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UN watchdog warns time to ‘maneuver’ on Iran’s nuclear program is shrinking: report

UN watchdog warns time to ‘maneuver’ on Iran’s nuclear program is shrinking: report


November 14, 2024
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog warned this week the window to ‘maneuver’ a diplomatic solution to halt Iran’s nuclear development was beginning to ‘shrink.’  Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, issued an urgent message in an interview with AFP at the COP29 climate summit in Baku. ‘The Iranian […]
There’s only one way Trump can fix Powell’s opposition at the Fed

There’s only one way Trump can fix Powell’s opposition at the Fed


November 14, 2024
Upon taking office in January, President Donald Trump should fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Trump should do so not because he has any policy dispute with the chairman, but to make clear that the Constitution makes all executive branch officials responsible to the president.   Indeed, to preserve the constitutional legitimacy of the Federal […]
MORNING GLORY: Don’t DOGE The Deadline! 

MORNING GLORY: Don’t DOGE The Deadline! 


November 14, 2024
Godspeed Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. ‘The Department of Government Efficiency’ (‘DOGE’) has no statutory authority — yet. But it will have the ear of the president-elect and President Donald Trump will have the ears of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune.  Every year that the House and Senate can […]
Trump’s Playbook: How Putin outsmarted 4 US presidents, then was outplayed by ‘The Donald’

Trump’s Playbook: How Putin outsmarted 4 US presidents, then was outplayed by ‘The Donald’


November 14, 2024
Now that Donald Trump has secured a historic victory, returning to the White House for another term in January, assorted pundits are pontificating that the president-elect will give away the store to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, especially when it comes to resolving the almost three-year Russia-Ukraine conflict. I’m here to tell you that President-elect Trump […]
Trump says Thune ‘will do an outstanding job’ as Senate majority leader

Trump says Thune ‘will do an outstanding job’ as Senate majority leader


November 14, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., after the lawmaker won election to serve as the next Senate Republican leader. Republicans won the majority in the House and Senate during the 2024 elections. ‘Congratulations to Senator John Thune, the Newly Elected Senate Majority Leader. He moves quickly, and will do an outstanding job,’ Trump […]
House Republicans to elect new Trump-era leadership with majority still undecided

House Republicans to elect new Trump-era leadership with majority still undecided


November 13, 2024
House Republicans are gathering behind closed doors Wednesday to elect their leaders in the next Congress. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., are all running for their current roles again with no stated challengers as of Tuesday afternoon. National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson, R-N.C., […]
Republicans to huddle behind close doors to elect McConnell’s successor Wednesday

Republicans to huddle behind close doors to elect McConnell’s successor Wednesday


November 13, 2024
The incoming Senate Republican Conference will meet to hold secret ballot elections for several leadership positions on Wednesday morning, including the successor of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will lead the Republican majority next year. At 9:30 a.m., the conference for the 119th Congress will select a new leader, Republican whip, conference chair, […]
Biden-Trump White House meeting revives presidential tradition skipped 4 years ago

Biden-Trump White House meeting revives presidential tradition skipped 4 years ago


November 13, 2024
Just over a week after his sweeping election victory, former and future President Trump returns to the White House on Wednesday. Trump is returning to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., his first time back in nearly four years, at the invitation of the man he knocked out of the 2024 White House race: President Biden. The two […]
Trump cabinet picks delight Taiwan, send strong signal to China

Trump cabinet picks delight Taiwan, send strong signal to China


November 13, 2024
– President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to serve as United Nations ambassador, national security adviser, and most importantly, secretary of state are regarded by many as ‘China Hawks.’  Their appointments are being mostly welcomed in Taiwan, even by some who did not support the former and future president. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., likely to be tapped […]
Arkansas Gov Sarah Sanders will not join the Trump administration

Arkansas Gov Sarah Sanders will not join the Trump administration


November 13, 2024
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that she will not leave the governor’s mansion to join President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration in Washington, D.C.  ‘I’ve already announced my bid for re-election and I look forward to serving in this position for the next six years,’ Sanders told reporters when asked if she might re-join […]
Republicans 2 seats away from House majority, giving Trump leeway to implement agenda

Republicans 2 seats away from House majority, giving Trump leeway to implement agenda


November 13, 2024
Control of the House of Representatives remains undecided, with Republicans sitting just two seats away from a majority as of Wednesday morning. The Associated Press has yet to call 12 House races across the country. In one of those 12 races, California’s 47th Congressional District, Republican candidate Scott Baugh has conceded in the open race […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to resign, file report before Trump can fire him: report

Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to resign, file report before Trump can fire him: report


November 13, 2024
Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith is expected to resign before President-elect Trump is inaugurated in January, the New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.  Smith is aiming to bring to an end his cases against Trump and step down before the new president takes office as a way to get ahead […]
Democratic committee chair pours cold water on replacing Sotomayor before Trump takes office

Democratic committee chair pours cold water on replacing Sotomayor before Trump takes office


November 13, 2024
Talk of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor retiring and having her seat filled before President-elect Donald Trump takes office is ‘idle speculation’ and not ‘realistic,’ a top Democrat says.  Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., made the comments to Politico following reports that Democrats are discussing whether to call on the 70-year-old to vacate her […]
Trump’s next move on the election’s biggest loser

Trump’s next move on the election’s biggest loser


November 13, 2024
The biggest loser on election night was the supreme leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei. The Tehran regime has spent years plotting Donald Trump’s assassination, only to see him return to the Oval Office with greater popular support than ever. Trump knows that he had Khamenei on the ropes when his first term ended. ‘Iran was […]
Republicans to huddle behind closed doors to elect McConnell’s successor Wednesday

Republicans to huddle behind closed doors to elect McConnell’s successor Wednesday


November 13, 2024
The incoming Senate Republican Conference will meet to hold secret ballot elections for several leadership positions on Wednesday morning, including the successor of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will lead the Republican majority next year. At 9:30 a.m., the conference for the 119th Congress will select a new leader, Republican whip, conference chair, […]