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• Sen. Hagerty: World Leaders Await Trump Leadership
  
  The fall of the Assad regime in Syria shows how out of touch the Biden administration has been and world leaders are eagerly awaiting the leadership President-elect Donald Trump will bring to the world stage when he returns to the White House, Sen. Bill Hagerty said.
• Trump Taps His Attorney, Habba, for Counselor to the President
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the New York hush money case as counselor to the president.
• Sen. Klobuchar: 'Concerned' About Preemptive Pardons
  
  Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said Sunday she's "not a fan" of the possibility that President Joe Biden may grant preemptive pardons to people President-elect Donald Trump has called out, alleging they conspired against him.
• Sen. Mullin Pushes Against Hegseth Drinking Problem
  
  On Sunday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., pushed back against a line of questioning and prompts from CNN's "State of the Union" about President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, and whether he has a drinking problem.
• Kevin McCarthy: Congress Undermining Trump's Agenda
  
  It is a mistake for Congress to delay taking care of funding until after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, as that could push off his getting started with initiating his agenda, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."
• Rep. Turner: Assad Ouster Follows 'Diplomatic Failure'
  
  The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad comes after a "diplomatic failure" on the part of the United States and Turkey, House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner said Sunday.
• Trump Energy Secretary Pick: Global Warming Can Be 'Positive'
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright is not a climate change denier as much as he is a global warming optimist.
• Wesley Clark to Newsmax: Syrian Overthrow an 'Uncertain Situation'
  
  President Joe Biden's remarks on the overthrow of the Syrian government, which he called a "fundamental act of justice" served to capture the "uncertainty" of the situation as it continues to unfold, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO Gen. Wesley Clark said.
• Homan: Blocking Access to Criminal Illegals a Fight 'You Don't Want'
  
  Sanctuary cities seeking to rush through legislation to keep President-elect Donald Trump's deportation force out of jails to evict criminal illegals are ultimately going to make America less safe for no real benefit other than bad politics, says incoming border czar Tom Homan.
• Rep. Bean to Newsmax: Congress Can Give DOGE Ideas Permanency
  
  Rep. Aaron Bean, co-chair of the House DOGE caucus, said Sunday on Newsmax that it will be important for Congress to "add permanency" to the recommendations made through President-elect Donald Trump's DOGE initiative.
• Biggs to Newsmax: Hegseth Close to Having Votes
  
  Pete Hegseth, the nominee for defense secretary, is "really close to having the votes" he needs for confirmation, Rep. Andy Biggs told Newsmax on Sunday.
• Navy SEALs, Veterans to March for Hegseth Confirmation
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's Defense Secretary-nominee Pete Hegseth is getting a groundswell of support for his confirmation in the Senate.
• David Friedman to Newsmax: HTS Won't Create Peaceful Syria
  
  The terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which spearheaded Syrian rebel advances leading to the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, has promised religious tolerance and other freedoms, but David Friedman, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, said he has his doubts.
• Trump FCC: CBS May Have to Stop Left-Wing Bias, Turn Over '60 Minutes' Transcript
  
  Change is coming to the Federal Communications Commission under President-elect Donald Trump and with it should be accountability for liberal outlets like CBS forcing left-wing bias and political activism on its viewers.
• Phares to Newsmax: US in 'Good Position' After Assad Ouster
  
  As the U.S. military is already in place in regions of Syria and on the border of Iraq, that leaves the United States in a "good position" after the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Walid Phares, a former policy adviser for President-elect Donald Trump, said.
• Trump: Deportation 'Complicated,' but Criminals Out First
  
  Blasting the liberal media for its turning the American people against the humanity of deportation, President-elect Donald Trump called for legal and just immigration measures.
• Kingston to Newsmax: US Must Be 'Part of the Solution' in Syria
  
  President-elect Donald Trump is right about not allowing the overthrow of the Syrian government to become the fight of the United States, but at the same time, "We need to make sure we are part of the solution," former Rep. Jack Kingston told Newsmax.
• Trump: Pardon Nonviolent J6 Prisoners, 'Jail' Political Persecutors
  
  President-elect Donald Trump vowed on his "first day" to bring blind justice back in America, weighing pardons for nonviolent Jan. 6 protesters and potential investigations of lawmakers who sought to weaponize Jan. 6 and justice against their political opposition.
• Trump: 'I Have Stopped Wars With Tariffs'
  
  President-elect Donald Trump heralded the "proper" use of tariffs to settle many of the plagues of the outgoing Biden administration, including war, national security, economic decline, and illegal immigration.
• Holt to Newsmax: Syrian Overthrow Pits 'Bad Guy Versus Bad Guy'
  
  The news that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been ousted is neither good news nor bad for the rest of the world, as the fight between the dictator and the Islamist rebels who ended his regime pitted "bad guy versus bad guy," said Blaine Holt.
• McConnell Trashes 'America First' Isolationism
  
  Ousted Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. - who leaves behind a fractured Senate that is struggling to replicate the Democrats' unification on unilateral approval of President Joe Biden's Cabinet picks - is now lecturing on how to lead.
• Sen. Cruz: Trump DOJ Will 'Go After' Campus Antisemitism
  
  President-elect Donald Trump's Justice Department, attorney general, and FBI will help bring the end of the Biden administration era of antisemitism on college campuses, according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
• Ernst Wants to Hear From Hegseth on Women in Combat
  
  Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP audience at a California security conference Saturday that she needs to hear more from President-elect Donald Trump's embattled defense secretary pick on key issues before...
• Fmr RNC Chair Steele Slams GOP for Ignoring Military Concerns
  
  Former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele criticized Republicans for prioritizing political power over military service members, highlighting controversies surrounding Trump's defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, Newsweek reported.
• Rep. Trahan Says She Was Target of Bomb Threat
  
  On Saturday, Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., said she was the victim of a bomb threat, NBC News reported.

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