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This is what is happening…
-The divestment of TikTok could be ‘deal of the century’ pro-Trump, says House China Committee chairman
-Trump names several new White House picks to work on AI, crypto and more: ‘America First Patriots’
–Gaetz sues block the publication of the Ethics Committee report
$1 billion in complaints
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is denouncing the biden administration for spending more than a trillion taxpayer dollars on “government waste” this year, including a bearded ladies cabaret show, Sesame Street in Arabic, and “girl-centered climate action.”
He kentucky senator released its annual “Festivus” report detailing different ways the current administration spent taxpayer money throughout the year.
The 2024 Festivus Waste Report found that the Biden-Harris administration spent more than $1 trillion this year, including giving a $10,000 grant to “Beards on Ice,” an organized climate change ice skating show by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, a self-described “queer cabaret arts organization.”…Read more
White House
LOOKING BACK: Six appliances that have been affected by Biden’s crackdown on regulations…Read more
OFF THE NAUGHTY LIST?: Biden administration lifts $10 million bounty on head of Islamist group leader now in charge in Syria…Read more
‘ACT OF COMPASSION’: The Democratic ‘squad’ applauds Biden for freeing murderers from the ‘racist’ death penalty in a last-minute pardon measure…Read more
SEE THE VICTIMS: Biden pardons federal prisoners sentenced to death: killers targeted sailors, girls and law enforcement officers…Read more
Krystal Tobias, 9, left, and her friend Laura Hobbs, 8, who were murdered by Jorge Avila-Torrez in Zion, Illinois, in May 2005. Former Marine Jorge Avila-Torrez, who pleaded guilty of killing Tobias and Hobbs, he was reportedly friends with Tobias’ older brother at the time of his death. (Zion Police Department/Getty Images)
BLOW SMOKE: How Biden’s last-minute emissions target may prove short-lived when Trump takes office…Read more
‘GENTLE ON CRIME’: Republicans criticize Biden for federal death row commutations before leaving office…Read more
World Stage
CHANNELS CLASH: The president of Panama responds to Trump’s idea of recovering a key canal…Read more
FALL OF ASSAD: Why 2024 was a very bad year for Iran…Read more
Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meets with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad (L) in Tehran, Iran, on February 25, 2019. (IRANIAN LEADER’S PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Trump transition
CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT: Trump’s top advisers join group preparing to bolster support for MAGA agenda during second term…Read more
capitol hill
‘RAPID’ DECREASE: The retiring Republican congresswoman’s decline has been “very rapid,” her son says…Read more
Outgoing Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, attended the unveiling of her portrait as chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee in Washington, DC, in November. (Kay Granger’s office)
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: The House report accuses Matt Gaetz of paying women for sex, using illegal drugs, accepting inappropriate gifts…Read more
throughout America
SURROUNDING THE RULES: The watchdog publishes a report highlighting the worst ethical violations it saw by public officials in 2024…Read more
DISMISSED: New York Governor Hochul orders the firing of prison staff involved in the fatal beating of the inmate…Read more
LUIGI PLEADS NOT GUILTY: Ivy League suspect in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO pleads not guilty…Read more
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Mangione, 26, was indicted on state murder charges for the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)
‘PURE MADNESS’: Conservative watchdog notifies ‘sanctuary’ officials ahead of Trump deportation push…Read more
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