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President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he wants to use “recess appointments” to confirm his Cabinet nominees when he takes office, a process that could allow controversial picks like former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to avoid a contentious Senate confirmation process—but may be hard to implement in practice. KEY FACTS Trump said on Nov. 10 the incoming GOP-controlled Senate must be willing to allow recess appointments, “without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner.” Recess appointments are when presidents name officials to jobs that normally need Senate confirmation when...

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Project Veritas released undercover video of a UN manager admitting war is the only way to make serious cash and that “lazy” staff were rooting for warmonger Nikki Haley for president over Trump.Per Project Veritas:A United Nations manager of peacekeeping has just said the quiet part out loud: war is good for UN employees. Gagan Vaseer, UN Program Management Officer for innovation and peacekeeping, told a Project Veritas journalist that UN employees only rake in serious cash when wars are raging around the globe. To make things more interesting, he revealed that their preferred Presidential candidate was none other than...

'Amazon' Eucharist 'Approved' for MexicoThe retired bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, México, Felipe Arizmendi, 84, announced on 13 November on Exaudi.org that the Dicastery for the Novus Ordo Liturgy had "finally" approved some "liturgical adaptations" for the Eucharist in the Tseltal, Tsotsil, Ch'ol, Tojolabal and Zoque ethnic groups of his former diocese.Arizmendi is responsible for the doctrine of the faith at the Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) and appears also to be a Cardinal. San Cristóbal de Las Casas has 1.6 million Catholics and 135 priests.The prelate writes that "ritual dances" have been approved at the offertory, in the...

Summer no longer exists, and there are only two seasons on the east coast now, at least according to Maryland’s Secretary of the Environment Serena Mcilwain, who made the head-scratching remarks during an appearance at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference. People living on the east coast of the United States might be shocked by the news that they are, apparently, only experiencing two seasons rather than four due to climate change. “When are Americans going to wake up and see that climate change is an issue?” Mcilwain asked.

A few days before last week’s election, Bernie Sanders issued a dire warning to voters: “If Donald Trump is elected, the struggle against climate change is over.” He had that right. Climate change fanaticism was effectively on the ballot last week. The green energy agenda was decisively defeated. It turns out that the tens of millions of middle-class Americans who voted for Trump weren’t much interested in the temperature of the planet 50 years from now. They’re too busy trying to pay the bills. That result shouldn’t be too surprising. Every poll in recent years has shown climate change ranks...

The Times Tech Guild, which represents more than 600 tech workers at The New York Times, announced on Monday that it had ended its weeklong strike despite not reaching a deal on a contract. The union has been on strike since Nov. 4 and has regularly picketed outside The Times’s Manhattan headquarters. The strike was planned to coincide with Election Day, when readership interest is high. The Times Tech Guild workers, which include software developers, designers and data analysts, will return to their jobs on Tuesday. Kathy Zhang, the unit chair of the union and a senior analytics manager at...

NATIONAL BUNDT DAY National Bundt Day, also known as National Bundt Cake Day, is observed every year on November 15th. As people across the United States plan menus for the holidays, a bundt cake is sure to be on the list at least once. #NATIONALBUNDTDAY A Bundt cake can be any cake baked in a Bundt pan, forming it into a distinctive ring shape. The mold of the Bundt pan was initially inspired by the traditional European fruit cake known as Gugelhupf. It was in the 1950s and 1960s that the cookware company Nordic Ware popularized the style for the...

He couldn’t be more perfect if he were sent over from central casting. The man whom Donald Trump has tapped to succeed Kamala Harris as border czar couldn’t be more perfect if he was sent over from central casting. Tom Homan is tough, plain-spoken, clear-sighted about what needs to be done to end the border crisis, and determined to do the job and do it right. As Matt Margolis noted here, “the left is already in an uproar” over Homan’s appointment, and the man himself, never one to shy away from a battle, on Friday made abundantly clear to his...

It is beyond deplorable that this congress, like all others, always vote against the best interests of the nation and its citizens. All bills presented to this congress were analyzed as to whether an aye or Nay vote was Conservative or just a liberal dodge by a liberal congressman. In the House of Representatives only 66 out of 1 members voted conservatively ‘(Above 79%) Thirteen members, all Republican of course, are as follows: Donalds (F) Greene (G) Massey (K) Higgins (L) Harris (Md) Burleson (MO) Davidson (OH) Breecheen (OK) Duncan (SC) Ray (TX) Williams (X) Good (VA) Mooney (WV) Inl...

Several months ago, I was on a national broadcast show which had a call-in segment at the end. To be clear, it was a Christian teaching show — not a political or conservative talk show — which deals with the news of the day from a biblical perspective. After sharing my story of being involved in politics as a Republican political consultant for over sixteen years, and about how we at Christians Engaged educate and empower the Body of Christ to take action from a non-partisan perspective, the phone lines were opened. We received our first caller, and he was...

The sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch as early as Monday, November 18.A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app. The 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT. As is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so be sure to check in here and stay tuned to our X account for updates.Starship’s fifth flight test was a seminal moment in...

The New York Post is reporting that incoming Border Czar and former Border Patrol agent Tom Homan will reassign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who are currently engaged in processing asylum applications and other office work to the field. During the Biden administration, up to 70% of ICE officers from field offices were assigned to desk jobs. Most of them will be assigned and, after training in fieldwork, hit the streets of America's sanctuary cities. Homan put those cities on notice. “If they’re not willing to do it then get out of the way — we’re coming,” Homan said....

She’s a bad apple. Megyn Kelly branded Rachel Zegler “a pig” after the star of Disney’s “Snow White” reboot nastily said she wished supporters of President-elect Donald Trump would “never know peace.” The conservative firebrand gave Zegler, 23, and Disney a piece of her mind during her SiriusXM show Thursday — calling out the media giant for hypocrisy and the young starlet for her poorly articulated political takes. “Picture this, a Broadway actress who said, ‘F Biden supporters, may Biden and Kamala never know peace.’ That person would be fired so fast it would make your head spin,” Kelly fumed.

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Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “all the options” are on the table to get President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks through the confirmation process amid concern that some appointees won’t receive enough votes to be confirmed. Trump in recent days announced his choices for key government positions, from Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence to Matt Gaetz as attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary. Thune (R-SD) told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier on Thursday on “Special Report” that Senate Republicans are going to work with Trump to “see that...

[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] A Prophet Among BishopsAs U.S. bishops gathered at their annual meeting, Bishop Strickland stood outside and decided to pick a fight; he confronted the expanding Babylon.The autumn sky above the old shot-and-beer city was a deep and endless blue. Woodsmoke hung in the air and small boats chugged out purposeful routes on waterways. The Ravens are playoff-bound, and the youth-strapped Orioles made it to the postseason again. All was right on Baltimore’s harbor Wednesday—perfect even—as joggers politely zig-zagged through the 200 or so folks who’d gathered to pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary alongside the world’s loneliest...

Daily Readings from the USCCBJesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be in the days of the Son of Man; they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.” Luke 17:26–27As we enter into the final weeks of the liturgical year, we begin to turn our attention to the final coming of Christ. In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives us the example of Noah and Lot. In both of their stories, people were eating,...

As the cost of living continues to soar in major cities across the United States, innovative housing solutions are emerging to address the growing crisis of affordability and homelessness. One such solution is the introduction of sleeping pods in San Francisco, a city notorious for its exorbitant rental prices. The sleeping pod initiative Brownstone Shared Housing, led by CEO James Stallworth, has recently made headlines by revealing that a staggering 300 individuals have applied for just 17 available sleeping pods in downtown San Francisco. Each pod is priced at $700 per month, a fraction of the average rent in the...

Argentine President Javier Milei met with President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday night at a gala event in which he delivered a blistering speech against Marxism, embracing the president-elect and offering Argentina’s support on foreign policy. Milei is the first sitting world leader to meet with Trump following his victory in the November 5 presidential election. Trump is expected to return to the White House on January 20, only the second president in American history to win two non-consecutive presidential terms. Milei has been in office since December 2023 and won the presidency of his country on a similar platform of...