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Pam Bondi, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Justice, was involved in a sharp clash with Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Wednesday as the California senator quizzed Bondi over whether she would prosecute Trump's political opponents.
Schiff, a vocal critic of the president-elect, asked Bondi about whether she would investigate former Special Counsel Jack Smith and also former Rep. Liz Cheney.
"I'm asking you sitting here today whether you are aware of a factual predicate to investigate Liz Cheney," he said….Read more
President Biden has been criticized for his lack of media availability. (Anna Moneymaker)
'UNNECESSARY BURDENS': President Biden's climate standards for walk-in freezers could face reckoning under new GOP resolution…Read more
'WE'RE CONFIDENT': Kirby 'confident' Americans in Gaza will be freed Sunday amid reports of Israel, Hamas deal holdup…Read more
DEAL IN JEOPARDY?: Israel's Netanyahu delays Gaza cease-fire deal, accusing Hamas of trying to back out…Read more
President-elect Trump is pictured in front of the TikTok logo. (Getty Images)
'NO BETTER DEALMAKER': 'No better dealmaker': Trump reportedly considering executive order to 'save' TikTok…Read more
FOSSIL FUEL 'ENTHUSIAST': Trump energy nominee heckled by climate protesters, derided by Dem senator as 'enthusiast for fossil fuels'…Read more
ZELDIN HEARING: Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing…Read more
HEIR APPARENT: Vance hosts top-dollar fundraiser ahead of Trump inauguration…Read more
ARTWORK: Trump, Vance official portraits released ahead of inauguration…Read more
Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., makes remarks during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
CASE DISMISSED?: House Dems push Garland to drop charges, release second part of Jack Smith report…Read more
'UNFAIR MANDATE': Service members who refused the COVID 'jab' would get their jobs back and back pay, too, under new GOP bill…Read more
DESANTIS APPOINTS STATE AG: Who is Ashley Moody?: The Senate's newest member from Florida…Read more
REDIRECTING FUNDS: House Republican introduces bill to redirect funds from the IRS to hire more southern border agents…Read more
U-TURN: Dem Massachusetts governor now wants to limit illegals in crime-ridden migrant shelters…Read more
TUNNEL VISION: Feds shut down cross-border tunnel used by Mexican cartels for smuggling into US…Read more
LONE WOLF: Gov. Newsom joins handful of GOP governors raising flags to full height for Trump inauguration…Read more
BORDER SECURITY: 145 House Dems vote against bill to deport migrants who commit sexual assault…Read more
WILD WEST: Los Angeles wildfires: Armed homeowners patrol for looters inside evacuation zone…Read more
A house in on fire as residents try to escape the site in Pacific Palisades, California, Los Angeles, United States on January 8, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire has forced 30,000 people to evacuate, with officials warning that worsening winds could further escalate the blaze. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
NEARLY 50,000: Red state illegal immigration crackdown produces nearly 50,000 criminal arrests…Read more
'DESPICABLE': Newsom calls for looting to be a felony in evacuation zones amid LA inferno…Read more
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