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Here’s what’s happening…
-Biden warns against “ultra-rich” “oligarchy” despite accepting donations from Dem mega-donors
-‘The worst farewell speech in presidential history’: Biden’s Oval Office goodbye considered “dark”
-Race for DNC chair narrows after long-shot candidate drops out, argues Minnesota’s Ken Martin
Bondi fights
Pam BondiPresident-elect Trump’s nominee to head the Justice Department, was involved in a violent clash Wednesday with Sen. Adam Schiff, Democrat of California, as the California senator questioned Bondi about whether she would prosecute Trump’s political opponents .
Schiff, a vocal critic of the president-elect, asked Bondi if she would investigate former special counsel Jack Smith and also former Rep. Liz Cheney.
“I ask you, sitting here today, if you are aware of any factual basis for investigating Liz Cheney,” he said….Learn more
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department as attorney general, takes the oath of office before the Senate Judiciary Committee for her confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
White House
LAUNCH FAILURE: Comer denounces Biden’s ‘failure’ to bring fed employees back to the office and promises to make it happen…Learn more
‘ASHAMED’: Biden Justice Department gives plea deal to brutal gang leader in murder spree that killed 7…Learn more
‘HOLLOW RING’: Biden ripped for warning that oligarchy ‘taking shape’ in US despite deep ties to billionaires…Learn more
President Biden has been criticized for his lack of media availability. (Anna Moneymaker)
“UNUSEABLE CHARGES”: President Biden’s climate standards for walk-in freezers could be considered under the new GOP resolution…Learn more
World stage
“WE ARE CONFIDENT”: Kirby is “confident” that Americans in Gaza will be freed on Sunday, amid reports of a delay in the deal between Israel and Hamas…Learn more
BUSINESS IN DANGER? : Israel’s Netanyahu delays Gaza ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of trying to backtrack…Learn more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Congress (Getty Images)
Trump transition
YOU ARE NOT HIRED: The president-elect describes the type of people he doesn’t want to hire…Learn more
‘RETURN TO BASICS’: Trump AG pick Pam Bondi would ‘make America safe again’ with tough but fair approach: former colleague…Learn more
STABLE PRESENCE: Bondi, the AG nominee, is seen as a stabilizing force to lead the DOJ during Trump’s second term…Learn more
ON THE GUEST LIST: Trump invites TikTok CEO to inauguration…Learn more
President-elect Trump is pictured in front of the TikTok logo. (Getty Images)
“NO BEST DEALMAKER”: “No better negotiator”: Trump would have considered an executive order to “save” TikTok…Learn more
“PASSIONATE” ABOUT FOSSIL FUELS: Trump’s energy candidate heckled by climate protesters, ridiculed by the Democratic senator as a “fossil fuel enthusiast”…Learn more
ZELDIN’S HEARING: Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions at EPA hearing…Learn more
PRESENT HEIR: Vance hosts A-list fundraiser ahead of Trump’s inauguration…Learn more
WORK OF ART: Official portraits of Trump and Vance released before inauguration…Learn more
On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States and JD Vance as the 50th Vice President of the United States. (Trump-Vance transition team)
“IDEALOGUES WITH AN AGENDA”: Conservative group reveals how Trump can clean up the Education Department and lists top bureaucrats to fire…Learn more
SWAMP CHANGE: Trump transition asks 3 State Department officials to resign…Learn more
INDIVIDUAL ABSENCE: Nancy Pelosi will not attend Trump’s inauguration…Learn more
Capitol
FAMILY FIGHT: The House Freedom Caucus will draw battle lines on the fight for reconciliation after presenting its plan to Trump…Learn more
JANUARY 6: A member of the January 6 committee declares that the pardons are useless: “We did nothing wrong”…Learn more
Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., makes remarks during the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
CASE REJECTED? : House Democrats push Garland to drop charges and release second part of Jack Smith report…Learn more
“UNFAIR MANDATE”: Military members who refused the COVID “vaccine” would also get their jobs and pay back, under the new GOP bill…Learn more
DESANTIS NAMES STATE AG: Who is Ashley Moody? : The new member of the Senate from Florida…Learn more
REORIENTATION OF FUNDS: House Republicans introduce bill to redirect IRS funds to hire more southern border agents…Learn more
Across America
U-turn: The governor of Massachusetts now wants to limit illegal immigrants in migrant shelters plagued by crime…Learn more
VISION OF THE TUNNELS: The federal government has closed the cross-border tunnel used by Mexican cartels to smuggle into the United States…Learn more
LONE WOLF: Governor Newsom joins a handful of Republican governors raising flags to full height for Trump’s inauguration…Learn more
BORDER SECURITY: 145 Democratic lawmakers vote against bill to deport migrants who commit sexual assault…Learn more
THE WILD WEST: Los Angeles wildfires: Armed homeowners patrol for looters in evacuation zone…Learn more
A house on fire as residents try to escape from the site in Pacific Palisades, California, Los Angeles, United States, January 8, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire has forced 30,000 people to evacuate, with authorities warning that the Worsening winds could further intensify. the fire. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NEARLY 50,000: Crackdown on illegal immigration in red state leads to nearly 50,000 criminal arrests…Learn more
‘CONTEMPTIBLE’: Newsom calls for looting to be a crime in evacuation zones amid hellish Los Angeles…Learn more
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