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Trump considering suspending TikTok ban with Executive Order, WaPo reports
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering intervening in the TikTok controversy as soon as he enters office. One day before he is inaugurated, the nationwide ban on the short video app owned by a tech giant based in China is set to go into effect and...
Trump’s DHS pick tells Senators she will champion border security, transparency
Department of Homeland Security Secretary-designate Kristi Noem told lawmakers Friday that she would prioritize border security and transparency within the federal government. “If confirmed as secretary, I will ensure that our exceptional, extraordinary Border Patrol...
‘Long standing position’: National Archives shoots down Biden’s last-minute bid to change Constitution
The National Archives told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Friday that it maintains its position that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is not part of the Constitution — even after President Joe Biden’s declared otherwise. “This is a long standing position for the...
‘You have failed’: LA Fire chiefs demand current LAFD head be thrown overboard in scathing letter
A number of battalion chiefs have signed a letter calling for Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley to step down over the mismanaged response to wildfires devastating Los Angeles, NewsNation reported. Multiple wildfires rapidly spread through...
Chinese hackers infiltrate US Treasury, Yellen’s computers in another Biden-era cyber breach
State-sponsored Chinese hackers breached U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer, accessing thousands of unclassified documents in December, anonymous sources told Bloomberg on Thursday. The hackers also infiltrated computers belonging to two of Yellen’s...
BS daily political cartoons: Censured Schiff: I don’t believe you!
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DAY ONE: Here’s what Trump could do on his first day in office
(The Center Square) – President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office Monday, has made a series of promises of major executive actions on “day one” in office. One of the simplest and more controversial of those “day one” plans is to pardon some of the Jan. 6...
Fifth Circuit again rules DACA unlawful
(The Center Square) – The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has again ruled the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy is illegal. The court issued a 38-page opinion Friday in “the latest chapter in the long-running litigation challenging” DACA,...
Report: Federal government can’t fully account for its ‘unsustainable’ spending
(The Center Square) – A Congressional watchdog says it is again unable to determine if the federal government's financial statements are reliable. The federal government reported net costs of $7.4 trillion in fiscal year 2024, but it couldn't fully account for...
Time Magazine shares 11 ways to avoid ‘spiraling on Inauguration Day’
Peaceful transfers of power need to come with trigger warnings, apparently. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be televised around the nation, a distressing thought for leftists who have been in a doom spiral since November 5. Capitalizing on the “the...
Five takeaways from this week’s confirmation hearings
As the confirmation process for President-elect Donald Trump’s stellar group of cabinet nominees barrels forward, there is one unmistakable thing missing among Senate Democrats: credibility. Throughout Trump’s first term and continuing for the duration of the...
The Israel hostage deal is extortion
The decision by the Israeli government to make significant concessions to the Hamas kidnappers should never be called a “deal.” It was an extortion. Would you call it a deal if somebody kidnapped your child and you “agreed” to pay ransom to get her back? Of course...