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President-elect Trump named a couple of key first-term allies to roles in his second administration, including Richard Grenell. Grenell was the incoming president’s pick as presidential envoy for special missions, a post that will likely drive the administration’s policies in some of the most contentious regions of the world.  ‘Ric will work in some of the hottest spots around the World, including Venezuela and North Korea,’ Trump said in the announcement Saturday evening. Grenell was...

President-elect Trump on Saturday seized on the mysterious drone controversy in New Jersey to mock one-time ally turned nemesis Chris Christie.  The president-elect, who will take office in just over a month, shared an AI-generated meme of the former New Jersey governor eating McDonald’s with more McDonald’s meals being delivered by drones, mocking his weight on Truth Social and X.  Christie endorsed Trump in 2016 but was later axed as the head of his transition...

President-elect Trump nominated a few more candidates Saturday to serve in various positions during his second term. Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes was picked as the chairperson of Trump’s Intelligence Advisory Board (IAB). IBM executive Troy Edgar was tapped as deputy secretary of Homeland Security. And Bill White was chosen as the ambassador to Belgium. Nunes, if confirmed, will lead the IAB, which advises the president on the legality of foreign intelligence activities. ‘While continuing...

President-elect Donald Trump wants to create an Iron Dome missile shield over the United States. But what about the drones flying underneath it? ‘Mystery Drone sightings all over the Country. Can this really be happening without our government’s knowledge. I don’t think so! Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!’ he wrote Friday on Truth Social. Couldn’t agree more, except please don’t get your shotgun out of the closet and start rooting around...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a stern warning to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a report highlighted how one of Kennedy’s associates had sought to rescind approval for a polio vaccine. McConnell, a polio survivor, said in a statement that ‘efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed – they’re dangerous.’  ‘Anyone seeking the Senate’s consent to serve in the incoming Administration would do well to steer clear of even...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President-elect Trump gets ready to return to the White House, a leading Democratic pollster and strategist highlights that her party needs a new game plan to confront the former and soon-to-be future president. ‘The 2025 playbook cannot be the 2017 playbook,’ Molly Murphy, a top pollster on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, emphasized as she gave a presentation at the first meeting of the Democratic National Committee’s executive committee since last...

Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith leaders are cautiously optimistic heading into the new year with a second Trump administration. This week, Fox News Digital spoke to leaders from various faith communities, many of whom expressed hope the incoming administration would lead in the right direction but wary that President-elect Trump would still prove himself. ‘There are some [Jewish] communities that feel positive and optimistic, and there are some communities that feel extremely concerned,’ said New...

President-elect Trump won’t be on the ballot in the 2026 midterms, but Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley says that Trump will play a ‘significant’ role in supporting GOP candidates. Republicans enjoyed major victories in last month’s elections, with Trump defeating Vice President Kamala Harris to win the White House, the GOP flipping control of the Senate from the Democrats, and holding on to their razor-thin majority in the House. Whatley argued that ‘as we...