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Trump blows up ‘ridiculous’ federal spending deal as deadline looms
House Republican leaders were already struggling to cobble together Republican support for a bipartisan stopgap federal spending bill when President-elect Donald Trump weighed in hard against it on Wednesday, imploding the deal. … [Read more...] about Trump blows up ‘ridiculous’ federal spending deal as deadline looms
What will the Nationals do at closer?
Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images The Nationals have a hole to fill in the backend of the bullpen after non-tendering Kyle Finnegan After non-tendering Kyle Finnegan, the Nationals will head into 2025 with a new closer. The question is who will it be. With the reliever market yet to develop, there are plenty of external options available. However, there are a couple intriguing … [Read more...] about What will the Nationals do at closer?
The Tale of Elijah Dukes
Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images In our 20th anniversary series, we will cover the slugger who couldn’t stay out of his own way Elijah Dukes had all the talent in the world. Legendary manager Joe Maddon once compared him to Albert Pujols. However, there was a problem, Dukes was a total head case. That was how he got to the Nationals in the first place. In a Vice article, … [Read more...] about The Tale of Elijah Dukes
Trump, Vance call on Speaker Johnson to scrap funding patch, raise debt ceiling
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance called on House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday to scrap his proposed short-term spending deal and raise the nation's borrowing limit, dealing another blow to the funding patch with just two days until the deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. … [Read more...] about Trump, Vance call on Speaker Johnson to scrap funding patch, raise debt ceiling