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The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, MATTHEW DALY and COLLIN BINKLEYUpdated 4:24 AM CST, November 15, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
“Let’s make every day count,” President Joe Biden said in an address to the nation last week after Vice President Kamala Harris conceded defeat to Trump in the presidential race.
Trump has pledged to rescind unspent funds in Biden’s landmark climate and health care law and stop clean-energy development projects.
“There’s only one administration at a time,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told reporters at a news conference Thursday. “That’s true now, and it will also be true after January 20th. Our responsibility is to make good use of the funds that Congress has authorized for us and that we’re responsible for assigning and disbursing throughout the last three years.”
But Trump will control more than the purse strings come January. His administration also can propose new regulations to undo some of what the Biden administration did through the rule-making process. ...
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Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a mandate to govern.
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Gaetz faces rocky road to confirmation as pressure builds for release of House ethics probe | CNN Politics
Top Senate Republicans are withholding support for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general, while Democrats and at least one prominent GOP senator call for the release of an ethics report into the former congressman.
www.cnn.comFood prices worried most voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills
Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills.
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Tracking Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and administration | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump moved swiftly to announce his selections for his next Cabinet and key administration posts in the days and weeks following the election. Now that Trump has been sworn in, it’s the Senate’s job to consider his nominations.
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Trump goes full MAGA as he picks allies and loyalists to fill his second administration
As he aims to turn the nation's capital upside down, President-elect Trump is turning to allies and supporters of his MAGA movement and America First agenda as he quickly moves to assemble his second administration.
As Trump picks Florida men for top jobs, new political possibilities open up in the Sunshine State
As President-elect Donald Trump names his picks for his new administration from his private club in Palm Beach and prepares to return to the White House, he’s bringing the Sunshine State with him.
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Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new 'department' actually be able to do anything?
The "Department of Government Efficiency" won't be a real government agency. In fact, it won't even be part of the federal government.
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Woman testified to House Ethics Committee that Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17: Sources
The woman at the center of the DOJ's probe of Matt Gaetz testified to the House Ethics Committee that he had sex with her when she was 17 years old, sources say.
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017
President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.
www.cbsnews.comTrump wants to end 'wokeness' in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of perceived “wokeness” and “left-wing indoctrination.”
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With Trump's return, are Jan 6 Capitol rioters off the hook?
Now that Trump has won, what will happen to the Jan. 6 prosecutions?
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The Onion buys InfoWars in bankruptcy auction
The satirical website The Onion purchased InfoWars on Thursday, a capstone on years of litigation following InfoWars founder Alex Jones' defamation case.
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Jared Kushner expected to be pivotal to Trump admin’s Middle East efforts without taking a formal job | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is seen as being pivotal to the incoming administration’s Middle East efforts, even though he is not likely to take a formal job within it, regional diplomats and Trump allies told CNN.
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Could Biden copy Obama with December surprise at UN to punish Israel's Netanyahu?
While Israel seeks to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza and free 101 hostages, members of the United Nations Security Council seek to impose a new draft resolution against Israel.
FDA vaccines chief hopes for common ground with RFK Jr.
The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."
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Trump delivers Thune his first big test as Senate GOP leader - Washington Examiner
Trump’s eyebrow-raising Cabinet nominees and the threat of recess appointments are putting the incoming Senate leader between a rock and a hard place.
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Continue reading...Biden's EPA pushed to 'de-gender' agency bathrooms, hire more LGBTQ staff, unearthed memo reveals
Former President Joe Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sought to "de-gender" bathrooms and locker rooms in agency offices as part of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) push, according to an unearthed memo confirmed to Fox News Digital.
A Biden-era EPA internal memo, obtained by the watchdog Functional Government Initiative and first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, recommended that the federal environmental agency "increase participation in voluntary self-disclosure of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)" and...
Continue reading...A Biden-era EPA internal memo, obtained by the watchdog Functional Government Initiative and first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, recommended that the federal environmental agency "increase participation in voluntary self-disclosure of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)" and...
'We will fight': Anti-woke beer company fires back at beer giant for 'intimidation' amid trademark dispute
FIRST ON FOX: A conservative beer company is pushing back after beer giant Anheuser-Busch filed a trademark claim against it after the company went viral for criticizing Bud Light’s association with a transgender influencer.
"Anheuser-Busch has filed a federal trademark opposition before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in an act of corporate revenge against Conservative Dad’s Ultra Right Beer," the Conservative Dad beer company said in a press release accompanied by a new video this week, explaining that Anheuser-Busch is claiming Ultra...
Continue reading..."Anheuser-Busch has filed a federal trademark opposition before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in an act of corporate revenge against Conservative Dad’s Ultra Right Beer," the Conservative Dad beer company said in a press release accompanied by a new video this week, explaining that Anheuser-Busch is claiming Ultra...
Chinese nationals banned from US student visas under new House GOP proposal
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are pushing legislation to ban Chinese nationals from getting student visas in the U.S.
Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., has been sounding the alarm for weeks over what he sees as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of the American visa program meant for studying in the U.S.
He is now expected to introduce the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act, or the Stop CCP VISAs Act, on Friday.
JOHN MOOLENAAR: WE DON’T WANT A COMPANY THAT IS AFFILIATED WITH THE CHINESE...
Continue reading...Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., has been sounding the alarm for weeks over what he sees as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) exploitation of the American visa program meant for studying in the U.S.
He is now expected to introduce the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act, or the Stop CCP VISAs Act, on Friday.
JOHN MOOLENAAR: WE DON’T WANT A COMPANY THAT IS AFFILIATED WITH THE CHINESE...
Federal judge rips DOJ lawyers, demands written retraction from Hegseth over transgender military policy post
A federal judge tore into lawyers from the Justice Department on Wednesday, homing in on a retweet from
Continue reading...Biden's 'Woke Green Agenda' on chopping block as EPA announces 'most consequential day of deregulation'
FIRST ON FOX: The Environmental Protection Agency announced the "most consequential day of deregulation" in U.S. history Wednesday, as it put the Biden administration's Clean Power Plan 2.0 — which cracked down on power plants — on the chopping block.
"President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an announcement, first obtained by Fox News Digital. "In reconsidering the Biden-Harris rule that ran afoul of Supreme Court case law, we are...
Continue reading..."President Trump promised to kill the Clean Power Plan in his first term, and we continue to build on that progress now," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an announcement, first obtained by Fox News Digital. "In reconsidering the Biden-Harris rule that ran afoul of Supreme Court case law, we are...
Trump says Schumer 'has become a Palestinian': 'He's not Jewish anymore'
President Donald Trump said during a meeting with the Irish prime minister in the Oval Office on Wednesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., "has become a Palestinian." "Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned. You know, he's become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He's not Jewish anymore. He's a Palestinian," Trump said. Schumer is the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in American history. Trump made the remark after a reporter asked him about lowering taxes. CONSERVATIVES FLIP SCRIPT ON SENATE DEMS PUSHING...
Continue reading...Egg prices hit records as Easter and Passover approach, but relief may be near
Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach.
The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.90 in U.S. cities in February, up 10.4% from a year ago. That eclipsed January's record-high price of $4.95.
Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly were egg-laying chickens. Just since the start of the year, more than 30 million egg layers have been killed.
If prices remain high, it will be third...
Continue reading...The latest monthly Consumer Price Index showed a dozen Grade A eggs cost an average of $5.90 in U.S. cities in February, up 10.4% from a year ago. That eclipsed January's record-high price of $4.95.
Avian flu has forced farmers to slaughter more than 166 million birds, mostly were egg-laying chickens. Just since the start of the year, more than 30 million egg layers have been killed.
If prices remain high, it will be third...
Immigration accounted for all U.S. population growth in 2022-23, first time since 1850
All U.S. population growth in 2022-2023 happened because of immigration, not births — the first time that’s occurred since 1850, a migration think tank reported Wednesday.
That immigration growth has happened as U.S. birth rates have fallen, the Migration Policy Institute reported as part of its latest edition of “Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States.”
The immigrant population grew by 1.6 million people between 2022 and 2023, reaching a record high of 47.8 million in 2023, according to the analysis...
Continue reading...That immigration growth has happened as U.S. birth rates have fallen, the Migration Policy Institute reported as part of its latest edition of “Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States.”
The immigrant population grew by 1.6 million people between 2022 and 2023, reaching a record high of 47.8 million in 2023, according to the analysis...
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says she won't seek reelection in NH
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will end the longtime senator's historic political career and deals a significant blow to Democrats, who were already facing a difficult path to reclaiming the Senate majority.
Shaheen, who turned 78 in January, was the first woman elected to serve as both governor and senator in the United States. A spokesperson confirmed her decision not to seek reelection on Wednesday.
“I ran for public office to make a difference for the people of New Hampshire...
Continue reading...Shaheen, who turned 78 in January, was the first woman elected to serve as both governor and senator in the United States. A spokesperson confirmed her decision not to seek reelection on Wednesday.
“I ran for public office to make a difference for the people of New Hampshire...
Tesla vehicles vandalized across US since Musk began White House role
Tesla vehicles, dealerships and charging stations have been hit with vandalisms, fires and protests since Elon Musk began his role at the White House.
Continue reading...NM lawmakers warn sweeping gun control bill primed for passage shows Dems ‘are dead-set on disarming us’
New Mexico Republicans are warning the likely passage of a semiautomatic firearms prohibition law in Santa Fe will turn law-abiding citizens into potential criminals, citing the types of guns targeted and a new registry provision.
The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act, or SB 279, will prohibit the import, sale and possession of such guns, as well as "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices," in the Land of Enchantment – and require certification of semi-auto weapons and "providing penalties."
A source familiar with the...
Continue reading...The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act, or SB 279, will prohibit the import, sale and possession of such guns, as well as "large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices," in the Land of Enchantment – and require certification of semi-auto weapons and "providing penalties."
A source familiar with the...
Ohio college 'illegally forcing students' to share bathrooms with opposite sex: watchdog
A conservative legal watchdog group is urging both the Trump administration and the state of Ohio to investigate Kenyon College, which they allege is breaking the state's recently-passed bathroom bill categorizing restrooms by biological sex.
America First Legal sent letters to Craig Trainor, the Department of Education's acting assistant secretary in the Office for Civil Rights, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Thursday morning urging the agencies to open an investigation of the college.
"Ohio law is clear: multi-occupancy restrooms must be...
Continue reading...America First Legal sent letters to Craig Trainor, the Department of Education's acting assistant secretary in the Office for Civil Rights, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Thursday morning urging the agencies to open an investigation of the college.
"Ohio law is clear: multi-occupancy restrooms must be...
Lindsey Graham to push 'bone-breaking sanctions and tariffs' to pressure Russia into peace with Ukraine
As the Trump administration seeks to mediate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced that he plans to propose "bone-breaking sanctions and tariffs" this week in a bid to goad Russia into making peace.
The U.S. and Ukraine declared in a joint statement on Tuesday that Ukraine would be willing to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
"Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to...
Continue reading...The U.S. and Ukraine declared in a joint statement on Tuesday that Ukraine would be willing to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
"Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to...