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When a president leaves office, the checks and other benefits continue. Here's a look at some of those perks, and how they came about.

John Oliver quipped during his 11th season finale of Last Week Tonight that Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican nominated by President-elect Donald J. Trump to become the next attorney general despite a House ethics investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct, was voted by his high-school class as "Most likely to not be allowed within 500 feet of here." But that's nothing compared to the real-life animosity Gaetz has inspired among his Republican congressional colleagues, as Oliver noted wry

Two weeks after the first openly transgender person was elected to Congress, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a bill banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms in the Capitol and in House offices. "Biological men do not belong in private women's spaces. Period. Full stop. End of story," the congresswoman wrote in a social media post announcing the resolution. The bill hopes to prevent members and staff "using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biol

The White House has condemned an incident over the weekend in which a group of masked individuals with Nazi flags marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement President Joe Biden "abhors the hateful poison of Nazism, Antisemitism, and racism," which he called "hostile to everything the United States stands for, including protecting the dignity of all our citizens and the freedom to worship."

A House Republican is pushing to ban transgender women from women's restrooms at the US Capitol, two weeks after history was made with the election of America's first out transgender person to Congress.

A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist minister and President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, claimed Meta allowed and profited from the advertisements that falsely claimed he used and endorsed CBD gummies. CBD, or cannabidiol, is one the main active ingredients in marijuana but does not, by itself, provide the high caused by psychoactive THC.

Attorney General Merrick Garland, nearing the end of his tenure leading the Justice Department, told career prosecutors Monday that they are the "backbone" of the Justice Department and urged them to continue to "uphold the rule of law."

Hundreds of mourners lined up outside an Oak Lawn funeral home Sunday to pay their respects to fallen Chicago police Officer Enrique Martínez, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month. As the sun set and its last rays pierced the clouds, and temperatures dropped in the early evening, the trickle of people heading into the wake remained constant. Close to the main entrance of the ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Democratic-controlled elections boards that counted undated and misdated mail ballots, siding with Republicans and reiterating that such votes are invalid. Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks counties voted to count hundreds of such ballots in recent days despite previous rulings from the court that they cannot be included in this election....

Rep. Nancy Mace, Republican of South Carolina, said on Monday that she will be introducing a measure to ban transgender women from using biological women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol. The resolution, which is expected to be filed Monday night, would amend the rules of the U.S. House of Representatives in order to prohibit members, officers and employees from using facilities that are currently designated for the opposite biological sex. "The sanctity of protecting women and standing up against the Left's systematic erasure of biological women starts here in the nation's Capitol," Mace wrote in a statement.

President Joe Biden arrived for a family picture with world leaders during his final Group of 20 summit on Monday, only to find the photo had already been taken without him.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate is due to vote on Wednesday on legislation that would block arms sales to Israel, backed by lawmakers who say Israel is obstructing aid shipments desperately needed by Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The "resolutions of disapproval" were filed by Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. Strong bipartisan support for Israel means the resolutions are not expected to pass, but backers hope they will encourage Israel's government and President Joe Biden's administration to do more to protect civilians in Gaza.

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets stronger recovery from a draining financial crisis. Dissanayake, whose leftist coalition won a record 159 seats in the 225-member parliament in a general election last week, also reappointed veteran legislator Vijitha Herath to helm the foreign affairs ministry. Dissanayake, who has held the key finance minister portfolio since he was elected in September, will continue in that role, two party sources told Reuters, as Sri Lanka looks to chart a stronger recovery out of its worst financial crisis since independence from the British in 1948.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis is holding back from celebrating US President Joe Biden's reported decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles against specific targets in Russia. Landsbergis said he would not reach for the champagne just yet as it remains unclear "how many rockets" the Ukrainians have. Landsbergis wants to know if Ukraine has been supplied with enough rockets to make a difference on the battlefield. The Lithuanian foreign minister also questioned the

Consensus is growing for a United Nations peacekeeping mission for Haiti. But nonmilitary approaches should be explored too. The post A Military Approach Alone Won't Be Enough to Tackle Haiti's Gangs appeared first on World Politics Review.

President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, telling lawmakers that the money is "urgently needed." The letter Monday to House Speaker Mike Johnson comes as lawmakers meet during a lame-duck session to finish key priorities before making way for a new Congress and the incoming Trump administration. Biden said he has met firsthand with those harmed by the storms and he heard what residents and businesses needed from the federal government.

More than 150 people submitted opponent testimony against a bill that would require school districts to allow students to be released from school for religious instruction. Opponents argued religious release time programs disrupt the school day, create a divide between students who participate and those that don't, and interfere with religious freedom. "My concern with [...]

President-elect Donald Trump's demand for a recess to allow his top appointees to take office without a confirmation vote would be a complete abdication of the Senate's constitutional advice and consent responsibility, increasing the odds that unvetted and unqualified individuals will occupy critical government jobs.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that he wanted a strong and durable relationship with China Monday as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil. It was the first time a British leader has met with Xi in recent years as ties between the two countries deteriorated over security and human rights concerns and China's support for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Starmer, who became prime minister in July after his Labour Party won a landslide election victory, is seeking to repair relations with Beijing.

Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden aims to finalize a rule on a clean fuel tax credit before leaving office on Jan. 20, a senior White House official said on Sunday. The clean fuel program, which would provide credits for the production of sustainable aviation fuel and other lower-emission transportation fuels, is set to begin in 2025. The Biden administration also plans to release a study on the environmental and economic impacts of liquefied natural gas before Jan. 20, the official said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that he is nominating former Wisconsin Representative and Fox Business News host Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary. If confirmed, Duffy will oversee aviation, automotive, rail, transit and other transportation policies at the department with about a $110 billion budget as well as significant funding that remains under the Biden administration's 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure law and EV charging stations. "I'm eager to help you usher in a new golden age of transportation," Duffy wrote on social media.

Jack Brewer led several other charity heads in condemning the lack of action from the Biden administration against U.S. planes shot in Port-au-Prince.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is pushing for a resolution that would ban transgender women from using female bathrooms in the Capitol. This comes just weeks before Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride of Delaware is set to become the first out transgender member of Congress.