Jack Smith, the special counsel responsible for two federal cases against Donald Trump, intends to conclude his work and step down with his team before Trump assumes office in January, The New York Times has reported. read more
The new Department of Government Efficiency, a group created by President-elect Donald Trump with the task of identifying ways to cut federal spending and headed by billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is already taking resumes. The request for job applicants was posted Thursday by the new X account for DOGE, which despite its heady mission isn't an official government department. In his statement on Tuesday announcing the effort, Trump described Musk and Ramaswamy's role as providing "advice and guidance from outside of government." It's unclear where the funding for DOGE will come from or the size of its budget, as well as whether Musk, the world's richest person, and Ramaswamy, who has an estimated net worth of $1 billion, will be paid for their efforts. The Trump campaign didn't respond to a request for information.
President-elect Donald Trump chose Todd Blanche, a lawyer who represented him aggressively in his New York hush money trial and in two federal criminal cases, to serve as deputy attorney general in his next administration. Trump chose Blanche to join former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was picked to become attorney general. The deputy is a key administrative post in the Justice Department, helping formulate and implement policies while supervising agencies such as the FBI. When Trump's first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, recused himself from investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, then-Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed special counsel Robert Mueller. Trump tried to halt Mueller's inquiry and fired Sessions after the 2018 midterm election.
Orange County Public Schools leaders announced Wednesday evening that two previously planned pep rallies at Jones and Evans high schools would be indefinitely postponed. The pep rallies were arranged by Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean, who was set to announce $2.1 million in scholarships to allow the students to attend Valencia College for free if they studied cybersecurity and registered to vote. The scholarships became the source of controversy on Friday, when Orange County leaders learned about them. The scholarships were not a part of the office's budget request. read more
Nearly 34.6 million people traveled to Florida from July through September -- shattering another tourism record for the state. read more
#246 How many posters do you have plonked? You have missed all the posts from the joyful left wishing, hoping and praying anyone they don't agree with politically harm and death not only for that person, but their families as well.