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Musk made the gestures during a giddy speech celebrating Trump's return to power at a rally Monday at Capital One Arena in Washington. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Liberal propaganda.
Mexico's President Sheinbaum says she will work with Trump on deportations, border issues and cartels, but laughs at his 'Gulf of America' order. LA Times
VOA VIEW: She knows better that to mess with Trump.
India is reportedly seeking to entice the Trump administration to safeguard access to key visa programs for its citizens with an offer to repatriate some tens of thousands of Indians who are illegally residing in the US. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Smart decision.
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Abdelaziz Kaddi, the Moroccan national holding a US green card who went on a stabbing spree in Israel, wounding four people before he was fatally shot, made a quick stop for pizza before going on his rampage, security footage shows. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Death was too good for him.
The Trump White House has told three Democratic-selected members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board to resign or be fired, which would stop the independent agency from functioning. New York Times
Ukrainian forces described a different kind of enemy, fighting with unfamiliar tactics and little option to retreat. New York Times
The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment of threat.” New York Times
VOA VIEW: As it should be.
Many universities have been reluctant to embrace a definition that, among other things, considers some criticisms of Israel as antisemitic. The university’s decision was part of a lawsuit settlement. New York Times
VOA VIEW: As they should.
The Iranian-backed rebel group in Yemen had earlier said they would scale back attacks given the cease-fire in the conflict in Gaza. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Houthis must be severely punished.
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Democrat Senator John Fetterman recently shot down rumors that he planned to leave the Democrat party in favor of the GOP. OANN
VOA VIEW: Time will tell the truth.
This week, Democrat New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed that his party left him and “left working-class people” during an interview with former Fox News host-turned-independent conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson. OANN
VOA VIEW: Adams is trying to save his crooked a.. .
During her message at the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., an Episcopal bishop inappropriately asked President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on illegal aliens and "transgender children" who "fear for their lives," in her own words. OANN
VOA VIEW: She is a dumb Bishop that should be defrocked.
Police in Nashville, Tennessee, said two students were shot inside a high school Wednesday before the shooter turned the gun on himself. Washington Times
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The Nasdaq Stock Market has moved to rescind its rule requiring companies to have a certain number of female and minority board directors. Washington Times
The acting commandant of the Coast Guard has ordered operational commanders to surge forces to the southern border immediately as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: The border must be finally protected.
Economists are expressing concern about job cutbacks in the wake of states and municipalities having raised their jurisdictions' minimum wage for hourly workers. Washington Times
VOA VIEW: Jobs will be lost, not just concerns.
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Newly pardoned Jan. 6 defendants and supporters gathered Tuesday outside the D.C. jail to celebrate the clemency granted by President Trump and to demand the speedy release of the remaining Jan. 6 prisoners. Washington Times
A California couple is suing for $1 million in damages, citing property damage and emotional distress. CBS
Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval. CBS
VOA VIEW: Dems don't care.
At least four people have died in a rare winter storm that has swept across hundreds of miles along the Gulf of Mexico. The storm system has brought record snow to Houston, the most snow in more than a century to New Orleans, plus dangerous conditions in Alabama and Florida. CBS
The Trump administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited ICE arrests at or near schools, places of worship and other "sensitive locations." CBS
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War. CBS
The war in Ukraine began with an invasion by Russia in February 2022. There have been more than 240,000 soldiers killed on both sides, according to Ukraine. CNBC
VOA VIEW: End threats with action.
The talent war between family offices and Wall Street has driven up salaries not only for top investment roles but also for administrative staff. CNBC
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump floated a 10% duty on China, with an expected start date of Feb. 1. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The operative word is "considering".
At a press briefing on Tuesday, President Trump suggested that he's open to the idea of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok. CNBC
VOA VIEW: As long as China has no interest.
The Trump administration took its first steps Tuesday toward an expected lowering of regulatory barriers for cryptocurrency. CNBC
A new DOJ memo signals that federal prosecutors should launch investigations into state and local officials who obstruct immigration enforcement. FOX News
Just hours before Trump was sworn into office on Monday, a migrant caravan of more than 2,000 people set off from deep in southern Mexico with the aim of crossing into the U.S. FOX News
President Trump has promised a monumental shift within the FBI with a major change in leadership at the very top after former Director Christopher Wray and acting director Paul Abbate resigned. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Change at the top has been long needed.
North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power." UPI
VOA VIEW: NK should stay quiet.
All diversity, equity and inclusion federal employees are to be placed on paid leave no later than Wednesday evening, the Trump administration ordered Tuesday as it continued its attack on DEI initiatives and programs. UPI
VOA VIEW: It's been long overdue.
The death toll from wildfires raging near Los Angeles has risen to 28, authorities said Tuesday, as new fires prompted evacuations near San Diego. UPI
The United States and Afghanistan have carried out a prisoner swap, the Taliban announced early Tuesday. UPI
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Former President Joe Biden said he was “concerned” about Donald Trump giving preemptive pardons to family members, according to a resurfaced interview from 2020 — before he went on to pardon his own son and siblings while doling out the highest number of presidential pardons and commutations in US history. Biden is a knowing liar.
In a December 2020 interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Biden warned against then-outgoing President Trump issuing preemptive pardons to his adult children, his attorney Rudy Giuliani and possibly even one for himself before the Democrat’s Department of Justice took over. “It concerns me in terms of what kind of precedent it sets and how the rest of the world looks (at) us as a nation of laws and justice,” Biden told Tapper during the joint interview with then-Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
That concern, however, was short-lived, with the ex-commander-in-chief on Monday announcing the unprecedented decision to grant blanket, preemptive pardons to his siblings and their spouses, claiming his family had been “subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.” “Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end,” he said.
Biden was lambasted by both Republicans and Democrats last month after he pardoned his troubled son, 54-year-old Hunter Biden, who was convicted in September on federal gun charges and on federal tax evasion charges, after repeatedly promising he would not. “By pardoning, it’s basically an admission of guilt, and it’s pretty outrageous,” Rep. Dan Meuser told The Post on Tuesday. “He stated he wasn’t going to do this. He stated he wasn’t going to pardon Hunter. He stated he had nothing to do with his son’s business. We know those were all lies.”
