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Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals

WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any deemed unfit for leadership. If Donald Trump approves the order, it could fast-track the removal of generals and admirals found to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities,” according to a draft of the order reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. But it could ...

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Trump picks Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel

11/12/24 2:03 PM ET President-elect Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) to serve as ambassador to Israel, a major diplomatic role that will take on added importance amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor, and Leader in Faith for many years,” Trump said in a statement. “He loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about ...

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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison for violating Espionage Act

Updated on: November 12, 2024 / 4:00 PM EST Boston -- Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who admitted he illegally posted sensitive military information to online chat rooms in what prosecutors called one of the "most prolific" and "rare" government leak operations, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Boston federal judge on Tuesday. Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts native, pleaded guilty in March to six counts of violating the Espionage ...

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Proud Boys member convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy pushing President-elect Trump to release him from prison

Nov 12th, 2024, 1:05 pm Add Proud Boys member and Florida man Joseph Biggs — convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to one of the longest prison terms for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, to the growing list of felons seeking a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, last year sentenced the 40-year-old Biggs to 17 years behind bars after a jury convicted him of seditious conspiracy, among other charges, in May 2 ...

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Its Birthrate Falling, Russia Targets Child-Free Lifestyles

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to ban the advocacy of child-free lifestyles, in a move that is part of a broader effort by the Kremlin to reverse a falling birthrate and promote the country as a bastion of traditional values that is battling a decadent West. The State Duma, or lower house of Parliament, unanimously approved a bill that would ban any form of “propaganda” promoting the “refusal to have children.” That would include material on the internet, in media outlets, in movies and in ...

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Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary

Published 1:00 AM EST, Tue November 12, 2024 CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection. Noem will be tapped to take over the agency as two key immigration hardliners — Stephen Miller and Tom Homan — are slated to serve in senior roles, signaling Trump is serious about his promise to crack down on his immigration pledges. With his selection of ...

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Warren: Trump transition 'already breaking the law'

11h Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition. “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,” Warren said in a post on the social platform X. “I would know because I wrote the law. Incoming presidents are required to prevent conflicts of interest and sign an ethics agreement.” “This is what illegal corruption looks like,” she added. Warren was responding to a ...

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Melania Trump expected to skip Wednesday White House meeting with Jill Biden

Kristen Holmes Betsy Klein Updated 7:03 PM EST, Mon November 11, 2024 Washington CNN — Melania Trump is not expected to attend the traditional White House meeting with first lady Jill Biden, sources familiar with her plans said. It’s a decision that underscores Melania Trump’s long-held willingness to buck tradition as she prepares to retake the high-profile – but unelected – role of first lady, one with no manual and an automatic global platform. The sources cited a prior scheduling co ...

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Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election

Mon 11 Nov 2024 21.44 EST Social media platform Bluesky has picked up more than 700,000 new users in the week since the US election, as users seek to escape misinformation and offensive posts on X. The influx, largely from North America and the UK, has helped Bluesky reach 14.5 million users worldwide, up from 9 million in September, the company said. Social media researcher Axel Bruns said the platform offered an alternative to X, formerly Twitter, including a more effective system for bloc ...

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Trump expected to select Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state: Sources

November 11, 2024, 8:57 PM President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce his intention to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary of state, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Rubio, 53, has served in the Senate since 2011. He is currently the vice-chair of the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Intelligence and also sits on the chamber's Committee on Foreign Relations. Several long-serving State Department officials tell ABC News they respect Rubio's exte ...

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Georgia counties certify the election, as fraud claims dissipate after Trump win

6 min ago - Updated November 12, 2024 6:11 PM ET ATLANTA — Every county in Georgia has certified the results of the 2024 general election, a notable step after some Republican local election board members earlier this year declined to certify other results. ... (NPR)

Trump names golf partner, real estate executive Steve Witkoff as a special envoy to the Middle East

30 min ago - PUBLISHED 6:06 PM ET Nov. 12, 2024 President-elect Donald Trump has named Florida real estate investor Steven Witkoff, a close friend with no foreign policy experience, to be a special envoy to the Middle East, he announced on Tuesday night. The pick ... (Spectrum News NY1)

Kraft Heinz removes Lunchables from school meals program

45 min ago - Updated on: November 12, 2024 / 5:31 PM EST Kraft Heinz is pulling Lunchables — prepackaged boxes of deli meat, cheese and crackers — from the program that provides free and discounted meals to about 30 million low-income school children, t ... (CBS News)

Infowars attracts 'seven-figure' auction bids that will decide fate of Alex Jones' empire

1 hr ago - Updated 5:05 PM EST, Tue November 12, 2024 New York CNN — On Wednesday morning, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ notorious Infowars media empire will go up for auction in a court-mandated sale, and at least one bid is in the “seven-fi ... (CNN Business)

Freedom Caucus chair moves to undo rogue floor procedure call

1 hr ago - 11/12/24 5:02 PM ET Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.), the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, has nullified a rogue floor procedural move he pulled off with outgoing Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) last week that raised questions about whether he would face any consequ ... (The Hill)

Michael Flynn says Mar-a-Lago staff should be subjected to polygraph tests to catch Trump cabinet pick 'leaker'

1 hr ago - Tuesday 12 November 2024 21:48 GMT Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is calling for Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago staff to be subjected to polygraph tests after a series of press reports about the incoming president’s cabinet picks ... (The Independent)

Baltimore wins $266M verdict against drug distributors over opioid crisis

1 hr ago - Posted 4:37 PM, Nov 12, 2024 A Baltimore jury on Tuesday awarded the City of Baltimore $266 million in damages after finding two pharmaceutical distribution companies, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, liable for contributing to the city’s opioid ... (Scripps News)

Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Trump's win, report finds

2 hrs ago - Nov. 12, 2024, 4:06 PM EST A barrage of misogynistic comments have permeated social media since Donald Trump became the president-elect last week, according to research from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, a London-based think tank. “Your ... (NBC News)

Trump says Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead Department of Government Efficiency

7 hrs ago - President-elect Donald Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and ally of Trump, will lead a new Department of Government Efficiency. "Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the ... (ABC News Via AOL)

Schumer invites McCormick and Gallego to Senate orientation

8 hrs ago - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has extended Senate orientation invitations to Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego after previously withholding them while their respective races remained unsettled. Schumer p ... (Politico)

House GOP Leaders To Trump: Fill Rest Of Cabinet From Somewhere Else, Please

9 hrs ago - Nov 12, 2024, 12:59 PM EST | Updated 6 hours ago House Republican leaders on Tuesday suggested President-elect Donald Trump not look to their ranks for any more picks for his White House Cabinet, acknowledging their cushion for votes will be narrow. ... (Huff Post)

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

9 hrs ago - BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms is “unconstitutional on its face,” a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering state education officials not to take steps ... (AP)

Democrat George Whitesides wins election to US House, beating incumbent Mike Garcia

9 hrs ago - Updated 8:18 PM EST, November 12, 2024 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff who had the support of national Democrats, has won a tough race to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia in California? ... (AP)

Blinken heads to Brussels to push for Ukraine aid

9 hrs ago - November 12, 2024 8:03 AM State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday as Washington looks for ways to “surge” military aid to Ukraine in the final days of President Joe Biden&# ... (VOA)

Trump taps Fox News host Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary

10 hrs ago - 11/12/24 7:22 PM ET President-elect Trump on Tuesday announced he was choosing Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary. Hegseth served as an infantry captain in the Army National Guard and did tours in Afghani ... (The Hill)

US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office

10 hrs ago - November 12, 2024 at 1:42 PM (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could ... (Aol/Reuters)

Trump selects William McGinley as White House Counsel

11 hrs ago - Posted 39 minutes ago President-elect Donald Trump has announced William "Bill" McGinley will serve as the White House Counsel in his upcoming administration. McGinley is an attorney who served as the White House Cabinet Secretary during Trump's firs ... (Scripps News)

Its Birthrate Falling, Russia Targets Child-Free Lifestyles

11 hrs ago - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to ban the advocacy of child-free lifestyles, in a move that is part of a broader effort by the Kremlin to reverse a falling birthrate and promote the country as a bastion of traditional values that is battling a de ... (New York Times)

Trump picks close ally John Ratcliffe for director of CIA

11 hrs ago - 11/12/2024 05:58 PM EST President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate John Ratcliffe to serve as his director of the CIA, the Trump-Vance transition said Tuesday. The former four-term Republican member of Congress served under Trump as Director of N ... (Politico)

Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals

12 hrs ago - WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” of retired senior military personnel with the power to review three- and four-star officers and to recommend removals of any ... (WSJ)

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