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The Senate voted down Sen. Joe Manchin’s amended permitting reform bill in a 47-47 vote Thursday evening, meaning that Democratic leaders failed to honor an agreement made to the West Virginia Democrat to secure his support for climate spending legislation.

The White House said Thursday that President Joe Biden has put in “the work” on securing the border, despite record illegal immigration for much of his term, and challenged congressional Republicans to do the same.

Drug overdose deaths among teenagers have doubled in the past two years, with fatal overdoses of fentanyl occurring at an even higher rate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

A professor at the University of Austin claims the new school has raised more than $100 million from donors who agree with its mission.

The Department of Defense announced an expansion of its training of Ukrainian forces, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder announced from the podium on Thursday.

The NFL is currently discussing whether to change the penalty for roughing the passer and hitting a defenseless player to an ejection.

The man who attacked Dave Chappelle at a Hollywood Bowl comedy performance was sentenced to 270 days in jail.

Supplemental Security Income recipients will receive a payment of $914 on Dec. 30, making it the second SSI payment recipients receive this month.

Supplemental Security Income recipients are scheduled to receive the second of two payments this month in just over two weeks, giving them $1,755 in total SSI benefits in a month.

LGBT advocacy group GLAAD this week claimed that "dragphobia" is on the rise.