The U.S. House passed a mostly bipartisan bill to spend nearly $1 trillion on national defense, adding to the already growing $36 trillion national debt.
Trump invites Chinese President Xi Jinping to inauguration: report
It’s unclear whether Xi has accepted the invitation.
California reparations bills killed as Newsom sought to avoid appearing ‘too progressive’
Reparations activists urge reintroduction of shelved California bills to establish an agency and fund during Newsom’s special session.
Biden Caused Largest Surge Of Illegal Immigration In U.S. History: NYT
President Joe Biden presided over the largest surge in immigration, the majority of it illegal, in the history of the United States. The New York Read More
Garland lauds ‘principled’ Wray for ‘integrity and skill’ after resignation announcement
AG Garland praises FBI Director Wray’s multi-decade career as a civil servant and U.S. prosecutor, including U.S. assistant AG and head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Tulsi Gabbard’s Syria visit doesn’t faze GOP senators who also seem poised to confirm Ratcliffe as CIA director
President-elect Donald Trump’s top spy picks appear to be enjoying an increasingly receptive Senate GOP, as they make the rounds huddling with senators in a Read More
Biden admin loans Ukraine $20B backed by profits from ‘immobilized’ Russian assets
The distributed funds are part of a $50 billion loan initiative agreed to by the leaders of the Group of Seven countries earlier this year Read More
Pete Hegseth’s lawyer, Sen. Cotton slam West Point for sharing false info about defense pick’s admission in possible privacy violation
Attorney Tim Parlatore and Cotton (R-Ark.) fired off a pair of letters to the US Military Academy’s superintendent, expressing concern that a public affairs officer Read More
Mayor Eric Adams to meet with Trump’s border czar pick Tom Homan about NYC migrant crisis, including deporting ‘known offenders’: sources
Hizzoner is expected to sit down with Homan on Thursday afternoon at City Hall where the two are expected to discuss the migrant crisis in Read More
House Passes $900 Billion Defense Bill, Defunding Transgender Procedures for Military Minors
The House of Representatives has approved its annual defense bill, which includes language banning taxpayer funding for transgender procedures that may result in the sterilization Read More