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– New York judge decides President Trump’s sentence on January 10th
– Carter appointees reorganized federal benches across the country
– Federal court will not refer criminal case to Justice Department over separate ethics complaint against Judge Thomas
Johnson wins re-election as Speaker of the House of Commons in first round
On Friday, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) was reelected as House Majority Leader.
The Louisiana Republican won along party lines in the first round, in contrast to his predecessor’s 15 long-running 2023 elections.
This came despite heavy criticism from some conservatives, who threatened to withhold support for Johnson in protest of his handling of government funds and several other issues in the 118th Congress. I did…read more
Members of the House of Representatives (background) and Speaker Mike Johnson (center) (Getty)
New Year’s Day Terror
Bourbon horror: New Orleans truck ramming attack: One hour before Bourbon Street massacre, terror suspect spotted by creepy surveillance…read more
New Year’s Nightmare: New Orleans terrorist, man in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion share more links to attack just every few hours…Read More
Terrorism ‘targets’: New Orleans barricaded surveillance in busy season ‘terrorist target areas’ raises concerns…Read more
Path of destruction: ISIS has launched 7 terrorist attacks on the U.S. mainland…Read more
Pro-ISIS media outlets called on Muslims in Russia, Europe and the United States to carry out attacks on New Year’s Eve. (AP Photo/Getty Images)
Jabbar’s “war”: New Orleans terrorists choose Bourbon Street for maximum carnage: Timeline…Read more
New Year’s Escape: New Orleans revelers use ‘tactic of choice among terrorists’ to narrowly escape from path of speeding truck…read more
‘Global threat’: Diplomat, Israeli reservist on leave from Hamas war injured in New Orleans terrorist attack…Read more
OLD TEXT: Las Vegas suspect’s ex-girlfriend shares days-old text from him bragging about his Tesla Cybertruck…Read More
world stage
Global threat: ISIS becomes increasingly unopposed following US withdrawal from Afghanistan, collapse of Syria…Read more
‘Medieval crimes’: Iran to execute more than 1,000 prisoners in 2024, highest number of death row inmates in 30 years, report…Read more
Holding flowers, he stands in front of a huge banner depicting the portrait of Lebanese Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah during a protest rally condemning the Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah headquarters on the outskirts of Beirut and the killing of Hassan Nasrallah and Hezbollah. Iranian protesters. General Abbas Nilforoushan, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Tehran, Iran, September 30, 2024. Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a major Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah headquarters on the outskirts of Beirut on Friday night, September 27th. (Morteza Nicobazul/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Trump administration transition
‘Hard-working patriots’: President Trump names team to work with US Treasury nominee Scott Bessent…Read more
Massive Support: A Significant Majority Believes President Trump Will “Restrict Illegal Immigration”…Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott during a ceremony commemorating the construction of 200 miles of border wall on the Mexican border in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB) ) /AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
capitol hill
‘Put aside our pride’: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene votes for Johnson after trying to oust him from speakership last year…Read more
‘America is back’: President Trump reacts to Johnson’s speaker vote victory…Read more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump (AP/Getty)
All of America
Shampoo, abortion, and taxes: Shampoo rules and immigration considerations: A look at some ‘draconian’ state laws, tax hikes taking effect in 2025…Read more
FIRST ON FOX: ‘Radical’ FBI targets Americans ‘at risk’ with DEI, Blackburn says in letter demanding answers from Wray…Read more
Federal Bureau of Investigation offices in Miami, Florida, photographed on Friday, June 23, 2006. The department is investigating drones spotted across New Jersey. (Richard Sheinwald/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
‘Reply all’ moment: Washington state Democratic Party accidentally emails ‘radical’ tax proposal to all senators…Read more
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