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Thirty-eight Republican lawmakers resisted the president-elect's command to support a spending and debt deal, showing that at least some of his followers are willing to buck his leadership in the right circumstances.

With a funding deadline approaching, workers are bracing for the possibility of a disruptive holiday season, which could include longer wait times for travelers.

The veteran Labour lawmaker chosen by Prime Minister Keir Starmer has experience in trade policy and business and was once nicknamed "the Prince of Darkness" for his political tactics.

The world's richest man posted or amplified inaccurate claims about the bill's provisions for congressional salaries, a football stadium and biological research.

A Pentagon spokesman said the increase was unrelated to the fall of President Bashar al-Assad to rebel forces in early December.

Three Black men had accused the airline of wrongly forcing them to get off a plane for an hour because of a complaint about body odor.

A Republican backlash to the speaker's plan to temporarily fund the government has sparked new talk of ousting him, and highlighted the challenges he will face if he manages to keep his job.

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, ate with President-elect Donald J. Trump. Both have courted Mr. Trump.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the president-elect's pick for health secretary, has spent much of the week meeting with friendly Senate Republicans, including some who appear to be trying to institutionalize his influence in Congress.

President-elect Donald J. Trump was forced to negotiate with Democrats over the borrowing cap during his first term.