FBI quietly shuts down its DEI office ahead of Trump’s return

FBI Quietly Closed Its Diversity Office In December
The Federal Bureau of Investigation closed its Office of Diversity and Inclusion last month ahead of Trump’s entry into the White House.

Expect More Disasters From Democrats Who Replace Competence With DEI Credentials
Nobody cares whether you are the first female, black mayor of Los Angeles if you’re incapable of leading through the crisis.

Karen Bass was enjoying a cocktail party, taking photos in a foreign land while her city burned
Bass was posing for photos around noon Los Angeles time — within minutes of the issuance of evacuation orders in the Pacific Palisades.

Petitions Ask Trump To Pardon The Pro-Lifers He Promised To Get Out Of The Biden ‘Gulags’
The pro-life activists who suffered partisan prosecution over the last four years by Biden’s weaponized DOJ could have a chance at clemency if incoming President Donald Trump honors their request for “full and unconditional pardons.”

8-year prison sentence for Nazi-inspired attempted attack on the White House in 2023
A Missouri man, Sai Varsith Kandula, who brandished a Nazi flag after a thwarted attack on the White House in 2023 was sentenced to eight years in federal prison on Thursday.

Florida Man Jumps Off Bridge To Avoid Semi After Car Crash, Breaking Both Legs
“I would definitely say the best decision in the moment,” FHP Captain Jason King said.

More than half the country believes Trump will be a good president in second term: Poll
Nearly 60% of respondents in a new poll published Thursday said they believe that Trump will make a "fairly" or "very" good president in his second administration.

CNN Poll: Biden leaves office with his approval rating matching the lowest of his term
Overall, 36% of U.S. adults say they approve of the way Biden handled the presidency, matching his previous low mark in CNN polling during his term, with even fewer rating his performance positively on immigration (31%), foreign affairs (32%), or the economy (33%).

Biden orders milkshakes in bizarre behind-the-scenes video of final days in White House
“I’m going to miss you. I just came down to say hi, and by the way, can you make me a milkshake?”

Video: Biden says, 'Red states really screwed up in terms of the way they handled their economy ...'

Video: Biden says, 'You've heard Barack get mad at me when I was a kid ...'

Sean Spicer: Biden booted me off a nonpartisan board — precedent for Trump to clean house now
Early in his term, President Biden made history: He fired, en masse, his predecessor’s appointees to presidential boards and commissions before their terms ended.

Nancy Pelosi Will Not Attend Trump’s Inauguration
Pelosi, who attended Trump’s inauguration back in 2017, did not give a reason for skipping out on the swearing-in ceremony.

Kamala Harris set to write a book before next political move: Report
It's unclear whether the book will come with crayons or if you'll have to provide them yourself.

DeSantis Taps Florida AG Ashley Moody To Replace Marco Rubio In The Senate
“Talk is cheap. We need people that have demonstrated fidelity to these principles with their actions,” DeSantis said.

Democrat Staffers Push To Reduce Full-Time Work Week To 32 Hours
Democrat staff members who belong to a far-left caucus wrote a letter to congressional leaders this week asking that they reduce the full-time work week to just 32 hours so that they do not get burned out.

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds telling potential donors he'll run for Florida governor in 2026: Report
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is also rumored to be running.

DOJ Official Who Led ‘Russiagate’ Investigation Warns Bondi To Avoid ‘Weaponization’
Mary McCord, a former DOJ assistant attorney general, testified as a witness during Thursday’s hearing that “public respect” for the attorney general and the DOJ comes from “impartial adherence to the rule of law, free from improper political influence.”

Top Senate Republicans Ask Bondi To Support A FISA System That Spies On Americans
While some GOP senators like Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn defended the statute, others, like Sen. Mike Lee, raised concerns over its misuse and lack of protections for Americans' communications. Bondi agreed that such searches should require probable cause.

Extending Trump Tax Cuts Is ‘Single Most Important Economic Issue,’ Treasury Nominee Says
The comments came as Scott Bessent, the nominee for treasury secretary, was grilled during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Trump Treasury Pick Turns Tables On Bernie Sanders After He Attempts To Corner Him
Bessent turned the tables on Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that Biden awarded “oligarchs” with the highest honor.

Democrat Climate Zealots Implore Lee Zeldin To Prioritize ‘Green’ Agenda During EPA Confirmation Hearing
In a confirmation hearing on Thursday, Democrat senators bombarded Lee Zeldin with “gotcha” environmental questions and pressured him to embrace their radical climate agenda.

Lee Zeldin Tells Senator He ‘Doesn’t Believe’ In ‘Armed Bureaucracy’ When Asked About ‘Outrageous’ EPA Raid
“The Biden administration has done these raids on small mechanic shops in Alaska. They bring up EPA agents from all over the country, 30 armed agents kicking in doors in mechanic shops in Alaska,” Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan (Alaska) said.

Democrats Love Censorship Because They Know They’d Lose Without It
From supporting dictatorial COVID mandates to racist “antiracism” to transgender mutilation of children, these positions are untenable on their own.

Mortgage rates hit highest levels since May after sticky inflation report
The current average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.13% for purchase and 7.15% for refinance — up 10 basis points from 7.03% for purchase and 9 basis points from 7.06% for refinance last Thursday.

Americans are annoyed with ‘tipping culture,’ leaving fewer gratuities
The share of American adults giving tips every time to hairstylists, food delivery people, baristas, and certain other service workers has declined between 2021 and 2024.

Blaze News original: Inside Massachusetts migrant shelters where crime flourishes under Democrats' watch
More than 1,000 incidents were reported at Massachusetts' state-run shelters from 2022 through 2024, according to records obtained by the Boston Herald and reviewed by Blaze News.

Majority of Dems vote against bill to deport illegal immigrants who commit sex crimes
213 Republicans and 61 Democrats supported the bill, while 145 Democrats opposed it.

These Service Members Punished For Refusing The Covid Jab Are Counting On Hegseth To Make Things Right
Many former service members say their careers and lives were irreparably damaged, calling for personalized adjudication and accountability for those who enforced the mandate.

Hostage deal signed by both parties in Doha, Israeli delegation heads home
Representatives of Israel, Hamas, the U.S., and Qatar have officially signed the hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire in Doha, the prime minister's office confirmed in a statement Friday morning.

Ben Gvir says his party will quit government if Cabinet implements hostage-ceasefire deal
"Reckless deal" will lead to "the release of hundreds of murderous terrorists" and "effectively erase the achievements of the war," warns "far-right" leader.

Karine Jean-Pierre blocks hostage-deal expert from final White House briefing for her ‘goodbye party’
The press secretary’s spotlight-stealing forced the nation to wait an extra hour to learn details of the American hostages being released, including their names.

Anti-Israel protesters hail ‘resistance’ at New York ceasefire rally
Speakers urged the crowd to continue its anti-Israel activism, despite the ceasefire announcement. “Our work is only beginning,” a speaker told the crowd. “Gaza has taught us that the enemy’s defeat is clear and in sight.”

China says it will send its vice president to Trump’s inauguration
The reported attendance of Vice President Han Zheng will mark the first time a senior Chinese leader has attended a new U.S. president’s swearing-in.

Biden administration will leave it to Trump to implement TikTok ban
The law gives the DOJ the power to pursue fines of up to $5,000 per user. So even if Biden or Trump says he won't enforce the ban, tech companies will still be liable as long as TikTok is owned by ByteDance.

Brazil’s Supreme Court denies ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s request to travel to Trump’s inauguration
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, whom Bolsonaro frequently has called his personal foe, said in the ruling that Bolsonaro currently holds no position that would allow him to represent Brazil at the event and that the former president did not adequately prove to the court that he had been invited.

Trump appoints Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone as special envoys to restore ‘Golden Age of Hollywood’
“They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to foreign countries, BACK — BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”

Bruce Willis Seen in Public for First Time Since Dementia Diagnosis as He Thanks LA First Responders
Willis' wife, Emma Heming Willis, shared a video of Willis shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo.

David Lynch, director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dead at 78
Lynch’s almost 50-year cinematic career was distinguished by a series of distinctive, highly stylized films that often feature surreal situations, fragmented timelines, and supernatural elements.

Turley: CNN Trial Goes from Bad to Worse
A judge slammed CNN's legal team for accusing veteran Zachary Young of lying, calling their argument baseless and credibility "about none." The reprimand, coupled with damaging testimony from CNN staff, leaves the network's case in shambles.

Judge In CNN Defamation Case Orders Outlet’s Lead Counsel To Apologize To US Navy Vet
Judge William Henry ordered CNN’s lead counsel, David Axelrod, on Wednesday to apologize to Young for calling him a “liar” throughout the trial. When asked Thursday morning whether an apology had been given to Young, Axelrod said he had “not” apologized.

‘Economically Illiterate’: Joy Reid Slammed After Saying Ben Shapiro Is Funded By Oligarch
Reid falsely implied the Daily Wire co-founder and other conservatives were funded by a hidden oligarchy.

WaPo Reveals New Mission Statement, And It’s A Bigger Joke Than The Last One
"Democracy dies in darkness" ... has died.

'Deeply Alarmed': Read the Letter WaPo Employees Sent to Jeff Bezos Demanding He Address Newsroom
The Washington Post has faced internal turmoil for months, with many staffers blaming Bezos and publisher Will Lewis for the paper’s shift away from anti-Trump political activism.

Trump-hating WaPo Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, who mocked Republicans as 'groomers,' arrested on child porn charges
Bell said of Trump in February 2024, "He’s a racist, treasonous, autocrat-admiring career criminal and rapist."

Nonbinary city councilor takes 1-month hiatus from council meetings after being correctly gendered by other members
"I really really wish I felt safe enough to show up on the council floor, but I don't," said Nguyen. "I have faced transphobia with being misgendered."

Virginia Democrat Bill Would Ban Homeschooling Unless Parents Prove It’s For Religious Reasons
Democrat State Sen. Stella Pekarsky (D-Fairfax) introduced SB1031, which narrows homeschooling eligibility to "bona fide religious objections."

3,000-year-old pagan shrine sealed by Jesus’ ancestors is opened in ‘dramatic’ discovery
A religious shrine sealed up by the ancestors of Jesus — and preserved for nearly 3,000 years — has been discovered in the ancient heart of Jerusalem.

How AI can spot diseases that doctors aren't looking for
When Will Studholme ended up at a hospital with food poisoning, he wasn't expecting a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Now the U.K. is worried about the added strain on health care systems from increased follow-up testing and treatment for previously undiagnosed diseases.

Nurses protest use of AI in the workplace
“AI, it’s just like tunnel vision. ... It limits the nurses' ability to do their job effectively.”

SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage in space
SpaceX is developing Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, to help humanity settle the moon and Mars, among other feats. And we should expect to see more than a mere handful of Starship test flights this year.

Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant Fired For Twerking TikTok Video, Sets Up GoFundMe
"What's wrong with a little twerk before work? People act like they never did that before."

State Farm scraps Super Bowl 2025 commercial as outrage mounts over LA fires
As the company faces criticism for its decision last year not to renew insurance policies for 72,000 property owners in California, State Farm has nixed plans to run a commercial during this year’s Super Bowl.

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker passes away at 90
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than at home plate.