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Imagining Pete Hegseth
Jonathan Last: “Imagine that his character was sterling. That he was a fine, upstanding man, admired by all who know him. That he had dedicated his life to service and…
Mike Johnson Will Need Democrats to Lift Debt Ceiling
“Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday backed away from a plan to address the approaching federal debt cliff in a party-line reconciliation package, acknowledging several major challenges that may force Republicans…
Flags Will Fly Full-Staff at Trump’s Inauguration
Speaker Mike Johnson announced that American flags will fly full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday after all, “to celebrate our country coming together behind the inauguration of our…
Joni Ernst Appears to Support Pete Hegseth’s Nomination
Punchbowl News: “Ernst — a prominent Hegseth skeptic in the early weeks of Hegseth’s nomination — appeared set to support Hegseth. Ernst had indicated her support weeks earlier. During her…
A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe
Phillips Payson O’Brien:”For the past three years, Russia has used missiles and drones to locate and destroy vital infrastructure in Ukraine—power plants, dams, electrical-transmission lines. Everyone understands that these attacks…
Tech Billionaires Will Have Special Seats at Inauguration
“Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday,” NBC News reports. “They will have a prominent spot at the ceremony, seated together on…
U.S. Says Prisoners Can’t Object to Biden Commutations
“The requests of two prisoners who have taken the unusual step of asking a federal judge to nullify their death row commutations granted by President Joe Biden should be denied…
Trump Will Create ‘External Revenue Service’ for Tariffs
“President-elect Donald Trump said he would create an ‘External Revenue Service’ tasked with collecting tariffs on foreign imports, the latest indication that the Republican aims to carry out his promises…
Rubio Says China Has Cheated to Superpower Status
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) “will say China has lied and cheated its way to superpower status at the expense of the U.S., according to remarks he’s set to deliver at…
Quote of the Day
“I have failed in things in my life, and thankfully I’m redeemed by my lord and savior Jesus.” — Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth, quoted by the New York Times, falling…
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals the ‘Real Mark’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast “to trash the Biden administration and extol the benefits of masculinity in corporate leadership,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Said Zuckerberg:…
Mexico’s President Wasn’t Invited to Inauguration
“Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum said she has not received an invite to Donald Trump’s inauguration, insisting that that it is not a problem even as tariff threats from the incoming U.S….
Bannon Says Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Be Trusted
Steve Bannon went after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying he “can’t be trusted, at all,” The Hill reports. Said Bannon: “He put up $450 million of his own money to…
Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump’s Inauguration
“Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders…
Ernst and Collins Refused to Meet Hegseth’s Rape Accuser
New Yorker: “Republican senators have disparaged anonymous critics of Hegseth. But some of these senators have also declined to speak face to face and confidentially with such critics, including the…
‘The Forgotten Men’
Bankers and financiers told the Financial Times that Donald Trump’s victory has emboldened those who chafed at “woke doctrine” and felt they had to self-censor or change their language to…
Steve Bannon Taunts Elon Musk
Steve Bannon taunted Elon Musk on Tuesday, telling Politico that the president-elect’s billionaire right-hand-man doesn’t have all that much power. Bannon says Musk doesn’t “have the ability to actually make…
Trump Brings Another Tech Mogul Into the Fold
Tech investor Marc Andreessen has been vetting candidates for positions across the incoming Trump administration, the Washington Post reports. Save to Favorites
Trump Threatens NBC and Comcast
Donald Trump called NBC Late Night host Seth Meyers a “moron” and threatened Comcast in an early morning social media post. Said Trump: “These are not shows or entertainment, they…
Hegseth Ordered Three Gin-and-Tonics for Breakfast
Jane Mayer: “As recently as the spring of 2023, according to an account shared last week with The New Yorker, Hegseth ordered three gin-and-tonics at a weekday breakfast meeting with…
