Madge’s Broncos cap squeeze as Haas call looms; Storm’s big headache: Next crop of NRL free agents
Prop Payne Haas will be the main retention target for the Broncos come November 1. Haas has played his entire NRL career at the Broncos, but yet to win a comp. 2025 will be a key ...
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Australia agrees deal to strengthen Solomons police
It would not commit the Solomons to "diminish or scale back" ties with China -- as had been the case in recent deals Australia signed with Nauru, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu, he said. "It is ...
Politico21d
Johnson’s spending nightmare points to grueling GOP problems next year
Speaker Mike Johnson is dealing with a nightmare before Christmas. And it won’t be his last. GOP leaders are now considering a plan B to avert a shutdown deadline on Friday as conservatives ...
Fox News21d
Speaker Johnson defends spending bill amid Musk, GOP opposition: ‘Impossible position’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defended his support for a government spending bill on Wednesday despite opposition from fellow Republicans, including key allies of President-elect Trump.
The Hill21d
Speaker Johnson speaks to Musk after he suggests torpedoing spending bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he talked to billionaire Elon Musk about the 1,500-page government funding deal after Musk voiced his opposition to the bill, and that the incoming Department of ...
Press Gazette21d
Tortoise-Observer deal signed and Lucy Rock named print editor
Tortoise Media has formally signed a deal to buy The Observer and appointed the newspaper’s next editor. Correction on Thursday 19 December: A Guardian Media Group clarification has now stated ...
ESPNcricinfo22d
Rain has final say as Australia, India draw at the Gabba
Rain had the last word at the Gabba, as was widely expected, but only after Australia and India conjured up the most intriguing of what-ifs in the 22 overs that were possible on the fifth day of ...
The Washington Post22d
Could Mike Johnson lose the speaker election?
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is fending off problems already — namely, corralling a characteristically unruly House Republican Conference to pass a bill that will avoid a government ...
CNN22d
Trump brings Congress to a halt with new demands on spending as shutdown looms
Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance on Wednesday sharply criticized a deal to fund the federal government until March 14 that was negotiated by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson ...
The Australian22d
Mitchell Starc v Mitchell Johnson: The ultimate question facing Australia’s fast-bowling cricket fans
If you had to pick a left-armed Mitchell to bowl for your life in a Test for Australia who would it be – Starc or Johnson? In a way it’s a trick question because it depends what version of ...
The Hill22d
Speaker Johnson’s CR text faces criticism from GOP members
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) on Tuesday criticized Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for not producing text for the continuing resolution (CR) and proposing measures that would add to the national debt.