news2shortsWhat to know about Trump’s inauguration committee – from what rules are in place to how much it has raised Donald Trump’s inauguration committee has raised a record $170m for the bonanza of balls, receptions, parades, dinners and related events that will surround his swearing in as president on Monday. The financial takings – which, … Read more
TikTok confirmed that it plans to go dark Sunday unless it’s given more clarity from the Biden administration and the Department of Justice regarding the ban that’s scheduled to go into effect that day.
A former fighter pilot will serve as the next United States Undersecretary of the Air Force, President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday night. Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier, a former U.S. Space Force commander, appeared on Fox News to discuss military readiness in July, after claiming he was fired for criticizing the “Marxist” DEI complex. Lohmeier, a … Read more
President Biden’s final list of commutations was released Friday afternoon, laying out the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were reduced by the president’s action. This latest round of commutations cements Biden’s spot as the president with the largest number of pardons and commutations granted to individuals. The people on the … Read more
Pete Hegseth has picked up another key vote for confirmation as President-elect Trump‘s secretary of defense. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Friday said he will vote to confirm Hegseth, an Army combat veteran whose nomination was under question because of his remarks questioning women’s roles in the military, sexual misconduct allegations, as well as allegations … Read more
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and President-elect Trump met in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, three days before Trump’s return to the White House. “President Trump and I had a productive conversation about New York’s needs and what’s best for our city and how the federal government can play a more helpful role in improving … Read more
Administration to send 100 to 200 officers to city on day two of new presidency, Wall Street Journal reports Donald Trump’s incoming presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration raid in Chicago the day after he takes office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with planning. The raid, expected … Read more
Sasaki, 23, says he intends to sign with LA Dodgers Padres and Blue Jays were said to be other finalists Prized Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars … Read more
The incoming Trump administration is eyeing immigration arrests of illegal immigrants across the country as soon as day one, as top officials say they are ready to “take the handcuffs off” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration is planning a large-scale raid in Chicago on Tuesday, targeting those … Read more
The convergence of money and politics isn’t new. What’s different is the Silicon Valley right’s hostility to the nation state Quinn Slobodian is author of Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy In the last speech of his presidency, Joe Biden described the United States the way he usually only … Read more
