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- December 13, 2024
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While speaking at an event for the No Labels political organization Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.) raised eyebrows when she said she is not “attached to a label” when it comes to partisan affiliation. Politico called Murkowski’s comments an “escalation of the Alaska senator’s occasional bucking of her party as the chamber readies itself for a […]

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- December 9, 2024
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Will the Trump administration prosecute Joe Biden? It does not seem likely… President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News anchor Kristen Welker he would be open to prosecuting President Joe Biden if “I find something that I think is reasonable.” Trump sat for an exclusive interview that aired on Sunday morning’s edition of NBC’s Meet the Press, during which Welker asked Trump about the “retribution” […]

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- December 8, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, confirmed Trump’s mass deportation plan is a top priority for the administration and will begin immediately after he takes office. Miller joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” where he was asked by host Maria Bartiromo about Trump’s plans to begin deportations on day one of his impending term. […]

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- December 6, 2024
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The gloves are off… Kash Patel’s legal team threatened Wednesday to sue a former aide to Mike Pence who claimed he was unfit to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump announced Patel would replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray for his incoming administration. “Today, Kash Patel sent a letter to my counsel @MarkSZaidEsq – threatening legal action […]

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- December 6, 2024
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President-elect Trump suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week that if a tariff for failing to address trade and immigration issues would “kill” our northern neighbor’s economy, maybe it should become the 51st state, sources told Fox News. Trump met with Trudeau in Florida over the holiday weekend after threatening a 25% blanket tariff on all products imported […]

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- December 6, 2024
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A suspect accused of breaking into a Donald Trump campaign office outside of Washington, D.C. has been arrested, according to reports. Toby Shane Kessler, 39, was detained on Saturday by the University of California, San Francisco Police Department for squatting in a campus dorm, the Loudoun County sheriff’s office said in a release on Thursday. […]

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- December 5, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump has announced Monica Crowley as his nominee for the position of ambassador, assistant secretary of state, and chief of protocol, a senior public relations role in the State Department. The announcement was made Wednesday, underscoring Crowley’s future responsibilities overseeing high-profile events hosted by the United States. In a statement, Trump highlighted Crowley’s upcoming role in planning […]

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- November 30, 2024
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Heading into the holiday weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed—or feigned—concerns for President-elect Donald Trump‘s safety, alleging that the attacks on Trump and his family have reached levels even criminal organizations in Russia would not employ. Putin’s comments, seen by many as an attempt to ingratiate himself with Trump, came during remarks in which he also praised the incoming president’s […]

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- November 20, 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has reportedly been drafting a list of alternative nominees for defense secretary in case Trump rethinks his choice of, Fox & Friends Weekend co-host Pete Hegseth. According to Vanity Fair, which spoke to two unnamed Republican sources “close to Trump,” the president-elect’s transition team has been “quietly preparing a list of alternative defense secretary candidates should […]

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- November 19, 2024
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On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump nominated celebrity Doctor Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. Read Trump’s full statement: I am very pleased to nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator. America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may […]

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