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Here’s what happens…
-TikTok divestment could be “Deal of the century” For Trump, says the chairman of the House China Committee
-Trump names several new White House proposals for work on AI, crypto and more: “America First Patriots”
–Gaetz complains to block the publication of the Ethics Committee report
$1 trillion worth of complaints
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for it Biden administration for spending over a trillion of taxpayers’ money on “government waste” this year, including a cabaret show with bearded ladies, Arabic Sesame Street and “girl-centered climate action.”
The Senator from Kentucky released its annual “Festivus” report, which details how the current government spent taxpayer money during the year.
The 2024 Festivus Waste Report found that the Biden-Harris administration spent over $1 trillion this year, including a $10,000 grant for “Beards on Ice” – a climate change-themed ice skating drag show , organized by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, a self-organization. described as a “queer cabaret arts organization.”Read more
White House
REVIEW: Six home appliances hurt by Biden’s crackdown on regulations…Read more
FROM THE NAUGHTY LIST?: Biden admin puts $10 million bounty on head of Islamist group currently in power in Syria…Read more
“Act of Compassion”: “Squad” Dem applauds Biden for sparing murderers the “racist” death penalty in an eleventh-hour clemency bid…Read more
SEE THE VICTIMS: Biden spares federal death row inmates: Killers target sailors, young girls, law enforcement…Read more
Krystal Tobias, 9, and her friend Laura Hobbs, 8, were killed by Jorge Avila-Torrez in May 2005 in Zion, Illinois. According to reports, former Marine Jorge Avila-Torrez, who pleaded guilty to killing Tobias and Hobbs, was a friend of Tobias’ older brother at the time of their deaths. (Zion Police Department/Getty Images)
Blow out smoke: How Biden’s last-minute emissions target could prove short-lived after Trump takes office…Read more
“SOFT AGAINST CRIME”: Republicans are pushing Biden to convert to federal death row before he leaves office…Read more
World stage
Channel Battle: Panama’s president pushes back against Trump’s idea of regaining key canal…Read more
CASE OF ASSAD: Why 2024 was a very bad year for Iran…Read more
Iran’s religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) meets 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: Top Trump aides join group preparing to shore up support for MAGA agenda during second term…Read more
Capitol Hill
“QUICK” DECLINE: Outgoing Republican congresswoman’s decline was ‘very quick,’ says his son…Read more
Outgoing Rep. Kay Granger of Texas showed up for the unveiling of her portrait as House Budget Committee chair in Washington, DC, in November (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
Across America
AROUND THE RULES: Watchdog releases report highlighting worst ethics violations it saw from public officials in 2024…Read more
FIRED: New York Governor Hochul orders the firing of prison staff involved in the fatal beating of inmate…Read more
LUIGI pleads not guilty: Ivy League suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder pleads not guilty…Read more
Luigi Mangione appears for his arraignment hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23, 2024 in New York City. Mangione, 26, was indicted on federal murder charges for the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street. (Curtis Means Pool/Getty Images)
“Complete madness”: Conservative watchdog alerts ‘sanctuary’ officials to Trump’s deportation push…Read more
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