News from Around the Web for Dec 23, 2024

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#10 Ex-Pence Press Secretary Katie Miller Tapped to Serve in Doge; Callista Gingrich Picked to Serve as Ambassador to Switzerland - The Washington Times, Swissinfo.ch, Callista Gingrich, Katie Miller/Donald J. Trump on X

President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that Katie Miller will be joining the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency. “Katie Miller will be joining DOGE! She has been a loyal supporter of mine for many years and will bring her professional experience to Government Efficiency,” Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Sunday. “Katie is a deeply experienced communications professional respected by all.” “I am pleased to announce Callista L. Gingrich will be our next United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Happily married to the Great Newt Gingrich, Callista previously served, with distinction, as my Ambassador to the Holy See,” he wrote...





 

#9 Trump Vows to ‘Stop Transgender Lunacy’ as a Top Priority - Josh Edelson, With Brian Knowlton for Yahoo News, The Leading Report, and Libs of Tiktok on X

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to "stop the transgender lunacy" on day one of his presidency, as Republicans -- set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House -- continue their push against LGBTQ rights. "I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools," the president-elect said at an event for young conservatives in Phoenix, Arizona. He also vowed to "keep men out of women's sports," adding that "it will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female."



 

#8 Joe Manchin Torches Democrats on the Way Out the Door - Kaanita Iyer for CNN, Paul A. Szypula, Trevor Thacker, and Ian Jaeger on X

As Joe Manchin prepares to leave Congress after nearly 15 years, the West Virginia senator — who left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent earlier this year — is further distancing himself from his former party, calling the Democratic brand “toxic.” “The D-brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of, it’s just, it’s toxic,” Manchin told CNN’s Manu Raju in an interview that aired Sunday, citing the shift as the reason why he left the party. Adding that he no longer considers himself a Democrat “in the form of what Democratic Party has turned itself into,” Manchin — who has long been a pivotal swing vote in the Senate — said the party’s brand has become about telling people what they can and can’t do, blaming progressives for the change...




 

#7 Trump Wants to Buy Greenland, Again, After Claiming Us Could Take Back Ownership of Panama Canal: ‘Absolute Necessity’ - Caitlin McCormack for The New York Post, The American Conservative, and Brick Suit on X

President-elect Donald Trump said he wants the US to own and control Greenland — a desire he made known during his first presidential term — as he announced his pick for US ambassador to Denmark on Sunday. “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump said in a statement on Truth Social. His comments on Greenland came in the same statement Trump used to announce he has selected PayPal co-founder Ken Howery for the ambassadorship to Denmark.



 

#6 NYPD Arrests Migrant Who Allegedly Set Woman on Fire on Subway Train, Watched Her Burn to Death - Greg Wehner for Fox News, Nick Sortor (community note), Sasswatch, SonnyBoy, and I Meme Therefore I Am on X

A migrant from Guatemala was arrested in connection to the heinous death of a woman who was lit on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday.Sources identified the person of interest to Fox News Digital as 33-year-old Sebastin Zapeta. While police did not identify the person of interest, a high-level NYPD source told Fox News Digital the individual entered the U.S. illegally from Guatemala in 2018, when President-elect Trump was president during his first term. The person of interest has no prior arrests in New York City and one prior arrest in Arizona, the source said, though details about the arrest were not available...






 

#5 Trump’s Advisors Push for Swift Exit From WHO - Azernews, AccountantUK, GT SD Jack's, Donald J Trump News Community, and The Rio Times on X

United States President-elect Donald Trump's transition team plans to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 20, the day he assumes office, Azernews reports the Financial Times, citing sources. While some within the team advocate for reforming the WHO, those pushing for a full exit appear to hold greater influence. In 2020, Trump announced plans to sever ties with the WHO and withdraw funding to the organization, accusing it of failing to respond adequately to the COVID-19 outbreak. After taking office, Biden restored the nation's participation...





 

#4 GOP Rep Who Hasn’t Voted in Months Living in Retirement Facility - Stephen Sorace and Chad Pergram for Fox News, Elon Musk/Libs of Tik Tok, Wall Street Mav, and UncoverDC on X

Kay Granger, R-Texas, has been living in a retirement facility, a source told Fox News on Sunday. The source also denied a local news report that said she was in a memory care facility. Granger, who is retiring at the end of this congressional term, has largely remained absent from the Capitol in recent months, having last cast votes on July 24. She was not present for over 54% of votes this year. The Dallas Express investigated the 81-year-old congresswoman's absence, publishing a report on Friday that quoted a constituent of her district who said that Granger was residing in a memory care facility in Texas. The report was later picked up by other news outlets...




 

#3 Lara Trump Withdraws From Consideration to Replace Rubio in US Senate -  Jasper Ward for Reuters, Lara Trump, Secure the Border, and Cryptid Politics on X
ara Trump, daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday she has removed her name from consideration to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Marco Rubio.
Rubio was picked by Trump to serve as secretary of state. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will pick a replacement for Rubio, who is expected to resign as senator when Trump takes office on Jan. 20. There was speculation that Lara Trump, who served as co-chair of the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the 2024 election, would succeed Rubio in the Senate.




 
#2 CNN’s Scott Jennings Defends Elon Musk’s GOP Influence: ‘Unelected People’ Have Run WH ‘For the Last Four Years’ - Kipp Jones for Mediaite, Benny Johnson, Nick Adams, and Lou Bozada on X

CNN’s Scott Jennings defended billionaire Elon Musk’s influence over the Republican Party and claimed people other than President Joe Biden have been running the government for four years Sunday morning on State of the Union. Musk and venture capitalist Vivek Ramaswmany have been tapped to run the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to help Trump cut out what he sees as needless government spending. However, Musk owns perhaps the most influential social media platform on the globe in X.




 

#1 Trump and Allies Speak at AMFest - Sasha Stone for Substack, Maga Kitty/Tom Homan, Aaron Day/Jeffrey Tucker, Mythinformed/Tucker Carlson, Bannon's War Room, Citizens Maha/Charlie Kirk, Wojciech Pawelczyk/Jack Posobiec and Benny Johnson/Donald J. Trump and Charlie Kirk on X 
Here are some of the speeches at America Fest, put on by Turning Point USA, including Trump’s.








 

Denzel Washington Becomes a Minister as Hollywood Actor Admits You ‘Can’t Talk’ About Religion in Industry - Lauryn Overhultz for Fox News, David Harris Jr.,

Denzel Washington received his minister's license as the 69-year-old movie star takes on a new role in life. Washington was baptized by Archbishop Christopher Bryant at the Kelly Temple in New York City on Saturday."It took a while, but I'm finally here...If [God] can do this for me, there's nothing He can't do for you," Washington said, according to Bryant. "The sky literally is the limit." Bryant shared photos of the moment Washington gave his life to Christ in a Facebook post. "We celebrate the addition of Minister Denzel Washington into the clergy, having received his minister's license in the Church of God in Christ today, in a truly uplifting moment," the post read...


 

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