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Thune sets up votes to confirm Hegseth by week’s end

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R.S.D., has begun the process of confirming his thorny defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, by the end of the week. Despite an affidavit from his former sister-in-law obtained by Senate Democrats saying that Hegseth had an alcohol problem and was abusive to his ex-wife, Samantha Hegseth, Senate Republicans is moving […]

JPMorgan sets up ‘Trump War Room,’ top banker tells Davos

Wall Street giant JPMorgan has set up a “war room” for Donald Trump, one of its executives has revealed, as the 47th president returns to the White House and announces a flurry of new policies. The bank's head of wealth and wealth management, Mary Erdoes, said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, an […]

Teen sets fire to congressman’s office in fit of rage over TikTok ban

A Wisconsin teen set fire to the office of a local Republican lawmaker on Sunday, angry over the ban on TikTok, authorities said. The Fond du Lac office used by U.S. Rep. Glenn Grossman was set on fire shortly after 1 a.m., and authorities found a 19-year-old man nearby who admitted to starting the fire. […]

Joe Biden Sets Record by Commuting 2,500 Drug Offender Sentences

President Joe Biden announced Friday that he would commute 2,500 sentences for nonviolent drug offenses he deemed “disproportionately long.” With the latest approval in a growing series of pardon approvals, Biden set a presidential record for issuing the most individual pardons and commutations. The president's son Hunter, who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was […]

NYC mayoral hopeful Scott Stringer sets ambitious goal of hiring 3K cops

New York City mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has announced plans to add police officers to fill missing units in the New York City Police Department and place an officer on each subway train as he ramps up his campaign against Mayor Eric Adams. It has set an ambitious and possibly unattainable goal of hiring 3,000 […]

DeSantis sets priorities for legislative session to help Trump’s immigration crackdown

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' wish list for the upcoming special legislative session on immigration will focus on expanding and strengthening existing state laws to support President-elect Donald Trump's efforts on the issue. It has become. President Trump's plan to crack down on illegal immigration is expected to cost billions of dollars, with much of […]