Giorno: 27 Dicembre 2024

GOP Writing Off Trump Threats as Negotiating Ploy

As President-elect Donald Trump suggests the U.S. should own Greenland, annex Canada, and take back the Panama Canal, Republicans are dismissing his threats as saber rattling, which might have benefits, Politico reported.

Rep. Roy: DOGE Will Stop Legislators Using Programs for ‘Political Gain’

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said on Friday that incoming heads of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, will help stop legislators from using government programs “for some sort of political gain.”[#item_full_content]

Mexico Held 500K Migrants Last Quarter

Mexican security forces have detained about 475,000 irregular migrants since October, authorities said on Friday, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs unless it stops illegal migrants from arriving at the shared border.[#item_full_content]

Georgia lawmakers can can subpoena Fani Willis for information related to Trump case, court rules

A Georgia judge has ruled that state lawmakers can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of an inquiry into whether she engaged in misconduct during her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. In his Dec. 23 order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram gave Willis until Jan. 13 to file a list […]

Justice Dept Order to Block Adversaries From Data Access

The Justice Department announced plans to carry out an executive order designed to prevent data from Americans and the government from falling into the wrong hands.[#item_full_content]

Manchin calls Biden’s clemency for two killers ‘horribly misguided and insulting’

Following President Biden’s move to commute the sentences of 37 prisoners on federal death row, Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., called the clemency granted to two of the individuals “horribly misguided and insulting.” In the 37 cases, Biden commuted the sentences to life sentences without the potential for parole. Manchin — a Democrat-turned-independent senator who will […]

Police group praises bill to give public sector retirees full Social Security benefits: ‘deserved and earned’

A law passed last week as Congress narrowly averted a partial government shutdown to address cuts in Social Security for some public sector workers was praised by law enforcement groups, despite criticism from opponents who said the cost would speed up the program’s insolvency.  The Senate on Saturday overwhelmingly approved the Social Security Fairness Act, […]

Mark Elenowitz to Newsmax: Public Offering Nears, Viewers Ready to Invest

Newsmax viewers are not only supporting the network by watching it, but by indicating they want to invest in the company’s ongoing and growing success as the company heads toward its public offering, Mark Elenowitz, managing director for Digital Offering LLC, said.[#item_full_content]

White House: 9th Telecom Firm Hacked by Chinese Spies

A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top White House official said Friday.[#item_full_content]

Biden’s Contraceptive Mandate Reversal Victory for Nuns

“Christmas came early” for the Little Sisters of the Poor earlier this week when the Biden administration dropped its controversial contraceptive healthcare mandate, ostensibly ending the nuns’ 14-year battle over religious liberty with the federal government, the Catholic News Agency reported.[#item_full_content]