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Inside Elon Musk's Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs — Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government. — An unpaid group of billionaires, tech executives and some disciples of Peter Thiel …
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California Fire Facts — LIE - California Cut Firefighting Budgets — FACT: The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 (from 5,829 to 10,741) — FACT: CalFIRE's budget has nearly doubled since 2019 ($2 Billion to $3.8 Billion) — LIE - These Wildfires are Caused …
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Time, Los Angeles Times and LADWP
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Republican congressman calls for halting of disaster relief to California
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House Republican Threatens To Withhold Disaster Aid From California Amid Deadly Wildfires
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Al Jazeera and Fox Business

Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel — President Biden spoke today with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel. The two leaders discussed the ongoing negotiations in Doha for a ceasefire and hostage release deal based on the May 27 …
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Washington Examiner and UnHerd
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Biden spoke with Netanyahu; Sullivan says hostage deal very close — Netanyahu updated Biden on progress and on the mandate he has given his top-level security delegation now in Doha in order to advance a hostage deal, Netanyahu said in a statement. — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden spoke …
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Steve Bannon: ‘I Will Do Anything’ to Keep Elon Musk out of the White House — ROME — Former Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon has declared war on Elon Musk, vowing to have the tech billionaire kicked out of the White House by the time Donald Trump is inaugurated.
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Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’ — Ex-Trump adviser denounces tech CEO's embrace of some forms of immigration and vows to ‘take this guy down’ — In an escalation of discontent among the highest-profile far-right followers of Donald Trump …
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Pardoned by Trump, Manafort Is Back and Looking for Foreign Work — The president-elect's 2016 campaign chairman, four years after receiving clemency, is testing the international market with a team of Trump-linked consultants. — Constant Méheut and Michael Schwirtz


White Christian nationalists are poised to remake America in their image during Trump's second term, author says — There's an image that captures the threat posed by the White Christian nationalist movement — and how it could become even more dangerous over the next four years.


He gave his cats raw milk because he thought it was healthier. He says it tragically backfired — A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired.


Trump Calls Officials Handling Los Angeles Wildfires ‘Incompetent’ — Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County authorities have invited President-elect Donald J. Trump to tour the devastation, but he has not publicly responded. — President-elect Donald J. Trump offered fresh criticism early Sunday …
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Transcript: Sen. Mark Kelly on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 12, 2025 — The following is the full transcript of an interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Jan. 12, 2025. — MARGARET BRENNAN …
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Vance: Jan. 6 Rioters Who ‘Committed Violence’ Should Not Be Pardoned — The vice president-elect left wiggle room, however, saying there is “a little bit of gray area there” — Vice president-elect J.D. Vance drew a line delineating which Jan. 6 criminals and defendants will be considered …
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Vance Says Violent Jan. 6 Protesters Shouldn't Be Pardoned
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USA Today, The Gateway Pundit, IJR and Washington Times


Trump Plans a Cruel Deportation Propaganda Blitz to Scare Away Immigrants — The president-elect and his allies plan to take their racist Springfield terror campaign national — Donald Trump is coming back into office this month on a vow to initiate the “largest” mass deportation operation …
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DOJ seeks interviews with former UnitedHealth Group doctors — Clinicians told STAT that UnitedHealth pressured them to apply lucrative diagnosis codes to patients — The Justice Department is interviewing former UnitedHealth Group physicians about their experiences working at practices owned …


I'm a Federal Employee. This Is What We Need Most in the Trump Era. — Federal employees like me have been hearing a lot in recent weeks about how important it is for us to stay in our jobs, despite President-elect Donald Trump's open animosity toward much of the federal work force.
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Contemplating Life …