Rep. Jim Himes: “We spent a lot of time in this hearing asking…whether or not any of these [drone] sightings in New Jersey, Connecticut, anywhere they’re being sighted, are federal government operations, and they are not...”

BIDEN (INCOHERENTLY) FINALLY ADDRESS DRONES: "Nothing nefarious, apparently... I think one started, and they all got - everybody wanted to get in their deal."

ROCKET LAUNCH FAIL: Japan's Space One aborts satellite launch attempt after takeoff.

WOAH! Michael Cohen admits Trump is RIGHT about fake news and their packs of lies.

This was in NYC tonight. These people are severely deranged and very ill.

BREAKING: Louisiana reports America’s first severe case of bird flu

BIDEN: "We have a real contrast to be made, what I did in 4 years and what's going to happen in the next 3 years."

🚨Wisconsin reports first presumptive human case of bird flu

🚨 BREAKING: The Dow Jones Industrial Average officially posts its first 10-day losing streak since 1974.

The index is now down 2,700 points in just 2 weeks.

DEVELOPING: Fox News is reporting that @elonmusk's outspoken opposition to the CR spending bill and his threats of supporting primary challenges may have just derailed the bill.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams' former chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, expected to face bribery-related charges Thursday.

FNC: President-elect Trump 'totally against' proposed spending bill

It’s DOA, folks.

VP-ELECT VANCE: “What the President believes is that we should support a clean CR, so long as it contains a debt limit increase. That's the position of the President & that's what we're going to try to push for.”

NEW: Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) says she will not be attending Trump's inauguration:

"I am a brown woman, daughter of immigrants, and I would feel unsafe...As this man, on day one, announces all the horrible things he will do to try to harm the communities I love."

BIDEN: "One thing we haven't been able to change yet is that, you go to a grocery store — a dozen eggs, a gallon of milk, a pound of bacon — still costs more than it did before the pandemic."

"That's a lot of money for people."

R.I.P. — 14-year-old Rubi Patricia Vergara ID'ed as student killed in shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin.

According to her obituary, she was an avid reader, loved art, singing & playing keyboard in the family worship band. She shared a special bond with her beloved pets, Ginger (cat) and Coco (dog).

REP. JEFFRIES: "House Republicans have been ordered to shut down the government & hurt everyday Americans all across this country."

"House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people."