Loony Laura Loomer writes on X: Telling the truth isn’t trolling. Read the room! @elonmusk You bought your way into MAGA 5 minutes ago after Trump almost had his head blown off in Butler. Remember when you voted for Biden and propped up @GovRonDeSantis and you said Trump was too old? We all know you only donated your money so …

Bloomberg News reports: Russia rebuffed incoming US President Donald Trump’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it’s ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end almost three years of war. “A ceasefire is a road to nowhere” that Ukraine will use to build up its military capacity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in …

Orlando’s CBS affiliate reports: Members of the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board of supervisors broke no criminal laws prior to Gov. Ron DeSantis appointing a new board to oversee Walt Disney World’s special taxing district, newly-released government records reveal. At the time, DeSantis expressed concern about a last-minute development agreement and restrictive covenants between Disney and the former RCID …

The Hill reports: “It is utterly preposterous to suggest that we are going to send our military into Panama to, quote, ‘take back the Panama Canal,’” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said during a Thursday appearance on CNN. “We have a treaty with Panama. We have a free trade agreement with Panama,” she added. “We are no more going to take …

USA Today reports: On Christmas Day, Elon Musk turned heads with a decadent photo by his tree. Dressed head-to-toe in a Santa costume, he captioned his photo “Ozempic Santa,” flaunting a slimmer figure. His pro-Ozempic post may clash with other potential members of the Trump administration, particularly Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has taken a strong anti-Ozempic stance in his …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York on Thursday signed a law that requires companies that are big fossil fuel polluters to help pay to repair damage caused by extreme weather, which is becoming more common because of greenhouse gas emissions. The legislation, called the Climate Change Superfund Act, mandates that the companies responsible for the …

Politico reports: “I don’t know exactly what [Trump will] do. But I can tell you this: The judiciary will be one of our strongest — if not our strongest — barrier against what he does,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Playbook in an exclusive interview this week. Four years ago, Schumer launched a plan (along with President Joe Biden) …

CBS News reports: President Biden and his family are heading to St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for a final holiday before he leaves the White House next month. The trip has become an annual one for the Bidens, who in the past have stayed at a wealthy donor’s home on the island. It’s the third year in a …

The Meidas Touch reports: In a 2007 interview on C-SPAN, Pete Hegseth, the former Army National Guard officer and Fox News host nominated to become Trump’s Secretary of Defense, offered a defense of the United States’ actions at Abu Ghraib prison while dismissing the incident as an “absolute exception” to military conduct during the Iraq War. Hegseth not only characterized …

The Washington Post reports: Fifty percent of voters from families with an income of less than $50,000 a year cast their ballots for Trump, according to the data, compared with 48 percent for Vice President Kamala Harris. Now, low-income Americans who voted for Trump say they are counting on him to keep their benefits intact even while his Cabinet picks …

“There are a lot of Canadians that watch our show and I get reminded of that on social media because I’m a little bit of an American snob. And they remind me that they watch and I know they have a lot of pride in their nationality and who they are, but if Canada became a state, it should become …

“I have bad news. Let me be direct. The year is almost over. We have raised only 16% to our $250,000 year end matching grant. “We can’t go on like this. We have one week to right the course. You know all we have done over the years from amending many state constitutions to define marriage, to suing the IRS …

Axios reports: Medicare’s $2,000 prescription drug cap will take effect at the start of the new year. The yearly limit on out-of-pocket payments, under the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to lower millions of seniors’ medical costs. It will have a particularly significant impact for patients taking expensive drugs to treat cancer and other serious conditions. Overall, 3.2 million Americans …

The Daily Mail reports: When Donald and Melania Trump enter the White House next year on Inauguration Day, they’ll find it looks just like it did when they left it four years ago – even down to the Diet Coke button on the desk in the Oval Office. That’s all thanks to the staff of the White House residence. The …

Marianne Williamson writes on her Substack: This year’s election of a DNC Chair feels different than in past years. Before now, the party had faced defeats to be sure. But our playbook still basically worked. The waters were turbulent at times, but our ship was steady. This year, the party faces a more critical problem than we have ever faced …

“There are good and bad Indians. I’m obviously one of the good ones. I suspect this Sriram guy is too. “On the other hand, these two Indians pictured below were an intrinsic part of the censorship regime on social media. “I wish we could deport them!” – Felon Trump cultist Dinesh D’Souza, singling out two former Twitter executives who were …

NBC News reports: The Kremlin on Thursday warned against speculating what may have caused an Azerbaijan Airlines flight to crash, killing 38 of the 67 on board, after an aviation expert said evidence indicated that a Russian anti-missile battery may have brought down the passenger plane. Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the investigation into the cause of the crash was …

The Hill reports: President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his pick for U.S. ambassador to Panama. The announcement comes as Trump is sparking a feud with the U.S. ally over control of the Panama Canal. Cabrera must figure out how to navigate a tension filled relationship with the country amid the president-elect’s position on …

The New York Times reports: For a crime to be considered terrorism, the government must prove that the perpetrator intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a unit of government or affect the conduct of a unit of government. Prosecutors can use criminal charges both as a means to punish people for what they have …

The Washington Post reports: U.S. immigration authorities will once more put families with children in detention centers when President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next month, according to incoming White House “border czar” Tom Homan. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will look to hold parents with children in “soft-sided” tent structures similar to those used by U.S. border officials to …