President Donald Trump's push for Republican-led states to redraw their U.S. House of Representatives districts to protect their majority in next year's midterm elections could set the stage for Republicans to dominate the chamber in decades to come, political analysts and experts said. Republicans hold a 219-212 House majority, and Trump is looking to break the streak of midterm House losses for the sitting president's party -- as happened to him in 2018 and to Democratic President Joe Biden in 2022 -- by pushing states starting with Texas to aggressively redistrict...






 
#2 Southwest Is Changing Its Rules for Plus-Size Passengers - Nia Decaille for The New York Times/Seattle Times, American AF (community note), Shadow of Ezra (community note), Leading Report, Nick Sortor, and SAY CHEESE! on X

Southwest Airlines is changing another long-standing seating policy. Beginning Jan. 27 of next year, the airline will require passengers who “encroach upon the neighboring seat” to proactively purchase an additional ticket, which might not be refunded. Previously, passengers could either pay the cost of an extra seat ahead of time (and later receive a refund) or show up at the airport and request an extra seat at no charge, which made Southwest a carrier of choice for many plus-size passengers. Southwest has announced sweeping changes in recent months that have flustered and even angered previously loyal customers, including ending open seating and charging checked baggage fees. The carrier also announced changes to its domestic routes and is considering expanding its international service. Collectively, the airline’s recent moves have left many travelers with the impression that the carrier is becoming like most other major airlines...






 

#3 Trump Threatens to Deploy Troops to Baltimore to ‘Clean Up’ Crime - Ana Faguy for BBC, Suburban Black Man, WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore, MJTruthUltra, Naveed Nafridi, David Trotter, and The Washington Times on X

US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Baltimore, escalating a clash with Maryland Governor Wes Moore after the Democrat invited him to join a "safety walk" in the city. "If Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A., I will send in the 'troops,' which is being done in nearby DC, and quickly clean up the Crime," Trump wrote on social media. The comments mark the latest flashpoint in the president's efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Democratic-led cities as part of what he calls a crackdown on crime. The use of military personnel for domestic law enforcement has drawn fierce backlash from Democrats. One governor described it as an "abuse of power"...







 

#4 Cracker Barrel Board Member Under Fire for DEI Background After Restaurant Ditches Traditional Logo: ‘What Qualified Him?’ - Fox Business/New York Post, Robby Starbuck, tessg, John Rich/American Woman, Heathen King/Swervin, Jannine.. #MagaMemeQueen TM, and Kurt Gibbons on X

One member of Cracker Barrel’s board of directors is catching heat over his DEI-heavy background following negative reaction to the company’s new logo and redesigned interior and revelations about its embrace of far-Left values. Gilbert Davila, 61, joined the restaurant chain’s board in July 2020 and is also among its top individual shareholders. Conservative activist Robby Starbuck called out Davila in a video criticizing the company’s leadership, calling the recent changes the culmination of a years-long campaign to cater to the far Left and abandon the values of its middle-America customer base. “What qualified him for this board seat?” Starbuck asks in the video. “Well, you see, he’s owned a DEI consulting and strategy firm for 15 years that focuses on pushing DEI and DEI advertising.”







 

#5 Trump Threatens to Investigate Chris Christie Over ‘Bridgegate’ - Sarah Fortinsky for The Hill, Mike Crispi, Nick Sortor, Ian Jaeger, The Rabbit Hole, and Johnny St. Pete on X

President Trump on Sunday raised the possibility of launching a criminal probe into former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and his alleged involvement in the “Bridgegate” scandal of 2013. Trump threatened an investigation against his former ally-turned-foe in a post on the Truth Social platform on Sunday, after watching Christie’s Sunday morning appearance on ABC News’s “This Week.” “Can anyone believe anything that Sloppy Chris says? Do you remember the way he lied about the dangerous and deadly closure of the George Washington Bridge in order to stay out of prison, at the same time sacrificing people who worked for him, including a young mother, who spent years trying to fight off the vicious charges against her,” Trump wrote in a post...






 

#6 Ghislaine Maxwell Denies Seeing ‘Inappropriate’ Conduct by Trump - Bernd Debusmann Jr for BBC News, The Washington Times, Peter, Mark Temons, Shadow of Ezra Chat, and John Catron on X

Ghislaine Maxwell, the jailed associate of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has told US officials she did not witness any inappropriate conduct by Donald Trump or former President Bill Clinton. The Trump administration has faced pressure to disclose information about Epstein, who the US president had been friendly with. Maxwell was interviewed from prison in July and, according to the newly released transcript, told Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche that a much-discussed "client list" does not exist. The interview outraged the family of Virginia Giuffre - a prominent Epstein accuser who died by suicide earlier this year - who say the government has given Maxwell "a platform to rewrite history"...






 

#7 France Summons US Ambassador Kushner Over ‘Unacceptable’ Letter About Rising Antisemitism - Michelle L. Price for AP, Open Source Intel, M.A. Rothman/J_ adamowich/Grok, Michael Oren, and LisaS on X

France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his allegations “are unacceptable.” The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Sunday evening said it stood by Kushner’s comments, adding: “Ambassador Kushner is our U.S. government representative in France and is doing a great job advancing our national interests in that role.”





 

#8 South Korea’s Proposal to Win Over Trump: ‘Make America Shipbuilding Great Again' - Jennifer Jett and Stella Kim for NBC News, NATO Summit, O Afronomista, DTN Corp, Defense Politics Asia, and Erik Durneika/SouthKorean Patriots/The Japan Times on X

One of the United States’ strongest allies in Asia, South Korea, has had a rough start with President Donald Trump — struggling in tariff talks as it spent months without a permanent leader. But its new president, Lee Jae-myung, has arrived for a meeting with Trump on Monday, touting a $150 billion offering whose name is sure to appeal to the U.S. leader: “Make America Shipbuilding Great Again.” The package, which South Korean officials also refer to as MASGA, includes the construction of new U.S. shipyards, the training of shipbuilding personnel, and U.S. Navy ship maintenance...






 

#9 Abrego Garcia to Appear at ICE Office in Baltimore Amid Talk of Uganda Deportation - Breanne Deppisch for Fox News, Maxi Global, The Bakchod Bro, WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore, Open Source Intel, Raymond Azar, and Neal Augenstein on X

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadorian migrant whose months-long court fight has emerged as a flashpoint of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, will report Monday to the ICE Field Office in Baltimore, where he is expected to be arrested and deported to Uganda, his attorneys told Fox News Digital. The news caps an extraordinary, six-month court battle over Abrego Garcia's legal status that has spanned two continents, touched off dozens of lengthy court hearings, and involved three federal judges in Tennessee and Maryland...







 

#10 Over 2.5 Million People Sign Petition in Support of Truck Driver Harjinder Singh After Fatal Florida Crash - James Liddell for Independent, may be danielle, Ron DeSantis, Christina Pushaw/Liberal Crisis Hotline/Bill Melugin, Jay Collins, Dr. Literaleigh A. Pheline, and Benny Johnson on X

More than 2.5 million people have signed a petition urging Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to show leniency towards Harjinder Singh, the truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed three people last week. The petition, posted on Change.org, calls for both DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency to reexamine the case against Singh, arguing he did not have any criminal intent or history. The 28-year-old Indian native, who the U.S. Marshals Service says entered the country illegally in 2018, was charged with three state counts of vehicular homicide and immigration violations, and he was denied bond on all charges. Singh faces up to 45 years in prison...








 


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