The New Republic reports: Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics’ X accounts. But the self-described “free speech absolutist” doesn’t see anything wrong with it. Last week, Musk began stripping the verifications from far-right accounts run by people who challenged his support for H-1B visas, after he and his co–DOGE czar Vivek Ramaswamy went to …

“We know this is orchestrated by within this country itself. We know by what we heard from the dummy at the FBI this morning saying it’s not a terror attack. We know all of it. Trump needs to not only reinstate the travel ban from these Muslim dominated nations, but he must deport all radical imams in this nation before …

Florida Politics reports: Sweetwater Rep. David Borrero is again carrying legislation to limit flag use at public facilities. He just filed a bill (HB 75) that would prohibit local or state government offices, schools and universities from displaying banners that represent a “political viewpoint.” That includes a “politically partisan, racial, sexual orientation and gender, or political ideology viewpoint,” the measure …

“I don’t know if enough attention is being paid to this, but we all know that for the last four years the Biden administration has been completely derelict in its duty. “The congressional Republicans, we here in the House and the Senate have repeatedly asked the DHS under the Biden administration about the correlation, the obvious concern about terrorism and …

The Washington Post reports: The FBI said Thursday that it believes no one else was involved in the New Orleans attack, after previously saying investigators were looking into the possibility that others were involved. “We do not assess at this point that anyone else is involved in this attack,” FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said during a news conference. …

“I’m so sick of being lied to, ladies and gentlemen. I’m sick of it. Kash Patel does need to fire these people. We do need Kash Patel, like, immediately. And, I mean, there’s, like, legitimately just not enough time. There’s not enough time. “Also, why weren’t the security barriers up? They have these iron barriers there. Was this an inside …

The Associated Press confirms earlier social media posts: The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the …

Axios reports: House Democrats are pushing back furiously against a proposed change to House rules that would allow only Republicans to force a vote on removing the speaker of the House. “This makes it clear that they have no intention of working together to find common ground,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, said …

Meanwhile in MAGAland: Governor Jeff Landry (R-LA) is drawing condemnation over a picture he posted on social media which showed him posing jovially outside of a steakhouse just blocks away from the deadly attack on Bourbon Street. The governor posted the photo on Wednesday night showing him outside a high-end restaurant on Magazine Street showing him with several companions smiling …

Posted by the felon-elect to Truth Social: Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership. The DOJ, FBI, and Democrat state and local prosecutors have not done their job. They are incompetent and corrupt, having spent all of their waking …

Colorado Springs’ NBC affiliate reports: Sources confirmed to News5 Wednesday evening the driver of the Cybertruck in the Las Vegas explosion lived in Colorado Springs. According to senior law enforcement sources, 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger was the driver and had several Colorado Springs addresses associated to him. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is at a townhouse complex, according to the …

“Donald Trump received a mandate from the American people in November. Chip Roy did not. It is the America First Agenda, not the Chip Roy First Agenda. It is Make America Great Again, not make Chip Roy Great. President Trump is fighting for America, Chip is fighting to keep his brand marketable. “Some people apparently need to understand that in …

CBS News reports: President-elect Donald Trump will hold a rally-type event on Jan. 19 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., just ahead of his inauguration, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning. Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Wizards basketball team and Washington Capitals hockey team, can hold approximately 20,000 attendees. The “Make America Great Again …

Mediaite reports: Fox News correspondent David Spunt pushed back on President-elect Donald Trump with a fact-check of his insinuation that the suspect in Wednesday’s New Orleans attack was one of many “criminals coming in” to the United States. During a live broadcast, Spunt read out President Joe Biden’s statement, and Trump’s to Your World hosts in the studio before drawing …

CNN reports: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, “the shockingly violent attack in New Orleans is horrific,” adding that his thoughts were with “the people of the United States at this tragic time.” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the news was “horrifying” and that his “heart is with the loved ones of the victims, those fighting to recover, and …

The Associated Press reports: Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible terrorism. Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said authorities know who rented the truck with the Turo …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: At least 10 people were shot when three to four gunmen opened fire on a group standing outside a Queens nightclub where a private event was taking place Wednesday night, the New York Police Department said in an early morning press briefing Thursday. All of the victims in the 144th Street shooting outside Amazura …

ABC News reports: Authorities investigating the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck on Wednesday outside the Trump Las Vegas hotel have expanded their search for evidence to Colorado, federal sources have confirmed to ABC News, as law enforcement agencies probe the incident as a possible act of terror. The FBI is conducting operations and searches in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in relation …

CNN reports: In a series of videos, the suspect in the deadly New Year’s attack in New Orleans discussed planning to kill his family and having dreams that helped inspire him to join ISIS, according to multiple officials briefed on the investigation. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old man who police suspect drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on …

The Washington Post reports: President Joe Biden will honor former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and 19 others on Thursday with the Presidential Citizens Medal, a tribute given to those who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or fellow Americans. Alongside Cheney, Biden will award Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Mississippi), who served as the chairman of the Jan. …