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Madison: Efficiency in government, an oxymoron!
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Madison: Efficiency in government, an oxymoron!

By John Alexander Madison | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice A U.S. senator, Chris Coons (D-DE), said again he is “amused” that it will take two billionaires to oversee President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency! (D.O.G.E) He is amused that it would take two people to run this new department. But the average American patriot is hardly laughing that it takes $200 billion and 4,400 federal employees to run a useless and inefficient Department of Education. If you ask me, I’d suggest hiring two well-paid people every time we can eliminate 4,400 federal employees from our ever-expanding and bloated federal bureaucracy…one agency or department after another. The fact is these two billionaires won’t be drawing a salary from our federal taxpayer dollars…...
Trump inner circle shares McDonald’s meal as Donald Jr. jokes ‘Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’
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Trump inner circle shares McDonald’s meal as Donald Jr. jokes ‘Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’

By Stephen Sorace | Fox News President-elect Trump and members of his inner circle shared a McDonald’s meal aboard Trump’s private plane, with Donald Trump Jr. posting a photo Sunday morning and joking that the Trump campaign’s mission to make Americans healthier will have to wait a day. Trump and his entourage included Elon Musk, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Donald Trump Jr. and, perhaps most surprisingly, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary. Kennedy, an outspoken critic of processed foods, was pictured with McDonald’s food and a Coca-Cola. Trump Jr. captioned the photo, "Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW." READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX NEWS
Deace: Trump II, this time it’s personnel
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Deace: Trump II, this time it’s personnel

By Steve Deace, Commmentary | The Blaze Media It won’t be what you’re used to, it will sometimes make you uncomfortable, and there will almost certainly be some cleanups in aisle 12 along the way. I saw on X that an NBC news reporter described the “general vibe” around Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks as “WTF,” with the appointment of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general earning gasps of “Oh my God.” Can’t say I don’t share that last sentiment in at least some measure. Gaetz running the Justice Department is perhaps the biggest middle finger in the history of American presidential appointments and one far from certain to be approved by a GOP-controlled Senate. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE BLAZE MEDIA Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of...
Trump names oil and gas CEO Chris Wright to Head Department Of Energy
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Trump names oil and gas CEO Chris Wright to Head Department Of Energy

By Julianna Frieman | Daily Caller President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Chris Wright, the CEO of Denver-based energy company Liberty Energy, to serve as Secretary of Energy in a statement issued Saturday. Trump also revealed the formation of a Council of National Energy of which he said Wright will be a member. “I am thrilled to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my Administration as both United States Secretary of Energy, and Member of the newly formed Council of National Energy,” Trump wrote in his statement shared on Truth Social. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY CALLER
Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary
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Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary

By Annabella Rosciglione | Washington Examiner President-elect Donald Trump announced his campaign national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, will continue with him in the administration as the White House press secretary. “Karoline Leavitt did a phenomenal job as the National Press Secretary on my Historic Campaign, and I am pleased to announce she will serve as White House Press Secretary,” Trump said in a press release. “Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator. I have the utmost confidence she will excel at the podium, and help deliver our message to the American People as we, Make America Great Again,” Trump’s statement continued. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Trump puts US colleges on notice to ‘end antisemitic propaganda’ or ‘lose their accreditation and federal taxpayer support’
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Trump puts US colleges on notice to ‘end antisemitic propaganda’ or ‘lose their accreditation and federal taxpayer support’

By Ari Hoffman | The Post Millennial On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump said that all American universities must end campus antisemitism or they will lose accreditation and funding. At the rally against antisemitism in Washington, Trump said that to “defeat antisemitism and defend Jewish citizens in America, my first week back in the Oval Office, my administration will inform every college president that, if you do not end antisemitic propaganda, they will lose their accreditation and federal taxpayer support.” “Truth is, you don't have to do much after that. When you do that, it's gonna work miracles,” he quipped. As the crowd cheered, he added, “We will not subsidize the creation of terrorist sympathizers, and we’re not going to do it – certainly on American soil.” ...
Florida sues FEMA for ‘conspiring’ to deny disaster relief to Trump supporters
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Florida sues FEMA for ‘conspiring’ to deny disaster relief to Trump supporters

By  Leif Le Mahieu | Daily Wire Florida is suing FEMA for allegedly discriminating against supporters of President-elect Donald Trump after a Daily Wire report revealed a supervisor directed relief workers in the Sunshine State to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” The suit, from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, alleges that FEMA Director Deanne Criswell and now-fired supervisor Marn’i Washington conspired against the civil rights of Trump supporters in Lake Placid, Florida. The suit comes after whistleblowers told The Daily Wire they were directed to bypass the homes of people with Trump flags or yard signs when canvassing homes in Lake Placid to see if they qualified for hurricane assistance after Hurricane Milton.  “While the facts will continue to come ...
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE opens hiring on X
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Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE opens hiring on X

By Eric Revell  | Fox Business The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which President-elect Trump put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of, announced on Thursday that it is opening up hiring to interested candidates. DOGE wrote in a post on Musk-owned X that those who want to work on its cost-cutting push should send their résumés via direct message on X. To send a DM to the DOGE account, users are currently required to be verified, which entails at least an $8-per-month premium X subscription. "We are very grateful to the thousands of Americans who have expressed interest in helping us at DOGE. We don't need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous c...
Investment advisors warn top corporations diversity initiatives are ‘now a liability’ under Trump admin
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Investment advisors warn top corporations diversity initiatives are ‘now a liability’ under Trump admin

By Katelynn Richardson | Daily Caller Dozens of investment advisors warned America’s biggest corporations Friday that their diversity programs will be a liability under the incoming Trump administration. Americans “overwhelmingly rejected the ideological takeover of political and civic life by narrow-minded identity politics” in the Nov. 5 election, a coalition of 38 financial officers wrote in letters warning companies that the new administration will “hasten the demise of DEI.” “You stand at an important crossroads,” the letter states. “Either you can heed the voice of the American people—your shareholders, customers, and employees—or you can bow to fringe activists who demand that you double down on a failing ideology.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY CALLER...
Trump proved rigged elections are winnable, and now they must be un-rigged
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Trump proved rigged elections are winnable, and now they must be un-rigged

By Elle Purnell | Commentary, The Federalist The institutions that make elections less free and fair, from the corporate press to corrupt election offices, are weakened but not reformed. In the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his voters faced media interference, suspicious ballot dumps, politicized censorship of information, low-security election laws, polling place issues, and legally dubious Democrat get-out-the-vote operations. In the 2024 election, Donald Trump and his voters faced media interference, suspicious ballot dumps, politicized censorship of information, low-security election laws, polling place issues, and legally dubious Democrat get-out-the-vote operations. On top of those, he faced two assassination attempts...