Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a 33-page letter to Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth on Monday, defending the Biden administration’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in the military and criticizing Hegseth’s stance against them. Warren expressed concern that Hegseth, if confirmed, would implement President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to roll back DEI initiatives and other woke policies in the Pentagon.
Former Democratic Senator and MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill expressed frustration over President-elect Donald Trump’s continued political success despite the events of January 6, 2021. Speaking on MSNBC’s Deadline, McCaskill stated she felt “bitter” that Trump had not paid a “higher political price” for his actions.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has reportedly told President-elect Donald Trump that Pete Hegseth will have enough votes to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, according to a report from CBS News.
Megyn Kelly criticized the Golden Globes front-runner Conclave as “the most disgusting anti-Catholic film I have seen in a long time.” In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Sunday, Kelly condemned the movie’s portrayal of the Vatican and revealed its controversial plot twist: the election of an intersex pope.
President Biden plans to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton, Democratic megadonor George Soros, and 17 others during a White House ceremony on Saturday.
Stock prices for major alcohol manufacturers and distributors fell Friday morning following a new advisory report from Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. The report called for Congress to mandate cancer risk warning labels on all alcohol products, citing its role as the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States.
President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to challenge President Joe Biden’s recent push to implement a sweeping ban on new oil and gas drilling in certain federal waters. According to a statement by Trump’s spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, the incoming administration will not allow Biden’s policy to hinder efforts to provide Americans with abundant and affordable energy.
