Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis  —  The president-elect is discussing replacing the current Pentagon nominee as the former Fox News host faces mounting scrutiny over allegations about his personal life  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida …

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in possible targeted attack: sources  —  The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.

Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts  —  Under owner Elon Musk, the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has become a hotbed of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content.  A recent headline in the Atlantic doesn't mince words: “X is a white supremacist site.”

Dictators for a Day  —  South Korea and America  —  South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, invoked martial law, tried to install a military dictatorship — and failed completely.  In his actions there are some likely similarities with the coming Trump regime, and some clear lessons for Americans to learn right now.

California Democrat Flips Seat in the Last House Race to Be Called  —  Adam Gray, a former state lawmaker, defeated Representative John Duarte, a Republican, in a reversal of their 2022 race.  —  A Democratic former state lawmaker defeated the Republican incumbent on Tuesday to flip a seat …

9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding  —  With Donald Trump's return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block.  —  USE OUR CONTENT

I listened to hours of Trump's FBI pick on Steve Bannon's podcast.  Oh boy.  —  Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to direct the Federal Bureau of Intelligence, has never served in the FBI.  But he has hosted Steve Bannon's podcast.  —  Patel is a contributor at Real America's Voice …

Trump's pick to head DEA withdraws after GOP criticism of his covid policies  —  Chad Chronister is the second Trump pick to abandon his bid to serve in the administration.  —  Chad Chronister, the Florida sheriff tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Drug Enforcement Administration …

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Trump's Notre Dame Appearance Means More Than You Think  —  Emmanuel Macron, the French President, invited President Donald Trump to attend the grand re-opening of Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years of reconstruction.  —  It will be a grand affair, attended by 50 heads of state …

Elon Musk's harassment of federal employees proves DOGE is weaker than he pretends  —  Musk's relentless misbehavior on X leads MAGA into a “cowardly troll” era  —  Shortly after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he announced, with great fanfare, that billionaire Elon Musk …

Trump picks Jared Isaacman to head NASA  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  —  Isaacman, CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments (FOUR.N), has been a close associate of Elon Musk …

Trump v. Clinton: The media double standard on the influence of foreign cash  —  On Monday, Popular Information reported that Justin Sun, a Chinese national currently being prosecuted for fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission, sent President-elect Donald Trump $18 million in cash.

James Carville Claims 1 Person Is Secretly ‘Driving’ Trump's Sketchy Nominations  —  The Democratic strategist was friends with the conservative figure who he says is wielding the most influence on the president-elect.  —  LOADING  —  Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday …

Voters Broadly Positive About How Elections Were Conducted, in Sharp Contrast to 2020  —  Trump voters' skepticism about election administration and voting by mail declines sharply after their candidate's 2024 victory  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents

Why did Silicon Valley turn right?  —  The “pounded progressive ally” thesis has limits  —  A significant chunk of the Silicon Valley tech industry has shifted to the right over the last few years.  Why did this happen?  Noah Smith and Matt Yglesias think they have the answer.

Trump Picks Atkins, Ex-SEC Commissioner, to Succeed Gensler  —  Paul Atkins, a veteran financial regulator and a fixture in Washington's conservative financial circles, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead and possibly overhaul the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Detroit Mayor Duggan, a longtime Democrat, will run for Michigan governor in 2026 as independent  —  Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a longtime Democrat, says he will run for Michigan governor as an independent in 2026.  “It's clear to me that there are a lot of people in this country who are tired …

Trump taps ex-aide Peter Navarro for senior counselor on trade and manufacturing  —  President-elect Trump on Wednesday named his former once-jailed aide Peter Navarro as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to the incoming White House, picking a loyal ally to help implement Trump's broad plan for tariffs.

Ocasio-Cortez eyes Oversight bid amid Trump's return  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is strongly considering a bid to become the top Democrat on the powerful Oversight and Accountability Committee, a pivotal seat that will play a prominent role in pushing back against the incoming Trump administration in the next Congress.