The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization” of law enforcement. Justice Department chief of staff Chad Mizelle said in a memo that prosecutions and civil actions under the Freedom of Access to Clinic …

Semafor reports: US President Donald Trump had a “fiery” and contentious phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen last week, during which Trump insisted he was serious about taking over Greenland, European officials told the Financial Times. The officials, who were not identified by the FT, said the conversation had gone very badly, with one describing it as “horrendous.” …

The Chattanooga Free Press reports: The Tennessee Federation of Republican Women is coming under fire for providing parents a reading list for children that cites Adolf Hitler as an example of leadership. “Hitler and all intelligent leaders throughout history have understood that the way to change a country was through the training of its youth, to get them while they …

Bloomberg News reports: Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department, detailed his wealth and influence across hundreds of firms and left open the possibility of his adult children buying his holdings if he wins confirmation. Lutnick, chief executive officer of Wall Street investment bank and brokerage Cantor Fitzgerald LP, confirmed he’ll divest his interests in the three core …

Fox News reports: Americans around the United States are heading to grocery stores and noticing that many egg shelves are nearly empty or empty, period. “You can’t get eggs anywhere, I mean anywhere,” Fox News host Jesse Watters said on Primetime. “The national egg supply has been strained due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza — also known as HPAI or …

GOP Rep. Josh Brecheen writes for Fox News: On January 21st, 2025, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended the Service of Prayer for the Nation at the National Cathedral. As a believer, I attended the service for the purpose of praying for our nation, President Trump, the president’s family, and the success of his administration. I purposely …

San Francisco’s NBC affiliate reports: The impact of Trump’s promise of mass deportation is already starting to show. The California Farm Bureau says fears in the Central Valley have led to migrant farmworkers not showing up for work, which has virtually halted the area’s citrus harvest. Agriculture leaders in the Bay Area are worried about something similar happening locally and …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci’s security detail that was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. It was pulled on Thursday night. Given he continues to face ongoing threats due to his public-facing role during the Covid-19 pandemic, Fauci has now hired his …

Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate reports: The Cleveland County District Attorney’s office has charged a former pastor who’s accused of sending an unsolicited nude photo of himself to a Kansas teenager. Court documents allege McMillan added the victim on Snapchat in 2023. The victim told police at the time McMillan would have had to use his son’s phone, her former classmate, …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of FEMA” as he visited hurricane-battered North Carolina on Friday during the first trip of his second term. The comment, made during a briefing on the monthslong recovery from Hurricane Helene, was the latest signal of how Trump is planning sweeping changes to the federal government’s role …

The Christian Post reports: New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, have been accused in a lawsuit of covering up the sexual abuse of a minor in their home and at a 2018 summer camp affiliated with an Assemblies of God church they founded in 2009 known as the Refugio De Esperanza (the Refuge …

“The Bible tells us clearly the role of the bishop and who should be in that role. Number one, as it relates to the qualifications, the bishop must be blameless, and it must also be a male. She’s out of order. Therefore, her message is out of order. “I traveled this country Rob fighting against books like this, that this …

NOTUS reports: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in amended campaign filings on Thursday that her unsuccessful 2022 congressional campaign owes more than $300,000 in unpaid debts, with Leavitt failing to disclose for years that her campaign took in hundreds of thousands of dollars in inappropriate donations and never paid the money back. The vast majority of that debt, …

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Friday barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes from entering Washington, D.C., without the court’s approval after President Donald Trump commuted the far-right extremist group leader’s 18-year prison sentence for orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued the order two days after Rhodes visited …

Mediate reports: A pair of prominent supporters of President Donald Trump explicitly called for the execution of a top advisor from Trump’s first term. On Wednesday, political commentator Tim Young posted a tweet about Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator. Her relationship with the administration — specifically Trump — eroded over time. Trump has since …

The New York Times reports: Trump has repeatedly blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders for the fires that devastated Los Angeles. The president has charged that the state’s Democrats have stubbornly refused to send enough water to Southern California to fight fires. Trump’s view of the situation could have very real consequences. He threatened on Wednesday to withhold …

The Mississippi Clarion-Ledger reports: A new bill in Mississippi, if passed, would create a bounty hunting program to hunt down undocumented migrants. DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton announced the proposed legislation in a news release. House Bill 1484 would create the Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program if the state passes it into law. State Rep. Justin Keen …

The Guardian reports: In a series of newly unearthed podcasts, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, appears to endorse the theocratic and authoritarian doctrine of “sphere sovereignty”, a worldview derived from the extremist beliefs of Christian reconstructionism and espoused by churches aligned with far-right Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson. In the recordings, Hegseth rails against “cultural Marxism”, feminism, “critical …

The Associated Press reports: UnitedHealth Group will promote one of its top insurance executives to replace Brian Thompson, the slain CEO of its UnitedHealthcare arm. The company said Thursday that Tim Noel will become the next UnitedHealthcare leader. Noel most recently led UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare and retirement business. He joined the company in 2007. UnitedHealthcare is the nation’s largest insurer, covering …

Via email from hate group leader Brian Brown: Acting in furtherance of President Donald Trump’s wishes on an important issue on NOM’s agenda, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered that henceforth there will be no gay “rainbow” flags flown on US embassy property. Only the US flag can be flown. This is a smashing victory for NOM, brought about …