Category: USA
Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban
New York Times The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/trump-tiktok-executive-order.html
Read MoreWho is Ashley Moody? Meet the Senate’s newest member from Florida
Fox News Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C., to fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Rubio is in the midst of the confirmation process to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. A 49-year-old mother of two, Moody has served as the…
Read MoreHouse Passes Bill to Deport Immigrants Convicted of Violence Against Women
New York Times Scores of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the measure, even though existing law already allows immigrants with contested legal status who are convicted of sex crimes to be deported. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/house-bill-deport-immigrants.html
Read MoreNancy Pelosi to skip Trump inauguration ceremony: report
Fox News Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, plans to skip President-elect Trump’s inauguration next week, her office told ABC News on Thursday. Pelosi has attended 11 inauguration ceremonies, including Trump’s first in 2017. Her office has not provided an explanation for her absence, but she has a history of dramatic displays of opposition to the…
Read MoreResist or Coexist? Democrats Rethink Their Approach to Trump and G.O.P.
New York Times Elected officials across the party are engaging in a balancing act, signaling they have heard voters’ demands for change while grappling with when to oppose Donald Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/democrats-resist-trump-administration.html
Read MoreTrump transition team asks 3 State Department officials to resign: report
Fox News Trump’s transition team has reportedly asked three senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, according to Reuters. Dereck Hogan, Marcia Bernicat and Alaina Teplitz, the career diplomats who were allegedly asked to leave their roles, oversee the State Department’s workforce and internal coordination. This request could signal the Trump team’s desire…
Read MoreIndia Edges Closer to Acknowledging Role in Plot to Kill American
Wall Street Journal A government inquiry called for legal action against an unnamed person involved in the foiled conspiracy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-edges-closer-to-acknowledging-role-in-plot-to-kill-american-101a642f
Read MoreDeSantis Picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to Replace Marco Rubio
New York Times Ashley Moody, a Republican, would take the seat of Senator Marco Rubio once he is confirmed as President-elect Donald J. Trump’s secretary of state. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/politics/desantis-ashley-moody-senate.html
Read More145 House Dems vote against bill to deport migrants who commit sexual assault
Fox News More than 140 Democrats voted against a House bill to deport illegal immigrants convicted of sex crimes on Thursday. The legislation passed along bipartisan lines in a 274 to 145 vote. All present Republicans supported the bill, while the opposition was all made up of Democratic lawmakers. The bill was first introduced by…
Read MoreWhat foods contain red dye No. 3, and how do you avoid them?
Washington Post Red dye No. 3 must be removed from food by mid-January 2027 and excised from ingested drugs the following year after the FDA’s decision to ban it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/16/foods-red-dye-3/
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