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“So here’s the thing I think a lot of folks don’t appreciate about Greenland: it’s really important to our national security. There are sea lanes there that the Chinese use, that the Russians use that, frankly, Denmark – which controls Greenland – it’s not doing its job and being a good ally. “So you have to ask yourself, how are …

Mediaite reports: Elon Musk is going after a Republican Senator who could potentially end Tulsi Gabbard’s bid to be Director of National Intelligence. In a post to X on Sunday, Musk raged at Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) — who grilled Gabbard on Thursday during her Senate confirmation hearing after she refused to call Edward Snowden a traitor. “Todd Young is …

“I would say the risks are worth it. With respect to Canada, it is about making sure that they do their job on their side of the border to help secure the northern border that Joe Biden left wide open during his last four years. And if they’re not going to do it out of the kindness of their hearts, …

“The president made very clear that he wasn’t blaming anybody, but he was being very explicit about the fact that DEI policies have led our air traffic controllers to be short staffed. That is a scandal. Thankfully, it’s a scandal that the president has stopped. “We have a massive shortage of air traffic controllers. And in fact, there have been …

Politico reports: Florida’s Republican era of good feelings appears over. President Donald Trump’s home state is caught up in a never-before-seen power struggle between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature. It’s led to insults, promises of political payback and a mounting media offensive by the governor. The scene is unlike any since Republicans gained control of state government nearly …

NBC News reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday said that “due process will be followed” for all migrants housed at Guantanamo Bay. Noem reiterated the Trump administration’s goal of housing the “worst of the worst” migrants at Guantanamo Bay, referring to those who have committed crimes while living in the U.S. illegally. Still, Noem dodged multiple questions about …

Courthouse News reports: A former aide to Donald Trump can proceed with her civil rape case against Trump’s longtime senior campaign advisor Jason Miller, a New York judge ruled Friday. The lawsuit is an escalation of a yearslong and salacious feud between Miller and former MAGA attorney A.J. Delgado, who claims that she was victimized in her publicized extramarital affair …

The Associated Press reports: New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the Deep South state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country. Grand jurors at the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr. Margaret Carpenter; …

Via press release: Representative Thomas Massie announces that he has reintroduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. H.R. 899 is one sentence long, stating, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.” “Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development,” said Rep. Massie. “States …

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: Federal prosecutors based in Nashville have withdrawn from the criminal investigation of Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles, an unprecedented move that could signal plans by the Trump administration to drop the case against a Republican ally. With no explanation, Acting U.S. Attorney Brian McGuire filed a notice late Thursday to withdraw Assistant U.S. from an on-going legal …

The Hill reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) signaled Thursday that former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence could be in jeopardy after her past defense of alleged traitors, adding to the list of skeptics. “I’m worried by what I hear from some of my Republican colleagues. I’m worried that her nomination may be in jeopardy,” Hawley …

“I’ll have my first granddaughter here in a couple of weeks. And my son and his wife have done their research about vaccines. And she’s not gonna be a pincushion. We’re not gonna allow that to happen. We have an attention deficit problem in this country. Attention deficit, when you or I were growing up, our parents didn’t use a …

The Texas Tribune reports: A coalition of legal organizations on Thursday called on Texas school district leaders to reject the adoption of a recently approved state curriculum heavily infused with references to Christianity and biblical teachings. The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Center for Inquiry and the Freedom From Religion Foundation …

“RFK is going to run HHS whether you like it or not. The Senate is ours, and the moment Trump decides he’s had enough of random Senators delaying our mission, JD is walking in and taking the gavel as President of the Senate. There’s zero you can do about that. We the People will not be stopped. We’re saving the …

The Meidas Touch reports: Sean Duffy, former congressman and President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Transportation, is now investigating the tragic midair collision between American Eagle Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C. However, Duffy’s past legislative record reveals he previously voted against a 2019 appropriations bill, H.R. 267. According to the bill’s summary, the legislation …

The North Dakota Monitor reports: The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior. During his confirmation hearing, Burgum emphasized a commitment to advancing U.S. energy production in President Donald Trump’s administration. The Senate confirmed Burgum on a bipartisan vote of 79-18, with support from North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven …

“That’s the reason why we did this proposal. He (DeSantis) is not going to work with ICE. He wants a little mini-version of ICE. He wants his own state guard with his own bureaucrats picking up the illegal aliens and shipping them off to another portion of the world, wherever it is that they originate from. That’s not working in …

The Huffington Post reports: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) suggested Thursday that a fatal crash could have been caused partly by DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion in government hiring. “I think you have to look at this with eyes wide open, see what happened,” Ogles said on Fox News. “Human error. Was it some sort of equipment failure? Did DEI …

The Washington Post reports: Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, goes before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday for what’s expected to be a contentious session focusing on her views on major foreign policy challenges, controversial statements on Russia and Syria, and her position on the delicate balance between government surveillance and civil liberties. The …

The New York Times reports: Kash Patel, the nominee for F.B.I. director, is expected to face bruising questions at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday about his relative lack of experience, his promise to persecute his enemies and whether he will preserve the bureau’s independence from President Trump. The nomination of Mr. Patel, 44, a self-described Trump campaign surrogate, has …