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PoliticusUSA is brought to you without ads or big tech influence by reader subscriptions. Please support our work by considering becoming a subscriber.In a letter to Garland, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and House Judiciary Democrats wrote:The American people now deserve the opportunity to read Volume 2 of Special Counsel Smith’s report, which explains how President Trump knowingly retained hundreds of presidential and highly classified records at his Mar-a-Lago club and then deliberately defied subpoenas, obstructed law enforcement, hid evidence, and lied about his continuing retention of these records. It is in the very nature of American…

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said Thursday morning that he is “confident” that a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal can still be “implemented” Sunday as families of two Americans slated for immediate release await answers. “There’s a deal,” Kirby told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. “We’re confident that we’re going to be able to start implementing it on Sunday. There are some implementing details that still need to be ironed out. We’re working with the Israelis on that very, very hard right now.”But we’re confident that we’re going to get there,” he added. From left, American hostages being held in Gaza:…

Badenoch says Britons not as rich as they think and refusing ‘to live within our means’Badenoch accuses Labour of making mistakes, and says the last Conservative government made mistakes too, using the passages briefed in advance. See 9.36am and 11.45am.Badenoch goes on to say the UK is not as rich as it thinks. If we are going to turn our country around, we’re going to have to say some things that aren’t easy to hear. Let’s start with our problems. We think we are rich, but we are living off the inheritance that previous generations left behind, a complacency that…

The Canadian government is preparing billions of dollars in retaliatory measures on U.S. exports to Canada if President-elect Donald J. Trump makes good on a threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, setting up a potential showdown between two countries that are each other’s largest trading partners. Canada is assembling a list of measures, including tariffs on U.S. exports to Canada and levies or other restrictions on key Canadian exports to the United States, if Mr. Trump imposes a sweeping 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods.But the government made clear that it will wait to see what Mr. Trump might…

Google mapsThe gymnasium in Spisska Stara VesTwo people were killed and one was injured after a student carried out a knife attack at a school in eastern Slovakia.Local police initially said the suspect – an 18-year-old student of the gymnasium – was on the run and urged people not to approach him. However, he was apprehended a short time later. “We assure the public that all necessary measures are being taken to make you feel safe,” police said.They added that the teenager’s victims were two fellow students and a teacher. Slovak media reported that the attack took place in Spisska…

THE 12 DAYS of Christmas are meant to start on December 25th. But not in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). On December 5th OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, began a blizzard of product shipments dubbed, gratingly, the “12 days of shipmas”. It has included a full roll-out of Sora, its video-generation tool, as well as Canvas, a writing and coding product.

Days away from his upcoming Jan. 20 inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump declared in a Truth Social post that the incoming administration had already hired more than 1,000 people to work for the U.S. government.He also indicated that individuals who have worked with or been backed by “people suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” are not desirable job candidates.Trump named former National Security Adviser John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence and others, noting that those who have worked with or been endorsed by those individuals should not be floated as job candidates.PENCE…

The US bank Citigroup is to spend £1bn to renovate its skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London, the latest firm to signal its commitment to office working.The Wall Street lender will end up spending nearly as much on renovating the 130,000 sq metre (1.4m sq ft) building as it did on buying the site. Many City firms tend to lease their office space, but the bank bought what is now Citi Tower for £1.2bn in 2019.Citi had considered demolishing and rebuilding the tower, but opted to renovate it instead because reusing the existing structure was deemed more sustainable.It said the project…

This mushroom crostini with perfectly cooked mushrooms, creamy mascarpone cheese, and truffle salt might be my favorite way to eat mushrooms. Such an easy snack or appetizer! I’ve made this mushroom crostini for entertaining and as a simple dinner for myself so many times! I love it. The mushrooms are buttery and golden brown, the cheese is super creamy, and the truffle salt takes everything over the top! I use my favorite method for cooking mushrooms, which is easy and makes some seriously delicious mushrooms. I love them so much that I also use them for our easy mushroom pasta!…

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