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Mayorkas on Reported Drone Sightings: ‘We Haven’t Seen Anything Unusual’, But Need More Authority on Drones

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated that “We haven’t seen anything unusual. We know of no threat” with the reported drone sightings on the East Coast but Congress needs to give more authority
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Mayorkas on Criticism Around Drones: ‘We Have Experts,’ Don’t ‘Diminish the Extent of Their Expertise’

On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas responded to criticism of the federal government’s handling of the reported drone sightings on the East Coast by stating that “we have experts,” and people “should not diminish
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Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Backs the Longshoremen

President-elect Donald Trump’s recent support for the dockworkers of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) should be viewed through the lens of dealmaking.
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US swaps prisoners with China, releasing 3 convicted spies

Two Chinese spies and a Chinese national who was charged for disseminating child pornography were part of a White House prisoner swap as Biden’s presidency nears the end.On Nov. 22, Biden granted clemency to Yanjun Xu, Ji Chaoqun and Shanlin Jin. Their releases were part of a prisoner swap that returned three wrongfully detained Americans from Chinese custody: Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung. The three Americans returned to the U.S. before Thanksgiving.

Trump posts ‘how it’s going’ message contrasting Time Person of the Year cover with mugshot

President-elect Trump on Friday posted a message on his Truth Social account that contrasted his 2023 mugshot with his Time magazine cover.Trump was named Time’s Person of the Year this week, which included a cover and an in-depth interview as he prepares to take office for the second time. “How it started, how it’s going,” Trump wrote with his mugshot on the left side and his Time cover on the right.

Senior Trump official reveals visit that set ‘trajectory’ for election victory

A top Team Trump official disclosed the moment that “really set the campaign on a trajectory to victory” – the day President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Columbiana County, Ohio, to survey the East Palestine train derailment.”The ripples from that day do not get enough attention,” White House communications director-designate Steven Cheung said on X, formerly Twitter, in retweeting an op-ed making that assertion.

The Musk Factor 

Musk brings a boundless optimism and can-do verve, and he’s a healthy new ingredient to Trump’s populist mix.

Sen. Blumenthal says mysterious drones spotted recently ‘should be shot down, if necessary’

A U.S. Senator from Connecticut said the mysterious drones spotted recently flying over states in the mid-Atlantic region should be “shot down, if necessary.”In an interview on Capitol Hill Thursday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said intelligence analysis is needed on the drones and the U.S. must act “more aggressively” against the sightings that have been reported.

MSNBC’s Reid: There Was ‘Lawfare Inside the Department of Justice’ Under Biden, Trump Had ‘Leave-Behinds’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” host Joy Reid argued that there was “lawfare inside the Department of Justice” under President Joe Biden and there were “leave-behinds” from President Donald Trump’s first term. During an interview with Rep. Ayanna
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Biden administration announces $500M aid package for Ukraine

The Biden administration announced a new $500 million military aid package to Ukraine Thursday, weeks before President-elect Trump takes office. “The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia’s ongoing attacks,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

Biden administration launches national strategy to combat Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate

The Biden administration on Thursday announced it is launching a national strategy to combat Islamophobia. The move, which the administration described as the first-ever Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate, comes a little more than a year after Hamas’ unprovoked attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023, which was followed by spikes in antisemitic protests and antisemitism across the United States.Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.

Biden’s full list of clemency and commutation recipients revealed

The White House released a list of names of the 39 people whom President Biden pardoned, as well as a list of the nearly 1,500 whose sentences he commuted, on Thursday. The move from Biden set a new, single-day record for clemency under any president, and it comes after he pardoned his son, Hunter, earlier this month. The controversial pardon of his son put pressure on Biden from others in the Democratic Party to issue additional pardons.