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#1 HHS Moves to Strengthen Parental Rights in Children’s Health Care - Elise Winland for Catholic Vote, Dr Margaret Aranda Ferrante, MD PhD FACFEI, CTP, Benny Johnson/Secretary Kennedy/Susan Coward, Leading Report/MortgagesByM, therealstateofamerica, and cindy horswell on X
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Dec. 3 that it opened a civil rights investigation into allegations that a Midwestern school vaccinated a student without parental consent by ignoring the family’s religious exemption. The investigation aligns with the agency’s broader effort to reinforce parental authority in children’s medical care. HHS stated that the Midwestern school may have violated state law and requirements under the federal Vaccines for Children program, which mandates that providers honor state-level religious and other exemptions. The review will also examine how state and district officials process exemption requests...
#2 Trump Announces Roll Back of Biden-Era Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules: ‘Expensive Restrictions' - ABC News, Senator Ted Cruz, Ezra Levant, Greg Brady, and britton winterrose on X
President Donald Trump took consistent jabs at Democrats as he announced from the Oval Office on Wednesday that his administration is reversing vehicle fuel efficiency standards that were put into place by former President Joe Biden. "We're officially terminating Joe Biden's ridiculously burdensome, horrible, actually, CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards that impose expensive restrictions and all sorts of problems -- gave all sorts of problems to automakers,” Trump said. “And we're not only talking about here, we're talking about outside of our country.”
#3 Candace Owens Says Charlie Kirk Was ‘Betrayed’ by TPUSA Leadership in New Bombshell Claim: ‘I Will Be Naming Names...’ - Shweta Kukreti for Hindustan Times, Blake Neff, Project Constitution/Candace Owens, Evan Kilgore, and Mel/Yashar Ali on X
Candace Owens has accused Turning Point USA leadership of betraying Charlie Kirk, who was shot at a Utah event. In a new bombshell claim, Candace Owens, a prominent American commentator, stated with “full confidence” that Charlie Kirk, an American right-wing political activist, was “betrayed” by the leadership of Turning Point USA. The prominent Trump associate, who founded Turning Point USA at the age of 18, was fatally shot while addressing an event at a campus in Utah. Before his death, Kirk was engaged in a “Prove me Wrong” debate at Utah Valley University. Following his passing on September 10, Trump remarked that Kirk had previously informed him that he could potentially become president in the future...
#4 ‘Free Tina’: Trump Demands Release Of County Clerk Jailed For Voting Machine Tampering - Siladitya Ray for Forbes, Lauren Boebert/Donald J. Trump/Rapid Response 47, Nick Sortor, Eric Daugherty, Bobby D, and Bill Madden on X
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night demanded that Colorado must “FREE” former Mesa County Clerk and election denier Tina Peters, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence for tampering with her county’s election equipment, after state officials rejected the Trump administration’s bid to transfer custody of Peters to federal authorities. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “The SLEAZEBAG Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, refuses to allow an elderly woman, Tina Peters, who was unfairly convicted of what the Democrats do, cheating on Elections, out of jail!”#5 Jack Smith Subpoenaed for Closed-Door House Judiciary Interview - Hailey Fuchs for Politico, Nick Sortor, Rep. Jim Jordan, Ron Filipkowski, Sean Hannity, and Joe Walsh/Kyle Griffin on X
The House Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena to former special counsel Jack Smith, who led investigations into President Donald Trump, ordering him to appear at a closed-door session later this month. Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanded in a letter to Smith that the former DOJ official who oversaw cases around Trump’s retention of classified documents and efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election provide documents by Dec. 12 and sit for a deposition with the panel on Dec. 17... Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Several female lawmakers have been increasingly defying Johnson, R-La., on legislative matters and lobbing public broadsides at him — including a member of Johnson’s own leadership team. This week alone, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched a discharge petition to go around Johnson and force a floor vote on a congressional stock trading ban, posting on X that she’s “pissed” that leadership isn’t moving fast enough on the issue while clarifying, “I like Mike.” Johnson prefers to go through regular order, and there has been an initial hearing on the issue... The New York Times sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday over the Pentagon's new policy that requires media outlets to pledge not to gather information unless defense officials formally authorize its release. That policy, unveiled in September, includes a ban on credentialed journalists reporting even unclassified material that isn't expressly approved for public consumption by Defense Department brass. The Times said the Pentagon policy represents an attempt to force reporters to rely solely upon officials for news involving the military and would unlawfully permit their punishment for failing to do so... President Donald Trump’s name has been installed on the building and signage around the US Institute of Peace (USIP) – an independent agency that the administration gutted earlier this year. The president’s moniker appeared on the Washington, D.C., headquarters ahead of a peace agreement signing ceremony between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), due to take place there on Thursday. “Welcome to the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The best is yet to come,” the State Department posted on X Wednesday, announcing it had renamed the institute “to reflect the greatest dealmaker in our nation’s history.” Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, arguing that he overlooks women and shouldn’t “be our next president.” “At this stage in my life, I have zero f–ks left to give,” Berry said in remarks at the Dealbook Summit before taking aim at the Democratic governor, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “Back in my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill, not one, but two years in a row,” the “Catwoman” star continued. “But that’s OK, because he’s not going to be governor forever, and the way he has overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us, he probably should not be our next president either. Just saying.” For months, U.S. consumers have been telling pollsters that the economy is precarious, that they can’t afford anything, and that buying conditions are the worst they’ve ever seen. Yet this past weekend, they shattered expectations by opening their wallets, clicking online retail sites, and filling shopping malls. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey for November painted a portrait of unrelenting gloom. Sentiment plunged to its lowest level since June 2022. The Current Conditions index hit a record low. Most dramatically, buying conditions for large durable goods—cars, appliances, furniture—collapsed to an all-time low in the survey’s history...
#6 Some House Republican Women Are in Open Revolt Against Speaker Mike Johnson - Melanie Zanona and Bridget Bowman for NBC, Melanie ZanonaKarla Kingsley, Richard Hanania, The Wall Street Journal, and No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen
#7 ‘New York Times’ Sues Pentagon Over Media Restrictions - David Folkenflik for npr, The New York Times, Breanna Morello, Boi Agent One, NY Times Communication, Brian Stelter, and Keith Googins on X
#8 US Institute of Peace Renamed for Trump After His Administration Gutted It Earlier This Year - Jennifer Hansler for CNN, Jeffrey Scott, Sean Davis/Peter Baker, Rogue POTUS Staff/State Department, Spencer Allen Brooks, and ABZ on X
#9 Halle Berry Bashes Gov. Gavin Newsom at NYT Summit Just Before He Takes Stage: ‘Should Not Be Our Next President Either’ - Victor Nava for New York Post, Penny Strong, Jake Penn, ConservativeLibrarian, Richard Samples, and Red on X
#10 Holiday Shopping Boom Defies Gloomy Consumer Surveys - John Carney for Breitbart, Mark Riley, Earle Kimel, BrooklynDad Defiant!/david maceachern, Laura Jones TX8 D, zerohedge/AK and Kf008 on X
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