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what’s happening here…
-The House China Committee says selling TikTok could be the “deal of the century” for President Trump
-President Trump names new White House candidates working on AI, cryptocurrency, etc. as “America First Patriots”
– Gates files suit to block publication of Ethics Committee report
$1 trillion worth of complaints
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he would spend more than $1 trillion this year on “government waste” such as bearded female cabaret shows, Arabic Sesame Street, and “girl-centered climate action.” They are accusing the Biden administration of spending taxpayers’ money. ”
The Kentucky state senator has released his annual report, “Festival,” detailing the various ways the current administration spent taxpayer dollars throughout the year.
The Biden-Harris administration this year will award a $10,000 grant to “Beers on Ice,” a climate change ice-skating drag show hosted by Bearded Ladies Cabaret, according to the 2024 Festival Waste Report. It turns out they spent more than $1 trillion this year. …read more
white house
Looking back: 6 home appliances that took heat from Biden’s regulatory crackdown…Read more
Get taken off the naughty list?: Biden administration raises $10 million bounty on head of Islamist group leader currently responsible in Syria…Read more
‘Act of compassion’: ‘Divisive’ Democrats praise Biden for saving murderer from ‘racist’ death penalty with 11th-hour clemency action…Read more
Look at the victims: Biden saves federal death row inmate: Killer targeted sailors, young girls, law enforcement…Read More
Crystal Tobias, 9, and her friend Laura Hobbs, 8, were killed by Jorge Avila-Torres in Zion, Illinois, in May 2005. Jorge Avila-Torrez, a former Marine who pleaded guilty to killing Tobias and Hobbs, was reportedly friends with Tobias’ brother when he died. (Zion Police Department/Getty Images)
Smoke blows: How Biden’s last-minute emissions targets will prove short-lived during Trump’s presidency…Read more
‘Soft on Crime’: Republicans punish Biden by commuting federal death row inmates’ sentences before leaving office…Read more
world stage
Canal clash: Panamanian president hits back at Trump’s idea to take back vital canal…Read more
Fall of Assad: Why 2024 was such a bad year for Iran…Read more
Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (right) and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad (left) meet in Tehran, Iran, on February 25, 2019. (Office of the Iranian Leader’s Spokesperson/Document/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Trump administration transition
Strengthening support: Top Trump aides join group preparing to strengthen support for MAGA agenda during second term…Read more
capitol hill
‘Rapid’ decline: Retiring Republican lawmaker’s decline is ‘very rapid’, son says…Read more
Retiring Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) attended the unveiling of the portrait in Washington, D.C., in November as chair of the Appropriations Committee. (Kay Granger’s office)
Sexual Misconduct: House Report Accuses Matt Gaetz of Paying Women for Sex, Using Illegal Drugs, and Accepting Inappropriate Gifts…Read More
All of America
Bypassing the rules: Watchdog group releases report highlighting worst ethics violations by public servants in 2024…Read more
Fired: New York Governor Hochul Orders Prison Employee Involved in Fatal Assault on Inmate to be Fired…Read More
Luigi Pleads Innocent: Ivy League Suspect in Murder of United Healthcare CEO Pleads Not Guilty…Read More
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on December 23, 2024. Mangione, 26, is charged with state murder in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images)
‘Absolute madness’: Conservative watchdog warns ‘sanctuary’ officials ahead of Trump deportation push…Read more
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