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House Republicans on Monday introduced a plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel by cutting funding for the Internal Revenue Service, setting up a showdown with Democrats who control the Senate. In one of the first major policy actions under new House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republicans unveiled a standalone supplemental spending bill only for Israel, despite Democratic President Joe Biden's request for a $106 billion package that would include aid for Israel, Ukraine and border security. Johnson, who voted against aid for Ukraine before he was elected House speaker last week, had said he wanted aid to Israel...

Fleeing suspect involved in incident with St Louis County police car.

A business owner finally said enough is enough. Video posted on social media shows a shoplifter loading up a large garbage can with a massive amount of merchandise. The owner stormed into the aisle with a large stick and commended to beating the living daylights out of the bad guy.

Coming soon to a Texas town near you: a roving cannabis dispensary. The CannaBus has returned on its "Ride For Your Rights" tour, with a mission to let residents know how they can qualify for medical marijuana.

President Donald Trump plans to make the unprecedented move to depart the White House next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, ABC News has learned. Trump has requested a large sendoff to be planned for the morning of Jan. 20, sources said, after he choppers via Marine One to Joint Base Andrews, where he is expected to give remarks to supporters and departing members of his administration. Sources add that Trump has requested his departure ceremony to have a "military-like feel," although details are not finalized. He hopes to depart to the blare of a military band, with...

An ISIS fighter filmed his fellow terrorist pals trying to use artillery against its enemies, which were being covered with U.S. air support. What happens next, well… is just plain predictable. Video at link

CONCORD, N.H. - New signs on New Hampshire's borders tell visitors, "You're going to love it here." The only problem is the governor and other top officials hate them. "Right now, every time I go past those things I'm embarrassed," Senate Majority Leader Robert Clegg said Thursday. Gov. John Lynch (D) acknowledged that he, too, can't wait to get rid of the beige signs that depict a small village along with the "love it" slogan. "It's true. I want to be there when they take out the first one," he said. The Senate passed a bill Thursday to require the...

<p>The consensus among the Golden State's political elite is that the recall of Gov. Gray Davis is a catastrophe. It's easy to understand why the Democrats hate the recall; their man is being ousted. But conservative Republicans hate the recall, too. The national Republican Party has been surprisingly silent, fueling speculation that they'd prefer to watch Davis twist in the wind, buffeted about by a lackluster economy, record budget deficits and Draconian cuts in public services. Conservative columnist William Safire, a gleeful Davis critic, opined that Californians should behave like adults and live with their gubernatorial mistake until his natural term expires. Even Jay Leno, who knows a joke when he sees one, jibed, ``How dumb is California? People in Florida are laughing.''</p>