Month: November,2024

Israeli official praises Stefanik as UN pick, says her ‘moral clarity’ will combat body’s ‘hate and lies’

Israeli official praises Stefanik as UN pick, says her ‘moral clarity’ will combat body’s ‘hate and lies’


November 12, 2024
The ‘moral clarity’ that Rep. Elise Stefanik is bringing into her new role as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will help fight the organization’s ‘hate and lies,’ Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. said Monday. The appointment of the New York Republican by President-elect Donald Trump is one of the first personnel moves […]
GOP Rep. Mike Waltz tapped to be Trump’s national security adviser

GOP Rep. Mike Waltz tapped to be Trump’s national security adviser


November 12, 2024
Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., has been offered the role of national security adviser in the next Trump administration, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital. Waltz has been one of President-elect Trump’s most visible surrogates during the 2024 campaign, spearheading military outreach and helping with the Veterans For Trump coalition. The Florida congressman is the […]
Trump’s granddaughter Kai shares vlog of family celebration on election night: ‘Extremely proud’

Trump’s granddaughter Kai shares vlog of family celebration on election night: ‘Extremely proud’


November 12, 2024
President-elect Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter shared a vlog of her experience on election night on Monday, capturing her thoughts and emotions as her grandfather clinched the presidency. Kai Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump, Jr., posted the video on YouTube Monday afternoon. The vlog – which is short for a video blog – begins with the […]
In election victory, Trump’s gains went beyond the battlegrounds

In election victory, Trump’s gains went beyond the battlegrounds


November 12, 2024
President-elect Trump flipped six highly competitive states in his election victory last week. But his gains with voters were not limited to the battlegrounds. Trump improved his vote share across the country, starting with conservative areas but extending into deeply Democratic states. It is a critical part of the story of this election: one where […]
Who’s who on Trump’s short list for attorney general

Who’s who on Trump’s short list for attorney general


November 12, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump has wasted little time in naming top White House and Cabinet officials to serve in his administration as he prepares to be sworn in for a second term in January. It remains to be seen, however, who Trump will pick to head up his Justice Department, perhaps one of the most important […]
MARK HALPERIN: Four people who helped drive Trump’s GOAT comeback

MARK HALPERIN: Four people who helped drive Trump’s GOAT comeback


November 12, 2024
Every winning presidential campaign features a lot of GOATS (greatest of all time), while those on the losing side are ridiculed as old goats, grumpy goats, and scapegoats. The macro narrative gets set, with the victors hailed as geniuses who played a clever long game and came together with brilliant tactics and strategies to make […]
Morning Glory: Top 10 lessons from the landslide

Morning Glory: Top 10 lessons from the landslide


November 12, 2024
So many takes on the 2024 election and so little time. Here are my top 10 in reverse order of importance. I’ll skip the obvious one: President-elect Donald Trump, aka ’45/47′ or ‘DJT,’ is the greatest comeback story in American political history. His resilience is like Richard Nixon’s, but not even Nixon got up off […]
Who could run to replace Stefanik in the House?

Who could run to replace Stefanik in the House?


November 12, 2024
Once Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., vacates her seat to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has 10 days to set the date for a special election to replace her in the House.  The special election must be held within 70 to 80 days afterward, and there are already […]
House balance of power still undecided a week after Election Day, with Republicans needing 4 more seats

House balance of power still undecided a week after Election Day, with Republicans needing 4 more seats


November 12, 2024
One week after Election Day, control of the House of Representatives is still up in the air with votes continuing to be counted in 17 House races. Republican Donald Trump won the presidency again and the GOP will have the Senate majority. House Speaker Mike Johnson, however, is still waiting to learn whether he will […]
Trump tells world leader election gives him a ‘very big mandate’

Trump tells world leader election gives him a ‘very big mandate’


November 12, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump said his election victory ‘gives me a very big mandate to do things properly’ in a newly released video by Indonesia’s president.  Prabowo Subianto could be heard congratulating Trump, adding, ‘Wherever you are, I am willing to fly to, to congratulate you personally sir.’  ‘We had a great election in the U.S…. […]
Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine

Large group of Russian and North Korean forces prepared to retake Russia’s Kursk region from Ukraine


November 11, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that about 11,000 North Korean soldiers are in the region, where Ukraine’s three-month military incursion into Russian territory has stalled. The New York Times reported Sunday that some 50,000 Russia and North Korean troops are set to take part in the assault. Reports that North Korea was sending troops […]
Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran

Israel’s Netanyahu acknowledges pager attack, says he sees ‘eye-to-eye’ with Trump on Iran


November 11, 2024
Israel has for the first time confirmed that it was behind the operation in September to detonate hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Israeli media on Sunday reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet: “The beeper operation and the elimination of (Hezbollah’s leader Hassan) Nasrallah were launched despite the opposition […]
In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’

In Brazil, the US election is inspiring hard-right ‘Trump of the tropics’ supporters to ‘complete our mission’


November 11, 2024
Since President-elect Donald Trump’s political comeback on Tuesday, Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro and his supporters have celebrated his victory as their own. In many ways, nowhere has Trump’s political strategy been more rigorously mirrored than in Brazil. Reenergized, Bolsonaro’s base has set its sights on the 2026 election, seeing Trump’s resurgence as evidence that […]
Children’s book by British chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians

Children’s book by British chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians


November 11, 2024
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offense to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper reported Saturday that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation blasted “Billy And The Epic Escape,” which was published earlier this year, for employing a […]
Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence

Paris will deploy 4,000 police officers for France-Israel soccer match following Amsterdam violence


November 11, 2024
Paris police said Sunday that 4,000 officers and 1,600 stadium staff will be deployed for a France-Israel soccer match to ensure security in and around the stadium and on public transportation a week after violence against Israeli fans in Amsterdam. France and Israel are playing in a UEFA Nations League match on Thursday that French […]