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FEMA Chief: ‘No Evidence’ Senior Officials Ordered Discrimination Against Trump Supporters

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The administrator committed to requesting an independent investigation. An internal Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) investigation found “no evidence” that a directive to hurricane relief workers to avoid the homes of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters came from senior agency officials, according to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. The statement follows backlash over the revelation that a

Trump Selects Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

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The incoming commerce secretary will be integral to the president-elect’s tariff plans. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 16 nominated billionaire Howard Lutnick as the commerce secretary in his incoming administration. Trump said in a statement that Lutnick would “lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States

Senate Committee Advances Bill to Transfer Control of RFK Stadium to District of Columbia

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The Commanders celebrated the development. WASHINGTON—A Senate committee advanced a bill on Nov. 19 to transfer control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia, setting up the possibility of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to move back to the nation’s capital from Maryland. The vote in the Senate

Trump May Not Need to Pull Trigger on Tariffs, Economist Says

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The president-elect’s campaign pledges are a ‘negotiating tactic’ for leverage in trade talks—and they may already be working, a think-tank analyst suggests. Economists near-universally warn that President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose “across-the-board” 20-percent tariffs on imports will trigger inflation, disrupt domestic industries, and spur global trade wars. Despite overwhelming critical consensus, Trump calls tariffs

‘Zionists Are Not Welcome Here’: Anti-Israel Harvard Students Protest Outside Main Campus Jewish Center

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Agitators accused Hillel of hosting ‘war criminals’ and called Israel a ‘terrorist state’ (@ShabbosK X screenshot) Anti-Israel students protested outside Harvard University’s Hillel on Monday evening, shouting, “Zionists are not welcome here,” as students walked into the Jewish community center. The anti-Israel student group, Harvard Jews for Palestine, organized the protest against former Israel Defense

‘Answer the G—damn Question’: Katie Couric ‘Frustrated’ by Harris’s Word Salads in Campaign Interviews

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Liberal podcaster and former Today show host Katie Couric said she was “frustrated” by Vice President Kamala Harris’s “inability to really succinctly answer questions” during campaign interviews. “You know, people notice that, and it’s like, ‘answer the g—damn question, please!’” Couric said during a Thursday conversation on her podcast Next Question with former Biden administration

House Committee on Natural Resources Hearing on 4 Bills

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The House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources holds a legislative hearing at 2:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 19 on the following bills: H.R. 7662 (Rep. Houlahan) – “Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024” H.R. 7807 (Rep. Obernolte) – “Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For