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Here’s what’s happening…
-TikTok divestment could be ‘deal of the century’ for Trump, House China Committee chair says
-Trump names several new White House picks to work on AI, crypto and more: ‘America First Patriots’
–Gaetz sues to block release of Ethics Committee report
$1 Trillion Worth of Grievances
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling out the Biden administration for spending over a trillion taxpayer dollars on “government waste” this year, including on a bearded lady cabaret show, Arabic Sesame Street, and “girl-centered climate action.”
The Kentucky senator released his annual “Festivus” report that details different ways in which the current administration spent taxpayer dollars throughout the year.
The 2024 Festivus Waste Report found that the Biden-Harris administration spent over $1 trillion this year, including giving a $10,000 grant to “Beards on Ice” — an ice skating drag show on climate change put on by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, a self-described “queer cabaret arts organization.”…Read more
White House
LOOKING BACK: Six household appliances that have taken heat from Biden’s crackdown on regulations…Read more
OFF THE NAUGHTY LIST?: Biden admin lifts $10M bounty on the head of leader of Islamist group now in charge in Syria…Read more
‘ACT OF COMPASSION’: ‘Squad’ Dem applauds Biden for sparing murderers from ‘racist’ death penalty in 11th-hour clemency move…Read more
SEE THE VICTIMS: Biden spares federal death row inmates: Murderers targeted sailor, young girls, law enforcement…Read more
BLOWING SMOKE: How Biden’s last-minute emissions target may prove short-lived when Trump takes office…Read more
