Category: National

Two Federal Judges Rule for Small Businesses, Halt Corporate Transparency Act

The Center Square
Office Work

Within one month of each other, two federal judges ruled that a law passed by Congress is “likely unconstitutional” and ruled in favor of small businesses.

At issue is the Corporate Transparency Act, which Congress passed in 2021, overriding a veto issued by then President Donald Trump. The law requires entities incorporated under state law to disclose the personal information of their stakeholders, including current address, identification documents, and other sensitive information, to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

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JD Vance Says That People Who Were ‘Prosecuted Unfairly’ over J6 ‘Should Be Pardoned’

Just the News
January Six Riot

Vice President-elect JD Vance said that people who “committed violence” on Jan. 6, 2021, during the Capitol riots, should “obviously” not be pardoned by President-elect Donald Trump. 

“I think it’s very simple, look, if you protested peacefully on Jan. 6, and you had Merrick Garland’s Department of Justice treat you like a gang member, you should be pardoned,” Vance said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

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Legal Expert Mark Pulliam Details How President-Elect Trump Should Handle Relief Requests for Damages Caused by Los Angeles Wildfires

Kaitlin Housler
California wildfighters

Mark Pulliam, a retired attorney and Misrule of Law blogger, shared his thoughts on how President-elect Donald Trump, once he assumes office, should handle the state of California and city of Los Angeles’ request for federal assistance following the ongoing wildfires which have since resulted in the death of 24 individuals.

The wildfires in California, which began burning on Tuesday, have since destroyed nearly 41,000 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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Biden-Harris Admin Imposes New Export Controls on AI Chips

Daily Caller News Foundation
AI chip

The Biden-Harris administration announced on Monday that it would restrict exports of chips used for artificial intelligence (AI) and technology, according to a White House press release.

The new regulations, which were unveiled just a week before President Joe Biden is set to leave office, will cap the number of AI chips that can be exported to most countries, according to the press release. The export controls are intended to continue “to ensure that advanced semiconductors sold abroad are not used by countries of concern to train advanced AI systems,” the announcement states.

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Immigration Expert: FBI Closes First Illegal Alien Terrorist Attack Without Providing Answers

Kaitlin Housler
Todd Bensman

Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) quietly closed its case into the first known terrorist attack by a “border-crossing Muslim migrant” on a Jewish American victim last year without providing answers to questions still concerning the Jewish community impacted by the attack.

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As Violent Venezuelan Gang Plagues US, Biden DHS Issues Deportation Protections for Migrants from Venezuela

Daily Caller News Foundation
ICE arresting suspect

The Biden administration rolled out deportation protections to nearly a million foreign nationals living in the United States, including hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans.

More than 900,000 beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be allowed to register for an 18-month extension, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday. The massive roll out — just days before President Joe Biden leaves office and President-elect Donald Trump returns to power — includes TPS extensions for roughly 600,000 Venezuelans living in the country.

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Commentary: America Is Already Seeing Signs of a Trump Economic Revival

Daily Caller News Foundation
Blue Collar Work

Job creation smashed expectations in December, as employers finished the hiring season strong, optimistic about the end of Bidenomics and the return of the Trump bump. Employers added 256,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. So much for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s weakening labor market.

It’s New Year in America again.

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Report: President-Elect Trump Plans Many Ambitious Executive Orders on Immigration

American Greatness
Donald Trump

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly has plans to issue as many as 100 executive orders on his first day in office, dealing with a wide range of topics including his signature issue of immigration.

According to Axios, the president-elect and his advisors detailed these plans during a meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday. Among those present at the meeting was Stephen Miller, who has been designated as the Chief of Staff for Policy in Trump’s second presidency, as well as the advisor for homeland security.

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Fires Devastate Los Angeles, Killing at Least 10 While Charring Neighborhoods to Apocalyptic Scenes

Just the News
California Fire

Wind-fueled wildfires continued to rage across Los Angeles early Friday, reducing once iconic neighborhoods to charred apocalyptic scenes while carving a path of historic death and devastation across a city increasingly frustrated at its political leaders.

Authorities announced late Thursday at least 10,000 homes, commercial buildings and other structures had been burned to the ground and that the death toll had grown to double digits.

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Meta Ends DEI Programs in Latest Policy Reversal

Just the News
Meta Office

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta on Friday announced the end of its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, marking a dramatic reversal as such programs come under intense scrutiny from the public.

“The legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the United States is changing,” wrote Vice President of Human Resources Janelle Gale in a memo obtained by Axios.

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Biden Gives Ukraine One More Handout Before Leaving Office

Daily Caller News Foundation
Biden and Ukraine

The Biden administration sent approximately $500 million worth of aid to Ukraine on Thursday as the conflict continues to drag on without any clear end in sight.

The equipment covered by Thursday’s funding will include air defense missiles, gear to help Ukraine use F-16 jets, air-to-ground armaments and more. President-elect Donald Trump has clearly stated that he wants to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, and Biden administration officials are arguing that the aid will give Ukraine as much leverage as possible before the two sides potentially head to the negotiating table to end the conflict.

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Commentary: MAGA Priorities Reshape the Right and the Country

The Daily Torch
Donald Trump

Not only have America’s priorities shifted as a nation – as evidenced by President-elect Donald Trump winning the popular vote on a largely conservative populist set of priorities – but divisions are emerging between conservatives who consider themselves part of “MAGA” (Make America Great Again) and those who do not.    

The 2024 election was a powerful nation-wide referendum on the decades-long failed globalist experiment, with voters strongly aligning with President Trump’s populist, America First platform.

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Tom Zawistowski: President-Elect Donald Trump Must Pardon January 6 Political Prisoners

Kaitlin Housler
Donald Trump

Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention, is continuing his call on President-elect Donald Trump to issue a pardon to political prisoners who were convicted on charges related to the January 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.

Trump has vowed to pardon individuals accused or convicted of charges relating to January 6, telling Time magazine in December 2024 that pardons will begin “in the first hour” of him being inaugurated later this month on January 20.

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Mexico: Criminal Groups Recruit Young People Through Video Games on Their Cell Phones

ADN America
Cell Phone

Mexican authorities warned this Tuesday about the use of online gaming platforms on mobile phones, where criminal groups enter to convince young people and involve them in illicit activities.

The Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection (SSPC), through the General Directorate of Service Management, Cybersecurity and Technological Development, explained in a statement that the “growth of this sector is due to the easy access and versatility of smartphones.”

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New York’s Highest Court Won’t Stop Trump Sentencing

Zachery Schmidt
Donald Trump

The New York Court of Appeals rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s attempt to stop his sentencing in the state’s hush-money trial against him on Friday.

“Your proposed order to show cause was reviewed by Judge Rivera, who declined to sign the order. As a result of the Judge’s determination, no motion is pending in the above title at the Court of Appeals,” New York’s highest court sent to Trump’s lawyers in a letter.

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Biden Admin’s Effort to Drive Men into Women’s Sports Runs Out of Gas

Daily Caller News Foundation

President Joe Biden’s attempt to rewrite Title IX to include gender identity was officially blocked by a federal court Thursday.

The rule rewrite would have allowed biological males to compete in women’s sports and use women’s spaces. Challengers to the rule hailed the court’s decision, with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti declaring the ruling to be a “massive win.”

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Big Tech Companies Continue to Donate to Trump’s Inauguration Fund

Zachery Schmidt
Donald Trump inauguration Jan 20, 2017

Google and Microsoft announced this week that they will invest $1 million into President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.

“Google is pleased to support the 2025 inauguration, with a livestream on YouTube and a direct link on our homepage. We’re also donating to the inaugural committee,” Karan Bhatia, Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy, said in a statement to German-owned Politico.

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Biden Admin to Dole Out Millions in Refunds to Illegal Migrants Who Applied for Failed Amnesty Program

Daily Caller News Foundation
Illegal Immigrants

The Biden-Harris administration will issue millions of dollars in refunds to illegal migrants who applied for an amnesty program that was struck down in court.

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intends to refund the $580 application fee to the roughly 94,000 individuals who paid in hopes of benefiting from the administration’s Keeping Families Together program, according to CBS News. The program, had it not been deemed unlawful, offered a pathway to citizenship for potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants living in the U.S. who are married to American citizens.

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Commentary: Madoff’s Ponzi Beneficiaries Are Funding Climate Lawfare

The Daily Signal
Climate Change Rally

The Picower family is forcing shoddy electric appliances into every American home to assuage their guilty consciences.

As the single-largest beneficiaries of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the Picowers have plenty to feel awkward about. One way they’re excising the guilt is by financing climate change lawsuits and leftwing judicial influence schemes that will strip Americans of conveniences they take for granted – say hot showers or efficient dishwashers.

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Report: Republicans Push to Abolish ATF

American Greatness
ATF Agents

Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are planning to introduce legislation to abolish the controversial Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

According to Fox News, Congressman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) will introduce the bill, which has earned several prominent co-sponsors, including: Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Bob Onder (R-Mo.), Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Mary Miller (R-Ill.), Keith Self (R-Texas), and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.).

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Left Launches Multi-Front ‘Trump-Proofing’ Effort at Federal, State Levels

The Daily Signal
Kathy Hochul and Gavin Newsom

Donald Trump’s election to the presidency was formally certified on Monday, but he still faces “Trump-proofing” efforts in Washington and in the states—and in some cases, from familiar foes.

Democrat governors and attorneys general in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York declared their intentions to challenge Trump’s efforts on multiple fronts, from enforcing immigration laws to protecting minors from so-called transgender treatments.

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Republicans Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Impose Term Limits

The Center Square
Congress

Republicans in Congress led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits for members of Congress.

The amendment would limit U.S. senators to two six-year terms and U.S. House members to three two-year terms. The two-page resolution states that after the amendment is passed by Congress and ratified by the states, the amendment would go into effect “within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress.”

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Commentary: To Avoid Another Russiagate, Trump Needs to Declassify Everything

The Daily Torch
Donald Trump

Following Congress’ certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election on Jan. 6, all eyes now turn towards Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration and most importantly, to his first days in office and the work to be done in enacting his agenda.

The first president since Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive terms, Trump has a lot of unfinished business — completing the border wall, extending and expanding his tax cuts, restoring American energy dominance, using tariffs to bolster American production and so forth — but certainly cleaning up the national security apparatus that was weaponized against him before he was ever elected in 2016 has to be a top priority.

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Moderna Buried Child’s Death in COVID Booster Trial in EU Report, FDA Response Called ‘Misleading’

Just the News
Moderna Vaccine

President Joe Biden bestowed the National Medal of Technology and Innovation on a vaccine maker that allegedly hid a child’s death in a COVID-19 clinical trial from Americans, and the Food and Drug Administration may have known about the purported subterfuge.

Moderna apparently only disclosed the death from “cardio-respiratory arrest,” which it asserted without evidence was not related to the child’s jab, in the European Union Clinical Trials Register Sept. 30, six months after its trial on “healthy children” 6 months-12 years ended, but not in publicly accessible U.S. system ClinicalTrials.gov as legally required.

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Study Finds TikTok Suppresses Anti-China Content, Influences Opinions as Trump Moves to Delay Ban

Just the News
China Tiktok

A newly updated study concludes that the popular Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok suppresses anti-China content and influences user opinion on the communist country’s human rights record and society, likely manipulating its algorithm. 

The study from researchers from Rutgers University and the Network Contagion Research Institute, follows preliminary findings from the group released in August and is now backed by more evidence than before. 

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Trump Announces New ‘Beautiful’ Patriotic Name for Gulf of Mexico

Daily Caller News Foundation
Donald Trump and Gulf of Mexico

President-elect Donald Trump announced his plan to change the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the “Gulf of America” during a Tuesday press conference.

Trump said during the press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, that the potential new name for the gulf is “beautiful” and “appropriate” as Mexico continues to allow “millions” of illegal immigrants to enter the U.S. through the southern border. The president-elect called Mexico a “very dangerous place” that is ultimately “run by the cartels,” and has threatened the nation with economic consequences over the border crisis.

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