Fri, December 6, 2024

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: RealClearPolitics

What the Trump Nominees Have Not Done -- And Will Not Do

Deflated by the resounding November defeat, the left now believes it can magically rebound by destroying President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: CBS News

U.S. government to close Dublin women's prison after years of inmate abuse

The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing the notorious "rape club" women's prison in Dublin and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Prosecutors earn thousands in St. Louis County, and thousands more in muni court side jobs

The attorneys are some of the highest-paid staffers in county Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell's office, and earn up to $49,500 at side jobs in municipal courts.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: deseret

Rep. Blake Moore on navigating razor-thin majority margins and uniting the Republican Party

In a conversation with the Deseret News on Thursday, Moore laid out the House GOP leadership's plans for 2025 while navigating a razor-thin majority. "It's just wild," Moore said of the atmosphere on Capitol Hill as of late.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: NBC News

Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump, including financing mysterious 'RBG PAC'

The super PAC, which defended Trump on abortion, got its more than $20 million from the "Elon Musk Revocable Trust."

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Crain's Chicago Business

Trump's AI and crypto czar has Chicago ties

David Sacks will take a newly created position that underscores the president-elect's intent to boost two rapidly developing industries.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The New York Times

In Britain, Starmer Is Trying to Fight Populism From the Lonely Center

One of the last centrist leaders left on the global stage, Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week outlined his plan to deliver change for people in the U.K. Will it be enough?

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: RealClearPolitics

Obama: The Power Of Pluralism Can Break This Cycle Of Cynicism

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Business Standard

Musk funded super PAC comparing Trump's position on abortion to Ruth Bader

Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super PAC formed less than a month before the election that focused on advertising intended to convince voters that Donald Trump's stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Trump Transition Live Updates: Latest Picks Focus on Border and Immigration

"President Trump respected the experience of career border security professionals and listened to our advice," the letter read. "When border security experts explained to President Trump how illegal immigration empowers the cartels to control who and what enters our home, he listened and acted."

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The Independent

Starmer pledges 'golden era of building' as he takes aim at environmental regulations

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to usher in a " new golden era of building " as he takes aim at "blockers and bureaucrats" who he claims have throttled economic growth and made homeownership unattainable.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: CNN

DOGE, meet REGO. 32 years before Elon Musk, Al Gore 'reinvented' government

The REGO effort is what's behind Clinton's famous declaration in his 1996 State of the Union address that "the era of big government is over," when he was in full triangulation mode, appealing to the middle of the country and on the way to a solid reelection.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The Independent

Trump appoints podcaster as AI and crypto 'czar'; Biden considering blanket pardons before transition: Live

The president-elect has tapped Elon Musk-ally David Sacks for the newly-created role, while reports swirl that Biden may issue pre-emptive pardons to Trump critics

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: BBC

Starmer and Dominic Cummings now agree on one thing - the civil service is a problem

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: Americans shouldn't take the bait and abandon principles

Free speech is essential to a functioning society. We must fight to preserve it by respecting and promoting it ourselves, especially when Donald Trump is president.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: News & Record

How -- and when -- will the Greensboro City Council fill the seat of the late Yvonne Johnson?

Whoever the council appoints will serve the remainder Mayor Pro Tem Yvonne Johnson's term. Johnson, a longtime councilwoman and former mayor, died Wednesday.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: cnbctv18

My goal was government formation, not to become CM, says Devendra Fadnavis

Fadnavis addressed the speculations surrounding the delay in government formation, stating, "I did not think that I have to become the Chief Minister. My only goal was that our government should be formed in Maharashtra.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Rep. Crockett compares meeting with Musk, Ramaswamy about DOGE to visiting Jan 6 defendants in jail

During an interview, Rep. Jasmine Crockett compared meeting with DOGE leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to meeting January 6 defendants in a Washington DC jail.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Political journey of Eknath Shinde: From rebel to action man to 'Ladka Bhau'

From a Shiv Sena rebel in 2022, veteran politician Eknath Sambhaji Shinde went on to acquire the image of a doer and man of actions as chief minister in a short span of two-and-a-half years when he he

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Musk, Ramaswamy have few answers for tough DOGE questions from GOP

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy had few good answers Thursday for how the new "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) will meet its lofty goals of slashing $2 trillion in spending during a buzzy meeting with GOP lawmakers.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Musk heads to US Congress to discuss slashing government costs

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and one of Donald Trump's closest allies, met with US lawmakers Thursday on his plans for overseeing radical government spending cuts under the incoming administration.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Crain's Chicago Business

Durbin and Ramaswamy trade barbs over federal loan to Rivian

As Elon Musk's cost-cutting partner takes aim at loans offered to Rivian and Stellantis, the Illinois senator calls out previous government loans to Tesla.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The Raw Story

'Cracked under the pressure': Alarm sounded as postal worker suicides quadruple

Discussing suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis and needs emotional support, help is available 24/7 via call or text at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Map Shows States Where Millions Could Lose Coverage if Trump Cuts Medicaid

Nine states are at risk of having millions lose Medicaid coverage if President-elect Donald Trump makes cuts while in office next year. Trump, who has pledged to reduce government spending, could put Medicaid on the chopping block.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

There's a rude awakening in store for the DOGE bros

Once upon a time, a brash outsider entered the Oval Office with a promise to "drain the swamp." He brought in a posse of businesspeople, led by a leading industrialist, to work like "tireless bloodhounds" to root out inefficiencies in Washington's vast bureaucracy.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

US neighbors balk at Trump plan for deported migrants

The Bahamas on Thursday said it had rejected a proposal from the incoming Trump administration to receive deported migrants, with Mexico and Panama also stressing they would only take back their own citizens.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Kamala Harris mocked for continuing to put on 'dozens' of accents

Sky News contributor Beau Davidson says Kamala Harris was "never destined" to be president and never will. Mr Davidson and Sky News host Danica De Giorgio reacted to the US Vice President's Christmas message at the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Slate

Here's What's Been Going On at the Supreme Court While We've All Been Distracted

Trans rights, capital punishment, and climate regulations are all on the docket. And we'll be keeping a close eye on Leonard Leo.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: AOL

France politics live: Emmanuel Macron to pick new PM in coming days after Michel Barnier resigns

Mr Macron is racing to find a replacement prime minister after Michel Barnier was forced to resign, with the French president fends off calls for him to step down too

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: USA Today

The week in politics: Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces DOGE legislation

Plus, can there be new rules for the Tennessee House and a three-way battle is brewing for leadership of the Tennessee Democratic Party.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Trump's billionaires set to take government by storm

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: McClatchyDC

'Taking the ax out': Kentucky's Comer huddles with Elon Musk on shrinking government

Rep. James Comer says cutting government waste will be his No. 1 priority during the first year of Trump's second term.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Have your say! As Starmer promises more police are you 'scared to walk your streets?' Share your stories with us

Keir Starmer has pledged to put a personal police officer in every neighbourhood in a bid to win back trust, after the Mirror revealed people's fears about walking the streets

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The Indianapolis Star

Indiana Gov.-elect Mike Braun names his cabinet

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The New York Times

Britain's Starmer Is Trying to Fight Populism From the Lonely Center

One of the last centrist leaders left on the global stage, Prime Minister Keir Starmer this week outlined his plan to deliver change for people in the U.K. Will it be enough?

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The Mirror

'Vlad the Invader is scenting total victory in Ukraine and will cost UK dear'

How far is the anti-Russia coalition prepared to go in Ukraine, asks Mirror columnist Paul Routledge, with our government recently committing another £600million in aid, bringing the total to £12.8bil

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: London Evening Standard

Donald Trump ally Elon Musk warned against trying to be 'political puppet master' picking US presidents

Elon Musk was warned against seeking to be a "political puppet master" trying to choose Republican candidates to be US president. The Tesla boss was already playing an "outsized role in both the election and now the formation of the new US administration," said former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Nick Clegg.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: USA Today

Sentencing in President-elect Trump's hush money case indefinitely postponed | The Excerpt

Plus: Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel - a big win for Christian Zionists. More top stories on The Excerpt.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Inside Higher Ed

House Republicans Aim to Pass Higher Ed Overhaul

The wide-ranging legislation likely won't move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans' higher ed priorities in the next Congress.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Mel Stride says triple lock is 'unsustainable' and cannot last forever

The triple lock is "unsustainable" and cannot last forever, Mel Stride has said. The shadow chancellor refused to commit the Conservatives to the policy in the future, insisting the party would review all aspects of how pensioners can be helped.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: The Daily Star

34 years of Ershad's fall: Bangladesh with another chance for democracy

Ershad's fall was a significant turning point in Bangladesh's political history, ushering in hope among the people that they would finally be able to build a democratic nation. One key source of this hope was a compact of three alliances, united in their mission to oust Ershad through a rare political consensus.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: ABC

Musk, Ramaswamy eyeing federal remote work policies to help slash $2T from budget

Work from home policies came under fire from Elon Musk as he and Vivek Ramaswamy took their plans to reduce government waste to the floors of Congress Thursday.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

'Getting really bad': Tensions mounting between Australia and Israel

Sky News host James Macpherson says things are "getting really bad" between Australia and Israel. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly criticised Labor's support for Palestine at a UN meeting in New York this week.

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

DA Hike Tips- The Modi government gave a big gift to central employees and pensioners, 18 months of DA arrears will be available in the budget.

We are in the last month of the year and now only a few days are left for the new year to come, meanwhile, central employees and pensioners may face a disappointing financial update regarding their dearness allowance (DA).

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

British government has 'turned back on Troubles victims'

The British has "turned its back on victims" after it failed to move immediately to reinstate legacy inquests, the wife of a murdered Catholic man has said. Martina Dillon, whose husband Seamus was killed by loyalists near Dungannon in 1997,

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Americans support increasing government efficiency

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: MSN

Gigafactories, solar farms and railways - Labour's 150 infrastructure projects

The Prime Minister said the commitment on 150 schemes would 'triple the number of decisions on national infrastructure' compared with the last parliament

[ Fri, Dec 06th 2024 ]: Manx Radio

Health Minister defends joining government after no-confidence vote

Biden considering preemptive pardons for Trump critics like Fauci, Schiff and Cheney

CBS News has learned President Biden is considering issuing preemptive pardons for some of President-elect Donald Trump's biggest critics. Among the names being floated are Dr. Anthony Fauci, who served as the top science adviser during the height of COVID-19,

The video from MSN discusses President Joe Biden's consideration of issuing preemptive pardons for several prominent Trump critics, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, Adam Schiff, and Liz Cheney. This move is reportedly in response to potential legal actions or investigations that might be initiated by former President Donald Trump or his allies if he were to return to office. The discussion highlights the political tensions and the use of presidential pardons as a protective measure against what some see as politically motivated prosecutions. The segment also touches on the broader implications of such actions on the political landscape, suggesting a deepening of partisan divides and the normalization of using executive power to shield political figures from legal scrutiny.

Read the Full MSN Article at:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/biden-considering-preemptive-pardons-for-trump-critics-like-fauci-schiff-and-cheney/vi-AA1vocNV