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A Hostile Work Environment on the Hill
Andrew Egger: “How are House Republicans taking the news that Donald Trump wants to see their colleagues who served on the January 6th Committee put in jail? For a remarkable…
Suspect’s Notebook Describes Rationale for CEO Killing
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Pete Hegseth’s Nomination Back on Track
Asked about Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be Defense Secretary, Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN: “Right now, he’s in pretty good shape… he’s much better off this week than he was…
Inflation Accelerated Last Month
“Consumer prices rose at a faster annual pace in November, a reminder that inflation remains an issue both for households and policymakers,” CNBC reports. “The consumer price index showed a…
Biden’s Pardon of His Son Is Very Unpopular
Only 22% of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a new AP-NORC poll….
Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History
“The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s and early 1900s,” the New York…
RFK Jr. Becomes Latest Troubled Trump Pick
Politico: “At least three closely watched senators are noncommittal about confirming the vaccine critic, who’s being considered to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Those include swing votes…
Trump Vows Fast Permits for Those Investing $1 Billion
“President-elect Donald Trump said his administration would help expedite permits for any person or company that invested at least $1 billion in the U.S.,” Bloomberg reports. Save to Favorites
Americans Distrust Trump and RFK Jr. on Health
A new Axios-Ipsos poll finds Americans are still more trusting of Anthony Fauci than they are of President-elect Donald Trump and his health team when it comes to medical information. Also interesting: “Only about…
Tom Cotton Will Chair Senate Intelligence
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) beat out Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) to claim the gavel of the Senate Intelligence Committee, despite suggestions Cornyn should get the position “as a consolation prize…
Wall Street’s Titans Can’t Wait for Trump 2.0
New York Times: “These days, it seems that everyone who is anybody on Wall Street — to say nothing of a whole lot of nobodies — is amped up for…
Trump Picks Dan Bishop as Deputy Budget Chief
“President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to fill out key posts at the Office of Management and Budget with two staff picks on Tuesday,” Politico reports. “Trump picked Rep. Dan Bishop…
Trump Taps Tom Barrack as Ambassador to Turkey
“President-elect Donald Trump announced private equity executive Tom Barrack, a longtime ally who faced legal scrutiny for his work on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, as his pick to…
Don Jr. Splits with Kimberly Guilfoyle
“Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle have broken up,” sources tell Page Six. “Insiders add that Trump Jr. has moved on with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson.” Daily Mail: Donald…
Judge Rejects Sale of Infowars to The Onion
“A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding process as flawed and the amount of…
Trump Aims to Remake FTC With Two Picks
“President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday selected Andrew Ferguson to lead the Federal Trade Commission, elevating a Republican lawyer who is likely to abandon the Biden administration’s liberal approach to policing…
We Can’t Just Tune Out Donald Trump
Molly Jong-Fast: “We are a country that stands on the precipice, just six weeks away from swearing in, for the second time, a wannabe ‘dictator’ with ambitions to wildly reshape…
Democrats’ Big Chill
Abby Livingston: “Trump’s unusually early cabinet appointment timeline has given his nominees time to wear down reluctant G.O.P. senators. It’s also given Democrats a chance to shut up, sit back,…
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Within my first two months in office, I signed the American Rescue Plan, the most significant economic recovery package in our history. I also learned something from Donald Trump. He…
Bernie Sanders Says This Is Likely His Last Term
Sen. Bernie Sanders, former presidential candidate and leader of the progressive movement in the United States for decades, said this would likely be his last term, Politico reports. Said Sanders:…
