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#1 Justice Department Releases Additional Documents From Epstein Files - James Hill for ABC News, Rose PArsons, Mario Nawfal, BPI News, Jay O'Brien, Rand Paul/This Week/Bluegrass music is the best, and Thomas Massie/@amuse
The Justice Department on Monday released additional documents from its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following a congressional mandate to release all of its Epstein files by Friday, the Justice Department on Friday released thousands of documents -- ranging from investigative material to photos taken by Epstein and his friends -- but said it was unable to fully release all the files by the deadline due to the vetting process required to protect Epstein's victims...
#2 Trump Announces New Class of U.S. Battleships Named After Himself - Zoë Richards for NBC News, #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy, Theopinebaron, Benson Fechter, Severino Marinheiro, and Hector_SeaAggie/Greg Kerr on X
President Donald Trump’s name is being attached to a new class of U.S. battleships that will have nuclear capabilities. Making the announcement at an event at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Navy Secretary John Phelan referred to the warships as “Trump-class battleships" and said a forthcoming vessel dubbed the USS Defiant will be “the largest, deadliest, most versatile, and best-looking warship anywhere on the world’s oceans.” Trump’s eponymous battleships will be armed with guns and missiles, as well as hypersonic weapons, electronic rail guns and high-powered lasers...
#3 Novo Nordisk Shares Jump After FDA Approves Pill Version of Wegovy - Adrià Calatayud for The Wall Street Journal, Stocknear, Bloomberg, Brandon Ohnemus, PPInvest, and Novo Nordisk on X
Novo Nordisk shares climbed after U.S. regulators approved a tablet version of Ozempic and Wegovy, paving the way for the Danish drugmaker to start selling the first GLP-1 weight-loss pill.The Food and Drug Administration’s green light is expected to broaden the use of the class of drugs to which Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, as well as Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro, belong, ushering in a new era of the obesity-drug revolution...
#4 Trump Brands New York Times ‘a Serious Threat to the National Security of Our Nation’ in Late-Night Rant - Charlie Nash for Mediaite, CallieBenson, Evelynn/Eric Daugherty, Dr. CZ, Gene Bryant, and ⁿᵉʷˢ Barron Trump/Johnathon Corcoran on X
President Donald Trump called the New York Times “a serious threat to the national security of our nation” during a late-night Truth Social post on Monday. “The Failing New York Times, and their lies and purposeful misrepresentations, is a serious threat to the National Security of our Nation,” Trump wrote. Their Radical Left, Unhinged Behavior, writing FAKE Articles and Opinions in a never-ending way, must be dealt with and stopped. THEY ARE A TRUE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! Thank you for your attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DJT.” The president made the post just days after the New York Times published an explosive article on Trump’s former relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...
#5 George Conway Running for Congress From New York as a Democrat - Kaia Hubbard for CBS News, ROBERT S WEINROTH, Johnny V, Republicans against Trump/
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George Conway, a conservative lawyer turned vocal critic of President Trump, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Monday for a bid to represent New York City in the House. The attorney who was once offered a job in the first Trump administration and was previously married to former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway became a prominent critic of Mr. Trump, and co-founded The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC, in 2019. Conway's rebukes of the president helped him build an online following as his frequent criticism that came as his wife served as counselor to the president, spurring interest throughout Washington. The president once called Conway "a stone-cold LOSER & husband from hell."
#6 98 Minnesota Mayors Warn State Fiscal Policies Are Hurting Cities, Residents and Local Budgets - Louis Casiano for Fox News, Freedomlives22, Gunther Eagleman/Dogeai TX, Lola Rossi, Terri, and Fezzewig @USA Proud on X
A group of 98 Minnesota mayors raised concerns with state leaders in a letter about their state's fiscal policies, saying they have impacted their cities and residents, noting a disappearing $18 billion surplus and a projected $2.9 billion to $3 billion deficit for the 2028-29 biennium. In a letter to state lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz, the 98 mayors expressed concern and frustration, said the state was slipping in national economic rankings. "Fraud, unchecked spending, and inconsistent fiscal management in St. Paul have trickled down to our cities—reducing our capacity to plan responsibly, maintain infrastructure, hire and retain employees, and sustain core services without overburdening local taxpayers," the letter states...
#7 Nearly Two Dozen States Sue the Trump Administration Over Funding for CFPB - Rafael Nam for npr, Larry Schmidtke, Common Dreams, The Epoch Times, Papa Hemingway, and Doug Bell on X
A coalition of 21 states, along with the District of Columbia, sued the Trump administration on Monday to prevent it from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which says it will run out of money in a few weeks. The consumer watchdog agency is funded by the Federal Reserve — unlike many other federal agencies — to insulate it from political whims. But under Acting Director Russell Vought, the CFPB is refusing to accept money from the Fed...#8 Trump: It Would Be 'Smart' for Venezuela's Maduro to Step Down - NEWSMAX, José Ramón Lorenzo d, Tim Ricklefs, @TopListCreations, NewYorkistanian, @Nozulu/News24
President Donald Trump said Monday it would be "smart" for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down, as U.S naval forces pressed a blockade on the South American country's oil wealth. Venezuela's key ally, Moscow, however, expressed its "full support" for Maduro's government, as Washington has dialed up military operations and threats against Caracas. Asked by reporters at his Florida home if Washington's threats were designed to force Maduro to leave office after 12 years, Trump said: "That's up to him, what he wants to do. I think it would be smart for him to do that."
#9 Zohran Mamdani to Be Sworn In by Bernie Sanders, NY AG Letitia James - Elizabeth Weibel for Breitbart, Just A 𝔾𝕒𝕝 who luvs her 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢™, Art, Politics, and Culture, News Span Media, and GearHeadx3 on X
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) will be sworn into office by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and New York Attorney General Letitia James on January 1, 2026, according to multiple reports.James will be giving the “oath of office” to Mamdani — a Democratic Socialist — at midnight on New Year’s Day, while Sanders will be giving the oath of office “at Mamdani’s public swearing-in ceremony” at 1:oo p.m. on New Year’s Day, according to CBS News...
#10 ‘Demonic’ Transgender Christmas Song Wants to Make Jesus ‘Trans-Masculine’ - Sara Gonzales for Blaze Media, Dr. Jebra Faushay, New Jersey Project, and
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The transgender community isn’t pleased with Christmas — mostly because it’s not all about they/them — which is why two of them created a transgender holiday song that has racked up thousands of likes on Instagram. “I think we all agree that Christmas isn’t trans enough, so this is our decree to fill it with transgender stuff,” the two sing in their song, titled “Make Christmas Trans Again.” “What if Jesus was trans-masculine?” one asks, while the other chimes in, “What if Santa was Saint Nichola?” “What if all we want for Christmas is HRT for all of us?” they sing together again, before belting out, “It’s going to be a transgender Christmas!”
