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• Danica Patrick to Newsmax: 'It's Now Cool to Be Republican'
  
  Retired race car driver Danica Patrick told Newsmax on Friday that the public support of President-elect Donald Trump by CEOs and entertainers has shown "it's now cool to be Republican."
• Trump Announces Lt. Col. Lohmeier for USAF Undersecretary
  
  President-elect Donald Trump announced Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier as his pick for under secretary of the Air Force on Friday night.
• John Bolton to Newsmax: Trump an Aberration; I'll Be Proven Right
  
  John Bolton, national security adviser in Donald Trump's first administration and now a harsh critic of the president-elect, told Newsmax on Friday he will be proven right that Trump is just an aberration in American politics.
• Rep. Luna to Newsmax: Pedophile Bills Target 'Sadistic' Culture
  
  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., told Newsmax on Friday that the bills she reintroduced this week calling for the death penalty for child predators are designed at protecting the innocence of children amid the "sadistic and dark" plague of pedophilia happening in the...
• Pence Planning to Attend Trump's Inauguration
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, The New York Times reported Friday, citing two people with knowledge of planning.
• Jillian Michaels to Newsmax: 'California Does Need a Change'
  
  Celebrity Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels told Newsmax on Friday many formally deep blue Californians have accepted that "leadership in California does need to change."
• Karoline Leavitt to Newsmax: WH Briefings Will Be More Truthful, Transparent
  
  Karoline Leavitt, who will be President-elect Donald Trump's White House press secretary, told Newsmax on Friday that Americans should expect to see much different, and more transparent, press briefings than under the Biden administration.
• Inauguration Protests Only Fraction of 2017
  
  The organized resistance waiting to protest the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump this weekend will be a fraction the size of those in 2017, The Hill reported.
• South Dakota Native American Tribe Lifts Banishment of Noem
  
  A Native American tribe in South Dakota has lifted its banishment of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem ahead of her confirmation hearing for Homeland Security secretary, reports the New York Sun.
• Judge Cannon Skeptical of Releasing Jack Smith Docs Report
  
  The federal judge in Florida who oversaw President-elect Donald Trump's classified documents case indicated she is leaning toward blocking Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the prosecution.
• Biden Planning New Book After Presidency
  
  President Joe Biden is planning to write a new book detailing his time in the White House and the historic decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, NBC News reported and the White House confirmed.
• Tony Shaffer to Newsmax: TikTok Needs to Be Severed From China
  
  Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer said Friday that forcing Chinese firm ByteDance to sell off TikTok is the only option, telling Newsmax that China has to be severed from being able to track Americans through the popular app.
• Trudden: No Empowerment Comes from Ending Life
  
  As leaders in pregnancy assistance, we call on the Trump administration, state leaders, and communities across the nation to ensure that every woman feels supported, every family has a chance to thrive, and every child is welcomed into the world with dignity and love.
• 'Shark Tank's' O'Leary: Investors Have $20B to Buy TikTok
  
  Multimillionaire businessman Kevin O'Leary of "Shark Tank" fame said Friday he and his investor group are ready to pay $20 billion to purchase TikTok, which is facing a U.S. ban if its parent company that has ties to the Chinese Communist Party doesn't divest itself from...
• Rep. Tiffany to Newsmax: TikTok Ban Not Free Speech Suppression
  
  The bank on TikTok is "not a suppression of free speech" because China's Communist Party is using the app "to mine data of Americans, perhaps even get state secrets and using that for their purposes," says Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis.
• New York City Mayor Meets with Trump
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams said his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday went "well," but declined to immediately talk about what they discussed.
• Appeals Court Rejects Biden Plan For 'Dreamer' Migrants
  
  A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against outgoing President Joe Biden's effort to protect illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, siding with Texas just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
• Trump Victory Leads Global Surge of Right-Wing Parties
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's victory in November along with Republicans taking control of Congress capped off a year in which right-wing political groups worldwide gained more power than at any time since the end of the Cold War.
• House Republicans Mull 200+ Budget Cuts, Breaks, Tariffs
  
  House Budget Committee Republicans are eyeing more than 200 changes to the federal budget ahead of the vast reconciliation bill, including myriad spending cuts, tax breaks, tariffs as well as tweaks to Medicare and Social Security, it was reported Friday.
• TikTok CEO Thanks Trump for Seeking Solution in US
  
  TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Friday thanked President-elect Donald Trump for a "commitment to work with us to find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States."
• Rasmussen Poll: 55 Percent Worried Trump Unsafe at Inauguration
  
  President-elect Donald Trump may have survived two assassination attempts while on the campaign trail last year, but a majority of voters in a new Rasmussen Reports poll say they're concerned he won't be safe at his inauguration on Monday.
• Bipartisan Lawmakers: US Needs to Boost Security in Arctic
  
  As President-elect Donald Trump pushes for the U.S. to acquire Greenland from Denmark, politicians from both sides of the aisle say more security around the Arctic is needed.
• More Republicans Join Call to Abolish ATF
  
  A call by Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., to dismantle the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) gained support Friday from more House Republicans.
• Rep. Meuser to Newsmax: Considering Run for Pa. Governor
  
  Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Friday that he might run for governor of Pennsylvania, noting that he's giving the idea strong consideration with an eye on following the examples set by other Republican-led states.
• Georgia Court Affirms Dismissals in Trump Election Case
  
  An appeals court in Georgia Friday unanimously affirmed the dismissals of six counts from the state's election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and his allies, agreeing with a trial judge that the cases lacked vital details.

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