WASHINGTON — Following his withdrawal from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general due to allegations of sexual misconduct, former Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., stated on Friday that he had no plans to return to Congress. The battle will still be fought by me, but from a different angle. In an interview with conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, Gaetz stated, "I have no intention of joining the 119th Congress." Many outstanding Floridians have volunteered to run for my seat; these are individuals who have inspired others with their bravery and public service. He went on to say, "I'm really thrilled to see Northwest Florida reach new heights and have excellent representation." Gaetz, who was elected to Florida's state house for the first time at the age of 28, s...

Following a week of increasing threats against the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that a newly built ballistic missile fired into Ukraine earlier in the week could not be intercepted. According to Reuters, Putin stated in broadcast remarks, "There is no countermeasure to such a missile, no means of intercepting it." And let me reiterate that we will keep testing this most recent system. Establishing serial production is essential. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, had earlier claimed that Ukraine's use of the hypersonic Oreshnik missile was a warning to its careless Western partners. In reaction to Ukraine's first use of long-range Western weaponry to strike targets within Russia, Putin claimed on Thursday that he had ordered a strike using the new intermediat...

Maine's Camden After a recount on Thursday, a Republican legislator in Maine who was accused of strangling his wife last month was re-elected by a single vote. Days before the election, state representative Lucas Lanigan turned himself in after being accused of serious assault and domestic abuse, according to WCSH, an NBC affiliate in Maine. A police affidavit that WCSH was able to get claims that Lanigan choked his wife after she confronted him about a supposed affair. At first, it appeared that he and Democratic opponent Patty Kidder were tied in their contest for a state House seat that represented a portion of Southern Maine. Following a manual recount, the secretary of state's office announced on Thursday that Lanigan had won by a single vote, with 2,478 votes to Kidder's 2,477. NBC...

By a slim vote on Friday, the Texas Board of Education approved the use the Bible in elementary school curricula. Although schools are not required to use the curriculum approved by the Texas State Board of Education, which is run by elected Republicans, they will be compensated more if they do. As early as the following academic year, the materials might be used in classrooms. The lesson plans, which were supplied by the state education agency that is in charge of the more than 5 million children in Texas public schools, have received backing from Republican Governor Greg Abbott. 8–7 was the vote's outcome. At Friday's session, Staci Childs, a Democrat lawyer who voted against the Bible curriculum, said she thinks it will be challenged in court. Therefore, based on those factors alone, I ...

Kayla Morris, a former teacher in Texas, spent fifteen years saving every penny she could for a house for her expanding family. The $282,153.87 that she and her husband received from the sale of the house last year was stashed away in what they believed to be a secure location—an account at the savings startup Yottaheld at a legitimate bank. Morris has been locked out of her account for six months as of November after becoming entangled in the demise of a fintech company that operates behind the scenes, Synapse, along with thousands of other clients. She hoped that her funds were still safe. After that, she found out how much Evolve Bank & Trust, the lender that was meant to hold her money, was willing to give it back to her. At a court hearing last week, Morris stumbled as she stated,...

Walmart customers can start their holiday shopping early this year with discounts of up to 70% off on a variety of categories, including tech, beauty, home and kitchen, and more, as Black Friday approaches. Walmart Plus members who have a monthly or annual subscription will have early online access to Black Friday discounts during the retailer's second holiday event, which begins Monday, Nov. 25 at 12 PM ET, after the retailer's first Black Friday discounts event, which runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17. Online access will be available to all other customers on November 25 at 5 PM ET, and in-store sales will start for everyone on November 29 at 6 AM local time. On Sunday, December 1, Cyber Monday sales begin at 5 p.m. ET for Walmart Plus members and 8 p.m. ET for all other consumers.Additionall...

The victory of Republican businessman Bernie Moreno in Ohio and Representative Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., would increase the number of Latinos in the Senate from five to seven, setting a new record. Despite a minor decline in Hispanic representation in the House, from 48 to 45, the 119th Congress will still have a few additional historic Latino MPs. Hispanic candidates successfully ran for congressional seats in 12 states in the 2024 election, hitting significant milestones in Arizona, Ohio, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, and California, according to a recent analysis by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) evaluating Latino gains and losses in Congress. The analysis found no significant change in the political makeup of the Latino senators. Four Democ...

Washington By agreeing to hear a case on Friday regarding a Federal Communications Commission program that mandates that businesses fund telecommunications services in underdeveloped areas, the Supreme Court may further erode the authority of federal agencies. In a court with a conservative majority of 6-3 that supports their positions, the case represents the most recent chance for corporate interests to stifle regulators. The court asked the attorneys to explain whether the legal disagreement might be moot, leaving up the potential of avoiding a decision in the case. Whether Congress gave the FCC too much power to decide how much firms should pay in subsidies—a figure that is currently in the billions of dollars—is the larger legal question at stake in this case. The court might adopt ...

According to a memo acquired by NBC News on Friday, the NBA issued a similar warning to players earlier this week to protect their belongings from "well-organized, sophisticated" transnational crime networks. After a string of egregious house invasions that targeted some of the most well-known athletes in their respective sports, security officials with two of the biggest professional sports organizations in the world are on edge. The NBA's senior vice president and chief security officer, Leon Newsome, informed league presidents and general managers that FBI agents have briefed league officials, alerting them to the growing threat of "transnational South American Theft Groups (SATGs)" targeting "professional athletes and other high-net-worth individuals." "These SATGs are reportedly well-...

According to Barbara Kahn, a marketing expert at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Black Friday used to be a typical scenario, complete with lines encircling department shops, fighting over merchandise, and crowds so big they streamed out of retailers' front doors. However, the definition of the shopping event has evolved dramatically in recent years. Running into stores before dawn to take advantage of 24-hour doorbuster offers is no longer an option. Due to competition from Cyber Monday, Black Friday sales have mostly moved online, begun earlier, and lasted longer. Some even claim that Black November, the more general name experts use to characterize the month-long sales coming up to Thanksgiving weekend, has supplanted Black Friday. According to Kahn, "Black Friday used t...