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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.

Trump says Ric Grenell will be ‘high up’ in administration after report says ex-intel chief will be Iran envoy

President-elect Donald Trump described Richard “Ric” Grenell, his former acting director of National Intelligence, as a “fabulous person” and “A STAR” in response to a news report about him potentially serving as a special envoy for Iran.Reuters reported that Trump is considering appointing Grenell to the position, citing “two people familiar with the transition plans.

GOP Rep. Roy: DREAMer Deal Should Come After Border Security, Deportations, Include Other Fixes Like Asylum Fix

During an interview with CBS News on Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) reacted to President-Elect Donald Trump expressing openness to a deal on DREAMers by stating that securing the border and deportations need to come first and then “we’ll have
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House passes nearly $1 trillion defense spending bill, adding to US debt of $36 trillion

The House voted to pass its yearly defense bill Wednesday, adding about another $1 trillion to the $36 trillion national debt.The 1,800-page bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), details how $895.2 billion allocated toward defense and national security will be spent.On Wednesday, the bill passed 281-140, with 16 Republicans voting no. Only 81 Democrats voted yes, while 124 voted no.

Trump announces more nominations, including Kari Lake as director of Voice of America broadcast

President-elect Donald Trump nominated a few more candidates on Wednesday night to serve in various positions during his second term.He tapped Kari Lake as the next director of the Voice of America, a state-funded U.S. government broadcaster. Lake was a longtime Arizona broadcaster who ran unsuccessfully for public office in 2022 and 2024.”I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America.

ProPublica Tried — and Failed — to Fact Check Whether Pete Hegseth Was Admitted to West Point

ProPublica, a nonprofit news outlet that boasts digging deep into “important issues,” nearly published a false news story about Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth but was deterred after Hegseth sent them his letter of admission.
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Josh Hawley: Democrat Plan Is Amnesty for 13M Illegals to Flood Workforce

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Democrats are hoping to give amnesty to some 13 million illegal aliens to flood the United States workforce with low-wage foreign workers with whom working and middle class Americans must compete for jobs.
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