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Biden aired the grievances in a statement after signing the crucial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual bill that provides billions of dollars in funding for the Department of Defense. The president praised the legislation for providing “vital benefits” for military personnel but took issue with section 1032 and 1033—measures he said bar the use of funds to transfer Guantánamo Bay detainees to the custody of other countries and into the United States unless certain criteria are reached....

The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has ruled doing this would violate the Byrd rule—which blocks measures not directly related to the budget being passed through reconciliation. Democrats are moving forward with President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief plans using budget reconciliation, which could allow them to pass without garnering Republican support, and had intended to put the increase alongside those proposals. However, the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling on the measure to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour has indicated the limits of what can be pushed through this means....

In a Friday interview on PBS’ Firing Line with Margaret Hoover, Manchin said that while he has a good personal relationship with Cruz and Hawley, their alleged violation of the 14th Amendment’s rule against inciting an insurrection and holding public office should be investigated. Both Hawley and Cruz have been widely condemned for challenging the Electoral College results during certification, especially after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in hopes of derailing President-elect Joe Biden’s impending move into the White House....

The vote was held shortly after midnight Wednesday to decide on an amendment introduced by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton during the Senate’s budget resolution negotiations for the 2022 fiscal year. Aside from Manchin, the 49 other senators who voted in favor of the amendment were all Republicans. Every other Democrat in the Senate voted against the amendment’s passage, with only one senator—Republican Mike Rounds of South Dakota—not voting. The amendment passed 50-49....

According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, the 34-year-old center is expected to sign a three-year contract with an AAV of $7 million. Pavelski led the Sharks with 38 goals and completed his eighth year with at least 60 points last season en route to a Western Conference Finals appearance. A former seventh-round pick by the San Jose, the Plover, WI native will receive the highest AAV of his career and join Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn on the Stars’ roster of high-priced forwards....

The podcast host was sitting with the comedian to watch Canelo Alvarez take on Gennady Golovkin in Las Vegas on September 17. Alvarez went on to decisively win the fight, which Rogan described as “incredible,” but the night got off to a shaky start for him and Chappelle. He described on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience how the pair had been allocated “amazing” seats near the front, but organizers soon came over to ask the famous duo to vacate them....

During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience released on Christmas Eve, Rogan said: “I really believe, if Michelle Obama runs, she wins.” “She’s intelligent, she’s articulate, she’s the wife of the best president that we have had in our lifetime in terms of like a representative of intelligent, articulate people. She could win,” the podcaster said of Obama. Rogan said the only thing that would get in the way of a potential victory for the former first lady would be if she “bought into some of these policies that are destroying businesses in America, that are making people scared....

The long wait for a trade was justified by the complex nature of the three-way transaction that came to fruition. Duchene was sent to Ottawa, Kyle Turris was sent to Nashville, and a whole slew of prospects and picks (plus goaltender Andrew Hammond) were sent from both teams to Colorado. MORE: Winners, losers from the Matt Duchene-Kyle Turris trade Rookie defenseman Sam Girard, collected from the Predators, was Colorado’s most important acquisition....

“I will be praying that our sick may fight this illness, that the medical professionals caring for them can remain strong and safe, that our children, teachers and school support staff can safely begin the school year and that our people will do everything they can to help us slow the spread of this terrible virus,” the governor said in a statement. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Louisiana has the highest per capita rate of new COVID-19 cases over the last week in the country, with 693 new cases per 100,000 people....

“If China is able to capture Taiwan, there’s no reason to believe that the Chinese Communist Party would stop there. China also has territorial claims against the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam and India,” Cornyn said on the Senate floor. “We shouldn’t view Taiwan as the CCP’s ultimate goal but as the first domino in a quest to reach regional and global dominance,” he added. “If Taiwan falls, it will not be the end, but rather a beginning....

Even the candidate seems to know it. “You’ve executed the first stage of the strategy very well,” Edwards likes to tell Trippi. “When will you execute the second?” Trippi’s account of his running joke with the candidate might be the long-standing strategy of the Edwards campaign. Or it might be an explanation scripted after the slide had already begun. When asked where his boss stands in Iowa, Trippi blurts out, “Third place....

Caught last week on camera by TMZ in Los Angeles, Elway responded in typical Elway fashion: “You know what, that’s too bad.” The Broncos and Miller are working on a long-term deal for the Super Bowl MVP. Elway, the team’s vice president, reportedly put a six-year, $114 million deal on the table, but Miller wants more guaranteed money. MORE: Easy solution to Miller contract problem Cropping his boss out of a photo on social media is a pretty good indication of how Miller was feeling at the time about the state of negotiations....

Lewis, who died of cancer on July 17, 2020 in Atlanta, would have turned 81 years old. He was a leader of the Civil Rights movement during the 1960s and marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was committed to a philosophy of nonviolence and became the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1963. Sherrilyn Ifill, attorney and the president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, honored Lewis in a Sunday tweet, calling on lawmakers to support legislation that would continue his legacy....

On the final day of their opening arguments, the Democratic managers sought to convince senators why Trump was guilty of the second impeachment article against him—obstruction of Congress—and should be removed from office. “One American, a war hero and statesman who is no stranger to this body, recognized the threat posed by Russia’s invasion of Crimea, Senator John McCain,” Schiff said. The short clip showcased McCain describing an opportunity for the U....

During a segment with talk show host Mike Broomhead, the Arizona senator added his two cents on the Browns’ rookie quarterback and his gesture to the Redskins’ bench during Monday night’s preseason game. “I just think he’s gotta grow up,” McCain told Broomhead. “When I was a young navy pilot, I’m glad I was not on national television; that’s all that I can tell you.” McCain later called Manziel a “great competitor” and spoke about the debate surrounding the Washington Redskins name....

And even as the Hawks won 82-81 Wednesday, putting a 3-2 lead and huge historical odds in Atlanta’s favor, John Wall being there for that last play may end up being the most important part. With five broken bones in his left hand, the Wizards’ All-Star point guard played and nearly pointed his team to victory. MORE: Round 2 in photos | Double-dagger finish | Wall’s bizarre pass They forced him to his left hand, with those five non-displaced fractures that Wall decided he could play with anyway....

The actor’s popularity online doesn’t appear to have waned, despite the recent explosive defamation suit he was involved in. He ultimately won his case against ex-wife Amber Heard after she wrote a 2018 op-ed stating she was the survivor of domestic abuse, but recent unsealed documents have cast a shadow over the trial and revealed previously hidden details. Both Heard and Depp’s legal teams are appealing aspects of the jury’s verdict from the Fairfax County, courtroom in Virginia....

Depp is suing Heard for $50 million, alleging that she defamed him in an opinion article that accused him of violent abuse, which was published by The Washington Post in December 2018 and did not explicitly name Depp. While testifying in Virginia’s Fairfax County Circuit Court on Tuesday, the actor said that the allegations were false and that he had never been physically violent towards women. “Nothing of the kind had ever happened,” Depp told the jury....

Ben Kennedy, a participant in the Truck Series Chase, unloaded on fellow driver Ben Rhodes for causing a crash late in the race. MORE: Cup starting lineup; race 1:13 p.m. ET Sunday Sauter is the first driver to earn a place in the Truck championship race next month at Homestead-Miami. He led 50 laps but didn’t have the easiest of days. “I had brake trouble early in the race. I feel like it was one of the smartest races I’ve ever ran,” Sauter said after the race....

Johnson had tire problems that led to disappointing finishes at Las Vegas and Bristol, and then had his car damaged in bizarre fashion Monday at Texas Motor Speedway. The windshield of Johnson's car was crushed by grass kicked up by Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car early in the race at Texas. He had to pit several times for repairs, but was able to stay on the lead lap until he cut a tire and lost several laps....