A Republican senator is proposing a bill that she says would give the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency a head start on making government more efficient. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has proposed the REMOTE Act, which will monitor bureaucrats' computer use and require agencies to report on...

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On late Wednesday, as it became clear that Pete Hegseth's chances of being confirmed as defense secretary were dwindling, reports began breaking that there were backups being considered -- including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis -- by President-elect Donald Trump. At the time, The Wall Street Journal reported, the Trump transition...

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It's not election disinformation, apparently, if Barack Obama does it. During the keynote speech at the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum on Thursday, the 44th president made what, out of the mouth of a Republican, would be called "wild asserts," "irresponsible disinformation" and "false claims of fraud." Those are the...

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How resounding was the Republicans' 2024 victory? Consider this: One opinion writer believes the GOP has secured near-permanent control of the Senate. In a piece for The Hill published Thursday, Ilani Nurick, a Yale Law student and opinion contributor to the Beltway-centric publication, noted that, "For the first time in...

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Let's face some actuarial facts here: At age 82, it's questionable whether Joe Biden will live to see his presidential library unveiled. For instance, Barack Obama left office in January of 2017, but his presidential library still isn't open yet -- and isn't likely to be open until at least 2026,...

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The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson came with a message. The words  “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on ammunition that was used Wednesday in the fatal shooting of Thompson, 50, outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan, according to the Associated Press, which cited sources it did...

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GOP Sen. Joni Ernst says she hasn't "gotten to a yes" on Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense secretary. Which is funny, considering the kind of stuff she does get to a yes on a whole heck of a lot easier. Ernst made the remarks in an interview with Fox News after...

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Illegal immigrants facing deportation could be sent to places other than their home countries under a plan developed by President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. Deportation can be stalled when a nation, such as Venezuela, refuses to accept citizens America wants to deport. To address that, Trump’s aides are trying to...

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A month after Americans voted to return her father to the White House, Ivanka Trump signaled the return of the Trump family to the world celebrity spotlight. President-elect Donald Trump was present via a pre-recorded message, but his elder daughter was on the stage Thursday in Miami for the lottery...

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President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House almost certainly means the end of near-limitless aid to war-torn Ukraine. And good thing, too. After all, aside from President Joe Biden's open border, no federal policy in recent years qualifies as less defensible. A proxy war against a nuclear power...

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Believe it order not, the Democrat party's leadership might actually get worse. Anti-gun activist David Hogg -- a survivor of the Majorie Stoneman Douglas shooting in 2019 in Parkland, Florida -- appeared on "CNN This Morning" to speak to host Kasie Hunt on Thursday about the possibility of running for...

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A Florida art gallery owner accused the organizers of the Scope Art Show in Miami of censorship, claiming they forced her to remove a painting featuring President-elect Donald Trump because they don't like his political views. The Trump portrait was created by the artist Shyglo, "who does photorealistic oil paintings...

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The establishment fears Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense. Thus, the establishment has unleashed its loathsome media minions -- Democratic activists masquerading as journalists -- in an attempt to discredit Hegseth. Apparently, those minions have not yet recognized that their days of influence have ended. We...

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Under the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada has fallen into the abyss of tyranny. Although the Trudeau governments faults are numerous and date back years, a new development -- gun confiscation -- can be added to the list. In a video posted to social media platform X by...

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Vice President Kamala Harris no longer looms as an unfathomable threat to win the presidency. Thus, she may now resume her traditional role as a source of unintentional high comedy. In a clip posted to the social media platform X on Thursday, Harris, in one of her few public appearances...

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The City on a Hill took a bit of a stumble after local authorities closed in on one of their own with some grave charges. The FBI arrested a Boston city councilor early Friday morning at her home, according to WCVB-TV. On-site reporters noted that the arrest happened around 6...

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A federal law that would ban the app TikTok if its Chinese parent company remains in control of it has passed a legal challenge. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it would not review a plea from TikTok and ByteDance,...

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If Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman keeps this up, he's going to become the Democratic Party's new Joe Manchin. (Which would be ironic given the history between the two.) Which is to say, if Fetterman keeps making the rare bit of sense (not unlike Manchin) amid his usual Democratic drivel, he...

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The jury deliberating over the fate of Daniel Penny is stuck. After deliberating since Tuesday on the manslaughter charge against Penny, the jury said it is unable to reach a consensus on the charge, according to the New York Post. The manslaughter charge alleges that Penny acted recklessly in May...

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Former and future first lady Melania Trump said that she's very proud of her son, Barron Trump, and praised him for his role in helping his father Donald Trump win the presidency last month. "He is a grown young man," she said of her 18-year-old son during a Friday interview...

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When it comes to incorrigible racists, one can only pray that someday they discover the error of their ways. Until then, since nearly all American racists have always voted Democrat, Republicans should encourage their wayward opponents to keep talking. In a clip posted to the social media platform X, Democratic...

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