Last night on Fox News… Rep. James Comer: “It’s a slap in the face to all the good Americans who actually deserve to be recognized for their public service or for their sacrifice or for their community activism. You think about all the first responders that risk their lives every day, all the military frontline soldiers who risk their lives …

“I’ve been primaried three times. I think there’s some real threats [from Musk]. But, by the way, what he said was not true. So, for example, Elon Musk put out that we were gonna give ourselves a $66,000 pay raise. That was not true. That we’re protecting Liz Cheney. That was not true. That we were gonna build a new …

“Oh no. You can pull all my fingernails out. You can shove bamboo up in them. You can start cutting off my fingers. I am not voting Mike Johnson tomorrow. And you can take that to the bank. You know that, Matt. I don’t know how to say this without cussing. If they thought I had no Fs to give …

The New York Post reports: The wife of the Army soldier who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas Wednesday broke up with him six days before he killed himself inside the vehicle, according to law enforcement sources. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, left his Colorado Springs home the day after Christmas following an argument with …

The Washington Post reports: President Joe Biden has decided to officially block Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of U.S. Steel, a once-iconic American company whose sale to a foreign buyer he publicly opposed for months, according to two administration officials who were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have vowed to pursue legal action …

NBC News reports: A judicial organization that sets national policy for federal courts has rejected a request from two Democratic lawmakers to refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the Justice Department over free travel and gifts from wealthy benefactors that were largely omitted from his financial disclosure forms. The group, the Judicial Conference, sent identical letters Thursday to Sen. …

ABC News reports: Bags of ready-to-eat broccoli florets sold in 20 states have been recalled over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria. Braga Fresh Foods has voluntarily recalled one lot of its 12-ounce bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets, according to a recall notice shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Dec. 31. Braga Fresh Foods, a California-based …

“What a terrible day when we see terrorist attacks on American soil. It’s absolutely tragic and we’ve got to look as a country on how these things happen. We absolutely have to shut down the border, we can’t allow terrorists to come across the border. We also have to take a look at how are these terrorists coming from people …

The Daily Mail reports: The debut of Matt Gaetz’s talk show on One America News Network had more people talking about the former Congressman’s appearance than his guests. Gaetz made his debut on the conservative network with former colleague Lauren Boebert as his headline guest on The Matt Gaetz Show. The former Florida representative has been taunted by liberals for …

Deadline Hollywood reports: Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who was found guilty of murdering singer Selena Quintanilla, has filed for parole in Texas. Saldivar was found guilty in 1995 of killing Quintanilla and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years, which will be in 2025. The parole review process begins six months before becoming eligible, …

CBS News reports: In the four years since the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, federal investigators have amassed troves of evidence leading to the arrests of more than 1,500 defendants. Still, one key aspect of an event tied to that day remains a mystery: the identity of the person who planted two pipe bombs on Capitol Hill the night …

The Hill reports: Vice President-elect JD Vance took to the social platform X on Thursday to share an op-ed by Elon Musk in which the tech mogul expressed support for the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany, or AfD. Quoting Musk’s English version of the opinion piece, Vance said it was an “interesting piece.” The paper’s commentary editor resigned …

Ars Technica reports: Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice assistant Siri routinely recorded private conversations that were then sold to third parties for targeted ads. In the proposed class-action settlement—which comes after five years of litigation—Apple admitted to no wrongdoing. Instead, the settlement refers to “unintentional” Siri activations that occurred after …

Axios reports: House Republicans’ mainstream wing is warning Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) not to repeat his predecessor’s mistake of giving away the store to his right-wing detractors to retain his gavel, Axios has learned. Johnson is facing roughly a dozen right-wing holdouts on the eve of Friday’s speaker election — in which he will only be able to afford a …

The Wall Street Journal reports: President-elect Donald Trump has promised a crackdown on illegal immigration and significant changes to immigration laws. Now his advisers will contend with long-existing headwinds to turn Trump’s campaign rhetoric into policy. Most immigrants in the U.S. illegally can’t be deported without a hearing in immigration court, where they have a chance to ask for asylum …

“Let’s talk a little bit about the mosques in America. They have been on the rise, the building of mosques all across this country. What’s the government’s role here in terms of what they need to do? Not just kind of a blanket crackdown on mosques, but to really investigate what is going on at some of these mega mosques, …

The Independent reports: The active-duty Green Beret who was driving a Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day “was a 100 percent patriot,” his bewildered uncle said Thursday. Matthew Livelsberger, 37, was “like a Rambo-type, for lack of a better word,” Dean Livelsberger told The Independent. Dean, whose older brother is …

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve, Angel Nunes decided it was time to visit his partner, Chris Dillon, who was alone at his Fort Lauderdale home. Nunes, 50, made it through the door just in time for the two men to enjoy a celebratory embrace on the pool deck behind Dillon’s home in a …

The New York Times reports: A federal appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s landmark net neutrality rules on Thursday, ending a nearly two-decade effort to regulate broadband internet providers like utilities. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Cincinnati, said that the F.C.C. lacked the authority to reinstate rules that prevented broadband providers from slowing …

Roll Call reports: Like others who defended the Capitol that day, Walter Pingoen does want some acknowledgement of what transpired on Jan. 6, 2021. In the lead-up to the fourth anniversary of the mob attack, some are again calling for the dedication of an overdue plaque to honor police, though they aren’t holding their breath. “At this point, I have …