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Trump Lawyer Sought Contracts from Candidates, Cabinet Seeker While Advising President-Elect
One of Donald Trump’s closest advisers Boris Epshteyn solicited political candidates, a defense contractor and at least one potential Cabinet nominee for lucrative consulting contracts at the same time he was being paid by the Trump campaign and advising the President-elect on legal matters, nominations and political communications, according to interviews and documents reviewed by Just the News. One of those who was pitched by Epshteyn for both a consulting contract and an investment opportunity was Scott Bessent, the hedge fund manager named Friday night by Trump as his nominee for Treasury Secretary. Bessent rejected the overtures and eventually, when asked, reported concerns about them to the Trump transition team, including Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.
Read MoreTrump Likely to Tap Loyalist Kash Patel for Top FBI or DOJ Post
Axios President-elect Trump is expected to appoint ultra loyalist Kash Patel to a high-profile position at either the FBI or the Justice Department, top transition sources tell Axios. Patel would be a deeply controversial pick for any leadership role, especially FBI director. Given the hurdles Patel might face winning Senate confirmation, Trump is…
Read MoreManhattan’s Top Federal Prosecutor Resigns to Make Way for Trump’s Replacement
New York Post Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor announced Monday he plans to resign from his post next month to make way for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the powerful office. Damian Williams said he would step down as US attorney for the Southern District of New York on Dec. 13 –…
Read MoreCharlotte Airport Service Workers Strike at Start of Busy Thanksgiving Travel Week
CBS News Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services cast ballots Friday to authorize the work stoppage in North Carolina, which a spokesperson…
Read MoreTrump Endorses Jimmy Patronis to Fill Gaetz’s Seat
Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump is backing Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz in the next Congress. Trump shared his endorsement of Patronis on Truth Social, calling him a “wonderful friend” to him and MAGA. “As your next congressman, Jimmy would work tirelessly alongside of me to Grow our…
Read MoreTop Story: Biden Administration Loosens Immigration Restrictions One Last Time Before Trump Takes Office
Top Commentary: Pam Bondi Needs to Root Out Corruption in DOJ
TSNN Featured: Arizona State Sen. Jake Hoffman Responds After Tourism Director Resigns Following Demand to Probe $700,000 Logo Redesign
Trump Nominates Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday nominated Key Square Capital Management founder and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary.
Read MoreCalifornia Doesn’t Have the Financial Capacity for Trump Resistance Lawsuits
Washington Examiner The California Legislative Analyst’s Office projected a dismal fiscal outlook for the Golden State as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is anticipated to pour millions of dollars into fighting the Trump administration. The non-partisan budget watchdog released an analysis this week showing that while the state has managed to reduce its budget…
Read MoreTexas Approves Optional Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools
The Hill Texas gave final approval Friday to optional biblical lesson plans for kindergarten through 5th grade classes in state public schools. The State Board of Education voted 8-7 to allow lessons on topics such as Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount and the Last Supper, structured by the state-created Bluebonnet…
Read MoreMatt Gaetz Says He’s Not Returning to Congress Next Year
CNN Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general on Thursday, said Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year. “I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend…
Read Morepa-Top Story: Two Dozen States Paint Grim Picture in Supreme Court Brief if Men Are Allowed to Compete in Girls’ Sports
Top Commentary: Every State Needs a DOGE
TSNN Featured: Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen Considers Run Against A.G. Kris Mayes, Who Doubled Down on Trump Electors Case
Top Story: The FBI’s Biden-Era Murder Estimates Are Far Below the Number of Homicides Recorded on Death Certificates
Top Commentary: Give Me Fertility, or Give Me Death
TSNN Featured: Georgia Republicans Mark Guilty Verdict for Laken Riley’s Murderer as Democrats Mourn ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government
Wall Street Journal Our nation was founded on the basic idea that the people we elect run the government. That isn’t how America functions today. Most legal edicts aren’t laws enacted by Congress but “rules and regulations” promulgated by unelected bureaucrats—tens of thousands of them each year. Most government enforcement…
Read MoreReport: All Trump Nominees on ‘Solid Political Ground’ for Confirmation
Breitbart The chances that President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees are confirmed by the Senate are quite good, according to Jeff Greenfield, a contributing writer at Politico Magazine. Greenfield’s opinion contradicts the mainstream media’s narrative on the confirmation chances of Pete Hegseth, Matt Gaetz, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Big media outlets have been claiming…
Read MoreTrump Advisers in Talks to Replace Biden Term ‘Undocumented Immigrant’ with ‘Illegal Alien’
Washington Examiner One of the first actions that President-elect Donald Trump could take come Jan. 20, 2025, is rescinding the Biden administration’s ban on the term “illegal alien.” Advisers to Trump’s transition team on homeland security matters told the Washington Examiner this week that there have already been discussions on doing away with the Biden…
Read MoreCanada Braces for Trump Migrant Surge
Center for Immigration Studies With President-Elect Trump promising a “mass deportation” program for aliens here illegally, Canada is bracing for a surge of third-country migrants headed north. Expect the “world’s longest undefended border” to soon be a little more defended, as a migrant surge would likely imperil the electoral prospects of…
Read MoreDenmark Will Plant 1 Billion Trees and Convert 10 Percent of Farmland into Forest
The Associated Press Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage. The government called the agreement “the biggest change to the Danish…
Read MoreTop Story: Healthshare Org Urges Incoming Trump Admin to Make ‘Radical’ Change to FDA, Healthcare System
Top Commentary: Republican Senators Were Deferential to Biden’s 2020 Cabinet; Now They’re Blocking Trump’s Picks in 2024
TSNN Featured: Speaker Mike Johnson Wants Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘More Involved’ with House GOP After ‘Productive Meeting’
Healthshare Org Urges Incoming Trump Admin to Make ‘Radical’ Change to FDA, Healthcare System
Solidarity HealthShare is calling on the incoming Trump Administration to fix the “nation’s broken healthcare system” with widespread changes to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Read MoreTop Story: House Ethics Committee Will Meet Wednesday to Discuss Results of Matt Gaetz Probe: Report
Top Commentary: Matt Gaetz Is the Right Choice for Attorney General
TSNN Featured: Republicans Want Criminal Charges for Pennsylvania County Commissioners Who Voted to Count Illegal Ballots
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules for RNC, Declares Undated Mail-In Ballots May Not Be Counted
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the Republican National Committee, holding that undated mail-in ballots may not be counted.
Read MoreTrump’s Victory Sparks Consumer Confidence Surge
Axios After years of wondering why there was a disconnect between how Americans feel about the economy (bad) and the actual state of the economy (pretty good), we may have the answer — it was politics all along. If politics is the main driver of consumer sentiment, then it’s no longer nearly as…
Read MoreIndia Overtakes China as Top Source of International Students at U.S. Colleges
The Hill India has overtaken China as the top source of international students for U.S. colleges, according to a report from Open Doors. For the 2023-2024 school year, India saw a massive 23 percent increase in the number of college students sent to America, up to 331,602. China,…
Read MoreTesla Tops Fatal Accident Rates In New Study
Inside EVs Engineering breakthroughs and improved chassis designs have made cars structurally safer than ever. Cars nowadays come loaded with standard safety features like multiple airbags, advanced cameras and sensors that can monitor surroundings and step in during emergencies. However, a new report highlights a troubling trend: rising levels…
Read MoreTop Story: Sanctuary Cities Freed Tens of Thousands of Criminal Aliens Wanted by ICE During Biden Era, Data Shows
Top Commentary: Trump’s Story Is a Powerful Lesson for All Americans
TSNN Featured: Fetterman Admits GOP, Trump Neutralized Abortion Issue in Pennsylvania with ‘Effective’ States Rights Argument
Almost 75 Percent of U.S. Adults Overweight or Obese: Research
The Hill Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are considered overweight or obese, according to new research published Thursday from The Lancet. The research points to a substantial increase in overweight and obese adults in the last 30 years as well as an especially large increase in adolescents aged 5-24, with…
Read MoreDemocrat House Leader Concedes ‘Bitterly Disappointing’ 2024 Election Loss
Axios House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday conceded what he said was a “bitterly disappointing” 2024 election loss. The AP called the House for Republicans on Wednesday, securing President-elect Trump’s total control of Congress. Democrats have been engaged in an intra-party blame game since Nov. 5. “The American people have spoken…
Read MoreTrump Chooses Spokesman Steven Cheung as Communications Director
Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump tapped campaign spokesman Steven Cheung as his incoming director of communication and Sergio Gor as director of the presidential personnel office. “Steven Cheung and Sergio Gor have been trusted Advisors since my first Presidential Campaign in 2016, and have continued to champion America First principles throughout my First…
Read MoreTop Story: Trump Taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS Secretary
Top Commentary: Barack Obama Is Perhaps Not the Political Genius He Tells Us He Is
TSNN Featured: Georgia Secretary of State Makes National Push for Photo ID, Citizenship Verification in Voting
Top Story: Republicans Maintain House Control to Secure GOP Trifecta
Top Commentary: 10 Priorities for Trump’s New Administration
TSNN Featured: Marjorie Taylor Greene Renews Call for January 6 Pardons as DOJ Opposes Wave of Legal Filings Citing Trump Victory
Republicans Nominate Mike Johnson for House Speaker
House Republicans voted on Wednesday to nominate House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to lead the lower chamber once more.
Read MoreBlinken Assures NATO Biden Will Funnel Billions to Ukraine Prior to Trump Return
Breitbart Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a farewell visit to the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday in which he repeatedly insisted that President Joe Biden would “push every dollar out the door that we have at our disposal” to…
Read MoreBitcoin Surges Past $90K Mark for First Time
Axios Bitcoin continued its blistering hot streak Wednesday, breaking through the $90,000 price threshold for the first time. The world’s oldest cryptocurrency is an element of the Trump trade that’s shown no signs of stopping. The president-elect adopted a love of the cryptocurrency industry on the campaign trail. READ THE FULL STORY …
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