Author: Artificial Intelligence

California Governor Gavin Newsom has invited President-elect Trump to visit the Golden State to witness the devastation caused by the wildfires, meet with victims and thank first responders.The governor’s message to Trump was released Friday as fires continue to burn in parts of California.Newsom urged people not to politicize a “human tragedy” or spread “disinformation.”Newsom calls Trump’s claims ‘pure fiction’ after president-elect points out tragedy in California fires President Trump (center) looks on with California Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom as they watch the damage caused by wildfires in Paradise, California, November 17, 2018 (Saul Loeb/AFP via…

Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned from his position at the Justice Department on Friday, Fox News reported.The resignation, which had already been expected since President-elect Trump was elected in November, was quietly announced in a footnote to a court filing on Saturday. “The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and became independent from the Department on January 10,” the memo states.Mr. Smith was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to investigate the 2020 election interference case against Mr. Trump related to the January 6 incident and the Mar-a-Lago…

President-elect Trump announced incoming members of Congress for several key Cabinet positions in a series of social media posts Saturday as Inauguration Day approaches.Trump, who will take office in 10 days, made the announcement on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon. First, he nominated Catherine McGregor, who served in the same position in the Trump administration, to be the next deputy secretary of the interior.”Katherine is currently the Vice President of Environmental Services for NextEra Energy, Inc. and previously worked at the Department of the Interior during my first four years as President,” Trump wrote. “She has assisted us in our…

President-elect Donald Trump has indicated plans to issue 100 or about 100 executive orders after taking office, senators and news outlets have indicated, although the numbers vary somewhat.President Trump, who will take office later this month on January 20, met with Senate Republicans on Wednesday.Appearing on “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) suggested that President Trump has close to 100 executive orders to address issues such as border security and U.S. energy. He said he did.“He threw it out — 100 — there could be as many as 100 EOs, yes. I believe him,” Sen. Kevin Cramer…

Federal prosecutors say disgraced former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez should be jailed for 15 years after being found guilty of a “prolonged bribery and highly significant foreign influence scheme.” said. On Friday, prosecutors filed a 108-page brief outlining their case for sentencing Menendez and fellow former convicts Wael Hana and Fred Dives.At the press conference, prosecutors emphasized the seriousness and depth of the crime and pointed out its historical importance.”As proven at trial, the defendants engaged in a corruption and foreign influence scheme over a period of years of astonishing brazenness, breadth, and duration that resulted in “resulted in…

The Space Coast’s new congressman wants America to set bold goals for extraterrestrial exploration, believing the nation’s potential will literally take Americans sky high.”We need to do everything we can to ensure safety, but it’s done in a way that removes some of the unnecessary red tape so we can go out and compete and So that we can beat any other country,” said Congressman Mike. Florida Republican Khalidopoulos said in an interview on Fox News Digital.”Because the moon and beyond isn’t a Disney movie cliché. It’s the future.”Khalidopoulos said he would “love to see” the United States return to…

Education leaders at the school district, university and state level across the country are preparing schools for the incoming Trump administration, including efforts to protect undocumented immigrant children. Many school districts are focused on efforts to strengthen protections for immigrant students and their families. These include mandatory training for teachers on what to do if immigration officers arrive at schools, and new rules banning immigration officers from coming to schools in the first place. Other districts are preparing measures to secure funding in case President-elect Trump cuts their budgets.”We will not allow any law enforcement agency to take any immigration…

A review of last year’s California state budget revealed that California Governor Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resiliency by more than $100 million.The proposed budget signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year cuts $101 million from seven “wildfire and forest resiliency” programs, Newsweek reported.The California Fire, which has destroyed more than 10,000 buildings in the Los Angeles area, remains uncontained.California wildfires wreak havoc in Los Angeles County, killing 5 people and threatening thousands of homes Firefighters battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/Associated…

President-elect Trump has announced the latest picks to join his growing Cabinet selection as the Jan. 20 Inauguration Day approaches. President Trump said in an announcement Friday night that Bill Briggs will be the next deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. If confirmed, Briggs will serve alongside Kelly Loeffler, President Trump’s nominee to lead the SBA.”Bill is a successful businessman who served as acting deputy administrator for the SBA’s Office of Capital Access during my first term,” he said. “During his tenure, Bill helped oversee the historic Paycheck Protection Program, which saved many small businesses and millions of…

EXCLUSIVE: A wife who wants to bring her husband home from two-and-a-half years of illegal detention in Afghanistan flies to Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to plead with President-elect Trump to take up her case. Ryan Corbett was captured by the Taliban in August 2022 just as the U.S. was about to withdraw from Afghanistan, and has been trying ever since to secure talks with the Biden administration, Anna Corbett said. This week, reports surfaced that the Biden administration is negotiating with the Taliban to exchange three Americans held in Afghanistan in exchange for prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, who are believed to be…