power.White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said in an interview with Vanity Fair published this month that Trump wants to keep on blowing boats up until Maduro cries uncle.___Price reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Konstantin Toropin in Washington and Regina Garcia Cano in Caracas, Venezuela, contributed to this report. MICHELLE L. PRICE Price covers the White House. She previously covered the 2024 presidential campaign and politics, government and other news in New York, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. She is based in Washington. twitter mailto WILL WEISSERT Weissert covers the White House for The Associated Press. He is based in Washington. twitter mailto

President Donald Trump attends a joint news conference with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)2025-12-29T20:16:36Z EL ESPINAL, Mexico (AP) Survivors and families of the victims of a deadly train crash in southern Mexico demanded answers on Monday as the government vowed to investigate what caused a train to derail the day before on a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico.Thirteen people, including a teenager, died when the Interoceanic Train linking the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz with 250 people on board went off the rails on Sunday as it passed by a curve in near a town in Oaxaca. Nearly 110 people were injured.Videos from the scene show train cars that had fallen off the side of a steep hill into dense jungle below as other cars lay toppled on their side. In 2023, Mexicos then-President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador inaugurated the train line as part of a government push to expand the railway and connectivity in rural swaths of Mexico. Hic critics noted that many of the presidents infrastructure projects were quickly constructed, often dodging regulatory bureaucracy and environmental impact studies. Lpez Obradors ally and successor, President Claudia Sheinbaum, told reporters on Monday she was heading to the region and that the train and the infrastructure had been working correctly.Our first priority is taking care of the victims, she said. The second is rigorously investigate what caused this accident. A familys despairHector Serrano Garcia, whose 15-year-old daughter Luisa was killed in the crash, was overcome with grief as he gathered with family members in a small funeral home in Oaxaca. Carmen Garca, Luisas grandmother who was also on the train, begged on Sunday night on social media for help in finding her granddaughter. We havent been able to find her anywhere, the grandmother said late Sunday night. Please, everyone, touch your hearts, its my granddaughter. Serrano Garcia said the family received the tragic news that Luisa was killed on Monday. Weve had very little information, he said. Its been incredibly hard for all the families. It was going very fastBaldo Enrquez Antonio said his wife, Ana Guadalupe Fabre, and their 16-year-old son were both on the train, returning home to Veracruz after spending Christmas with relatives in Oaxaca. They told him the train was going very fast on the curves, he said over the phone from a hospital in southern Oaxaca. Fabre broke several ribs in the crash and their son hurt his leg and had a gash on his forehead where he suffered a bad cut, Enrquez Antonio told The Associated Press.Despite his own injuries, their son pulled his mother out of their toppled train car.When asked about the speed of the train, Sheinbaum said she had seen videos of survivors talking about the speed but warned that we shouldnt speculate but let the prosecutors do their job.___Clemente reported from Tapachula, Mexico. Associated Press writer Megan Janetsky in Mexico City contributed to this report. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Disney announced it will license over 200 Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars characters for use on OpenAIs Sora video-generating platform, with the deal also including a $1 billion investment in the AI company. What do you think?Now Ill never know whether Im talking to the real Scrooge McDuck or not.Orlando Cromer, Figurine DisplayerThis is gonna put so many talking cars out of work.Loretta Berkowitz, UnemployedIts crazy to pay $1 billion when the Times Square Mickey Mouse will do absolutely anything you want for $5.Zain Fredrickson, Professional PanelistThe post Disney Licenses Characters For Use On OpenAI Video Generator appeared first on The Onion.

WASHINGTONAmid ongoing concerns over the aging presidents medical status, health speculations reportedly swirled Monday after President Donald Trump was seen with damage numbers above his head. Recent photos of Trump appear to show him sustaining a series of double- and triple-digit damage values during a press event, fueling rumors that his hit-point pool may be rapidly dwindling, said medical analyst Rebecca Benson, adding that several smaller numbers in purple, red, and light blue indicated that Trump had taken recurring damage from untreated poison, fire, and frost status effects. These damage numbers contradict official White House claims that Trump has been running a completely hitless second term, and several larger numbers with exclamation points after them seem to confirm suspicions that Trump is suffering from critical damage multipliers. In a man of his age, even low-grade chip damage can be run ending, let alone the base 9999 damage value if Trumps hidden stroke status bar fills completely. Skilled doctors have struggled to outheal that kind of burst damage even in a tankier president like Gerald Ford. At press time, Trump had taken to social media to deny that the damage numbers were his and claim that the Last Chance perk seen in one of the photos had actually been activated by an aide standing behind him.The post Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head appeared first on The Onion.

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