The World's Richest Man Wants to Burn It All Down  —  Per NBC News, the Republicans who welcomed Elon Musk into their tent as a key decision-maker and thought leader are having an excellent time: … Happy Thursday.  —  The Kent Brockman Republicans  —  by William Kristol

Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others  —  A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment …

How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge  —  Aides kept meetings short and controlled access, top advisers acted as go-betweens and public interactions became more scripted.  The administration denied Biden has declined.  —  During the 2020 presidential primary …

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Amazon Delivery Drivers at Seven Hubs Walk Out  —  The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some drivers at contracting firms Amazon uses to deliver packages.  —  Workers who deliver packages from seven Amazon facilities across the country went …

Biden, Headed to the Exit, Sets an Aggressive Climate Goal for the U.S.  —  The promise of deeper emissions cuts will very likely be ignored by the Trump administration, but officials hoped it would send a signal to the world.  —  President Biden on Thursday announced an aggressive …

In rare move, Republican senators call for Hegseth's FBI report  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee usually limits who can view these types of background checks.  Lawmakers want to see this one.  —  At least a dozen senators are pushing to see the FBI's background check on Pete Hegseth …

Trump Tossed a Debt Limit Grenade Into Spending Talks.  Here's Why.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump was forced to negotiate with Democrats over the borrowing cap during his first term.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump injected debt limit politics into already-fraught congressional spending talks …

ABC's George Stephanopoulos was repeatedly warned not to use word ‘rape’ by producer — but said it anyway: sources  —  George Stephanopoulos was repeatedly told by his executive producer not to “use the word rape” before going on the air to discuss Donald Trump but the ABC News anchor ignored the warning …

‘The Black Swan Election’: Trump's Campaign Chiefs Tell Their Inside Story  —  LaCivita and Fabrizio explain what their inside numbers showed, where Harris messed up and why Trump wanted Vance.  —  Earlier this month, on the sidelines of the quadrennial campaign managers' conference …

House of Laz  —  SpinCo boss Mark Lazarus has indicated in private conversations that he believes the public perception of MSNBC is that Republicans cannot get a fair shake from the network — and he wants to change that. … To be clear, Lazarus has signaled that he wants the channel to retain its core progressive identity.

Dems Troll ‘Vice President’ Trump as Musk Meddles With Government Funding Bill  —  WHO'S IN CHARGE?  —  The term “President Musk” also started trending on X, which he owns.

Delay Inauguration?  No Need and No Thank You  —  A reflection on the last thing we need from the Biden regime.  —  [Want even more content from FPM?  Sign up for FPM+ to unlock exclusive series, virtual town-halls with our authors, and more—now for just $3.99/month.  Click here to sign up.]