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William McGinley tapped as Trump’s White House Counsel

4:30 am November 13, 2024

William McGinley is returning to the Trump White House to serve as his White House Counsel, President-elect Trump announced. “I am pleased to announce that William Joseph McGinley will serve as my White House Counsel,” the appointment announcement noted. “Bill is a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda […]

Senator-elect Jim Justice’s famous pooch, Babydog, reportedly banned from Senate floor

3:37 am November 13, 2024

It’s been a ruff day for Senator-elect Jim Justice of West Virginia and his famous pooch, Babydog. Babydog Justice, the unofficial mascot of Justice’s campaign for Senate, has reportedly been banned from the voting floor, according to reporting from Axios. Axios reports that dogs are not allowed on the Senate floor unless they are verifiable […]

Justice Alito plans to remain on Supreme Court, resisting pressure to step aside: report

3:24 am November 13, 2024

Justice Samuel Alito has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court anytime soon, a source close to the justice told the Wall Street Journal, halting a flurry of speculation among some Republican leaders that Alito, 74, could vacate the bench to make room for a younger, more conservative jurist. Rumors about Alito’s retirement began […]

Trump’s first Cabinet picks decidedly not isolationists: Ukraine, Israel breathe a sigh of relief

3:19 am November 13, 2024

Despite his own isolationist musings, the first picks of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration hail from a decidedly more traditionalist wing of the Republican Party. On Tuesday, Trump formally announced that Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., would be his national security adviser. Sources have said Trump is set on tapping Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., for secretary […]

GREGG JARRETT: New York case against Trump should be dismissed after Merchan’s delayed ruling

3:06 am November 13, 2024

As the left’s once potent lawfare campaign against Donald Trump continues to collapse, New York Judge Juan Merchan delayed his plan to rule on Tuesday as to whether the President-elect’s conviction in Manhattan should be dismissed based on the recent Supreme Court’s immunity decision. But there is more to it than that. Merchan […]