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Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides, said three U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The forced departures, aimed at establishing a decisive break from the Biden administration, will see an exodus of decorated veterans of the Foreign Service, including John Bass, the undersecretary for management and acting under secretary for political affairs, and Geoff Pyatt, the assistant secretary for energy resources, said the officials, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel decisions ahead of...

I was glued to the TV today to watch this transformation of Washington and I was thinking that, if we believe that God's hands are on DJT (like I do), Trump not winning in 2020 was probably the best thing that could have happened in the long run. We were in the middle of COVID and everyone was mad. The Country was a mess. Trump probably could not have done in the first two years the things he will do now. He is older, wiser knows the Democrat tricks and has much more support than he did then. The Country...

So now in less than 15 hours, the rightful winner of the 2020 Election returns to office. We have survived the most blatantly stolen election in U.S. history, and a senile fraud installed to undermine Trump's first term, permit an invasion across the southern border, and to encourage a bloody war in Ukraine. We must pray the the Lord above will bless Trump's second term. Amen.

President Donald Trump said during an appearance on the Dan Bongino Show that he will fully investigate Jan. 6. Trump stated that he will figure out the identity of the pipe bomber, identify the scaffold man who instigated rioting, and determine whether Ray Epps is a federal informant. “I think we are going to find out about Ray Epps. I think we are going to find out about scaffold man… We’re going to find out who scaffold man is, and we are going to find out about other things, and I think you’re going to be very happy,” Trump said...

EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on his first day in office—a massive, record-setting first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families, ending DEI programs across the federal government, and more, Fox News Digital has learned. A senior administration official who is familiar with the executive actions and authorized to brief Fox News Digital said Trump will sign multiple "omnibus" executive orders that each contain dozens of major executive actions.

President-elect Donald Trump said he will act with “historic speed and strength” to fix the country’s problems as soon as he takes office Monday. “We have to do it. We’re not going to have a country left,” Mr. Trump said during his Victory Rally on Sunday at the Capital One Arena in Washington. “Before even taking office, you are already seeing results that nobody expected to see,” he said, adding that the changes are being called “the Trump effect.” “Since the election the stock market has surged and small business optimism has soared a record 41 points to a 39-year...

To quote (and paraphrase) a famous, current, self-designated political philosopher and candidate, “We will ALL be unburdened by what has been”.

Dear readers, It is with a heavy heart that I announce we have decided to close the doors here at The Babylon Bee. Satire requires targets worthy of mockery to persist. And unfortunately, with Donald Trump taking office this year, there will be nothing to make fun of. There are so many wonderful things about Trump, but his one flaw is he is not good for comedy. A smoothly running, efficient administration that does what it says, fulfills its promises, and abides by a strict code of ethics simply provides no worthy targets for valid satire. What are we supposed...

Over the last 24 hrs numerous colleagues and friends have asked me what Secret Service sources are saying about the cancellation of outdoor events for President-elect Trump's inauguration. I will give you the unvarnished report of what I'm hearing while being extremely sensitive about trying not to make attendees more jittery than they already are. Most USSS sources I've discussed this with are sticking to the stiff upper lip, curt response: The cancellations are simply weather-related. But a few sources I trust have said the extreme weather is good cover to make things much safer because of the heightened security...

It’s official: the Biden era is ending, and the return of Donald Trump to the White House is just 48 hours away. Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson posted a video on X with the caption, “Moving day in the West Wing.” Moving day in the West Wing pic.twitter.com/ql3c6crviG — Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 18, 2025 As the outgoing president participates in the inauguration ceremonies, the White House staff undertakes a rapid transformation of the executive residence to accommodate the incoming first family. This operation is typically completed within a span of approximately five to six hours, according to abc News....

With apologies to Gerald Ford, another long national nightmare is over. Joe Biden’s disastrous term is mercifully drawing to a close. The president desperately wanted an outpouring of praise and gratitude, but his farewell week has become a long and painful exit. And infuriating. Biden’s claims of great success always were imaginary, but he apparently believes endlessly repeating lies makes them true. Declaring the Equal Rights Amendment the “Law of the Land” when it clearly isn’t, as he did Friday, is a fitting, final outrage. Despite his professed adherence to political norms and traditions, Biden also continues to undercut his...

Donald Trump and wife Melania were all smiles as they watched a fireworks display at one of the many celebrations being held in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of the inauguration. Trump marked his return to power with a celebration at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, about 30 miles outside Washington. In addition to the First Couple, many of the major players in the Trump orbit were in attendance, including daughter and former senior advisor Ivanka, who was alongside her husband, Jared Kushner. All of Trump's adult children and their partners were in attendance, with Don Jr....

President Trump will deliver remarks at an Inauguration Eve rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.Join RSBN LIVE for this historic event at 9 am EST on Sunday, January 19, 2025.President-elect Trump is set to host a grand victory rally in the heart of Washington, DC, just before his inauguration. Here are the details:When: Sunday, Jan 19, 2025 Time: 3:00 PM ET Where: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC Special performance by the Village People!The event will take place at the Capital One Arena, which is only blocks away from the White House. This arena, known for hosting...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨BREAKING: The incoming Trump administration is set to launch a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday morning, deploying up to 200 officers for the operation. 7:34 PM · Jan 17, 2025

Donald Trump's grand-daughter prepares for Inauguration.

President Joe Biden released a statement Friday declaring that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “has become part of our Constitution.” Biden asserted that as of 2020, 38 states have ratified the amendment and stated it should now be recognized as “the law of the land,” according to a White House press release. The amendment is meant to ensure equal rights for men and women in the U.S., but some interpretations of the text have implied it would erase gender distinctions and grant abortion protections. “The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather. * * * The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest Inauguration Day temperatures since that day.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President inside the Capital Rotunda as bitter cold is forecast to grip the nation’s capital on Monday. The president-elect announced the change of plans in a noontime Truth Social post Friday, writing in part: “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours on the 20th (In any event, if you decide to come, dress warmly!).

Pastor Brandon Biggs, who gained nationwide attention after accurately predicting the assassination attempt on Donald Trump months before it occurred, has sounded the alarm once again. This time, the stakes are even higher, as he claims to have received visions of a sprawling, orchestrated attack targeting Trump, his properties, and key U.S. landmarks. Biggs first gained attention when his detailed vision of an attempt on Trump’s life came true, as previously reported by The Gateway Pundit. Biggs, at the 11-minute mark of the video, posted three months before Trump’s assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, said, ” I saw Trump rising...

January 20th cannot come fast enough! Everybody, even those that initially opposed a Victory by President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration, just want it to happen. It is my obligation to protect the People of our Country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the Inauguration itself. The weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows. There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law...