NBC News reports: Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Sunday dismissed President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Greenland by military force, saying, “The United States is not going to invade another country. That’s not who we are.” Trump “speaks very boldly on a lot of things,” Lankford said, adding: “We’ve seen this over how he’s done negotiations, whether it be for …

The Guardian reports: Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward forcefully denied making statements attributed to him by James Comer, the Republican chair of the powerful House oversight committee, in which Woodward supposedly said Joe Biden was financially corrupt. “The statements attributed to me in what is apparently his book are false,” Woodward said. “I made none of those statements he attributes …

From a new website launched by Gov. Gavin Newsom: LIE – California Cut Firefighting Budgets FACT: The number of CalFIRE personnel has nearly doubled since 2019 (from 5,829 to 10,741) FACT: CalFIRE’s budget has nearly doubled since 2019 ($2 Billion to $3.8 Billion) LIE – These Wildfires are Caused by California’s Mismanagement of Forest Lands FACT: The budget for managing …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Police confirmed to KTLA that officers detained two people at Vice President Kamala Harris’ home in Brentwood during curfew hours on Saturday. The Los Angeles Police Department said a call came into the West L.A. station around 4:40 a.m., reporting a potential burglary on the Vice President’s property. Officers responded to the residence located on …

Law & Crime reports: A U.S. Navy veteran and Oath Keeper who rioted on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol in a Depends adult diaper was sentenced to time served this week. Thomas Caldwell, 70, learned that he will avoid any further time in custody at his sentencing hearing on Friday in front of U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta. …

The New York Times reports: Four years after receiving a pardon from President Donald J. Trump for crimes related to foreign lobbying, Paul Manafort is again seeking business from political interests abroad. Mr. Manafort, who led Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign for a few months, has assembled a team of consultants who helped run Mr. Trump’s 2024 effort and is looking …

Rochester, New York’s PBS affiliate reports: Love and resilience were on full display this past weekend at the inaugural Big Gay Wedding Day, held at Rochester’s First Universalist Church. Organized by local Unitarian Universalist congregations, including First Unitarian Church of Rochester, First Universalist Church of Rochester and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Canandaigua, the free event offered LGBTQ couples the …

Newsweek reports: Donald Trump has claimed that “deranged” Jack Smith was fired as special counsel by the Department of Justice ahead of the president-elect’s return to office. In a post on Truth Social in the early hours on Sunday ET, Trump said that Smith had been “fired” from the DOJ after he “left town empty-handed” without any federal prosecutions against …

The Christian Post reports: Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson went on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, where he discussed his faith, the challenges of creating Christian-oriented films in Hollywood and why he believes Darwinian evolution is a flawed theory. When the topic of the veracity of the resurrection of Christ came up, Gibson said he considers the Gospels to be …

The Associated Press reports: Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators individually. Now, they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run. Here’s a look at the schedule for Senate hearings set so far, in Eastern time. Tuesday 9 a.m.: Doug …

The New York Times reports: After Inauguration Day, the group of Silicon Valley-inflected, wide-eyed recruits will be deployed to Washington’s alphabet soup of agencies. The goal is for most major agencies to eventually have two DOGE representatives as they seek to cut costs. On the eve of Mr. Trump’s presidency, the structure of DOGE is still amorphous and closely held. …

Bloomberg News reports: Vice President-elect JD Vance tempered his boss’s promise to pardon all the protesters involved in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, saying those who behaved violently should “obviously” not receive pardons. Five people died as a result of the violence and the hundreds injured included 174 police officers. “If you protested peacefully on January 6, …

Axios reports: Meta did this with a methodical striptease over nine days, capturing massive public and MAGA attention. Sources tell us Meta deliberately packaged them all up for detonation over nine days to maximize the pop for Trump. Here’s the Meta formula: Put a Trump friend on your board (UFC CEO Dana White). Promote a prominent Republican as your chief …

Just in via press release: The story of Elijah’s prayer for rain in the Bible serves as a reminder of the power of united, faith-filled prayer during times of national crisis. In James 5:17-18, we are told: “Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain… Again …

“I will have Elon Musk run out of here by Inauguration Day. He will not have a blue pass to the White House, he will not have full access to the White House, he will be like any other person. He is a truly evil guy, a very bad guy. I made it my personal thing to take this guy …

Via press release from GOP Rep. Cory Mills: Today, Congressman Cory Mills (FL-07) sent a letter to congressional leaders in both chambers, urging them to exercise their authority and raise the U.S. flags at the Capitol to full-staff on the morning of January 20, 2025, in honor of the 60th Presidential Inauguration. This gesture would recognize the historic occasion while …

Washington DC’s NBC affiliate reports: A D.C. man says he was taking a Metrobus to the Anacostia Metro Station when a stranger set his shirt on fire. “Crazy, you know,” Eric Walton said. “Like, I never even spoke to that guy.” Walton says he was on the way to the library with friends on the A4 bus around noon Nov. …

The Daily Beast reports: Fans of Saturday Night Live are outraged that controversial comedian Dave Chappelle has been named as the first host of its latest season. The episode is set to air Jan. 18, with Chappelle at the helm, and rapper Glorilla as the musical guest. But many have questioned why the embattled comedian has continued to be invited …

Via press release from the White House: Today, President Biden spoke with His Holiness Pope Francis and named him as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world …

The Roys Report reports: Jeremiah Johnson, who wrongly prophesied that Donald Trump would win in 2020, is being sued for defamation by his brother and sister-in-law, Josiah and Jennifer Johnson. Josiah, who publicly accused Jeremiah last year of manipulating people with false prophecies, told The Roys Report (TRR) he hopes a jury trial will also expose other charismatic Christian leaders …