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Fetterman would be willing to confirm Dr. Oz — on one condition

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said he would vote to confirm his former political opponent Dr. Mehmet Oz to serve as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator if Oz plans to protect the government programs.  ‘If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I’m voting for the dude,’ Fetterman tweeted. Fetterman defeated Oz, a Republican, in Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. ‘Our politics are obviously different, and we do have a...

Biden skips taking questions at G-20 in Brazil, despite reporter pleading with him

President Biden ignored a reporter’s pleas to speak to the press as she screamed questions at him while he boarded Air Force One to depart from Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday, Biden finished up his trip to Brazil, where he attended the G-20 summit and met with world leaders, including Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.  Video shows that as Biden prepared to board...

Brazil’s first lady aims explicit joke at key target of husband’s administration: ‘F— you, Elon Musk’

The first lady of Brazil turned heads when she dropped an f-bomb directed at Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an official event over the weekend. At the time, Brazil’s first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, was speaking about misinformation on social media during a pre-G-20 social event on Saturday. The G-20 summit began on Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Lula da Silva, who is married to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stopped mid-speech when she...

House Ethics Committee plans to discuss probe into Gaetz after resignation from Congress

The House Ethics Committee may meet on Wednesday to discuss its investigation into allegations against now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz one week after President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to be the next attorney general. The meeting comes after a woman reportedly told the Ethics Committee that she had sexual relations with Gaetz when she was 17 years old, according to ABC News. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had previously spoken to the woman, now in her...

Hacker obtains House ethics testimony on Matt Gaetz as Trump makes calls for AG nominee

David French, the conservative New York Times contributor and longtime anti-Trumper, has a provocative take on why the president-elect won. It’s the economy and the border, stupid. ‘I can’t help but think that if the withdrawal from Afghanistan hadn’t been a bloody mess (that’s when President Biden’s approval rating went underwater, and it never came back), if inflation hadn’t spiked and if migration hadn’t surged at the border, then we’d be having a different conversation....

Italian village offering 1 Euro homes to Americans ‘worn out’ from election results

An Italian village is offering a special deal to Americans looking for a reprieve following President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory by offering homes for as little as 1 Euro. Located in the countryside of Sardinia, Italy, the ancient town of Ollolai recently launched a ‘Live in Ollolai’ initiative offering the special deal in a bid to attract Americans seeking refuge following Trump’s win against Vice President Kamala Harris. The rural community released a statement on...

President-elect Trump has considered buying Greenland: Here’s every proposal in American history

The incoming Trump administration has reinvoked chatter about the possibility of the United States purchasing Greenland, an idea floated during the president-elect’s first term in office. In his first term, Trump tweeted an image of coastal Greenland with an edited, glossy Trump tower building superimposed on the landscape. It was captioned, ‘I promise not to do this to Greenland!’ In August 2019, President Trump confirmed to reporters that he was interested in purchasing Greenland, an...

VP-elect JD Vance to hold meetings between Gaetz, Hegseth and ‘key’ GOP senators

Vice President-elect JD Vance will be making the rounds on Capitol Hill this week, arranging meetings between key GOP senators and Trump cabinet picks Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth, a source told Fox News Digital.  ‘President Trump’s incoming administration is moving at an accelerated schedule in order to make good on getting key nominees confirmed in order to start delivering for the American people,’ Brian Hughes, a Trump-Vance Transition spokesman, said in a statement to...

Trump gives one-word response when asked if he is reconsidering Matt Gaetz’s AG nomination

President-elect Trump isn’t reconsidering his nomination of Matt Gaetz to serve as his attorney general despite criticism over the pick and the uphill battle the former congressman may face during confirmation hearings next year.  Trump was in Boca Chica, Texas, to watch SpaceX launch its Starship rocket for its sixth test flight when he was asked about Gaetz.  ‘Mr. President, are you reconsidering the nomination of Matt Gaetz?’ Trump was asked.  ‘No,’ Trump replied before...

Brazil’s first lady aims explicit joke at key target of husband’s administration: ‘F–k you, Elon Musk’

The first lady of Brazil turned heads when she dropped an f-bomb directed at Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an official event over the weekend. At the time, Brazil’s first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, was speaking about misinformation on social media during a pre-G20 social event on Saturday. The G20 summit began on Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Lula, who is married to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, stopped mid-speech when she heard a...