Category: USA
Scenes From the Atmospheric River That Drenched California and the Pacific Northwest
New York Times The storm, driven by the season’s first major atmospheric river, inundated the region, killing at least two people and causing widespread power outages. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/storm-rain-atmospheric-river-california.html
Read MoreRic Grenell under consideration to be Trump’s point man on Ukraine: report
Fox News Richard “Ric” Grenell, the former acting director of National Intelligence in President-elect Trump’s first administration, is reportedly under consideration to be special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Currently, there is no special envoy responsible for bringing an end to the war in Eastern Europe. Trump is strongly considering whether to create the role,…
Read MoreJewish Community Leader Missing in U.A.E., Raising Fears of Terrorism
Wall Street Journal Israel’s Mossad spy agency opens a probe into the disappearance of an Israeli citizen who is a Chabad rabbi in Abu Dhabi https://www.wsj.com/articles/jewish-community-leader-missing-in-u-a-e-raising-fears-of-terrorism-beb8c2d1
Read MoreHow Scott Bessent Went From Democratic Donor to Trump Treasury Secretary Pick
New York Times The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/us/politics/scott-bessent-treasury-profile.html
Read MoreTexas AG sues Dallas for decriminalizing marijuana
Fox News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a lawsuit Thursday targeting the blue city of Dallas over a ballot measure that decriminalizes marijuana. Paxton alleges that Proposition R, which “prohibits the Dallas Police Department from making arrests or issuing citations for marijuana possession or considering the odor of marijuana as probable cause for search…
Read MoreReadout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz
Defense.gov Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz to review regional threats, discuss ongoing Israeli operations, and reaffirm the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security. https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3976755/readout-of-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-call-with-israeli-minister/
Read MoreWho is Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general?
Fox News Just hours after former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration to be attorney general, President-elect Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his AG nominee. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore,” Trump wrote in his…
Read MoreBiden makes final push for student loan forgiveness before Trump takes office
Fox News President Biden is making a last-ditch effort to cancel more student debt before the end of his term, after facing years of setbacks in his attempts to erase billions of dollars in borrowed money. The Department of Education announced an interim final rule this month to extend the deadline for student loan borrowers…
Read MoreTrump and GOP eye new limits on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are weighing vast changes to the CFPB that could limit its powers and funding. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/23/trump-republicans-cfpb/
Read More24 states’ attorneys general call on Supreme Court to keep biological boys out of girls sports
Fox News Attorneys general from 24 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and uphold an Arizona law to prohibit biological boys from competing on girls’ sports teams. The petition comes after a federal appeals court ruled that the law likely violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.…
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