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#10 Trump Names Alina Habba as Counselor to the President; Reveals Several State Department Picks - Greg Wehner for Fox News, Laura Loomer, George, Terrance K. Williams, and Benny Johnson on X
President-elect Trump announced that Alina Habba would be joining his White House team as the counselor to the President on Sunday evening. "Alina has been a tireless advocate for Justice, a fierce Defender of the Rule of Law, and an invaluable Advisor to my Campaign and Transition Team," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "She has been unwavering in her loyalty, and unmatched in her resolve - standing with me through numerous ‘trials,’ battles, and countless days in court." The president-elect noted that there are not many who understand the weaponization of the "injustice" system as well as Habba...
#9 Trump Says RFK Jr. Will Investigate the Discredited Link Between Vaccines and Autism: ‘Somebody Has to Find Out’ - Allan Smith and Aria Bendix for NBC News, Leading Report (community note), Johnny Maga, and Aaron Siri/Jeffrey Dach MD on X
President-elect Donald Trump suggested that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to run Health and Human Services, will investigate supposed links between autism and childhood vaccines, a discredited connection that has eroded trust in the lifesaving inoculations. “I think somebody has to find out,” Trump said in an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. Welker noted in a back-and-forth that studies have shown childhood vaccines prevent about 4 million deaths worldwide every year, have found no connection between vaccines and autism, and that rises in autism diagnoses are attributable to increased screening and awareness. “If you go back 25 years ago,” Trump claimed, “you had very little autism. Now you have it.”
#8 FDA Must Disclose More COVID-19 Vaccine Records, US Judge Rules - Mike Scarcella for Reuters, Lauren Lee, and Charlie Kirk News on X, NZ and the mRNA/Disclose TV, and Ryan on X
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to publicly disclose more information underpinning its authorization of COVID-19 vaccines, after failing to persuade the court to end the public records lawsuit.
In a ruling, opens new tab on Friday, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas, ordered the agency to produce its “emergency use authorization” file to a group of scientists who wanted to see licensing information that the FDA relied on to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine...
#7 Syrian Rebels Topple Assad Who Flees to Russia in Mideast Shakeup - Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari for Reuters, Benjamin Netanyahu (community note), Shawn Farash, Amuse, Dr. Maalouf and Steve Deace on X
Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family's autocratic rule.
In one of the biggest turning points for the Middle East in generations, the fall of Assad's government wiped out a bastion from which Iran and Russia exercised influence across the Arab world. Moscow gave asylum to Assad and his family, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, said on his Telegram channel...
#6 Trump Will ‘Most Likely’ Pardon Capitol Rioters on Day One and Says Jan. 6 Committee Members Should Be Jailed - Ryan J. Reilly for NBC News, Gecko Wrangler, Toria Brooke, Mediaite, Pamela Geller and John Basham on X
President-elect Donald Trump said he is looking to pardon his supporters involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as soon as his first day in office, saying those incarcerated are “living in hell.” Trump made the comments, his most sweeping since he won the election, in an exclusive interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker. He also said he won’t seek to turn the Justice Department on his political foes and warned that some members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack “should go to jail.”
#5 Trump Says He Will End Birthright Citizenship - Mia McCarthy for Politico, Libs of TikTok (community note), Geri Ricci, Bonchie, and KrisAnn Hall Liberty Addict on X
President-elect Donald Trump said he still plans to end birthright citizenship in the United States on day one — but was unable to provide insight into how he would go around the 14th Amendment. “We’re going to have to get it changed. We’ll maybe have to go back to the people,” Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker on that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “But we have to end it.” Trump also falsely noted that only the United States has birthright citizenship, despite other countries like Brazil and Canada also offering birthright citizenship. Welker asked how Trump plans to end birthright citizenship and whether he would do it through executive action. Trump responded: “If we can, through executive action.”
#4 Lara Trump Steps Down as RNC Co-chair, Addresses Speculation About Florida Senate Seat - CBS News, Lara Trump, Nick Sortor, and Mario Nawfal on X
Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House. Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump tapped to be the next secretary of state. If Rubio is confirmed, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will choose who takes the seat through the remainder of Rubio's term, which expires in 2026...
#3 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer — And It Happened at a NY Thanksgiving Turkey Trot: ‘Song Come to Life’ - Emily Crane for The New York Post, Tracy Beanz, and New York Post Metro on X
Grandma got run over by a reindeer — at an upstate turkey trot! A pack of rogue deer knocked two women off their feet during Watertown, NY’s annual Turkey Day Run on Nov. 28 — a wild caught-on-camera ordeal that spurred many on social media to liken it to the goofy Christmas tune, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.” “Never did I dream I would see this song come to life,” a Facebook user wrote. Another person quipped, “Truly a classic and we finally witnessed it.”
#2 Huge Ballot Discrepancies Uncovered in Orange County, CA That Could Affect the Results in Multiple US House Seats - Joe Hoft/Michael Pruser for The Gateway Pundit, Erik-Conservative in Cali, and Election Focus on X
The first indication that something was up in Orange County was on Thursday, November 7, two days after the 2024 Election. Concerned citizens warned that Newsom had sent people to Orange County and that GOP ballots needed to be cured. Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States but Democrats want control of the House to block the mandate Americans gave us in this election. President Trump shared this message on Truth Social last month...
#1 Adam Schiff to Take Office Monday, Not in January, After Newsom Makes Power Play to Help California - Joel B. Pollak for Breitbart, Fed Up With Govmt, Santino, Stamp the Vote, and Hartford Courant on X
Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) will become Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Monday, December 9, after current Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) resigned abruptly, allowing California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to appoint Schiff early. The gambit, while technically legal, is an evident attempt by California to gain an edge in the Senate by giving Schiff seniority over newly-elected Senators from other states, who will only be sworn into their offices on January 3, 2025. Newsom’s office said in a statement...
