Trump's billionaires set to take government by storm … - They've been picked to lead the departments of Treasury (Scott Bessent), Commerce (Howard Lutnick), Education (Linda McMahon), Interior (Doug Burgum), the Small Business Administration (Kelly Loeffler) and NASA (Jared Isaacman).

Milley among potential Trump targets who may get preemptive pardons … - White House lawyers are discussing pardons for people who haven't even been investigated, let alone charged.  — Biden's team fears Trump and his allies, who have boasted of enemies lists and exacting “retribution …

Appeals Court Upholds U.S. Ban of TikTok  —  Panel rules Congress has the power to shut down Chinese-backed app in the U.S. because of national security concerns  —  A federal appeals court ruled Friday that TikTok can be banned in the U.S. over national security concerns …

Elon Musk Backed Trump With Over $250 Million, Fueling the Unusual ‘RBG PAC’  —  The enormous spending from the world's richest man quietly fueled allied groups and was revealed only now, as Mr. Musk plays a key role in the presidential transition.  —  Elon Musk, the world's richest man …

Everybody Loves FRED: How America Fell for a Data Tool  —  From Facebook political debates to college classrooms, the St. Louis Fed's data tool has gained a major following.  —  Fans post about him on social media.  Swag bearing his name sells out on the regular.

USDA orders testing of milk for bird flu  —  The mandate targeting bulk milk transporters and dairy processors is meant to help identify herds that have caught the virus, which has spread among livestock.  —  The national milk supply must be tested for bird flu under a federal order announced Friday …

Breaking news.  Romanian court cancels presidential election in latest political earthquake  —  The first round of the elections saw a previously unknown far-right nationalist candidate Călin Georgescu top the polls in a shock result.  —  The Romanian presidential run-off between …

Exclusive: Trump may cancel US Postal Service electric mail truck contract, sources say  —  Donald Trump's transition team is considering canceling the United States Postal Service's contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, as part of a broader suite of executive orders targeting electric vehicles …

Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO  —  A new report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that if the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) extended subsidies are allowed to expire at the end of 2025, millions of people will become uninsured and premiums will rise.

Melania Trump says heading to the White House for the second term is much different than the first  —  Soon-to-be first lady Melania Trump said Friday that preparing to enter the White House for the second time looks a lot different from the first go-around.  Now, she and her husband know what to expect.

Pre-election research shows disturbing trend among Republicans  —  Public opinion research conducted in October shows a shift in one political party that might make Donald Trump's election on Nov. 5 less of a surprise.  A majority of the party now agrees with a sentiment about immigration …

Eric Adams doesn't rule out switch to the GOP: ‘Cancel me’  —  The New York City mayor has been at odds with national Democrats over immigration.  —  NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has taken a soft touch with President-elect Donald Trump, left open the possibility …

View of U.S. Healthcare Quality Declines to 24-Year Low  —  Americans' rating of U.S. healthcare coverage is below average; most say the system has major problems  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' positive rating of the quality of healthcare in the U.S. is now at its lowest point in Gallup's trend dating back to 2001.

Paul Krugman retires as Times columnist  —  After nearly 25 years as an Opinion columnist, Paul is signing off.  —  I want to take you back to Jan. 2, 2000, a day when Y2K was in the rearview mirror and the dot-com bubble burst was just around the corner, when the Dow stood at a mighty 11,500 …

Putin's Pals Say Tucker Carlson Is Acting as a Secret Back-Channel to Trump  —  GOING UNDERCOVER  —  Carlson traveled to Moscow to push the Kremlin's Ukraine propaganda in public, but what was he doing in private?  —  Tucker Carlson, the darling of the Russian state media …

How Trump could bring on a second civil war  —  Trump may force a second civil war on America with his plan to use the military to round up at least 11 million undocumented people inside the United States — even if it means breaking up families — send them to detention camps, and then deport them.

The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.'s Killing Should Ring All Alarms  —  It started barely minutes after the horrifying news broke that the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan.  Even before any details were available …

Biden will leave office as the ‘worst president’ in modern history, according to voters in devastating poll  — J.L. Partners polled 1006 registered voters for their views on Joe Biden  — Respondents were asked to rank nine recent presidents from best to worst

Want a VIP invitation to Donald Trump's inauguration?  That'll cost you — a lot.  —  If you want to rub elbows with President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration during inaugural celebrations, it'll cost you — between half a million and $2 million, specifically.

Most federal workers are not in D.C. See where they live.  —  Trump has promised to move 100,000 workers out of the “Washington Swamp.”  —  With the inauguration just weeks away, federal workers in Washington are bracing to see if President-elect Donald Trump and his administration fulfill …

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Trump ushers in a Christian “deep state”: MAGA moves to gut the Constitution  —  Trump gave control of the budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a “post-constitutional moment”  —  Far-right pastor Lance Wallnau is incredibly upset over the burgeoning controversies regarding Donald Trump's nominee …

California Capitol building evacuated after receiving threat  —  The state Assembly and Senate are currently on recess until Jan. 6.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — The California Capitol building in Sacramento was evacuated on Friday morning after receiving a threat.

Kash Patel's Podcast Problem  —  “Factions of Republican lawmakers at war over how to slash federal spending,” Politico reports, “are scrambling to recruit Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to their cause”: … And how better to do that than by lobbying Trump's quasi-governmental billionaire pals?