Via press release from Sen. Dick Durbin: The President-elect has made it clear that he values one thing above all else in an Attorney General: loyalty. I have no reason to believe President-elect Trump has changed his litmus test for Attorney General or his views on how the Justice Department should operate. In fact, I fear he found someone who …

The Daily Beast reports: Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro has called out his MAGA brethren over their support of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate. Discussing a controversy that he considers “indicative of a broader problem that the right currently has with the influencer class,” Shapiro recapped how, during an appearance on the right-wing podcast The Benny Show, Donald Trump’s attorney Alina …

NBC News reports: Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks will face questions today from senators during confirmation hearings, including former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, his pick to lead the Justice Department. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Trump’s choice for secretary of state, will appear in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Rubio, a three-term senator with foreign policy …

The Associated Press reports: A Texas anti-pornography law is going before the Supreme Court on Wednesday in a collision of free speech rights, regulation of online content and the protection of children. Texas is among more than a dozen states with similar laws aimed at blocking young children and teenagers from viewing pornography. The adult-content site Pornhub has stopped operating …

Reuters reports: TikTok plans to shut off its app for U.S. users on Sunday, when a federal ban on the social media app could come into effect, The Information reported on Tuesday, unless the Supreme Court moves to block it. If TikTok shuts off for all U.S. users, the outcome would be different from that mandated by the law. The …

“I don’t know any underlying stories and there are probably some out there. Now, there’s times that we’ll start and have started voting at three or four in the afternoon and go to the next day at noon, 20 hours, 21 hours straight and that might like make some of us look like we’ve had a long night at the …

Newsmax host Rob Finnerty: “I’m wondering if you think that the Trump administration should seriously look at moving the Olympics to a red city where you know things are gonna be run properly, like a city in Florida, maybe Miami, or maybe Dallas in Texas, or maybe a city in your home state of Ohio? I’m not convinced that California …

Media Matters has the transcript: JESSE WATTERS (HOST): I’m just happy Carrie Underwood is performing. When a straight, blonde female is singing at the inauguration, I think we’re back. I think we’re definitely back. NICK DI PAOLO (GUEST): Carrie Underwood. I mean, thank God Kamala didn’t win, we would’ve had to see Lizzo’s ass for 45 minutes. Forbes reports: Country …

Axios reports: President-elect Trump is being inundated with so much money from corporations and wealthy donors that his team expects to raise about $500 million by summer — even though he can’t run again, sources in his operation tell Axios. By stockpiling so much cash, Trump is signaling he doesn’t want to be seen as a lame duck in his …

Newsweek reports: Donald Trump has received a special personalized inauguration present from beverage giant Coca-Cola, which previously criticized the president-elect after the January 6 Capitol riot. Coca-Cola condemned Trump and his supporters following the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. At the time, the company said the riots were “an offense to the ideals of …

Fox News reports: Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump on Monday, which will mark the second absence in two weeks from a gathering of former presidents and their spouses. Obama was not in attendance at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral last week. Former President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend the Jan. 20 …

Politico reports: Pete Hegseth has won over Sen. Joni Ernst. The Iowa senator said Tuesday she will be voting to confirm Hegseth to the next Defense secretary, a crucial endorsement for a nomination that seemed to be on shaky ground a few weeks ago. Ernst told an Iowa radio show that said the former Fox News host was able to …

Variety reports: Whoopi Goldberg showed some support to Carrie Underwood on “The View” amid backlash against the “American Idol” winner and country music star for her decision to perform “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Jan. 20. The EGOT winner has been outspoken against Trump for years but said she stands behind Underwood, although Goldberg will not be …

“You know, the more we learn about these LA wildfires, the angrier that everybody, I think, should get. I think everybody should be very angry. Because this is what radical environmentalism is all about. It’s also rooted and deeply tied into the socialist, Marxist, statist agenda, hence the Green New Deal. “Now, at the end of the day, I’m telling …

The New York Times reports: U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X. The lawsuit against Mr. Musk, who has become a close adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, is likely to be one of the more contentious final acts …

Newsweek reports: Puerto Rico’s governor has called on President-elect Donald Trump to respond after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro called for an invasion of the island territory. Maduro’s comments were an “open threat to the United States and our national security,” Jenniffer González-Colón wrote in a post on X on Monday. On Friday, the U.S. announced a $25 million reward for …

“With the absurd catastrophic policies they’ve put in place, California is a disaster. Those same people weren’t concerned about the people in North Carolina or the people in Florida who we’ve tried to help. “So this is really important though, they’ve caused this problem. These people are obstructionists. They also, by the way, tried to cap insurance under Proposition 103. …

NBC News reports: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, according to an official involved with the planning of the event. They will have a prominent spot at the ceremony, seated together on the platform with other notable guests including Trump’s Cabinet nominees and elected officials. In a post on his social …

The Hill reports: A Texas lawmaker got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime partner on the statehouse floor during the first day of the 89th legislative session. Texas Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) popped the question to Gregory Scott Jr. on Tuesday, right before other lawmakers were set to be sworn in. “In a time when our love …

The House side of Congress also saw fireworks today: The House Oversight Committee went off the rails on Tuesday as Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) fumed at Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) for using the term “child” in reference to her, resulting in Mace asking the Texas Democrat if “she wants to take it outside.” Mace jumped in and said, “I am …