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Political trouble persists for Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS). The White House is holding Lott at distance. A Jan. 6 vote will decide if Lott stays as Senate Republican leader. Many in the party are worried that a continuing focus on Lott's racially insensitive remarks will alienate minorities. NPR's Michele Norris talks to Al Bartell, a member of the Grassroots Leadership Initiative for the Georgia State Republican Party; GOP fundraiser Harold E. Doley Jr.; and Michael Brady, president of the Palm Beach county chapter of the Florida Black Republican Council.

The National Weather Service predicts as much as 6 inches of rain, with flash flooding possible in urban settings just weeks after Hurricane Ida pummeled the area.

JTA will kick off a six-month pilot program in January that will let middle and high school students ride city buses for free from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays.

Blue Guardians of Democracy says one goal is to promote federal voting rights legislation, including a proposal to prevent states from limiting early voting and mail-in voting.

Guinness World Records has declared them the tallest family in the world. The family has five members. The shortest is 6 feet, 3 inches and the tallest is 7 feet, 3 inches.

The Fleming Island Republican has opened a 2026 campaign account in Senate District 6. She ran unopposed this year.

Gonçalo Ramos scored three goals - the first hat trick of this World Cup - to power Portugal past Switzerland 6-1. Ramos was playing in place of star Cristiano Ronaldo who did not start the match.

A private, European collector bought the rare skeleton for more than $6 million at an auction in Switzerland. "Trinity" is estimated to be between 65 and 67 million years old.

For the first time in five years, the poverty rate in the United States did not increase, according to new numbers released by the Census Bureau. The national poverty level remained steady at 12.6 percent. That's about 37 million people living in poverty, the U.S. Census Bureau says.

The government's latest estimate on the GDP — gross domestic product is 0.6 percent, the second in a row of slight growth. That allows the economy to skirt the classic definition of recession. But it still points to an overall slowdown, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again today.