Category: USA
Biden commutes nearly 2,500 more sentences in final days of presidency
Fox News President Biden announced Friday morning he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 inmates as the end of his presidency draws near. The commutations are for people convicted of non-violent drug offenses “who are serving disproportionately long sentences” compared to what they would receive if sentenced under today’s law. “Today’s clemency action provides…
Read MoreHow Trump’s Border Czar Thomas Homan Found MAGA
New York Times Thomas Homan once defended Obama-era policies and health care for transgender immigrants. Now he’s eyeing hotlines to report undocumented neighbors and arrests of local officials who get in the way. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/trump-border-czar-thomas-homan.html
Read More‘Woke green hydrogen bomb’: Historian blasts California leaders for ‘nonsensical’ wildfire response
Fox News There were many things that preceded the “nonsensical” response from Los Angeles and California state leaders to the devastating wildfires that continue to blaze across the region, according to historian and political commentator Victor Davis Hanson. “To mitigate you have to know what went wrong, and there were short-term and long-term problems,” Davis,…
Read MoreTrump DHS pick Noem likely to face scrutiny over deportation, border plans at confirmation hearing
Fox News South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem heads to Capitol Hill on Friday for her confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security — a hearing where border security and plans to launch a massive deportation operation are likely to take center stage. Noem, nominated by President-elect Trump to lead DHS, will appear before…
Read MoreRNC chair on GOP’s mission going forward: ‘Make sure…Trump voters become Republican voters’
Fox News EXCLUSIVE – Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Mike Whatley says his job going forward in the 2025 elections and 2026 midterms is straight forward. “It’s really critical for us to make sure that the Trump voters become Republican voters,” Whatley said in an exclusive national digital interview with Fox News on the sidelines…
Read MoreChina’s Xi Offers Olive Branch to Trump by Sending Top Deputy to Inauguration
Wall Street Journal Vice President Han Zheng is set to be highest-level Chinese official ever to attend a presidential swearing-in, signaling Beijing’s willingness to engage the new administration. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-xi-offers-olive-branch-to-trump-by-sending-top-deputy-to-inauguration-2876a8db
Read MoreSpaceX loses spacecraft after successful booster catch in Starship test
Washington Post SpaceX said the ship experienced “a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn,” moments after a dramatic, successful booster catch at the launchpad. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/17/spacex-starship-launch-lost-explosion-debris/
Read MoreChina Sees a Fresh Decline in Population, Despite a Rise in Births
Wall Street Journal The Year of the Dragon produces a baby rebound, but demographers say it is temporary. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-sees-a-fresh-decline-in-population-despite-a-rise-in-births-abc62c1d
Read MoreBiden says Netanyahu should accommodate ‘legitimate concerns’ of Palestinians
Jerusalem Post The outgoing President said that Israel can’t sustain itself without a long-term commitment with Palestinian factions. https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-837957
Read MoreMore Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo
New York Times Many neighborhoods are still off-limits to residents. Evacuees say they are increasingly frustrated and at a loss over what to do next. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/la-fires-evacuations-homes.html
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