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President-elect Donald Trump Pick For Defense Secretary: Pete Hegseth's former colleagues defend him against report that his drinking “worried” coworkers

Trump considering nominating Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Defense Secretary: Report

Democrat flips House seat in California in last congressional race to be decided

Editorials: Congress should take back the tariff power

A working-class Party, if you can keep it

Judge rebukes Joe Biden for misleading claims about Hunter’s tax case

House Democrats jockey for power on Oversight Committee in possible race to succeed Raskin

Speaker Mike Johnson berates Democrats after X post “Mocking” economic struggles

Kash Patel target of Iranian hacking effort

Testy Chuck Schumer refuses to address Biden pardon of son Hunter

FEATURED VIDEOS:

Senate Democrats elevate Klobuchar to No. 3 leadership spot, succeeding Stabenow video

Washington Examiner Wakeup: NYC Criminal “migrants”, Johnson on pardon, Trump cabinet video

Washington Examiner Wakeup: Iranian hacking effort, China escalates trade war, Fani Willis video Washington Examiner


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9th Circuit: Local Authorities In Washington State Can’t Block Feds From Deporting Illegals

Hunter Biden’s Pardon Is All About Protecting Joe Biden, Not His Son

Media Meltdowns Over Trump’s FBI Pick Prove Kash Patel Is The Perfect Man For The Job To Replace Current FBI Director Christopher Wray

Trump Should Pardon Victims Of Democrats’ Jan. 6 Lawfare On Day One

In Punishment For Shareholder Decision, Judge With Biden Ties Orders Musk’s Tesla To Pay Plaintiff Lawyers $18K Per Hour

Why International Arrest Warrants For Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant And Russian President Vladimir Putin Are Anti-Democracy Legal Garbage

FEATURE:

Joe Biden Tries To Justify Hunter Pardon By Peddling Another Round Of Lies (Americans would be much more understanding of the pardon had Joe just played the fatherly love card, instead of treating us as a bunch of dullards ready to accept his latest lie)

Hunter Is “Treated Differently” By Deep State, But Not How Joe Biden’s Pardon Suggests (At every turn, Hunter received preferential treatment from the bureaucrats tasked with investigating and prosecuting him)

Without A Reckoning, The First U.S. Terror Attack Caused By Open Borders Won’t Be The Last

How To Get Conservative Judges To Do Conservative Things

Hemingway: Corrupt FBI Has No Business Vetting Trump’s Cabinet Noms video

Hemingway: Biden’s Escalation Of Ukraine War During Transition Is A Huge Scandal video

Lyman: After Voting To Impeach Trump For Questioning An Election, Bob Casey Is Doing Far Worse video The Federalist


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TOP STORIES:

Meet The Trans-Identifying Lawyer Arguing To Supreme Court (SCOTUS) That Kids Should Get Gender Transitions

“Shell Game:” The Feds Said Anti-White Activist’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Unit Was Disbanded. She Was Actually Promoted.

Hunter Judge Blasts President For Making False Statements In Pardon

Tennessee Senate Leader Credits Daily Wire Investigation For Inspiring Ban On Gender Procedures For Minors

Hunter’s Pardon: Biden Reveals Democrats’ Real Agenda, And They Are Furious

Trump Reportedly Considering Ron DeSantis For Secretary Of Defense

Democrat-Appointed Delaware Judge Blocks Musk From Receiving Compensation Package Approved By Shareholders

MSNBC's Joy Reid Complains Trump Is Trying To Get Hostages Back From Hamas Daily Wire


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COLUMN: The Press Still Pretends the Justice Department Is Pristinely Nonpartisan

TOTAL WAR: The Regime and Its Media Have Come For SECDEF-Designate Pete Hegseth

NBC Hails a Shift: “Journalists” Flock to Bluesky as X Becomes Increasingly “Toxic”

Liberal Line on Biden Pardon: The Devil Donald Trump Made Him Do It!

ABC's “The View” Says Calling Out Biden's Pardon Lies Is “Hurtful” to America

Deep State Media in Shambles as Trump Taps Kash Patel to Lead FBI

NewsBusters Podcast: Don't Say Joe Biden Lied About Pardoning His Kid! audio News Busters.org

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CORRUPTION CHRONICLES: Judicial Watch: Court Finds Fani Willis in Default in Open Records Lawsuit, Orders Her to Produce Records in Five Business Days

INVESTIGATING THE INVESTIGATORS: Government Saves $67.5 Billion after Some Federal Agencies are Directed to Improve Efficiency

Judicial Watch Statement on Hunter Biden Pardon

After Releasing Hundreds of Alien Criminals State Passes Law to Honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Detainers Judicial Watch.org


Top News Stories - Photos (Daily Mail)

DRAINING THE SWAMP: Trump considers former nemesis as shock replacement for scandal-plagued Secretary of Defense pick Pete Hegseth

The bombshell hidden detail in Biden's Hunter pardon that means it could BACKFIRE - and spark a catastrophe for the entire family, revealed by ALAN DERSHOWITZ

Judge in Hunter Biden tax case issues blistering five-page order blasting Joe for “rewriting history” as he slams son's pardon

“Obama bros” lay in to “typical lying politician” Biden for pardoning son Hunter and making his Democrats defenders look “stupid“

Trump prosecutor Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suffers new blow as judge sides with Judicial Watch conservative watchdog

President Joe Biden, 82, is guided around like a child by the Angolan president and makes series of bizarre comments on Africa trip

Trump comforts the families of three motorcycle deputies killed near Mar-a-Lago in touching memorial service tribute

“ABUSE OF GOVERNMENTAL POWER:” The VERY telling question Marine Daniel Penny New York City subway jury asked within an hour of deliberations that may hint at verdict

Millionaire mom-of-five reveals the simple financial hacks that helped her strike it rich before turning 40

How much is Jennifer Tilly worth? RHOBH fans go wild as her Simpsons fortune is revealed Daily Mail


Top News Stories - Photos (Times of Israel)

ISRAEL AT WAR - Day 425: Lapid says Netanyahu carrying out ‘planned, orchestrated attack’ against the press

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said to warn dozens of soldiers against travel abroad over war crimes claims

Slain Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra remembered as “hero of Israel” at New York memorial service

MKs file bill to enable police probes against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara amid growing campaign to oust her

Judge orders Netanyahu aide Feldstein to house arrest, gives state till Wednesday to appeal over “intended harm” to state security when he leaked secret document to press, but does believe he knew leaking the material was illegal

Israel warns Lebanon to ensure Iran-backed Hezbollah adheres to truce or face attacks itself

Op-ed: Day 424 Of The War: Why you should be worried for Israeli democracy

Daily Briefing December 03: Day 424: Hezbollah mortar fire tests Lebanon ceasefire audio Times of Israel


Top News Stories - Photos (South China Morning Post)

Developing: China industry bodies call for “caution” in buying U.S. chips amid latest sanctions

Chip War: Chinese firms play down fresh US sanctions, tout local supply chain

China shuts U.S. out of critical minerals trade in reply to new tech curbs

Hong Kong battling “Space Oil” drug trend, police log 90 cases in first 10 months

North Korea Nuclear Crisis:

Could a Trump-Kim summit be on the cards again?

How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

Opinion: South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary South China Morning Post


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Science & Technology

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FEATURE: Scientists question use of “tipping point” metaphor in climate change discussionsAncient Iberian slate plaques may be genealogical records

Plant ecosystems study questions common assumption about biodiversityCountdown to an ice-free Arctic: Research warns of accelerated timelinesScientists develop self-sustained protein transport and tissue assembly in artificial cells

Experiment realizes quantum advantage in data storage with a photonic quantum processorIndian Ocean study finds an exception to Ekman's theory of wind-driven ocean currentsPhysics experiment proves patterns in chaos in peculiar quantum realm

Astronomers deal a blow to theory that Venus once had liquid water on its surfaceNew map of the universe uses gravitational waves to reveal hidden black holes and cosmic structureDNA secreted by tumor cell extracellular vesicles prompts anti-metastatic immune response Phys.org